In which the health gremlins are not done with me yet...

[angharad_gam]

 We went to see Sisters of Mercy last Sunday night. We have had the tickets for months, but the closer the night got the more I started getting the 'I'm getting too old for this shit' jitters. I mean - going out on a Sunday when there's work the next day and kids to get to school; loud rock music when the ears have lost their youthful resilience. But we went. And it was really, really good. 

And then the next day I got really sick. As best as I can tell it seems to be a combination of irritation from overuse of the smoke machine at the concert, on top of existing hayfever inflammation and a cold that Liam had a few days before and my upper respiratory tract went a bit nuts. So here I am a week later flat on my back on the couch, stuffed full of steroids and antibiotics and feeling like I've been run over by a steamroller. Yay. 

Comments

[dirtygreatknife]

I get those jitters too. I hate them! I'm glad you went, though, and that it was awesome.

What a bummer you got sick--are you taking a bit of time off?

[angharad_gam]

It was really great.
I've been off work most of last week and the doctor has given me a note for tomorrow too, which I am probably going to use because I am still completely exhausted.

[dirtygreatknife]

How are you feeling today? I hope the crud has gone away.

[angharad_gam]

Definitely on the mend. I wouldn't say I was 100% better.

[davidcook]

Boo to the health gremlins - hope you get well quickly.

I saw the Sisters in Melbourne - I dithered a bit about buying the tickets, then figured Andrew Eldritch is 60 (!!!), maybe he won't be touring forever :) (and yeah, I'm not far off a different age-ending-in-zero, maybe I won't be going out to see bands much either ;-) )

And it was good, and I survived the late Wednesday night (bit of a zombie on Thursday, don't think work noticed :D ).

[angharad_gam]

Was this on the current tour - I have vaguish memories of seeing you post something about going to see them a few years ago? I don't think I have ever seen them come to Adelaide before though, so we didn't want to miss the opportunity.

I was not really tired at all the next day - a bit stiff from craning my neck to see, and then I got sick, but maybe I am not as antique as I think. I might need to stay away from smoke machines though :-/

[davidcook]

Yup, they were at the Forum last Wednesday, so me & many other middle-aged goths went along :)

And I did indeed see them a few years ago ... 2012 !

... wow, that was even pre-kids (only just though, Mr-now-7 made his appearance two weeks later ... I'm amazed Lisa let me out of the house to be honest :) ).


(and also a few years before that in 2006, in Glasgow)

[angharad_gam]

Yeah I had a feeling it might have been one of those 'just a couple of years ago - oh, actually closer to ten years ago!' things - just because so many things are like that these days.

[reverancepavane]

Hope you feel better soon

I really must pay more attention to music gigs, especially the larger acts. Too often I find out about their shows as they are winging away from Australia (although I'm probably not as ready to dash off to Melbourne to see a show as I used to be).

Oh well.

[angharad_gam]

According to one of my staff there, they are playing in Brisbane this weekend, if you really want to dash across the country and see them :-)

[reverancepavane]

What sane person would want to go to Brisbane? Or insane person for that matter (and more to the point). <shudder>

Still, it's better than Darwin, one must admit.

["Oops!" he suddenly thinks, as he remembers which of us is a Banana-Bender in this conversation. Still, my point holds.]

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I now feel justified in my refusal to leave the house at the weekend unless there's a pressing need for food