Lights out on Division Street
So it's been a while since entries, I'm sure all are grateful. Well I really don't have much to say at this point either, but I am tired of watching something on Sadaam or Joe Horn and his cell phone so I guess I will update. I actually do have tons to say but I don't know that it is live journal material, or at least not material that you would give a crap about. I say that under the misguided assumption that someone cares about what I write most of the time anyway. Oh well.
Weekend synopsis- Did a lot of hanging out this weekend. Friday was good did some hanging out, Jon came into town, went to Krispy Kreme, and had an occasion. Saturday, I lied around all day. I watched a lot of basketball. Tech is stepping it up. Ish droppin' the sick oop. That night went with some folks to see my favorite band, The Working Title, in concert. Jon knew the lead singer so we hung out with him a bit, kid is 19, that just blows my mind. I can't imagine having already toured with Switchfoot and getting ready to take off with Copeland and Mae for an international tour. Anyway, the show was awesome. There weren't a lot of folks there but it could be the most high energy and passionate performance I have ever seen. It definitely compared to Flickerstick. Mad props to Joel and Ross. Sunday was just a different sort of day, there were amazing moments, awkward moments, tiring moments, cold moments, and freakin' cool moments. I had a conversation with the powers that be. Went to Centennial and checked out all the decorations. You would think a place like that would have some place to get a hot drink with them having ice skating and lots of folks showing up on cold nights. Well some might respond to that with they do, but for some reason was closed and had been for hours when we were there. I don't even know if the sun had gone down when it closed, oh well maybe we need to make some suggestions to the management.
So mom went to NY I didn't want any souvenirs so she brought me a thing of this popcorn from Bloomingdale's. I'm not a huge popcorn or chocolate fan, and it has both but it also has caramel and combining all three of those is sheer bliss. Ok, I don't have much more for y'all, actually anything really so back to the looper it is.
One last thing-
Steve: i witnessed a ryan adams meltdown
Me: what did he do
Steve: first off they came out and played like three songs. then after that he said, "this song is for the old man who wants to kick my teeth in...come on old man". and he was referring to westerberg who is from minneapolis and of the replacements. and that was ryans favorite band. and he was the one who said that he needed to get his teeth kicked in. so ryan ranted and raved about that. and also, the star tribune in minneapolis did a negative write up on the stills, who opened for ryan. and he was pissed about that. so then he started getting upset that there was a ac buzz in their little earbud monitors that they use. so they just got off the stage after ryan ripped it off about 20 minutes prior yelling that "this thing is f'ing retarded". so the guitarist came out a couple minutes later and said that they were going to play in a few minutes, but they were going to strip the set down to some more acoustic stuff. so they came out and they were all pretty wasted. so ryan sat on a wood chair, with a chair set up next to him with two glasses of burbon and about 5 cigarettes waiting for him. so he played a few songs like that then started getting pissed about the whole westerberg thing again so he made up an impromptu song about it. sooo funny. they played another song or two then he told the audience that he loved the fact that this was the worst show he had ever played. he said how he was just f'ing sick of all the crap and how he just wanted to go home and see his mom for christmas. so he was like "f' it, i am going home, merry christmas." and left the stage. and this was like at 1am...and the show started at 1045. i went to the merch table, and they came out again. then he did a stage dive with a wired mic not wireless. so the guitar techs are all freakin out. then he took the mic and kept singing . they pulled him back in and they let go of him. and then he did it again. then he kept singing and walked right by us. he was climbing on the stacks. that were the same level as the upstairs of first ave. then he sang another song. and he laid on the stage with his suitjacket pulled over his head. finally it ended at like 145. some fans got pissed yelled..."get off the stage you arrogant f'ing prick", and others defended him, some thought it was ridiculous, others genious. i never thought anything like that would happen at a concert that i was at but it did. the comedic value of it all was just ridiculous
Oh to be a rock star.
Weekend synopsis- Did a lot of hanging out this weekend. Friday was good did some hanging out, Jon came into town, went to Krispy Kreme, and had an occasion. Saturday, I lied around all day. I watched a lot of basketball. Tech is stepping it up. Ish droppin' the sick oop. That night went with some folks to see my favorite band, The Working Title, in concert. Jon knew the lead singer so we hung out with him a bit, kid is 19, that just blows my mind. I can't imagine having already toured with Switchfoot and getting ready to take off with Copeland and Mae for an international tour. Anyway, the show was awesome. There weren't a lot of folks there but it could be the most high energy and passionate performance I have ever seen. It definitely compared to Flickerstick. Mad props to Joel and Ross. Sunday was just a different sort of day, there were amazing moments, awkward moments, tiring moments, cold moments, and freakin' cool moments. I had a conversation with the powers that be. Went to Centennial and checked out all the decorations. You would think a place like that would have some place to get a hot drink with them having ice skating and lots of folks showing up on cold nights. Well some might respond to that with they do, but for some reason was closed and had been for hours when we were there. I don't even know if the sun had gone down when it closed, oh well maybe we need to make some suggestions to the management.
So mom went to NY I didn't want any souvenirs so she brought me a thing of this popcorn from Bloomingdale's. I'm not a huge popcorn or chocolate fan, and it has both but it also has caramel and combining all three of those is sheer bliss. Ok, I don't have much more for y'all, actually anything really so back to the looper it is.
One last thing-
Steve: i witnessed a ryan adams meltdown
Me: what did he do
Steve: first off they came out and played like three songs. then after that he said, "this song is for the old man who wants to kick my teeth in...come on old man". and he was referring to westerberg who is from minneapolis and of the replacements. and that was ryans favorite band. and he was the one who said that he needed to get his teeth kicked in. so ryan ranted and raved about that. and also, the star tribune in minneapolis did a negative write up on the stills, who opened for ryan. and he was pissed about that. so then he started getting upset that there was a ac buzz in their little earbud monitors that they use. so they just got off the stage after ryan ripped it off about 20 minutes prior yelling that "this thing is f'ing retarded". so the guitarist came out a couple minutes later and said that they were going to play in a few minutes, but they were going to strip the set down to some more acoustic stuff. so they came out and they were all pretty wasted. so ryan sat on a wood chair, with a chair set up next to him with two glasses of burbon and about 5 cigarettes waiting for him. so he played a few songs like that then started getting pissed about the whole westerberg thing again so he made up an impromptu song about it. sooo funny. they played another song or two then he told the audience that he loved the fact that this was the worst show he had ever played. he said how he was just f'ing sick of all the crap and how he just wanted to go home and see his mom for christmas. so he was like "f' it, i am going home, merry christmas." and left the stage. and this was like at 1am...and the show started at 1045. i went to the merch table, and they came out again. then he did a stage dive with a wired mic not wireless. so the guitar techs are all freakin out. then he took the mic and kept singing . they pulled him back in and they let go of him. and then he did it again. then he kept singing and walked right by us. he was climbing on the stacks. that were the same level as the upstairs of first ave. then he sang another song. and he laid on the stage with his suitjacket pulled over his head. finally it ended at like 145. some fans got pissed yelled..."get off the stage you arrogant f'ing prick", and others defended him, some thought it was ridiculous, others genious. i never thought anything like that would happen at a concert that i was at but it did. the comedic value of it all was just ridiculous
Oh to be a rock star.