First, get the bad **** out of the way.
I realized too late (IE about 20 minutes ago) that the phone I was sold was not a 3GS, and was in fact a 3G. Tomorrow I get to go raise hell, and then order an actual 3GS online from AT&T most likely, and have to wait until at least monday for it. FML.
The good **** now though.
Today was Coheed and Cambria day. At 5PM at a local record store, they played what was supposed to be a 2 song acoustic set, and became a 3 song acoustic set, with acoustic versions of their songs Here We Are Juggernaut and Pearl of the Stars from their new cd Year of the Black Rainbow, as well as an acoustic version of Welcome Home from Good Apollo Volume 1.
Afterwards, this happened:
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That would be my hardcover copy of Year of the Black Rainbow (the cd, not the hardcover novel), signed by Mic Todd, Chris Penne, Travis Stevers, and Claudio Sanchez. Now to find a way to both protect and display it.
Then after wandering the mall and the Best Buy in the area for a bit to kill time, we arrived at the Hard Rock, in time to hear the last 2 songs from Dear Hunter, which were alright. After a 10-20 minute setup, Porcupine Tree took the stage. Ugh. If you like them, good for you, music is subjective, all that ****, but god I was bored out of my mind. Then after another 10-20 minute setup, finally, Coheed took the stage, and immediately began playing possibly my favorite song of theirs. The sheer energy of the crowd was absolutely mind blowing to me.
I've been up for over 26 hours, my feet ache, my throat is thrashed, and it was quite easily one of the very best nights of my life.