381 Follow in the footsteps
Satsuma pulled his pickup truck and drove down Interstate Five, turned his head to look at Eli and Liam sitting beside him, and couldn't help laughing, "How is it, finally on the journey, what special thoughts do you have?" ”
"Expectation" is the answer to Liam, and the meaning of the word "expectation" is clearly explained all over his face.
Samora's gaze shifted to her brother, and when she saw the nervous and 'excited' expression on Eli's face, she became more and more interested, "If Liam is willing to come, I believe it; Eli is willing to offer to leave the house, which makes me look forward to the band you are talking about. ”
Samora really knows her brother very well, Eli is a guy who lacks 'passion', whether it is a calm thinking about music or a dream of becoming a lawyer, it seems very rigid. On top of that, Eli still didn't have much of a sense when he ate the absolute food, which really made Samora disagree
Eli glanced at it, and saw Samora's playful gaze, he immediately knew what his brother was thinking again, if it was usual, Eli would definitely refute it, but thinking that they were only not far from San Francisco now, the reason why Samora was willing to drive them out was because of his curiosity about glory to death, so Eli held back his thoughts. Eli simply turned his gaze directly out the window, looking at the wonderful scenery outside that kept receding, feeling the anxiety and excitement of traveling away from home for the first time in his life.
Seeing that his brother didn't respond, Samora didn't care, he skillfully turned on the radio and began to choose the FM, "Since you have embarked on this journey for the sake of music, let me tell you what really good music is." Samora knows more about music than Eli, and at the same time has a deeper understanding, so naturally he has more to share.
The United States is a country on wheels, road travel is not an unfamiliar word to people, there are even many songs that are suitable for road trips, and most of the content of radio programs will serve people sitting in cars to relieve boring time. So, the trip is not too boring, but full of all kinds of fun.
Humming upbeat tunes and chatting about his favorite music, the 600-mile journey from San Francisco to Las Vegas was not so long, and Eli and Samora were constantly arguing about their musical opinions, which was very new for Liam, because he had almost zero knowledge of music, so it was very interesting for him to listen to the arguments in the carriage while listening to the music and at the same time confirming his own ideas.
Looking at the city that was gradually 'revealed' in the desert, the eight-hour drive also made Samora extremely tired, and he yawned a big way, "So, what's next, do you know where this band is performing?" ”
Las Vegas is a city full of countless magic, relying on gambling, tourism, entertainment and other industries to build a golden palace in the desert, in this sin city surrounded by countless yellow sand and strong winds, the Las Vegas Strip surrounded by resort hotels will attract everyone's attention.
The Las Vegas Strip is lined with majestic models of the Liberty Goddess, the Eiffel Tower, desert oases, skyscrapers, sculptures of the gods, and other majestic models, behind which stand the beautiful and luxurious casino hotels, each of which is meticulously carved to reflect the extraordinary prosperity of Las Vegas at all times.
From a giant amusement park to a real flesh and blood, Las Vegas has developed rapidly since 1990, and has gradually been reborn in the past three years, from a small village a hundred years ago to a tourist city that has attracted global attention.
In this city of "chaos", "flowers", "desire" and "fascination", there are countless performances staged every day, whether on the street or indoors, large and small performances are dazzling and chaotic. So, Samora's problem is very practical, because finding a band in the city that doesn't have a permanent venue is no different than looking for a needle in a haystack.
Liam was not flustered at all, "I asked them before, and they said that they had found a 'dewy' performance stage in the city, and they planned to try their luck there to see if they could stand on the stage and perform. But because there are so many performances in Vegas, they weren't sure......" Liam said as he pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket, "because I was worried that I wouldn't remember, so I just wrote it down." ”
Samora took the paper and glanced at it, "If it's a stage with a name and a surname, then you can find it, let's just ask." After a long time of delay and a long time as he walked and inquired about moving forward, Samora watched the bustle of Las Vegas gradually being left behind, and couldn't help but joke, "Are we going to go out of town again?" ”
When they finally arrived at their destination, Samora's group of three people realized that although they had not left the city, they were almost there. In fact, Las Vegas only began to develop rapidly in 1990, before that, nearly half a century before that, the casino was the only label of the city, in the past three years, the scenery of Las Vegas has gradually become richer, so after leaving the most prosperous Las Vegas Strip in the city center, entering the old city, you will soon not see the lights of the past.
