Instead of disappearing into the show, I remained weirdly separated from it, focused on all the wrong things. And it’s too darn close to the end for this crazy tour world I’ve lived in for 29 years to be feeling like that. So this one is for me. This is my unapologetic return to my world, seeing two shows, on my own.
In 2001, a show broke my heart by way of also fulfilling a dream, and I swore I’d never go to another concert again. Now I’m celebrating 27 years on the road!
I’ll tell you what would be some story And what would set me freeIs if the same thing happened to everybody That just happened to meEagles, “Nightingale” I’ve been to many memorable shows. Many that mean the world to me. But this was in a class of its own. Against all odds, tonight I went …
This is part 5 of a 5 part series. Missed the rest? Click through for parts one, two, three, and four—the show! MAY 2, 2016 Quack. Quack. Quack. Stunned that I’d had the presence of mind to set an alarm at all, I rolled over to tell my ducky ringtone to go back to sleep …
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This is part 4 of a 5 part series. Click here for part one, here for part 2, and here for part 3! MAY 1 2016 First, a BIG DISCLAIMER: This is not a review. It is not comprehensive, and there’s no setlist. I remember most of this show, but not all, and in bits …
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This is part 3 of a 5 part series. Click here for part one, and here for part 2! “If I’m alive in the morning, I’ll be alive in a dream…”Eagles, “Chug All Night” MAY 1, 2016 Alive in a dream I was. I woke up surprisingly early, and as soon as I opened my …
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This is part 2 of a 5 part series. Missed the first part? Click here to go back! APRIL 30, 2016 The hotel looked huge and imposing from outside, but that had nothing on the inside. I walked in and just stood there for a moment, looking around, mesmerized. And lost. “Can I help you …
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MARCH 10, 2016 Reluctantly, I stood up from the break room table. Lunch hour over, I picked up my phone and started towards the door. Buzzzz. “Well, I should check that email before I go back out,” the procrastinator in me thought. I stopped, clicked the Mail icon. ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE, my inbox proclaimed. The …
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Before I was a Coyote, before I was Kooky, before I even knew what a Lindsey Buckingham was, I found the Beach Boys. In grade 5, we were told to pick either the Beatles or the Beach Boys and do a project on their history and songs. (I don’t know why those were the only …
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If I wrote a screenplay of my life, late December, 2000 would be the "All is Lost"* point. The lowest point for the protagonist, the point where it cannot get any worse but you also can't figure out how it could ever get better for them. I flew to Toronto from Virginia on Christmas Day, …
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The Kooky Coyote 