...thinking of joining the fan club of every band he likes

Kings of Leon tickets go on sale at 12:00 noon.

At 12:00:03 I'm logged into the site and selecting "best available".

At 12:00:05 it's telling me the best available tickets are at the other end of the Arena. It's almost like we're on a straight line. At least we're in the lower bowl.

We've also been fans of KoL for a while. If the crowd at the last KoL show we went to is any indication, we're going to be surrounded by a lot of tourists who are gonna be all "WOOOOO SEX ON FIRE!!!" and girls macking on their dudes during Use Somebody, and then wondering what the long quiet song about a pregnant girlfriend is about. I have no problem with being new to a band, I just don't like people who only listen for the hits.

This is why I think I'm going to join the fan club of any band I'm even remotely interested in. Our membership to the Ten Club (Pearl Jam fan club) has helped us get decent tickets to every show we've gone to since we've joined. Additionally, we've been surrounded by other true believers and actually made a few friends (well, acquaintances: "Look Dawn, it's the guy who went to the Beacon Club show." "Oh man, is Ramones Shirt gonna be at EVERY concert?").

Here's g valentino's handy-dandy guide to telling fans at a concert:

1. True Believer: Tthey start to cheer when the guitarist is tuning his guitar because the key tells them what song is going to be next. They also NEVER sing along.
2. Pretty Hardcore: Can tell the song by the drum fill used during an extended introduction
3. Fan: Cheer when the singer sings the first words of a song that's towards the end of the album
4. Tourist: "WOOOOOOO I LOVE THIS SONG THEY PLAYED IT WHEN THEY INTERVIEWED THEM ON THE EDGE ON THE DRIVE OVER!!!!! THIS SEX IS ON FIIIIIRRREEEEE" right in your ear, all night long.

Oh well, we have our tickets, and The Walkmen are opening, so this is going to be a choice night.