I got my philosophy

**Warning-if you are offended by curse words, don't read this post. Consider yourself warned.



John-this post is for you, since I know you're the only one that reads my blog that is interested in this topic.

Ben Folds in one word: Brilliant (Lauren-that was for you!)
Seriously-it is definitely one of my top 3 concerts of all time now. Few artists have the ability to make great records and entertain on stage. Ben Folds has it down perfectly. He's simply amazing on the piano.

So, here are a few things I learned at the Ben Folds concert.
1. I must marry a musician.
2. If I meet a guy that isn't a musician, refer to rule #1.

During the concert, Ben was singing one of Dr. Dre's songs entitled
'Bitches ain't shit'. This song is absolutely disgusting, however, we realized quickly that the Japanese people had no idea what was being said. The guy sitting next to Liz said, 'This is a cool song.' Liz laughed and said, 'No, this is a bad song!'
Later in the concert, the guy leaned over and told Liz that he though Ben Folds was cute. So, he was either confused with what word to use, or he really genuinely found Ben attractive. I guess we'll never know, but we do know that the area of Tokyo we were in, is known for its gay population. Hmm...
After the concert was over, I noticed several people had already gotten the posters I had noticed when we got there. I really wanted one so that was a little annoying, however, luck was with me...I spotted some posters taped to the doors. Now, the poster that was visible was some guy I had never heard of, but on the back was the Ben Folds poster for his Japan tour. Oh yes, I had to get one. I quickly made my way over and started pulling the poster off the door. I got it down and quickly tried to get away. Lauren wanted one too, so I pointed her to another door and she worked on getting herself one. Well, she got caught by a very angry worker-oops. I, however, made my way out the door with my newly acquired Ben Folds poster. Jenn was a happy girl. (Sorry Lauren!)
Here is a picture of the goods:


Anyhow, the evening was all in all a success and I had a great time. I will see Ben Folds in concert again for sure.
Here are a couple pictures from the event. Of course cameras were prohibited, so this was the best I could do with a camera hidden under my jacket.



A closer look...and yes, Ben was standing on top of the piano.



After we left the concert, we went to find a place to eat. We weren't really familiar with the Shinjuku area, so we just wandered around. We went down a random street and soon found out we had found our way to the 'gay area' we had been warned about. Ha...Lauren refused to hold my hand! geez...We quickly escorted ourselves out of there. Ok, it wasn't that quickly. We actually stood around for about 10 minutes just watching these guys walk around holding hands, but eventually our stomachs spoke up and reminded us that we were hungry. We ended up finding a decent place for burgers (Freshness Burger--isn't that a great name?) and then headed home.