Eye of the Tiger in Kansas City

"Delano" and I have been friends on and off for about seven years.  This past summer, we had a bit of a fling that lasted about a month and a half.  The boy is extremely fickle about dating that he is very standoffish and tries to come off as non-caring when the person he is dating wants to try to get a little closer.  Quite frankly I don't care about dating "Delano" anymore now then I did then.  Truthfully I did want to see what would happen, but nothing did. He is a great guy, just a little insecure I think.  But I don't want to dwell on this, I just hope he can get past our summer thing and realize that we were just always meant to be friends.  I want him to realize that when I want to hang out, it doesn't mean that I want to pursue anything any further.  I value my friendships and being friends with him has always been fun and highly rewarding. I know that he has had problems with girls in the past that may have wanted more than he did, but that's not where I stand.  Friends only!

Okay, now for the Tigers!

Friday night, my friend Justin and I went to see the Republic Tigers at the Crosstown Station here in Kansas City. I haven't seen them play in town since the first time I randomly saw them a year and a half ago with my flame of the month Ryan.  When I saw them in England back in October, it was an incredible experience. Friday night was forgettable to say the least.  This is their hometown and the people that would have seen them a year a half ago were not at the show.  There was like some kind of secret list you had to get on in order to see them.  It was unnerving as the crowd was not as into them as they would have been had it been the regular crowd that supported them at the beginning.  Not to say that they didn't perform a great show, it's just that the ambiance was fake and contrived.  All these people were gathered to support a band they know about now because they play them on the radio.  Everybody knows "Buildings and Mountains," but what about "Contortionists," or "The Nerve?" In my opinion these two songs are by far the best songs on the album.  What a shame that the masses only hear what the radio wants them to hear.  I know the point of becoming a successful rock band is to have fans and make money doing what you love, but it sucks when the crowd that follows you is the crowd that more than likely followed Nickelback  five years ago because they were cool then.

Ugh...I love the Republic Tigers, but I don't like this atmosphere.

If you want to know about my experience with the Tigers in England...click the link below. 

Eye of the Tiger in England