IT'S SOMETHING UNPREDICTABLE. BUT IN THE END ...

Bert and I went to see the greatest rock band in the world. No, not U2. Or anything else beside Green Day that you just said.

It was one of the greatest concerts I've ever attended, and at $25 a ticket, it was the best value for a concert maybe in this decade.

Man, those guys can put on a show. Eight people on the floor ended up participating in the concert on stage at various points. Three people each got to sing a verse of Longview. The second dude really got into the act, and the crowd loved him until he announced that he is from Alabama. Billie Joe: "Get your Alabama ass off my fucking stage."

For the 10th song, they performed The Saints are Coming. Before the show, I bet Bert at 25:1 that they would do that song. That sucker took it, and I made a $1. Yippy.

The first 10 songs were all from this decade. Billy Joe then asked if any old school fans were in the house to a rousing ovation, which led to 11 songs from the 90s. They even played a song from one of the first two albums before anybody knew who the hell they were.

There were two encores for the show. For the second one, Billie Joe came out and performed a combo of Wake Me Up When September Ends and Time of Your Life. Somehow, people left before the first encore. Does that fake ending of the show before the return really fool people?

For the 25th song (there were 27 total) during the first encore, the band revved up the nine-minute power rock song Jesus of Suburbia. Billy Joe asked the audience if anyone knew how to play the song on the guitar. He pulled a teenage girl up on stage who said she knew it and had been playing for eight years.

Billie Joe: You know how to play it?
Girl: Yes.
Billie: Swear to God?
Girl: Yes.
Billie: You betta not be fucking lying to me.

She wasn't. She rocked the shit out of the first five minutes before giving way to Billie. Also, sometime during the night, I think he saved an 8-year-old girl. Like a televangelist.

Coming Sunday: Friday night pictures.

THE TINA CURSING CORNER


My mom had some issues with the sun Friday. At 1:15 p.m.: "Fucking sun decides to come out now. All day I was in, out. In and out." A few hours later: "I'm ready for the fucking summer to end. I'm tired of this shit."

Mom is not happy about a Spice Girl become an Idol judge. "Are you fucking kidding me? She can't sing a fucking tune. If she's a judge, I ain't watchin' no more."

And the most shocking quote so far in 2009. Mom is telling me about the kung fu guy who accidentally hanged himself while doing something else. "Yeah. It's a big thing. Strangling yourself and cumming. I'm like, 'What the fuck?' I never heard of that. Then, I get Weeds. Fucking Doug does it on the show. After you blow your load, you let go of the rope. Fucking crazy."

RANDOM THOUGHT OF EVERY SO OFTEN

Why do so many people want to move out of my neighborhood? There are seven houses for sale on our street. Was it something I said? So, yeah, come move next to Tina and me.

A TOP LIST
The top five song performances from Green Day's historic performance.

5) Shout remix.
As a sort of intermission, they played Shout. "A little bit softer now." Then they all laid on the ground. They played Twist and Shout, Free Fallin' and I'll Be There before going back to "A little bit louder now." Didn't expect that, but it was really cool.

4) Jesus of Suburbia.
Nine minutes of ecstasy.

3) The Saints are Coming.
Billie Joe: "That was the first time since the Superdome that we've played that song. And we'll only play it for this fucking city!"

2) Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
He let us sing most of it. Awesome.

1) When I Come Around.
Still their best song. Place was rocking for that one.