The Rolling Stones...

[fajrdrako]

On Sunday I heard the Rolling Stones concert.

Now, it wasn't that I had tickets. They were playing int he open air at Lansdowne Park, which is a few blocks from my apartment. I decided to wander in that direction and see if I could hear them.

I could. It was wonderful. I could see them, too, since there was a huge screen over the stage showing what was happening on the stage. Now, you had to position yourself just right to see - mostly my view was impeded by several large pine trees - but the music was beautiful. There were thousands of people with tickets inside, and it looked like everyone in the vicinity had decided to walk their dog or their kids or just wander along that stretch of road by the canal, closed off to traffic. Some brought their boats; I saw people listening while floating in kayaks, and the tour boats had people in lounge chairs on the roof. One person was watching the show through her digital camera lens, held way over her head. I wonder at what point her arms got tired.

I ran into my friends Doreen and Brian, and stood listening with them for a while. I couldn't understand why the whole street wasn't dancing. I was... as little... and I'm not the type to spontaneously dance.

What a lovely evening.

Comments

[lilithlotr.livejournal.com]

golly, that sounds wonderful. And makes me feel all nostalgic. I'm not quite sure why, given I've never seen them! I guess it's the whole open-air-concert-in-summertime thing

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[(Anonymous)]

It made me feel nostalgic too, mostly because when I think of the Rolling Stones I think of my early teen years when they were new and exciting - along with so much else in music. Not that I paid a lot of attention: I was obsessing over the Beatles at the time. But all the same, it was an era, and it was fun.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

That last message was me... I got unlogged somehow. The nerve.

[lmondegreen.livejournal.com]

Now, *that's* the way to enjoy a concert!

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[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

It sure is! Too bad we can't persuade more great bands to play there more often.

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[lmondegreen.livejournal.com]

That's the thing about Ottawa. Nobody wants to come here, until they finally do, then they love it here!

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[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Maybe they'll tell all their friends!

[jkluge.livejournal.com]

You lucky duck, you! Wow! It sounds wonderful; I'm so pleased to hear you had such a good time. I like that lady with the camera phone. What a hoot.

[(Anonymous)]

That was great. Everyone seemed so convivial, so happy.