Yesterday The Other Greg caught me after a meeting and said “What are you doing tonight?”

I said, “Oh, probably going to the gym and then going home and watching Gilmore Girls.”

I have a bad habit of saying things which are true without thinking first about what I’m saying.  I realized that I should catch myself and say “You know, outside of work I’m actually a pirate.  Tonight I intend to join up with my mateys and sail up and down the coastline finding villages to plunder and pillage--”

But The Other Greg cut me off and said “How would you like free tickets to see Coldplay?  You can get a premium parking space and hang out in a VP booth and drink free beer and wine and eat free food.”

I’m not the biggest Coldplay fan, but that all sounded like fun so I said “Sure.”

But then I wondered what the opening act was.  I figured with my luck it would be a Wilson Phillips reunion tour. But when I looked up the show online, I discovered that the opening act was Fiona!

I loves me some Fiona Apple. Not only do I have all three of her CDs, but I had this dream this one time where we did some stuff and I’m sure it wasn’t just my subconscious but what would happen if we actually met.  As a result, I know that in real life she’s really nice and cool.  At least, when she’s not strung out on heroin.

So anyway, I went to the show with my friend Lori and we hung out in the VP suite.  And during the opening set, I studied Fiona very closely with my binoculars.  Why? Because I have a theory that you can truly tell the worth of an artist by how they react when they sing their biggest hit.  For example, Elton John sings “Your Song” like he’s being embalmed.  And how did Fiona react when she sang “Shadowboxer” for about the 1,000,000th time?  Let me tell you: she was totally into it.  As a 28-year old woman, she threw her heart and soul into a song that she recorded when she was nineteen.

Boo-yah!

So, thanks, Fiona.  You can shadowbox me anytime.

And Coldplay?  They were pretty good, I guess.  I didn’t really bother to look at Chris Martin when he was singing “Clocks” for the one millionth time--but I can tell you that I felt like I was hearing it for the one millionth time.  Thanks for stopping by, Chris!  I think I hear Gywnneth calling you, so bye!  And hey, on your way out, do you think you can see if Fiona can come back out to play?