January '98
Anal Solvent, Miss U's, Satan's Pilgrims-- Berbati's Pan
I tried to show up late to avoid Anal Solvent, but failure to wear a wristwatch foiled me again. I've always hated Anal Solvent. I went to a show of theirs once that turned into a riot. Apparently one of the guys in the band went away to Europe for a long time so that means they won't be playing again anytime soon. Fine with me.
PS and by the way, the Miss U's are a Rolling Stones cover band. I think it might possibly be a good idea to see the Miss U's if you are a) really drunk, b) want to lose your hearing or c) both. Personally, I was about to come down with a cold and was all cranky and mean. Plus I didn't realize that there were that many Rolling Stones songs that I hated. Yarg. Why play songs from 'Performance'? I don't want to *think* about 'Performance' ever again. It's not a vaguely pleasant movie (excluding about five redeemable Mick Jagger-less moments).
I was happy when the Pilgrims came on. I like them. They are surf-tastic always and never fail to please. I have been foiled in recent attempts to go to their shows because Celeste and I saw one of the Pilgrims at the laundromat while I was doing my usual loud blathering about how if I ever get married I want to have them play the Hawaiian wedding song at the ceremony. I'm sure he heard me; I'm so embarrassed.
Rocket Morton, Absinthe, Marigold-- La Luna balcony
I don't know whose idea it was to have cute boy band theme night, but I owe them big time.
All these frat types and their girlfriends showed up. Whatever. Their girls seemed absolutely unconscious of the cuteness on stage while the guys seemed bored. I guess everyone has to be underage at some point but what's the point of spending money if you don't want to see the band *and* you can't get any beer-- which brings up the supplementary point of confusion-- who are all those people who pay to hang out in the bar?
Veronica and I got there as Rocket Morton was finishing up their set. They were cute and the most 'rock' band of the evening. I've been hearing about Absinthe all over the place. They were cute too, and as pictured in WW, the singer was wearing a lovely shirt with a pointy collar *and* a suave jacket. Marigold is the cutest underage band ever. Period. It's like they were genetically engineered from blur. They were so young that one of them had the little guitar. (No snickers here-- I'd have to use one too, my hands are tiny.) They get a big gold star -each- for playing 'Sweet Child of Mine' and apologizing afterwards for offending anyone-- unnecessary, but cute.
None of the bands really blew me out of the water musically, but they were all better than average. Hey, I'm shallow. I had fun and so did Veronica.
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