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Post by bartman2001 on Jan 28, 2021 8:37:16 GMT -5
warmaker Hope Vs. the cold reality of the situation. I'd hoped up until the tail of last year that by the end of summer early fall concerts would resume especially with the vaccines being approved. But... even with marginal gains in the reduction of cases, at least here in the U.S. and the painfully slow to borderline incompetence, varying marginally country to country getting the vaccine to people, it became pretty obvious that wasn't going to happen. As for the 50th Anniversary show I"m in no way surprised that ticket sales are non existent. Too many people many of which are strapped for cash with the pandemic aren't going to shell out the proverbial fat cash for a concert they don't know when or if for that matter will happen. But I'm with you 100% the vaccination progress has ranged from disappointing to depressing for those of us very hungry of some live music.
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Post by redvers76 on Jan 28, 2021 14:49:32 GMT -5
Looks like Astra Zeneca are trying to take advantage of the situation by selling vaccines to the highest bidder... so more people in U.K. might get vaccinated at cost of (say) Germans. But bigger picture, might mean I get my vaccine slightly earlier but will definitely mean this year is another write off gig wise 😭
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Post by AeroCooper on Jan 28, 2021 14:51:39 GMT -5
I suspect distrust of crowded places isn't helping ticket sales any either.
Just for conversation sake, my wife got her second vaccination shot 4 days ago. She works in a nursing home, so she was close to the front of the line.
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Post by bartman2001 on Jan 28, 2021 18:27:41 GMT -5
AeroCooper Kudos to you wife and her work on the front line. Oh and now that the niceties are out of the way always remember I'm a horrible person. I'd hurtle the dead and trampled the injured for my first vaccination shot. Doesn't look like it's gonna happen any time soon and here my dumb ass thought the pandemic was going to get better the second Biden was sworn in.
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Post by redvers76 on Jan 29, 2021 3:51:43 GMT -5
my dumb ass thought the pandemic was going to get better the second Biden was sworn in. Surely you remember the fact that it didn't immediately go down the toilet the second Trump was sworn in, right? In fact he took a load of credit for stuff that was on the up & up following Obama's term...
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Post by anaix3l on Jan 29, 2021 4:31:01 GMT -5
The vaccination rate looks like it's picking up here. At the end of last week, considering the rate for the previous 14 days, it looked like it would take 8 years before everybody in Romania would get vaccinated. If things keep on going as well as this week, we could get there by the end of 2024!
(I might be dead by then...)
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Post by redvers76 on Jan 29, 2021 4:48:01 GMT -5
The vaccination rate looks like it's picking up here. At the end of last week, considering the rate for the previous 14 days, it looked like it would take 8 years before everybody in Romania would get vaccinated. If things keep on going as well as this week, we could get there by the end of 2024! (I might be dead by then...) Liked post for the vaccination rate increasing, NOT the last sentence. Please don’t be dead. Big thing in the news today about a Covid denier sadly passing away from the disease one day after a positive test. No underlying risk factors, not in the elderly category, so a real kick in the teeth for those he was retweeting who said that people like him should be able to get on and work as they aren’t at risk... but shocking the way people are dog piling onto a dead mans Twitter account to say “serves you right” ☹️
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Post by anaix3l on Jan 29, 2021 7:09:33 GMT -5
I think you're missing the point. Even in the best case scenario, we're still looking at a couple of years. During which the virus the virus will mutate to become more contagious. And in spite of the sensational articles the media likes to package that into, that's entirely normal. Adapt or die out. Die out sounds better to me, but the virus seems to disagree. So this is not going to be over for a long time. Which brings me to the same old question. Is this sort of life where you put everything on hold really worth living? I honestly doubt it. I just don't have the desire to live it. When I go to the cemetery, I wonder if I just lie down and get covered by snow and freeze to death, would it really be that bad? I don't think so.
In a way, I'm relieved concerts aren't going to happen anytime soon because I don't know if I could still be there. I'd probably hate myself for giving it up, even if I didn't want it anymore anyway.
I don't know if I could still afford it financially. Realistically, December has been okay in terms of earnings, but January could still easily be a catastrophe. At this point, it is looking even slightly better than December and better than my yearly average has ever been. But this comes from waking up at 8 in the morning and doing little outside of work until I collapse from exhaustion in front of my laptop, usually around 2am. Seven days out of seven for months now. And for all I know, it could all still go to Hell. The month isn't over yet and I don't get paid until the 3rd and there are never any guarantees I'll actually get paid. Even if I do, it doesn't feel... I don't really want to say it. It's just that I can't help but think I could do better. I could work harder, be more productive, put better work out, get more out of it.
Then there's also the laptop situation. I don't have a laptop I could travel with anymore. The one I'm using now is probably 10% of my weight if we also count the charger and cables. Even if I say I'm okay with getting all bruised from carrying it, I don't even have a backpack big enough to fit it in. And a bigger backpack may not be allowed free of charge on some flights. And traveling without a laptop would mean taking a break from work for concerts. Which I cannot and I won't do.
I don't know if my body is still going to be able to take it. I cut my hair less than two weeks ago because it was falling out. Like crazy. And it still is. It's just that the hairs are shorter now. If I accidentally cut myself, it takes a really long to stop and even longer to heal. And sometimes there's this weird feeling in my chest, like something's weird there. Little things that I can notice, I guess.
And worst of all, I don't know if I still care. At this point, I might be enjoying slowly dying even more than I could enjoy a concert. You just don't do stuff you don't get a high out of. And I'm really wondering if concerts were really it, or were they just a distraction. And to be fair, I don't really want to find out, which is why I'd rather just get the dying over with before they resume.
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Post by bartman2001 on Jan 29, 2021 8:35:15 GMT -5
anaix3l Take care of yourself. I do get the greater point is the current covid sate of avoiding getting sick or worse really a living? I personally can't stand it but n the interim I'll ride it out. And now for the musical stylings of Queen: I know in an Aerosmith only thread.
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Post by redvers76 on Jan 29, 2021 17:21:18 GMT -5
Ana, if you need anything, even if just someone to talk to, you know where I am.
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Post by pillis on Feb 13, 2021 6:07:31 GMT -5
I had covid and it was horrible. I also was so scared it messed up my head and I'm currently on SNRIs (paroxetine). I really encourage everyone who's struggling to cope with this situation to talk to a psychiatrist. We have prescription drugs to treat anxiety, depression and panic attacks. It's normal to feel overwhelmed, this situation is very complex and tough on everyone. Unfortunately we have to go through it, the virus won't go away but we can work to make it less problematic with vaccination and safety measures. This requires lots of mental strength and lots of personal sacrifices. It's awful I know but now that I'm on medication I fell much better. Right after waking up I still feel a bit shakey and I struggle a bit to concentrate on studying and stuff like that but overall I fell positive and relaxed. Don't give in to nasty thoughts, our lives will be different but we need to adapt, it's the key to survival.
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