Frankie99 wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:48 am
I had a great silkweek in CHI - only regret not being able to meet more in person since I went to the Tues show only. Seeing other bands with CHI ties that I also love leading up (Dehd, DIDJITS) made it even more special.
I kept telling my wife - and anyone else for that matter - that it felt like I wound up cheating on life for a week. What was supposed to be 1 night of SKWM became a week of 30+ bands in 2 cities and 3 different living accommodations across 9 nights, record shopping, book shopping, coffee shops, great food and friends, etc.
The frame for my poster arrives today.
Yep, the whole week I kept thinking, "I feel like I'm getting away with something." Or that I didn't deserve to see them so much or something. Absolute trip.
Wouldn't change a thing. Setlists were perfect, songs sounded fucking MASSIVE, whole deal was incredible.
I was driving home from Urbana and got very, very choked up thinking about Joel singing a lyric (in a song about him, pretty sure): "...I won't forget to eat." I could swear he patted Tim on the back when he sang that line, too. That was wildly fucking heavy, man.
My favorite band ever, nothing really comes close, and I'm just so happy they seem happy as fuck.