Notorious

If you were in high school during the better part of the 80’s you were in love with Duran Duran. If you graduated high school in 2001 you thought Duran Duran was old people music. If you knew someone who could get $6 tickets to Duran Duran at the Concord Pavilion last Friday night, you threw caution to the wind and said “Lets do it!” So that's what we did. We put on our best 80s duds (well, some of us did), bought a few $9 beers (totally worth it) and danced the night away.

The first great "happening" of the night was on the walk up to the Concord Pavilion. A man walked past us dressed in leather shorts and a leather vest. He was wearing some sort of huge platform knee high boot. Let us reiterate that he was alone. A man walking into Duran Duran in an outfit taken from some S&M catalogue was alone. We looked at each other and knew it would be a magical night.

The stage was set. It would be the first great comeback of 2008. But there was something a little "odd" about the crowd that night. We decided that the breakdown went something like this:

40% gay

40% reliving their "glory days"
20% what the fuck??

We fit nicely into the 20% category .

We walked in while they were playing Hungry Like The Wolf which was a major bummer since it was one of only 4 Duran Duran songs any of us could name. But we were there to dance and party (and take pics) and that's what we did!

After our purchase of some $9 Bud Lights and a $5 water for Marina (thanks for driving) we hit section 207 with reckless abandon. And what do they do? They play a song off their new album. Do they even have a new album?? Hey D2, we don’t even know your old hits let alone your new one but wait, what is this… our new favorite song of 2008: Skin Diving by our new favorite Old Man Band, Duran Duran. As Simon LeBon put it "This is a song about coming up for air." You can see why they're our new favorite old band.

By the end of the show we decided that Simon has "still got it!" Although we aren't too sure exactly what "it" is or if/when he ever really had it. But trust us, he has still got it! A girl even bum rushed the stage!! True story. It was like a preview of Megan and Barb at the upcoming New Kids On The Block reunion tour. Oh yeah, believe it: someone will be arrested at that show.

We're not sure if Duran Duran will be having any sort of huge comeback in 08. But one thing is for sure: they gained 5 new fans on Friday night. Now we can all name at least 6 Duran Duran songs!! And Megan will soon be recording her acoustic version of Ordinary World (yeah we didn't know they sang that, either). Next time Duran Duran come to town we will for sure be front row center. That is, if the tickets are $6 or less.

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P.S. When you tell Erin "wear something 80s" she takes it really seriously.