Nelson Stadium Stage for the Arts - Vaguely November 1965
Just a few hours ago, Bird had been standing in their [shared] apartment in the process of putting the finishing touches on their hair. With their partner's help, they had managed to shave away half of their lengthy hair. One part of the remaining had been teased to hell. The rest was made into waist length braids.
Their hair, aside from their partner and their photography, was Bird's main fascination. They cared too much about it to risk a dye job. Raven black hair wouldn't do too well with bleach, but it did look nice with a side shave. Next to the masterpiece of their hair, their outrageous outfit had just been a drop in the bucket.
Their partner, Charlie, had very little interest in Where. They preferred harder rock bands with a clearer punk band. And it also so happened that they had a shift to work that night. Bird wondered, as they walked out the door, if this scheduling had happened before or after the tour dates had been announced.
Now, they stood a few feet away from the stage at another Where concert. One of their favorite British invasion bands had made it across the seas again to give another eardrum blasting performance. A few hours of loud music and they might be inspired to create a whole new collection of photographs.
The concert was at the perfect distance from their home that Gertrude could decide between which means of transportation they wanted to use most that day. To have some extra time for drawing, they took took the bus over, ignoring the noises coming from all around to start drawing get another guitar.
Their fascination for music didn’t come from a single moment in their life, rather, every day since they were old enough to realize what music was and how music was made. Where was a group they didn’t know too much about, but was happy to learn more as they grew in popularity
Gertrude was happy to have a good view of the stage, even if they didn’t know anyone there yet. Maybe by the end of the night they will have made a friend or three. One could only hope
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