Alone in the modern world

Considering I only had drank a couple of beers, I was surprised that my monkey brain had a love monkey on it's back as it compared Rick Springfield to Nostradamus. But there I was, at the Old 97's show watching a guy dance with his cell phone, thinking to myself how prescient Rick Springfield had been way back in 1984.

At first I thought the guy, let's call him Rick, was trying to snap a picture of the Old 97's on stage. That's what most everyone else was doing with their phones. In fact, the House of Blues has a fan forum on their site where you can post photos.

After a few minutes, I realized Rick wasn't taking pictures. The tall guy in front of him, who I thought might be blocking his shot, causing Rick to dance around, left to get a beer. Rick's view to the stage was unobstructed, yet he continued to gyrate with his phone outstretched from his body, as he passed it back and forth between hands. He looked strange enough that my Lovely Bride took note. Strange enough that if I had had a camera on my cell phone, I would have taken a picture of Rick and posted it on the HOB's Fan Forum.

Trying to give Rick the benefit of the doubt, I next thought he must be sending text messages to friends. I could dig that. If I weren't so cheap, and hadn't asked Verizon to disable my text feature, I could see myself sending someone like DHdN a text message that read, 'I'm @ Old 97s show. I rock. U suck.'

Rick wasn't texting though. I watched his phone hand(s) through most of Designs on You, and he never once touched the keypad in a manner that would be required to text. It was more like Rick was caressing the phone as he danced to the music.

It was odd. One of the most bizarre things I've seen this year.

Rick was at the Old 97's show, on a Friday night, by himself, dancing with his phone.

Lest you think I'm making this all up for your BLOG pleasure dig this. Toward the end of the show, My Lovely Bride leaned back and said, "See that guy over there," as she pointed at Rick, "he loves that phone."

Until I BLOG again...Scared and isolated in the modern world.