The DU Lounge

(Sort of an uplifting one actually.)

SO, in 1994, I went to see the Pulse concert in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was at Carter-Finley Stadium, right beside the fairgrounds. (GO PACK!) The concert was beyond incredible and many people's lives were changed that night. (It sounds hokey, I know, but those concerts were an experience that some could not handle. I find that wild, but it is true. They were overwhelmed by the lights and the surround and the band.) So, I had managed to score some very good cannabis and had it packed into a device and was hitting it and sharing it as well. The whole section was a fog bank.

Around the time that 'Comfortably Numb' was going to start, I noticed that there were these two boys, around 15-16 I guess (I still say they were too young to drive, but I don't know). They had been smoking a few joints during the show, and it was obvious that they had some... well... less than average cannabis. (We used to call such quality 'dirt'.) I had smelled it during the whole show but now could identify the source. Because of the shifting crowds in our section, they ended up almost in front of me by this time. So, as one danced and turned towards me, we made eye contact and I held out my device to him. He almost split his face from the grin that he got and he nudged his buddy. They both started hitting the device. It was obvious that they were not very well acquainted with what my crew always called 'the good herb'. It was at this time that the song started. I indicated that we were going to pass it around the three of us and we did so as the tune soared. Then, Gilmore. (Nothing more to be said about that.) Those two were transported to another place. They were so blown away that the song ended, they were just standing there. I waited for them to turn so I could retrieve my device. They were motionless. I finally had to gently remove it from the boy's hand. A few minutes later, they both seemed to come out of it and started frantically hunting for my device, which they thought they had dropped into the stands. I showed them that I had it. I could not stop laughing about that. Neither could they.

I got to chat with them for a bit after the show ended and we were waiting for our section to move towards the exits. They were smart, funny high schoolers who had just had a life experience they would never forget. I guess I was a part of this, as we did discuss the show as we were leaving. I am sure that they became 'believers'.

Witnessing a Gilmore solo live can do that.