When Pavement announced that they would be reuniting for a tour this year, I promised myself that I wouldn’t let anything stop me from seeing them. When the closest show to me seemed to be Coachella, and the festival was only selling 3-day passes, I leaped for the internet to find an alternative. Luckily for me, they were scheduled to play the Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley. It just so happens that I was planning an intercontinental trip for as soon after the show as possible, and in a case of good fortune, the flights were cheaper from San Francisco than from Los Angeles. I bought the ticket, made the plans, and prepared for the best show of my life.
In the most significant example of good fortune, that’s just what I got.
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