Part 2 of my conversation with guest Gary Barth as we discuss the concertgoing experience.

Show notes:

• Recorded in Gary's car on the way to the show

• Driving before and briefly after an Iron Maiden concert at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA

• Jay: Big fan of club shows

• Like to get up close to the stage

• The downside of theater shows

• Some shows are made for big venues

• Getting your face melted by Ty Segall

• Demographics: We're the target market for Maiden, but often among the oldest when seeing newer acts

• If you were 30 when you saw Maiden during their early days, you're pushing 70 now

• Still weird to be "the old guy"

• No institutional knowledge of what came before

• Gary: Raised our kids on the Beatles

• Jay: My kids love Taylor Swift; at least she writes her own songs

• I listen to a lot of pop these days when I drive the girls around

• Making the kids listen to your music

• Gary: We played Beatles Rock Band a lot as a family

• Will we still go to rock shows as senior citizens?

• No such thing as guilty pleasures

• We both love the Bee Gees

• Jay: Traded the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack for a Zeppelin album

• Reconciled with my disco-loving childhood

• People who watch a show through their smart phones

• Making Gary self-conscious about phone use at concerts

• Artists who ban cellphone use at shows

• After the concert

• We paid extra to park in a lot to get out earlier

• High energy, over-the-top stage show

• Saw some people with toddlers

• Fun to go to a big show with friends

• Gary's next show: Raconteurs in September

• Jay's next show: Sleater-Kinney in October

• Gary plays about 20 shows a year

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.