"boy meets girl, they get satisfaction"
the best night of life, in tweny-one years, was last night.
jen&i were in kin class, some girl farted behind us, and i got my very first D on a test. you would think it was the worst day, but everything turned around after that. we laughed at the farter, i forgot about the horrible grade, and we went downtown. we dropped by the horseshoe to watch the hockey game, but there were no seats by the bar - so we got outta there quickfast and popped inside a cute little bar that was almost completely empty. we cheered over coronas and watched the game with the bartender. we watched stajan score a kickass goal, said our goodbyes to the bartender that wanted to be our friend, and made our way over to The Bovine Sex Club. for some reason, i had the biggest mouth last night and couldn't shut up. when we came up to the club, we stood outside of it like the idiots we are..wondering if we were at the right place. a group of familiar looking guys eyed us, and i told jen that i thought i saw jamie (the guy who invited us to this little soiree). two seconds later, jamie's in our face.
"So you guys made it!!"
"Ooh you bet we did."
we chatted for a few minutes about music and when they'd be on stage, and then he took off with his band for some drinks and we went inside. he is seriously the nicest person i've ever met in my life. the first band started up, and they sounded like staind. jen was a tank, and drank her beer faster than i did. you're really buildin that tolerance girl ;) this drunk man sitting beside jenna starts talking to her. i turn around to see what they're talking about and he says to me, "You would be the perfect human being if you dyed your hair black and grew it long." Oh sorry man. Been there done that already. "Trust me. I'm the only straight guy in here who has any fashion sense." Hahahaha. "You 're already goodlooking, but that would just make you perfect." Then he disappeared. He was like a scary drunken angel. Where do these people come from? soon enough, Il Attire (jamie's band) is setting up, we take a pee break in the tiny pink and black bathroom, grab a brew and stand right at the front. they begin, and they immediately remind me of placebo. the lead singer is amazing. jamie's on keyboards which just makes him even better. j and i are snapping shots left right and centre. they even did a cover of U2's Hold me Thrill me Kiss me Kill me. after they finished off the set, we waited around to talk to the band. sure enough, jamie comes walking over to us and we're gushing. AMAZING. GET A CD ALREADY. WHEN'S YOUR NEXT SHOW. Tenth Planet starts setting up, and we're all talking like three people who have known each other their entire lives. jamie,libra,22,from muskoka,lives downtown,hawksley workman taught him how to play drums,has played piano since he was seven. (like me) Tenth Planet starts playing and we make fun of the faces the guitarist is making and talk about how they resemble Deftones. each of the band members walks by and Jamie introduces us. OE (singer - sounds exactly like brian molko). then we shake hands with the basist who looks like peter sarsgaard from garden state. jamie pinches the basist's ass, and he thinks it was me. we shake hands with the drummer who looks like he could be forty. all of them are so nice. jamie stays with us the entire time and we talk and talk and talk. hawksley workman's manager stands beside us, so jamie introduces himself and she tells him she wants a demo of their band. amazing news. the band wants us to send them the pictures we took, so we exchange email and numbers. jen and i feel like we need to be pinched. there are still real, good, rockstars in toronto - with big hearts and amazing talent. it's 1 in the morning, and our time is running out by muse plays in the background. ironic? i think so. we sing along and say our goodbyes. jamie is a good hugger and there are some whispers. next show: horseshoe december 6th.
there are so many things i'm leaving out because i want to and because some of them just can't be put into words.
listen to this band or check them out at their site. they're amazing, beautiful musicians who need to be heard.
i needed this night.
on top of a great night, mike got me three bukowski books for my birthday. all of which i’ve never read before. i can’t wait to open them up and dig in.
the hotter than chris martin guitarist
a dark shot of jamie
OE was the easiest to take shots of
OE in the crowd
Jamie stole the cam for these shots..
the whole band
jen&i were in kin class, some girl farted behind us, and i got my very first D on a test. you would think it was the worst day, but everything turned around after that. we laughed at the farter, i forgot about the horrible grade, and we went downtown. we dropped by the horseshoe to watch the hockey game, but there were no seats by the bar - so we got outta there quickfast and popped inside a cute little bar that was almost completely empty. we cheered over coronas and watched the game with the bartender. we watched stajan score a kickass goal, said our goodbyes to the bartender that wanted to be our friend, and made our way over to The Bovine Sex Club. for some reason, i had the biggest mouth last night and couldn't shut up. when we came up to the club, we stood outside of it like the idiots we are..wondering if we were at the right place. a group of familiar looking guys eyed us, and i told jen that i thought i saw jamie (the guy who invited us to this little soiree). two seconds later, jamie's in our face.
"So you guys made it!!"
"Ooh you bet we did."
we chatted for a few minutes about music and when they'd be on stage, and then he took off with his band for some drinks and we went inside. he is seriously the nicest person i've ever met in my life. the first band started up, and they sounded like staind. jen was a tank, and drank her beer faster than i did. you're really buildin that tolerance girl ;) this drunk man sitting beside jenna starts talking to her. i turn around to see what they're talking about and he says to me, "You would be the perfect human being if you dyed your hair black and grew it long." Oh sorry man. Been there done that already. "Trust me. I'm the only straight guy in here who has any fashion sense." Hahahaha. "You 're already goodlooking, but that would just make you perfect." Then he disappeared. He was like a scary drunken angel. Where do these people come from? soon enough, Il Attire (jamie's band) is setting up, we take a pee break in the tiny pink and black bathroom, grab a brew and stand right at the front. they begin, and they immediately remind me of placebo. the lead singer is amazing. jamie's on keyboards which just makes him even better. j and i are snapping shots left right and centre. they even did a cover of U2's Hold me Thrill me Kiss me Kill me. after they finished off the set, we waited around to talk to the band. sure enough, jamie comes walking over to us and we're gushing. AMAZING. GET A CD ALREADY. WHEN'S YOUR NEXT SHOW. Tenth Planet starts setting up, and we're all talking like three people who have known each other their entire lives. jamie,libra,22,from muskoka,lives downtown,hawksley workman taught him how to play drums,has played piano since he was seven. (like me) Tenth Planet starts playing and we make fun of the faces the guitarist is making and talk about how they resemble Deftones. each of the band members walks by and Jamie introduces us. OE (singer - sounds exactly like brian molko). then we shake hands with the basist who looks like peter sarsgaard from garden state. jamie pinches the basist's ass, and he thinks it was me. we shake hands with the drummer who looks like he could be forty. all of them are so nice. jamie stays with us the entire time and we talk and talk and talk. hawksley workman's manager stands beside us, so jamie introduces himself and she tells him she wants a demo of their band. amazing news. the band wants us to send them the pictures we took, so we exchange email and numbers. jen and i feel like we need to be pinched. there are still real, good, rockstars in toronto - with big hearts and amazing talent. it's 1 in the morning, and our time is running out by muse plays in the background. ironic? i think so. we sing along and say our goodbyes. jamie is a good hugger and there are some whispers. next show: horseshoe december 6th.
there are so many things i'm leaving out because i want to and because some of them just can't be put into words.
listen to this band or check them out at their site. they're amazing, beautiful musicians who need to be heard.
i needed this night.
on top of a great night, mike got me three bukowski books for my birthday. all of which i’ve never read before. i can’t wait to open them up and dig in.
the hotter than chris martin guitarist
a dark shot of jamie
OE was the easiest to take shots of
OE in the crowd
Jamie stole the cam for these shots..
the whole band