ACL, 09/12/07

Yeah, I know it doesn’t start until Friday, but I’m gonna start writing about it now.

The White Stripes dropped out yesterday. According to their website, Meg is suffering from extreme anxiety and can’t travel for at least a month. I was going to miss their ACL performance, as Arcade Fire is playing at the same time, but I had tix to the Stubb’s aftershow, and that was, of course, also cancelled.

Amy Winehouse was initally scheduled, and she won’t be there either. This is less of a surprise, since she’s been self-destructing for a couple of months now.

Also out is Rodrigo y Gabriela, due to Gabriela suffering from exhaustion. They are also taking a month off.

I’m not heartbroken that I won’t be seeing these people perform, but as I sit here, about to start another workday, having worked weeks of OT and feeling tired in my bones, I can’t really feel that sorry for any of them. You made a commitment. Suck it up, and go to work like the rest of us. The day I can take a month off because I feel tired will probably be about 30 days before I die.

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2 Responses to ACL, 09/12/07

  1. You know that “exhaustion,” “anxiety,” and “Amy Winehouse” all mean the same thing in the Celebrity Lexicon. It’s hard to perform while your entire blood supply is being sucked out, detoxed, and pumped back in. Besides, all those monitoring devices play hell with the amps.

  2. patrickrhett says:

    Yeah, I understand the euphemism, but if you must pull down the facade and reveal the ugly truth, the fact remains – I’ve done that, too, and still went to work.

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