Pumpkin Love

Have I mentioned how much I love my husband? Well, I do. And one thing I especially love about him is his dedication to the Smashing Pumpkins.

Some may say that Billy Corgan has a nasally, whiny voice or they have egos from here to eternity. Whatever your opinion of the band, there's no denying that Rob loves them and just watching him as he listens to Siamese Dream is a whole lot of fun. He plays air guitar with intensity. He drums until you think his arms might fly off. His eyes are closed, squeezed tight together during the really, really good parts of the song. And let's face it, with 2 crazy kids, the daily grind, and a mortgage, sometimes it can be tough to find your own little piece of joy. When life gets rough, the Pumpkins are Rob's go-to band.

From: Rob T
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:09 PM
To: Tami
RE: sp advance tix

Tami, I ‘bout fell out of my chair when I heard the Pumpkins were going to be playing in C’ville. Despite some rumors to the contrary and the fact that I had a blast at the Modest Mouse show, the Pumpkins have always, and will always, be my favorite band. Do you remember several years ago they were supposed to do a surprise show at Trax and Jimmy hurt his eye so they never played? I was so bummed. What I’m excited about it the fact that they have been playing my favorite song recently, Mayonaise. I’ve seen them live 6 times and have only heard them play it once (at US Air Arena).

Allison may have mentioned the organist played Mayonaise at our wedding! Allison was actually going to pursue having the actual Smashing Pumpkins play at our wedding. Can’t you just see the letter to Billy now…”My husband is your biggest fan… It will mean so much to him and his grandma if you could play at our wedding. PS – Does Darcy know the base line to the Wedding March?”

Thanks again, Rob

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From: Tami

Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:20 PM
To: Rob T
Subject: RE: sp advance tix Hi Rob,Thanks for the story. I always like to hear from true fans. We get so many disgruntled ones! Would your grandma really dig the Pumpkins if they had played at your wedding? (just kidding)

Tami