Looking at the dilapidated stage full of decay in front of her, Samora's expression looked very 'fine', "This...... Is it the stage? "They followed the Glory to Death band all the way to Las Vegas, where they were drunk and gold-intoxicated, and they were faced with such a dilapidated stage, even worse than the time-honored abandoned stage in the school.
The stage in front of me is a wooden building, without any shelter from the wind and rain, like a platform built of wood, even the beach guard's house looks more solid than the platform in front of them, around the stage are erected a few rotten corners of the wooden stakes, on which are hung dim 'colored' chandeliers, the faint light in the windy sea breeze in all directions, shaking the eyes jerky.
There are some wooden benches in front of the stage, which look like auditoriums, but when you look closer, you can see that the benches are actually a little rotten, and in the dim lights around them, they look like they will transform into hell messengers who are terrible at any time.
Such a stage cannot be called a "stage" at all, it can only be called a display stage, and it seems that anyone can climb on this stage and perform to their heart's content.
But the truth is, that's what they're looking for, because there's a band on stage.
Liam and Eli also looked surprised when they saw this so-called stage, such a venue was so shabby, like an abandoned display stand, it was hard to imagine that anyone would be willing to perform on this stage, and it was even harder to imagine that the audience would be willing to stop and watch.
But soon, Liam's attention was drawn to the figure on the stage, which was glory to death. Liam knew that the band would not have any requirements for the stage, just as they would not have any requirements for the number of audiences, the stage was just a platform for performances, and the band would not mind whether to stand on the street or stand on a stage of 10,000 people.
Eli's eyes were fixed on the audience in front of him, and there were only four people watching the show in front of the stage, a drowsy old man with a bored young grandson, a young couple sitting on a bench, and nothing more. So strictly speaking, there were only two people in the audience, but the performance on the stage was still diligent, which was the glory he was familiar with to death, and it was also the reason why he decided to embark on the journey.
Samora's first reaction was to find the wrong place, because this stage was so ridiculous, this could not be Eli and Liam's favorite band, but then, he saw the 'confusion' and enjoyment on the faces of the two people after being immersed in the music, and the next second, Samora looked at the stage again with a hellish expression: This is glory to death?
Just hearing the name "Glory to Death", Samora thinks that this is a domineering, 'sexual' band, and the stage he fantasizes about should be simple but dignified, if not flamboyant, but definitely not the ...... "place" in front of him that makes people fall through the glasses, he doesn't want to call it a stage.
Much to Samorra's disappointment, this was not the kind of performance he had promised his brother to see after an eight-hour drive. Samora turned to look at Eli, intending to say that when the show was over, they would find a place to stay and drive back to San Francisco tomorrow, and that such a band was not worth their follow.
But in the next second, Samora's expression froze, and the melody of the music that came to the ears at this time was not public, but it had the same 'spirit' as the Nirvana band, the imaginative lyrics and the melody full of infinite vitality, and the fire 'flower' that burst out in an instant made people 'obsessed' into it
The moving voice sang, "Every day I look forward only to Sunday morning, so that I am not afraid, and I light my candle, in a state of vertigo, because I have found the Lord God." The voice was torn apart in the dim light, bursting out with a dazzling and amazing charm, all the negative feelings were vented in that roar, and this strong explosive force set off a "wave", "wave", "wave" and "tide" in the night, and Samora couldn't help but want to dance wildly to the music, so he did so, jumping to the rhythm of the powerful drums, simply enjoying the carnival of the music.
This is the real music, which makes people enjoy it, and makes people get carried away in a trance, Samora only feels that he is in the frenzy of the concert, and there is no one else around, but the surging frenzy continues to scorch his skin, making him sweat freely, feeling the explosive force of his heartbeat hitting his eardrum