The Good, The Bad, and The Smelly

One of my favorite things in the entire world is music. It makes me happy, it just makes things better. I enjoy almost any type of music. The other day at the gym, a girl named Laurie that takes some of my classes ran up to me and offered me tickets to the Neil Diamond concert. I was ecsatatic. She knows I really enjoy music, but wasn't sure if I would be into Neil Diamond. When I was a senior in high school (16 years ago) my best friend Ginger and I went to a Neil Diamond concert. I thought he was ancient at the time. Turns out he was only 51. Even then, I would have married him! He was fantastic then, and he was fantastic last night. Scott and I were definitely the youngest, and I am sad to admit that the way I danced to the music made me feel like I was dancing like a Mom! The music was great. Our seats were pretty close, we had a side view. We had a fantastic view of the band.....I loved it. I am extremely envious of those that get to perform for a living. This band has been together for the last 30 years.....and they are so talented. The concert was so fun. As I was sitting there, I almost got teary eyed, because if I could go to concert after concert I would be in heaven. It is something I really, really LOVE!!! So, the concert was great, but I am afraid it was not a perfect evening! Scott was afraid we would be sitting in hours and hours of traffic, because it was raining, there was a Dodger game, a USC game, and a UCLA game we would be dealing with. Scott had the idea to drive down to Hollywood and take the subway to the Staple center. Now, if you know me, you know I absolutely HATE to be cold, and I can not stand nasty odors. Scott tells me all of the time that I live in a bubble here in Simi, which by the way, is not so bad. I like my bubble. So, I am not exposed to too much.....which I prefer! Anyways, we get on the subway.....it wasn't so bad at first, but as we continued on downtown, the people got scarier and scarier. I did not enjoy it. Some of the people smelled, and that is where I draw the line! My grumpiness disappeared once I got to our great seats and some food...of course! Neil performed for over two hours, and I was laughing at the fact that all of the senior citizens can party way harder than me......I was exhausted. Now, the last thing I wanted to do was get back on the subway. I was hoping to find someone I knew to give us a ride, or find a cab....but I didn't have a choice. I immediately got ticked off as we had to wait for the train for 10 minutes and there was a homeless guy literally laying on top of the trash can. It got even better when we were all too close for comfort and someone passed gas. I was about to vomit. Then, we get on, and it was jammed pack. I don't enjoy standing next to people that smell...whether it is bo or alcohol...I don't love it. It was so disturbing being less than 2 feet away from a couple that was less than attractive totally making out....I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I am pretty sure there was a gang member or two close by, I know for sure there were a few lesbians (which were harmless, but still interesting), drunks, and some mentally insane. I kept thinking, if I die like this, I am going to be so ticked. On top of everything else, I had to stand, because it was so full, AND someone kept farting....it was horrible! I was not a happy camper. I think of myself as a pretty tolerable person, but after my experience, I realized I am a bit of a snob! Not my cup of tea! Anyways, the concert was fantastic....the travel to and from, not so much.....oh well, you live and you learn. The experience did make me grateful for what I have, and appreciate my bubble!