Catching up.
I've been so busy lately, but even though I'm really exhausted, I'm enjoying myself. A nice break from all the reading I was doing...though I do wish I had at least a little more time for a book.
Flavor 20, I think? M&M. I need to get out to Giffords more.
Listening to the new Bowerbirds for the first time before the show.
My sister came!
The Acre...Dustin Watson's brother?
Megafaun, so much fun.
That woman built her own violin, and the headstock is a carved roaring leopard head. Yeah.
Mid-set mustache contest. That guy's facial hair was impressive.
"It's not the mustache that makes the man, it's the man that makes the mustache."
Bowerbirds!
The next show, Yeasayer and Ponytail in Northampton. Ponytail was pretty rockin'.
Though their singer did make some freaky faces.
Yeasayer...who sounded great, but didn't seem too friendly or excited.
Waiting for Wilco on Friday in Portland.
Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band...totally freaked out on drugs or something. The whole band just looked gone.
Wilco!
This little kid loved Wilco so much.
Driving to upstate New York for the wedding right after Wilco. Mark got no sleep.
And peed in the woods.
Their dog, Lily, doesn't look as enthused as I was.
Mark's niece, Cadence, being adorable and wearing a dress I wish I owned.
You can't totally tell here, but Mark's tux was much too big for him.
Weddings actually kind of freak me out.
Badly fitted tux, yes.
At this point, Cadence was really annoyed with all the picture taking.
Reception.
Mark's grandmother rules.
Mark got a little disgusting while dancing.
Best wedding outfit I've ever seen goes to the groom's sister.
So nice.
The next morning, about 40 of us went to breakfast together. It was silly.
On National Hot Dog Day, we rocked some Tofu Pups.
Yum!
I got ketchup all over my hand.
Went with Scott and Cadence to Joker's later. Please note the crack in this thing that Mark created.
That guy is weird.
Rainy beach birthday brigade!
Someone's breast is about to fall out!
Denis lookin' good in the background.
The Punch Brothers show that night, out in the middle of nowhere. I think the venue was built onto someone's house.
And it was gorgeous.
I was slightly too far away to get a good picture of them playing.
I'm going to recap as briefly as I can:
-Bowerbirds was awesome. Megafaun, the opener, was the most exciting surprise opening act I've seen since the first time I saw Bowerbirds, when they opened for Mountain Goats.
-Yeasayer was alright, but I didn't have as much fun because they seemed like they weren't having much fun. But, they did sound great, and I got to see Cora.
-Wilco was so much fun. Conor Oberst freaks me out. Got to see Sean, dance, sing.
-Drove 9 hours through the night for Mark's sister's wedding. Weddings also freak me out. The reception was pretty fun, and we danced hard despite our extreme lack of sleep.
-Started work at Bullmoose again. Hopefully it goes okay. I'm going to be pretty exhausted, though, with all the work and switching between night and day again.
-Been going to Guthrie's a lot more, and that's been really nice.
On a slightly more long-winded note...
Had a pretty good 21st birthday. Went to the beach, despite it being kind of cold and wet. The water was actually pretty warm because of that. Really glad I got to spend some time with Alicia...really glad that Paige got me the two newest box sets of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Napped for a bit when we got home, as I'd worked about 2 1/2 shifts without sleeping before going out. Mark took me out for Thai (the cute waitress told me I looked really pretty, which made my day) and Cold Stone, and then we drove out to Brownfield for the Punch Brothers show. This place was in the middle of nowhere...we passed through a few secluded yuppie towns and past all these really nice old farmhouses to get there. The directions led us to a long dirt road that seemed like it would never end us up at a concert venue, but low and behold, there it was. Stone Mountain Arts Center; it does really pricey folk-ish shows and serves really expensive dinner to go with it, and it was beautiful there. We didn't eat there, but I bet the food was amazing. Punch Brothers were incredible; I felt absolutely elated the whole show. They did a few from the album, some traditional, some new songs, some covers...including a cover of "2+2=5". So nice.
And I met Chris Thile afterwards!
He wrote me a little happy birthday note on a postcard and was very sweet. A wonderful way to end the night.
I got phone calls from Rob and Shane/Josh that I really appreciated, as well as a nice voicemail from Zak. And Mark got me the debut albums from Devo and the B-52's, and some pink paper plates with funny kittens on them. Hopefully a picture of those will follow soon.
Today, I'm spending the day watching bad reality tv and reading Gone With the Wind to take a break from all this hoo-ha.
Bummer: Neko Case sold out right before I was going to buy tickets.
