FeòragJan 1, 2023
New Year’s Resolution: I will no longer mock @cstross for liking the Pet Shop Boys so much. what a show!
Show threadCharlie Stross
@feorag My New Year's Resolution: it was a great gig, but no more standing outdoors in the dark, on an uneven/stepped surface, in continuous frost-temperature rain, for gigs. My feet and knees are killing me and I nearly fell a couple of times (jostled by the crowd)! I'm getting old, dammit.
Jan 1, 2023 at 12:14pmWeb
Show threadsbiJan 1, 2023
@cstross @feorag Getting old is not for the faint of heart.
Show threadSharan VolinJan 1, 2023
@cstross @feorag Yeah, concerts get tougher as we get older. :( I always liked being next to the stage until some shows started having mosh pits there. :( Also, while outdoor concerts are much better given Covid, I'm surprised they'd do that this time of year because of the weather. I do like the Pet Shop Boys. Maybe I should see when they come here.
Show threadCharlie StrossJan 1, 2023

@Sharan @feorag It's Hogmanay in Edinburgh—it's a really big deal, entire city centre is cordoned off for a street party with a major band headlining the concert in the gardens and several tons of fireworks launched from the castle bursting overhead.

I meant to see them in Glasgow in 2020, then COVID kicked that gig into 2022 and I burned the tickets (wasn't going to an indoor gig in a pandemic spike). This was my catch-up/last chance to see. Unmissable.

Show threadSharan VolinJan 1, 2023
@cstross @feorag Nice! It sounds like a great night (other than the weather and crowd).
Show threaddr2chaseJan 1, 2023
@cstross @feorag I've more or less been forced to start stretching, every damn day. I think the joints themselves are fine, but everything around them is getting annoying.