We were the only people at the gig who’d heard of the band, the record label logo was on her t-shirt.
My girlfriend let me talk to her - back then, I had to ask. Back then was different.
We shared a train carriage home, I wasn’t allowed to talk to her again. But we kept bumping into each other at gigs. My girlfriend wasn’t at all of them - eventually, my girlfriend wasn’t at anything.
She sends me a message from her travels, asks me to write a hundred words about the record label.
Instead, I write them about her.
[Suggested by Sarah. I'm glad I asked her about her t-shirt all those years ago.]
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You really are a master of this form! A virtuoso, even.
I love these,so much said in so few words, truly, you are the best.
This was great.
Yes, this one leaves me wanting more, too.
I like how you pulled the old switcharoo.
"Instead, I write them about her."
Perfect. Loved it.
nice you are still in touch. love the feeling at a gig when you know a band who aren't really known yet.
Thanks to everyone who commented on this one. I am really loving doing the 100 Word posts - a completely different kind of writing and one where you learn a lot of interesting lessons. So glad you liked this one.
Rose - they still aren't really known! They are a band called Elf Power and they never really made it. But the big event at that gig was that my friend Sarah and I both got to meet a man called Jeff Mangum, the reclusive lead singer of another band nobody has heard of called Neutral Milk Hotel. But writing about them is a story for another time.
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