Driving through Hollywood, I caught wind of a free Depeche Mode concert on Hollywood and Vine. After a quick bite at the rock and roll Denny's. David and I flew to the scene, where we were escorted like cattle into a caged off holding area with large screen tv's posted at every corner and Jimmy Kimmel counting down the seconds until we were live to tape...no more than two minutes later we had a taken a "Wrong" road with our "Personal Jesus".
The crowd was in a traditional somber black with sobering undertones of gray. Scattered throughout were the maze of characters, from the Euro rocker with the platform shoe to the neo-flower child with the irrelevant gladiator sandals, bleach splashed jeans and black combed wool bolero.
An air of rock swept the stage. The faithful viewers along with the waifing tokes that permeated from the group of 'bros' just behind...chide and red eyed, completed the sensation known as concert!!!
BTW...did you know Depeche Mode is roughly translated from French as "fast fashion?"
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