EEEEEEEEEEEEE

[woodface]

Finn Brothers coming to Brussels April 8!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! Need tickets. Need someone to go with me. Damn, it's 3am, everyone's asleep.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Comments

[angelfinn.livejournal.com]

I'd go if I could. Since I can't, have enough fun for both of us. :)

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

Is this Finn brothers as in Tim and Neil, late of Crowded House? If so, I know yeopard would WISH she could go. Except for the part where she's here in the US. :-/

[bibliophile81.livejournal.com]

I'll go with you. All I need is ... erm ... money for a plane ticket.

Hrmmmm. May have to rethink.

Nuts.

[stef94.livejournal.com]

They've been in and out of the 'news' here in Oz for a couple of months now. I saw them on the "Today" show this mornign over breakie ;-)
They just finished, or are finishing this weekend, their sold out Aussie/NZ tour.
I wish I could go with you in April, but I'll be bogged down with work here Down Under instead of relaxing at home in NL :-|

[woodface]

Ooooooooooo but at least you get to see them on telly!

[woodface]

*laughs* Thanks anyway, though ;o)

[woodface]

Yes, it is. Awwwwww, I think they just finished their tour in the US and the UK.

[woodface]

Hee! Thanks, I'm sure I will. Yaaaaaaaay!

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

I'm sure yeopard saw them at least once on said tour. Probably several times.

She's the reason I even know their names. :-D

[woodface]

Good for her! *sighs about Belgium being too small*

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

*sighs about Belgium being too small*

*chuckle* The distances she sometimes travels to get to more concerts would cross two or three countries in Europe. She's very determined.

[woodface]

You know, I'm not sure I am willing to pay that much, even for Neil.

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

She usually drives, so the main cost is a hotel room if there's not a friend there she can stay with.

It takes me anywhere from 6 to 8 hours (depending on traffic) to drive one way from Chicago to Columbus. I was doing it every weekend all this past summer. Doing something similar 2 or 3 times a year to go to a concert is no big deal for most people I know.

If you're not willing to drive all day to get somewhere, and can't/don't want to pay to fly there, you're most likely out of luck. Trains are slow and have limited destinations.

Columbus is the capital of Ohio, and has about 1.5 million people. The nearest Amtrak station is in Cleveland, 2 1/2 hours away. The best you can do without a car is connect to a bus, thus making your trip take even longer.

If the railroads had been more extensive before Henry Ford made it possible for people who weren't rich to buy cars, this country would work very differently in a lot of ways. As it is, non-car options are very limited.

[woodface]

*cuddles her country that went nuts over trains as the first European country on the continent*

We're small, you can get anywhere in the country within a few hours. And you can drive faster than in the US ;o) Yups, we're spoiled esp as most bands seem to include Belgium even if it's small.

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

most bands seem to include Belgium even if it's small.

Whereas we often have to go to another state. %-} I drove 4 1/2 hours up to Michigan to see Rick Springfield a couple years ago. (Okay, yeah, that was because I didn't know he was at the Ohio State Fair -- in Columbus! -- in time to get tickets, but that's beside the point. *g*)