For example, take current events. We watch the news, we listen to the radio, we eyeball Drudge, and we can’t help but think about how all those news stories, reports and unadulterated lies and half-truths might affect the concert universe.

But that’s the way it goes in the tour-date biz. We read about North Korea and nukes, and we can’t help but wonder if Kim Jong-II is going to do something stupid before Fleetwood Mac plays Fresno on June 24. We hear about Krispy Kreme’s earnings rising 45 percent, and we worry if there will be enough donuts for everyone at the major venues where Sting and Annie Lennox are playing this summer. Or we see how much trouble various factions in Iran are experiencing in regards to understanding democracy, and we pity the poor soul who will eventually have to explain service charges to the Iraqis.

Yeah, sometimes we think we think too much. We spend our days looking for new dates for Graham Parker and extra shows for Three Days Grace while our nights are filled with thoughts of the economy in relation to Internet onsales for Metallica, how Pakistan’s test-firing of its missiles might alter the support band listings for Ill Nino and whether or not John Kerry’s sweep of the remaining primaries will influence who will perform first on the Verizon Ladies First Tour.

So, we can’t help but wonder if concert fans might confuse Martha Stewart with Rod Stewart. After all, both are exceptionally popular with their respective fans, both have been in the public eye forever and both have everything money can buy. Sure, one may sing timeless songs spanning the generations, while the other gives household tips and obstructs justice, but are they really that different from each other? For us that’s always been a problem.

After all, when looking at pictures of Rod and Martha, it’s not like you can tell the difference between the two from their hairstyles.