Phoenix is awesome. I am not.

Last evening, my girlfriend and I attended a private artist showcase which I won from our favorite radio station, WRNR in Annapolis. The showcase was basically a free pass to the sound check of Phoenix's Monday night DAR Constitution Hall show. I was under the impression that the show was sold out, so we wouldn't be staying for the actual concert, but just being able to see a snippet of them playing live already had me excited. After all the do's and don'ts were sorted out with management we took our seats right up front while Tommy Mars and the rest of the group were just finishing up some touches on "Lisztomania". They played for roughly forty minutes (with a back-up drummer, mind you!) and then we took some pictures, thanked them and we were on our way. The performance was just short of bonerific for me (nohomo) and seeing the band really at work, just tinkering away until their sound was just right made the night for me. It was a music lovers dream. Then, while walking out of the place I spoke to the box office attendant and he informed me they had 10 tickets left for the show. Literally 10 left. Other than that the place was sold out to capacity. They were $40 and I'm not sure how many of you are broke college kids, but thats a little steep for me. I contemplated for what seemed like hours, but decided to just go watch the Caps game somewhere and get some dinner, save some money. The Caps lost the game, I ended up spending a good amount of money anyway, then headed home pissed/drunk to get some sleep. I wake up the next day and head to class. Then the news hit that the concert was nothing short of spectacular and that I missed this:

Thanks to the gfs coworker for the link to this vid!!

Needless to say I was not happy with myself for being a cheapass and passing up on getting tickets for the show. It's times like this when I hate myself and I deserve a swift kick in the arse for missing something so glorious. Phoenix, you guys are awesome. I am not.