Saturday, April 23, 2005

coldplay



first off, i feel like it's becoming increasingly "uncool" to like coldplay. maybe it was the incessant exposure of "clocks". maybe it was gwyenth and apple. or maybe it was just their indie cred clock was up, but that's the way it seems. i personally, am a big fan of the new single and even though it sounds like "clocks" and other coldplay songs, i don't care. they didn't have to change the world with the album, and who knows what else lurks on the other tracks? if they never progress from the sound they have now, they'll still be better than 90% of current bands anyway. if you ask me.

the real news though is that today at work, i had to drop off an audio cd at the sony pictures lot. it was an average daily run, until the place i usually parked was full. so i drove around a bit looking for another parking spot and got a bit lost. finally, i parked and started walking aimlessly trying to find the sound building. before taking five steps i saw someone sitting on the steps to an elevated trailer drinking a water, and i knew exactly what my good fortune had brought me. it was will champion, the drummer for coldplay, and i had stumbled onto the set of their video. realizing this was a golden opportunity, i wandered around. anytime someone asked me what i was doing or needed i came up with a new excuse. "i'm looking for the sound building" or "is there any water i can have". it worked long enough to pass will and guy (the bassist) and tell them that i loved the new single. i passed chris martin twice within talking distance, but both times he was followed by an mtv making the video-type camera guy and i had no chance to break in. i was tempted to say something anyway, but i had to settle for walking past him twice and making eye contact. never saw jonny or gwyneth or apple if you're wondering, but what i got was more than enough. the oft joked "hartigan luck" came through again and i got up close to my absolute favorite band.

download "the speed of sound". it's great.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

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