no time to regret…

i love cover and tribute bands. (there, i said it.)

i know some are horrible and cheesy, but there are some who are very inventive – and most are just plain fun. cover bands and tribute bands seem like they’re all about “an experience”. it just feels like fans being fans and sharing music (past and present) which is another aspect that i like about them.

you’ll never be able to see elvis or the beatles play live… but chances are, there will always be a cover artist or band (or impersonator) out there to help you re-live that experience.

sometimes even for artists that you just wish well.

i was flipping through events this weekend and saw “amy winehouse” listed as performing at “the pink cadillac club” in bellevue islet. so i grabbed mouse and went to go see.

we mainly just stood there listening – watching the band and watching people dance. that’s rare for us considering we never pass up a chance to use our chims. (we were on voice at the time – commenting on this and that – between songs)

it drives me crazy how fast time passes when you’re actually having fun – and mouse was feeling sleepy even before i dragged her out. (so we almost left a few times)

but each time we suggested we should leave if we were going to, one or the other of us stopped the thought to listen to the next song (the sign of a good set) and before we knew it, it was over.

in almost as brief a period of time, so much has been made about the twists and turns of amy winehouse’s career and life. you can always get caught up in different things, i suppose… but if you like soulful singing (sometimes brutally truthful lyrics) and the best things about r&b and pop today… listen to amy winehouse.

anywhere.