And the best one of the year…
All photos are taken by me except the last one [and not so good because it was only from a BlackBerry's camera. I was too busy I forgot the pocket camera]
IT WAS MONTHS ago when a friend of mine, Fikri, told me that Vampire Weekend was going to play in Berlin. I was so mad at that time I could only reply: fuck.
Yes, I was mad at the condition. I love Vampire Weekend, I am so mad about them, I MUST go to their concert, and it MUST be ASAP!
But Fikri replied: “You know what? My father is a big fan of Genesis. He loves them since he was in high school. And once he told my mother, if Genesis gets to play in Indonesia, likely would be in Jakarta, he wanted to go to the capital. He asked for a permission to leave for days to see Genesis in a live concert,” he said.
“But you know, up to date, my father hasn’t got the chance to see them. They don’t come to Indonesia. But my father still loves them.”
Well, okay, that sounds wise, especially since it came out from a 19 yo boy! But was he telling me that I could still love Vampire Weekend even if I would never get a chance to see them in a live performance until I have a son aged 19? I was afraid that I couldn’t see their concert until I grow old. Err… older.
I mean, they are not as famous as Coldplay, that’s obvious. And even Coldplay hasn’t gone to Indonesia, yet. So you know how hopeless I was, at that time.
But turned out, I had a date with destiny and Vampire Weekend, yesterday. YES. Vampire Weekend came to Jakarta, YESTERDAY. And I went to their gig. And I went crazy in the gig, frankly speaking. lol.
