ANARCHY BURGER (HOLD THE GOVERNMENT)
The one on the far right. No, not Matt. NO SERIOUSLY!!
On the long list of reasons why Idaho is a hellish hole of a pit and no one wants to live here EVER, somewhere behind the Mormons, Republicans, and Skinheads we have the fact that barely anyone DOES live here and due to all the mountains and our close proximity to Montana (which is like this blackhole of hickdom that if you do find yourself trapped there, it will take DAYS to get out) is that no one ever, ever comes to this state on a tour bus. Yeah. Longest sentence but I DO NOT CARE, NO ONE COMES HERE. We have potatoes and a penchant for rodeos and hating people who are different (although mostly white-ass Christians live here...our only diversity is when the Japanese exchange students show up at the University to learn some English before checking the hell out and running somewhere else with more people...and we have like, the dozen African Americans on our basketball team. That would be in the uberly diverse (for Idaho) city of Moscow, with that LIBERAL UNIVERSITY which is slowly poisoning the rest of the town).
ALL THIS SAID, for everybody who gives a hoot about Alkaline Trio, some of you might know that Derek Grant is stepping in to drum for the Vandals while they head out for about 15 or so tour dates. Yes, the mother effin VANDALS!! Aaaand, in a weird twist of fate, or perhaps to make up for our many days spent digging our cars, motorcycles, and pets out of the snow, the Vandals are making a stop in Boise! Boise, the marvelous, wondrous ciy that is only six/seven hours away! Not to mention that they're playing at the same venue Rise Against played this summer, so we won't get lost for an extra hour trying to find it.
I am going to see 1/3 of Alkaline Trio in my own state, and I am also going to see the freaking VANDALS. Also, if everything goes to plan Derek will have copious amounts of time to hang out before the show with me, myself, and I, and perhaps he will have brought along his two bestest buds, Matt and Danny, along for the ride. Matt, of course, will realize on the spot that I am truly the one meant for him and I will not be arrested for attempting to make him realize these things, and then it's sunny SoCal after this and goodbye, cruel Idaho weather. Again, this is if everything goes according to plan.
The double awesome part of this is that I am just stoked to see Derek and the Vandals. Extra stokage because I'm hoping to be able to talk to him (c'mon, it's not like there'll be TONS of people there and hopefully the scene kids won't be there and if they are I'll bring a David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust poster and throw it down the street and scream "OH MY GOD, WAS THAT HAYLEY WILLIAMS?" and all the problems will totally be solved.) Mmmmm, yes.
Perhaps the best part of this is that I discovered the little tour at work, Erin got tickets while I was at work (she genius ticket getting machine) and promptly freaked out a lot. I try to keep my music love on the DL when I'm at work for fear of being thought of as INSANE so my coworkers had to deal with some deliriously happy, plotting Emily. They'll get over it.
March 8/9. Derek Grant. The Vandals. Matt Skiba's New Bride (Provided Things Go According to the Plan).
2008 is totally shaping up into a nice, wonderful year (despite the recent pictures of Mike with the blond and the gloves. WTF, sweetie? Blond makes you look old, darling. Go back to the red you were sporting for the European Music Awards. You were delicious).
***Also, I am contemplating wearing one of my university tees, though probably cut up and altered because collars at concerts = ICK!. We're the University of Idaho Vandals, so...get it? Is that stupid or ridiculously cute?