asimplechord

Sometimes we need a poke to remind ourselves to take things less seriously. But they're the things we love, and sometimes we get overinvested. I think that is part and parcel of being a ridiculous fan. I am one, because I paid (and will pay) ridiculous ticket prices to see Metallica, Eric Clapton, and any of a variety of other bands (bandom and not) - although I'll try to get around LiveNation's astronomical "convenience" fees whenever possible. An article poking at most-obsessive fans, if it had been written, would have made me blush and think about my ticket purchases, but it wouldn't have annoyed me quite the way this article did.