Note: This is left over from the first incarnation of FinnishRock.com where I wrote about going on a road trip to see HIM for the first time. Keeping it because I did go… and it was my first concerts with a Finnish band

About a month ago, Ms. M and I were chatting online and talking about The Rasmus and bands and etc. She mentioned that she was looking at buying tickets for HIM which had just gone on sale.

For some time, I’d been thinking about when The Rasmus finally comes to the States and how I’d like to fly out to Ms. M and go with her to their concerts since she is the one who introduced me to their music. However, it does not look optimistic for this to happen anytime in 2006. If we’re lucky, they’ll come in 2007.

Anyways, the most famous band out of Finland as far as I’m aware and understand at this time, is not The Rasmus but a band called HIM. The two bands are friends and even share management. Some years back, TR opened for HIM on one of their European tours. This past February, they co-headlined another European tour along with a 3rd finnish band called Negative.

At this point, I still had never heard HIM’s music but I knew enough to know that it was practically a given that I’d like their music.

I’m the kind of person that likes to do crazy and spontaneous things so it was perfectly natural to me that the next thought I had while listening to her was: “Hmm why don’t I fly out and join up with Ms. M? We can make an adventure out of it and go follow HIM around the MidWest for a week. Road Trip!”

I’m not rich or even well off. Nor am I really much of a concert goer. But I’m excited as hell cause this is going to be fun! So what if I still to this day haven’t really heard their music? There’s still a month or so to get familiar with it.

Some people may think I’m nuts for doing this but nuts are tasty and delicious and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

It’s been a long time since I did a road trip. I don’t count my yearly meccas to Burning Man since the focus is on the destination rather than the journey there.

I’ve always wanted to see the MidWest.

I’ve always wanted to “follow a band” just for the experience. I like to do new things… and do it again if I like it.

I only know her online but we’ve gotten to be friends and I think we’ll have a blast driving around together.

We plan to camp out in the minivan and save money on hotel rooms. I’ve slept in my car many times but it was never planned that way. So this is another adventure aspect, I’m looking forward to as well. Doing a literal version of “Car camping”.
Lastly, I consider this road trip a “practice run” for when The Rasmus finally get their skinny butts here.

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