(ALMOST) SEVEN NIGHTS ... UPDATE

I've been writing about this "Seven Nights To Rock" thing that I've been wanting to do: seven concerts in seven nights. Other than writing about the concerts, I also was planning on keeping track of what it would cost to actually go to seven concerts in seven nights. 

Well, it turns out that it would cost so much, that I'm not actually doing it. I will be going to two Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band concerts, as well as The Foo Fighters,Aimee Mann and the Rock The Bells Festival in the next few days though, and I do plan on writing about all of them, and also logging how much it costs, etc. But I'm not going to seven concerts in a row. Other than the ticket prices, the cost of driving into NYC, parking, and then parking at the Meadowlands, plus tolls and gas just makes it pretty cost prohibitive. I was supposed to start tonight - my original plan was to see the Neil Young film Deja Vu in a theater in NYC, but instead I watched it at Netflix.com. I know, not very rocking, but more cost effective, and it was cool (by the way) that you can watch it online (since it probably isn't available in many areas). 

SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK UPDATE

Well, VH1.com isn't going with my "Seven Nights To Rock" pitch, which is fine: they really don't have a space for it on thier site. On the positive side, now I'm not going to go to the Warped Tour, which I probably wouldn't have enjoyed anyway.

Also, I made a mistake: The Rock The Bells show is a week later than I thought. So, on Sunday, July 27, I bought myself a ticket to see Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, which means I'll see them three times in a week. I'm sure a lot of people will go three times, and all three shows will probably be notably different.

"SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK"

A week from today, my lovely wife (we just celebrated our six year wedding anniversary) leaves for a week and a half trip to Africa. She goes nearly every summer. Last summer I went with her. This summer I'm not (her trip involved a class, much reading and a term paper that needed to be completed before the trip).

Anyway, at some point I noticed that starting the night she leaves, there are seven shows in a row that I want to go to. Wouldn't it be fun to go to all of them? I'm calling it "Seven Nights To Rock," after an old song that Springsteen sometimes covers. Of course, I'll be blogging about it. Other than just writing about the shows, though, I'm also going to be writing about what it costs in ticket prices, gas, tolls, parking and food. Plus, what's it like to be a guy who is pushing 40 (or, leaving his 30s), holding down a job, and going out for seven nights?

My old company, VH1, may be interested in me blogging about this on their site. I've been trying to push it to other sites as well, but time is running out. So, I may blog about it here, or I may blog elsewhere (but I will link to it from here). Here's the schedule: 7/26 I'm starting out with a movie that "rocks," Neil Young's Crosby Stills Nash & Young Deja Vu documentary. My original plan for 7/26 was to see Yes, but they cancelled their summer tour. However, if I do it for VH1, I'll be going to the Warped Tour. I went to the Warped Tour in its first year, its first few actually, but I haven't been for a long time. I'm not that interested in many of this year's bands. I know that Pennywise is playing, so is Against Me! (a band I would probably be into if I were in high school now) and the Horrorpops. 7/27: Rock The Bells (with A Tribe Called Quest, de la soul, Nas, Mos Def, Method Man & Redman, Raekwon & Ghostface and more). 7/28: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. 7/29: The Foo Fighters. 7/30: Aimee Mann. 7/31: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (yes, again). 8/1: Loretta Lynn. But if I do it for VH1, I'll go to see Apples In Stereo instead. Should be fun and interesting, if tiring. I'm sure I'll be talking about it on the OutQ In The Morning With Larry Flick Show.