maybe it’s a mid-life crisis, maybe i just like hip hop, but either way, i really like kanye west (i say that with the clause that hip hop now makes up around 10% of the music that i listen to - call it maturing tastes). therefore when i saw that kanye was playing only an hour from where i live, i jumped straight on the interwebs and secured myself a ticket.

the big day finally came this week and alarm bells began to ring as soon as i drove past the venue to find a group of 12 year olds queuing at 3pm when the doors didn’t open until 6.30pm. instead of being envious that they were going to secure prime position, i was more concerned that they weren’t wearing coats, had over 3 hours to wait and should have been at school. at what point did i turn into my mum?

rather than joining the queue, i decided that a nice comfortable sofa in a nearby bar was a far better option and to be honest forgot the time and almost missed the performance altogether. when i did arrive, most of the 12 year olds (dressed way too hip, making me feel not only old but also straight laced) rushed straight into the performance hall, whilst i decided that my best option would be to try and blag myself into the vip area where there were ACTUAL seats that you could use to sit down… as i walked through with confidence, no one even thought to stop me, my perfect plan had worked!!

finally seated, beer in hand - i decided i needed to do something to integrate and become one of the “cool kids” rather than acting like their parents. i decided to demonstrate this by showing off my hip hop dance moves, well more moving side to side on the spot, and singing my heart out to all of the words from the song. all was going well until someone pointed out to me that he actually sings….

“i’m gonna get on mtv momma, i’m gonna put it down”

rather than…

“i’m gonna get an std momma, i’m gonna put it around”

let’s put it this way, had i had any street cred up until that point, i certainly didn’t after that. the pink glow that you see below is purely that from my cheeks
happy sunday, m x

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