Awesome: Pixies finally announced tour dates.
All caught up!
Flavor 20, I think? M&M. I need to get out to Giffords more.
Listening to the new Bowerbirds for the first time before the show.
My sister came!
The Acre...Dustin Watson's brother?
Megafaun, so much fun.
That woman built her own violin, and the headstock is a carved roaring leopard head. Yeah.
Mid-set mustache contest. That guy's facial hair was impressive.
"It's not the mustache that makes the man, it's the man that makes the mustache."
Bowerbirds!
The next show, Yeasayer and Ponytail in Northampton. Ponytail was pretty rockin'.
Though their singer did make some freaky faces.
Yeasayer...who sounded great, but didn't seem too friendly or excited.
Waiting for Wilco on Friday in Portland.
Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band...totally freaked out on drugs or something. The whole band just looked gone.
Wilco!
This little kid loved Wilco so much.
Driving to upstate New York for the wedding right after Wilco. Mark got no sleep.
And peed in the woods.
Their dog, Lily, doesn't look as enthused as I was.
Mark's niece, Cadence, being adorable and wearing a dress I wish I owned.
You can't totally tell here, but Mark's tux was much too big for him.
Weddings actually kind of freak me out.
Badly fitted tux, yes.
At this point, Cadence was really annoyed with all the picture taking.
Reception.
Mark's grandmother rules.
Mark got a little disgusting while dancing.
Best wedding outfit I've ever seen goes to the groom's sister.
So nice.
The next morning, about 40 of us went to breakfast together. It was silly.
On National Hot Dog Day, we rocked some Tofu Pups.
Yum!
I got ketchup all over my hand.
Went with Scott and Cadence to Joker's later. Please note the crack in this thing that Mark created.
That guy is weird.
Rainy beach birthday brigade!
Someone's breast is about to fall out!
Denis lookin' good in the background.
The Punch Brothers show that night, out in the middle of nowhere. I think the venue was built onto someone's house.
And it was gorgeous.
I was slightly too far away to get a good picture of them playing.
I'm going to recap as briefly as I can:
-Bowerbirds was awesome. Megafaun, the opener, was the most exciting surprise opening act I've seen since the first time I saw Bowerbirds, when they opened for Mountain Goats.
-Yeasayer was alright, but I didn't have as much fun because they seemed like they weren't having much fun. But, they did sound great, and I got to see Cora.
-Wilco was so much fun. Conor Oberst freaks me out. Got to see Sean, dance, sing.
-Drove 9 hours through the night for Mark's sister's wedding. Weddings also freak me out. The reception was pretty fun, and we danced hard despite our extreme lack of sleep.
-Started work at Bullmoose again. Hopefully it goes okay. I'm going to be pretty exhausted, though, with all the work and switching between night and day again.
-Been going to Guthrie's a lot more, and that's been really nice.
On a slightly more long-winded note...
Had a pretty good 21st birthday. Went to the beach, despite it being kind of cold and wet. The water was actually pretty warm because of that. Really glad I got to spend some time with Alicia...really glad that Paige got me the two newest box sets of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Napped for a bit when we got home, as I'd worked about 2 1/2 shifts without sleeping before going out. Mark took me out for Thai (the cute waitress told me I looked really pretty, which made my day) and Cold Stone, and then we drove out to Brownfield for the Punch Brothers show. This place was in the middle of nowhere...we passed through a few secluded yuppie towns and past all these really nice old farmhouses to get there. The directions led us to a long dirt road that seemed like it would never end us up at a concert venue, but low and behold, there it was. Stone Mountain Arts Center; it does really pricey folk-ish shows and serves really expensive dinner to go with it, and it was beautiful there. We didn't eat there, but I bet the food was amazing. Punch Brothers were incredible; I felt absolutely elated the whole show. They did a few from the album, some traditional, some new songs, some covers...including a cover of "2+2=5". So nice.
And I met Chris Thile afterwards!
He wrote me a little happy birthday note on a postcard and was very sweet. A wonderful way to end the night.
I got phone calls from Rob and Shane/Josh that I really appreciated, as well as a nice voicemail from Zak. And Mark got me the debut albums from Devo and the B-52's, and some pink paper plates with funny kittens on them. Hopefully a picture of those will follow soon.
Today, I'm spending the day watching bad reality tv and reading Gone With the Wind to take a break from all this hoo-ha.
Bummer: Neko Case sold out right before I was going to buy tickets.
Awesome: Pixies finally announced tour dates.
All caught up!