Tam and I went to see The Strokes on Tuesday night (when I get around to downloading my pictures, I’ll add one here). The screaming teenage girls kind of weirded me out - when did The Strokes turn into guys that girls scream for? Geez, it was like The Beatles in 1964. I’ve never screamed like that for anyone, ever. I was thinking that I’m just too old for that kind of thing, but then the band made its entrance and I forgot all about it. And the screaming girls seemed to be having a good time doing their thing, so who am I to judge?

The Strokes are a great live band - we’ve been to see them three times now and it will never get old. They sounded great, they looked fantastic, and the best part is that they seemed like they were having a great time. As dorky as it sounds, it’s nice to see people enjoy doing what they do, especially when we enjoy what they do so much.

The only thing is that they didn’t play “When It Started” for me. Three times we’ve seen them and three times they haven’t played it and it’s my very favorite Strokes song. If there are any American readers, this week’s mp3 will be boring and I apologize. For those of us with the European release of Is This It, “When It Started” is just a b-side. Which could be why they haven’t played it for me. Anyway, until they do, I’ll have to just keep listening to it and dancing around my bedroom and reminding myself that I’ll never be too old for that.

   The Strokes - When It Started