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 Typically on May 19th you can find me thinking about Joey Ramone. But this May 19th was all about Pete Townshend. Although Joey and Pete share birthdays, a Who concert at Oracle Arena really made for a unique night. The show was initially supposed to happen in December but Roger was having throat issues. Joan Jett was also the opener but the concert delay changed things up. Thankfully I've seen Joan Jett twice and this was my first time seeing The Who.    A pretty cool group called the Slydigs opened for The Who. They had a solid rock sound, a good vibe and a lot of talent. They were a good pairing with the Who. When they hit the stage we were still in the club eating dinner. I knew it couldn't possibly be the Who on already but I swore I was hearing Roger singing. I shoved that sandwich in my mouth faster than I'd like to admit and high tailed it to the seating. It was not the Who on already, it was just me being over zealous I guess! *sigh*   After the...

I recently saw The Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. I've been to the venue before, I saw Nine Inch Nails there a few years ago. They did an epic show that knocked my socks off (No, no socks on their parts again). The stage show was quite impressive.   Anyways I like to go to concerts. I consider it my favorite past time and go to shows on a regular basis. I need to have music in my life. I have found this to be true. But unfortunately I need to have water in my life too. Sometimes I wish I could just live off of music like it was some sort of IV, but that's beside the point.   When I went and saw the Chili Peppers a couple of weeks ago my water bottle was taken away and I wasn't allowed to bring in my back pack. I didn't make a stink about it but didn't like it. Security at concerts is really no different from going through the TSA at the airport. And it's getting worse all the time. So it inevitably came to the moment whe...