if you asked me back in february of 2000 if this would happen, i would have said absolutely not. yet here i am, looking at the dates for mayer's fall/winter tour. he's going to be headlining at the patriot arena on 11/29 (same venue as tori a few weeks earlier), and i had absolutely no desire whatsoever to see him perform live.

what, do i not like his music anymore? of course i still enjoy his music. i'm a fan of his and will be for a long time. do i follow his success as much as i used to? no, but i still check in periodically to see what's going on.

but do i want to see him headline a show at a large arena like the patriot? absolutely not. i'd much rather remember the small mayer shows i saw--at higher ground, at paradise. considering that i had a hard time seeing him headline at lupos in providence, i think i'd find a much better use for the money that would go to a ridiculously overpriced ticket to see him headline an arena show.

it's funny--i'm so excited about seeing tori, and that's at the same venue...but since it's my first experience with seeing tori live (and i consider her a very established name) and we've got great seats, i'm estatic. with john, i've sat down and spoken with him. i've sat at a table with a small audience and watched him perform a solo set, and i've been in the front row at paradise, looking directly up at him while he looked down at me.

i'm sorry, i just can't enjoy sitting in a huge arena and watch the little figure on the stage that is john mayer. not gonna happen.