New York City cabs make me feel sick
they do, but then, my only rides have been while full of beer, and hungover and full of food.
This has been an amazing weekend, I'm glad I came.
My flight landed in Jersey and the first thing i see when I step off the plane? a Seattles Best Coffee. Christ.
So, I find my shuttle, and the driver tells me he can take me to a block away from my hotel. Not sure what counts as a block in New York, but I wound up walking about 12 Seattle blocks before I gave up and took a cab the rest of the way.
after a nap, I hit the streets to scope out the club and find a bite, and run into my Remedy boys walking to the hotel. I'm glad they recognized me, i was acctually a bit worried about that. we do some catch up, and I lead them to the hotel, and jon, gabe and i head back out for food, and I get to have me first(giddy with tourism)new york slice of pizza the size of my chest for like two bucks. between pizza and hotel, we meet up with Stefano, who i remeber from colorado, and is now living in brooklyn. and getting a bit heavy.
back to the hotel, where i finally get to see isaac in person and meet some of the friends of the band/label. isaacs room reeks of pot, and i can tell that this is going to be a relax and have fun night which makes me feel more at ease. turns out isaac is a pot guy. hes trying to cut bck his drinking due to liver problems, and seeing him chill out is nice.
we hang out in the bands room and pre-funk for the show, and then head to the club at about 9:30.I took the time to get a bit cleaned up, and lay on some extra makeup, and i'm glad i did. I would have felt like someones grubby punk rock lil sister at the bar.
Arlenes is a rad bar, with cool artwork, an awsome juke box, and a laid back vibe. the inside looks some thing between bohemian cavern, and punk bar, with a fireplace and lit votives on all of the marble topped tables. I'm finding that i really like people out here for one big differnce from the west coast: openess. I don't have to impress these people in any special way to win them over, i just have to be friendly. I wind up hanging with old friends of the bands before the show and having a blast, just shooting the shit like we've known each other for years.
The show get pushed WAAY back and Isaac is running all over the club, clearly stressing. i'm told that this is just what he does(stress)and not to worry too much, just stay out of the way until he needs me.
The show finally get going at about 12:15, and the room is packed. i wind up coming out the back of the stage with the guys to take pictures; i probably would have never made my way up to the front otherwise.
the guys are amazing, just as good as i remeber, with a years worth of polish and enthusiasm. I love it. makes me remeber why i want to to this in the first place. I'm almost too busy rocking out to take pictures, but I get some great shots that I'm really proud of and that the guys like. they need live pictures for the website.
after the set, I end up helping gabe and isaacs mom do merch sales, and meeting the guys folks,and some other family friends. they've got such great support around them, its really refreshing to see family getting involved.
we pack up and load out an end up hanging at the bar until 3:30 before heading up town to find stefano and isaac and crew at another bar. from there, we get a call from gabes old friend adam, who is celebrating his last nights in the city(hes going to germany to be an accountant)and the W hotel near times square. we cram 6 of us into a cab and head over, all drunkenly shouting directions at the cabbie. I wind up on gabes lap with a hand on my ass,my thigh, and one around my waist, none of which i can identify.
Adam is waiting outside for us when we get there.
This place is posh, desighned to be mod and hip, the entryway is surrounded by glass with water flowing over it.
we get up to the room an the 42 floor, and there are already friends of adams and gabes up there. later, isaacs group and erics group arrive, adn the place gets full and lound and friendly. it was great, i think i tlake dto everyone in the room. i love new york. no wher else can i jsut shoot the shit with strange girls and have them not get catty and suspiciose. so much fun.
adam meets us
This has been an amazing weekend, I'm glad I came.
My flight landed in Jersey and the first thing i see when I step off the plane? a Seattles Best Coffee. Christ.
So, I find my shuttle, and the driver tells me he can take me to a block away from my hotel. Not sure what counts as a block in New York, but I wound up walking about 12 Seattle blocks before I gave up and took a cab the rest of the way.
after a nap, I hit the streets to scope out the club and find a bite, and run into my Remedy boys walking to the hotel. I'm glad they recognized me, i was acctually a bit worried about that. we do some catch up, and I lead them to the hotel, and jon, gabe and i head back out for food, and I get to have me first(giddy with tourism)new york slice of pizza the size of my chest for like two bucks. between pizza and hotel, we meet up with Stefano, who i remeber from colorado, and is now living in brooklyn. and getting a bit heavy.
back to the hotel, where i finally get to see isaac in person and meet some of the friends of the band/label. isaacs room reeks of pot, and i can tell that this is going to be a relax and have fun night which makes me feel more at ease. turns out isaac is a pot guy. hes trying to cut bck his drinking due to liver problems, and seeing him chill out is nice.
we hang out in the bands room and pre-funk for the show, and then head to the club at about 9:30.I took the time to get a bit cleaned up, and lay on some extra makeup, and i'm glad i did. I would have felt like someones grubby punk rock lil sister at the bar.
Arlenes is a rad bar, with cool artwork, an awsome juke box, and a laid back vibe. the inside looks some thing between bohemian cavern, and punk bar, with a fireplace and lit votives on all of the marble topped tables. I'm finding that i really like people out here for one big differnce from the west coast: openess. I don't have to impress these people in any special way to win them over, i just have to be friendly. I wind up hanging with old friends of the bands before the show and having a blast, just shooting the shit like we've known each other for years.
The show get pushed WAAY back and Isaac is running all over the club, clearly stressing. i'm told that this is just what he does(stress)and not to worry too much, just stay out of the way until he needs me.
The show finally get going at about 12:15, and the room is packed. i wind up coming out the back of the stage with the guys to take pictures; i probably would have never made my way up to the front otherwise.
the guys are amazing, just as good as i remeber, with a years worth of polish and enthusiasm. I love it. makes me remeber why i want to to this in the first place. I'm almost too busy rocking out to take pictures, but I get some great shots that I'm really proud of and that the guys like. they need live pictures for the website.
after the set, I end up helping gabe and isaacs mom do merch sales, and meeting the guys folks,and some other family friends. they've got such great support around them, its really refreshing to see family getting involved.
we pack up and load out an end up hanging at the bar until 3:30 before heading up town to find stefano and isaac and crew at another bar. from there, we get a call from gabes old friend adam, who is celebrating his last nights in the city(hes going to germany to be an accountant)and the W hotel near times square. we cram 6 of us into a cab and head over, all drunkenly shouting directions at the cabbie. I wind up on gabes lap with a hand on my ass,my thigh, and one around my waist, none of which i can identify.
Adam is waiting outside for us when we get there.
This place is posh, desighned to be mod and hip, the entryway is surrounded by glass with water flowing over it.
we get up to the room an the 42 floor, and there are already friends of adams and gabes up there. later, isaacs group and erics group arrive, adn the place gets full and lound and friendly. it was great, i think i tlake dto everyone in the room. i love new york. no wher else can i jsut shoot the shit with strange girls and have them not get catty and suspiciose. so much fun.
adam meets us