I Love You, Dan Deacon
He told us to raise our fists in the air. So we did.
He told us to form a big circle and then run around in the circle. So we did.
He told us to dance in pairs. So we did. (Well, I skipped this one.)
He told us to make a human tunnel. So we did. From the venue floor, down the stairs, through the bar, and back up the stairs.
When I was standing outside of the Bowery Ballroom last Saturday and taking in the fumes of stale beer and cigarette smoke, I thought, “Jesus christ, no wonder I stopped going to concerts,” but seeing Dan Deacon (+ an army of band members) was great fun (the interactivity is key) and certainly worth the subjection to various smells I wouldn’t normally find myself exposed to. It would’ve been more fun if I hadn’t been lugging around a huge bag with me, but that’s the price I pay for always wanting my dSLR and water bottle on hand. My friend Erin and I were part of maybe 5% of the crowd that wasn’t high on something. That’s how we roll.
And thus I have another dream that shall never be realized: to be as cool as Dan Deacon.
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