In honor of Corey...part of a blog from a few years back...

P.S......The Flaming Lips Story Which You Were Supposed To Remind Me About...

One time about 9 years ago when my son was about 11 we got tickets for the Lips at the late great venue in Orlando, the Edge. The only drawback was that they were opening for Candlebox. But we did not let that deter us.We got to the outdoor stage early & staked out our position. We saw the light & sound guys putting up their famous "giant wall o' lights & sounds. We were very excited! Just as the Lips were to take the stage a ginormous rain storm hit. It was of biblical proportions i tell you. But being the good little fans that we were we waited in the downpour till it stopped. Even my underpants were soggy.

But then the guy came out & said "Too wet...come back tomorrow." So we trudged back to our car just absolutely soaked. Now this is the part of the story that you can never ever tell anybody. We drove home nekkid. To this day my son will disavow any knowledge of this but I'm telling you it's true. We drove home nekkid. Without clothes. Nekkid. I remember my son looking at me like i was from some other planet when i told him this plan...but bless his lil' nekkid heart he did it! I was so proud...

So the next day we drive all the way back to the Edge. We wait in our spot again and who comes out on the stage? That pompous overemoting faux rock star singer from Candlebox! The Lips had moved on to their next gig! We were crushed! So after listening to about 2 songs and wishing my ears were actually full of Candlewax we decided to take off. I wrote this little story to Wayne Coyne of the Lips and told him he owed me big time but he has yet to respond...


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Today is my sons 25th birthday. We did finally get to see the Lips together  at the House of Blues in 2009. It was well worth the wait...Happy Birthday Corey!