It's so sad that it's funny... (Pink Turns Blue in Portland)
I'm just coming home from seeing Pink Turns Blue (played with QUAL, Octavian Winters, and Centrifugal Force Machine who were all amazing!!)-- and they were absolutely fantastic.
PTB is my absolute favorite band. I mention them almost any time someone brings up music in general. I'd seen PTB once before but because of transportation issues (had to catch the last bus) I left the concert early... so when they came back to Portland, I knew I had to stay for every second.
And I did! It was fantastic and they are such amazing musicians-- so I went to the merch booth wanting a momento to remember it by.
Got one of their CDs "Tainted" and they were right next to me, and signing + taking pictures with people-- so I fumbled to get the plastic off my new CD so they could sign it. Unfortunately, I was so panicky that I split the CD case in half ;;; and fumbled trying to get the dust cover out so they could sign it-- because the entire album is black and I assumed their signing markers were also black.
Spoiler alert... I will never know now what color their signing pens were ;;;
In my rush to break from the crowd and get my CD case fixed after they signed it, and I told them that I adored them, SOMEHOW the dust jacket fell OUT from the busted CD case and literally disappeared into the ether. I spent the entirety of QUAL's set searching the ground and around literally every single spot I passed in my rush.
It seriously totally disappeared.
By the time I realized that I looked everywhere it could possibly be (and even places it couldn't-- and begging little prayers for whatever goblin stole it to return it out of sheer goodwill...)-- PTB had already left. Gone into the dark, rainy night like a flock of vampire bats. I was left only with my dust jacket-less CD (which I still love!) and my sorrows.
I'm on the last train home and trying not to feel incredibly depressed about the bad luck, and just how soaked through my shoes are.
TLDR; I'm a dummy and somehow lost my signed CD dust jacket LITERALLY ONE MINUTE after my favorite band signed it. Will not stop going to Pink Turns Blue concerts until I finally have my perfect night (and a signed CD...)