Homer, lighten up! You're making Happy Hour bitterly ironic.
Our friend Gabe in Pelican was already getting the shakes from detoxing when he was sober. Once, he threw up blood after a night of binge drinking, which freaked him out enough that he stayed sober for a week. He's about our age.
Remembering him makes me feel better when I wake up feeling weak, sensitive, and guilty for having been drinking the previous night. Then it makes me feel bad for using a friend's unfortunate state to make myself feel better.
It's been a stressful month for me, and the fact that I even call it "stressful" out loud is quite telling. I'm so excited to recharge and not be in limbo anymore.
"Wow, look at the sky - it's all brown and it's moving so fast..." "It's the apocalypse! I'm glad we made coffee."
Playing Caffeine in San Fran was an amazing experience. All the cafe employees showed up to watch us intently, and they seemed so grateful for our presence. I wrote a song about it. Maya and Donald are fantastic hosts; I'm glad I finally met them. Since Kristina is moving to San Fran after she graduates, I figures we'll visit regularly.
After a painful drive, during which I broke down and bought Dramamine, we rolled into LA to find Aura. A very nice burlesque dancer gave us the rundown once we'd arrived. Apparently no one can communicate with Alicia, the booker - it was great to hear that it wasn't just us. WE'd been worried that we might not actually be on the schedule since we weren't on the website, but Ms. Asian Burlesque gave me Alicia's number so we could text her, and sure enough, we were on.
The lineup was something like Micah, us, a glam chick cover band, the burlesque acts, and then Beck's sister. The club was fairly empty for Micah's set and the beginning of ours, but by the end of the set it had filled in. Amazingly enough, we were on. Like, they loved us - I think because we looked so Seattle and not at all fashionable. I absorbed a lot of nightclub energy, myself. I probably liked the nightclub more than anyone else in my party. It didn't feel too out of place for us - just like another gig. That fact alone raised my confidence level a whole bunch. I know the Hollywood scene is superficial and meaningless (everyone there but us had probably just woken up that evening), but somehow I felt like we were appreciated for our reality.
Remembering him makes me feel better when I wake up feeling weak, sensitive, and guilty for having been drinking the previous night. Then it makes me feel bad for using a friend's unfortunate state to make myself feel better.
It's been a stressful month for me, and the fact that I even call it "stressful" out loud is quite telling. I'm so excited to recharge and not be in limbo anymore.
"Wow, look at the sky - it's all brown and it's moving so fast..." "It's the apocalypse! I'm glad we made coffee."
Playing Caffeine in San Fran was an amazing experience. All the cafe employees showed up to watch us intently, and they seemed so grateful for our presence. I wrote a song about it. Maya and Donald are fantastic hosts; I'm glad I finally met them. Since Kristina is moving to San Fran after she graduates, I figures we'll visit regularly.
After a painful drive, during which I broke down and bought Dramamine, we rolled into LA to find Aura. A very nice burlesque dancer gave us the rundown once we'd arrived. Apparently no one can communicate with Alicia, the booker - it was great to hear that it wasn't just us. WE'd been worried that we might not actually be on the schedule since we weren't on the website, but Ms. Asian Burlesque gave me Alicia's number so we could text her, and sure enough, we were on.
The lineup was something like Micah, us, a glam chick cover band, the burlesque acts, and then Beck's sister. The club was fairly empty for Micah's set and the beginning of ours, but by the end of the set it had filled in. Amazingly enough, we were on. Like, they loved us - I think because we looked so Seattle and not at all fashionable. I absorbed a lot of nightclub energy, myself. I probably liked the nightclub more than anyone else in my party. It didn't feel too out of place for us - just like another gig. That fact alone raised my confidence level a whole bunch. I know the Hollywood scene is superficial and meaningless (everyone there but us had probably just woken up that evening), but somehow I felt like we were appreciated for our reality.