Kirby Puckett (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} kirbypuckett) wrote,@ 2007-08-19 12:34:00 |
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Creepin' up the back stairs
First off, why am I listening to Natasha Bedingfield? Because she’s from the UK, she’s gorgeous, and the song is called "I Wanna Have Your Babies." The video is horrendous, but you can hear the song if you wish right here (when did I start liking blondes?).
So this weekend has been incredible and it’s going to flow perfectly into next week because I forgot I’m going on vacation then, oops. Let’s discuss…
1. Cleveland Rock City
2. West Philadelphia born and raised
3. JB = Yngie Malmstien
4. Insomniac (not the Green Day album)
5. Patton Oswalt
6. Dumbeldore kills Snape????????????
7. Touchdown Seahawks!
8. I can has musics?
9. Shows
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1. Cleveland Rock City
Thursday I got out of work early and took off to Cleveland with Adam, Dave, and Becky. We went to went to Ohio for Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, and Against All Authority. Adam and I drank the entire way there and I don’t know if I like being in a car drunk, it felt like the trip took forever. We got to the show a bit late and missed Against All Authority, but it wasn’t that big of a deal because I’ll be seeing them at the Fest anyways. I rarely do this anymore, but I was in the crowd for Streetlight and it made their performance so much more fun. It’s nice to put aside my bitterness of being old and relax for some fun. They were flawless during their set, the medley of "Point / Counterpoint" and "Keasby Nights" is easily one of the greatest live songs ever. I think I was bouncing around somewhere in the crowd for a bit of Reel Big Fish’s set, but I mostly watched them from afar with Becky. That band still has it, always a great set, even though their set lists rarely differ. During the tail end of RBF’s set Dave sent me a text message saying we could go backstage. FREE BEER AND HOTDOGS! You can’t go wrong w/ that, ska bands know how to party. We also go to watch Less Than Jake from the side of the stage, which was good because there’s no way I would be in the crowd for that – kids go crazy for them. LTJ have gone way downhill musically, but their life show is still exciting. Everything had a Prices Right theme, with a plinko board and the giant wheel. Kids from the crowd got to play and the game pieces landed on album covers and then they’d play 5 songs from that album. We got a ton of great songs, but it’s a shame that we didn’t hear anything from Hello Rockview. I got a copy of their set list and it seriously has like 50+ songs on it, I’ve got a ton of respect for them knowing how to play that many songs at any given time.
On the ride home from the show, we were still obnoxiously drunk (I stole all of Less Than Jakes beer, what do you expect?) and we started drunk dialing EVERYBODY! We had the radio blasting classics like the Fraggle Rock theme, "Tubthumping," and a ton of other hits I can’t recall and all four of us sung them into the phones at the top of our lungs. I do not apologize for how incredible we are.
2. West Philadelphia born and raised
I don’t know when I got home, but I woke up really early on Friday morning, because I was really excited to go to Philadelphia with Jeffy, P Fresh, and Heather. We were going to the city of brotherly love to see the Bouncing Souls and Lifetime. The roadtrip was great, P Fresh made a good TV shows theme song mix CD and we listened (and quoted to death) a lot of Patton Oswalt (more on him later). The show was at the Electric Factory and I must say it’s a great venue. It’s very large, with a top floor for the over 21 crowd, there’s projectors everywhere so you can’t miss any of the action. The stage was well placed and the view from the back of the venue was still great. They also sold champagne for $85 a bottle…just what I want at a punk show. Static Radio opened and they were pretty good, they’ve grown a lot since I saw them at the Fest last year. The Ergs were next, I’m not too big into them, but they were fun (too bad they didn’t play "Ben Kweller"). Lifetime were up after that and they were so good. I’ve now seen them 6 times since they got back together two years ago. That includes seeing them in 3 different states and 6 different venues, not bad numbers. They played a handful of their new songs, which was good because I think I heard the same set list 5 of the 6 times. The new jams are much better live than on the album, they just sounded more natural for the band. The Bouncing Souls took the stage and Philadelphia went NUTS! In my opinion the ‘Souls have never been a great live band, but they were a lot of fun on this occasion. The best part of the evening was the "Guitarmaggedon!" Near the end of the set Dan Yemin (Lifetime), Dave Hause (the Loved Ones) and some other guy came out and played guitar with the band on "True Belivers" –WORTH THE TRIP ITSELF! First off, that song is one of the best punk rock songs ever and the presence on the stage made it so much better. P Fresh noted that even during a Bouncing Souls show Hause can still steal the show.
After the show we went to Jeffy’s friend Leigh’s apartment where we sat around, drank, and shot-the-shit whilst watching "Saved." Big thanks to her for letting us stay at their apartment. I liked driving through Philly at night; it looked really nice, kind of like how Pittsburgh looks so much more beautiful in the evening. We passed by Drexel a handful of times and I kind of regret not going there. I just wish I would have moved away for school to get that experience. Oh well, I’m not going to complain because my life would be drastically different now and I wouldn’t want a thing to change about my life now.
3. JB = Yngie Malmstien
I got home from Philly (and taking Heather home) at around 7 and quickly showered then headed over to JB’s for the third Guitar Hero Fest. This one was the best…because I won! My teammate Steph with a "PH" beat Big H and Shay in the finals. We won like $60 or something. I don’t know how we won, I haven’t played in two months and I was really drunk at one point.
4. Insomniac (not the Green Day album)
I’m having trouble sleeping again, but falling asleep isn’t the problem – it’s staying in the slumber! I keep waking up after like 4 or 5 hours of sleep. I guess this is a good thing, because I’m not really that tired and that means more time in the day. Hmm…
5. Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt might just be my new favorite comedian. Well maybe not my favorite, because it’s impossible to top David Cross. You really need to download or purchase his new album Werewolves & Lollipops. It’s unlike any comedy album I’ve heard. Sure it’s story style joke after story style joke, but it feels different. I’ve been listening to this one as if it’s an actual album from a band. It’s strange…
Check out this skit about KFC’s "Failure Piles in a Sadness Bowl" (so spot on):
Thank me later.
6. Dumbeldore kills Snape????????????
My weekend is either going to get 100x more awesome or 100x more lame in the next few hours. We’re heading down to the library to see the band Harry & the Potters, the openers? Draco & the Malfoys. I hear this band is incredibly nerdy and the people that will come out to the show are even worse, this should be intense. I think we’re getting Chipotle afterwards, stoked!
7. Touchdown Seahawks!
I completely forgot that I’m going to Seattle this Thursday until Urb brought it up last night. This is kind of my "main" vacation of the year and I’m really excited now. I’ve never been to Seattle, I hear it’s a beautiful city. Maybe I’ll end up staying there, because I’m kind of want a change of scenery. Maybe I just need to move out, but I’ve been thinking of moving away from Pittsburgh lately. I’m sure I’d never go through with it; I’d miss my friends to much. However, I wouldn’t mind living in a different city for a while. This goes back to me being bummed out for not moving out during my college years.
8. I can has music?
This is where I talk about music.
The new M.I.A. album leaked this week. It’s really good, I’m not sure if I like it more than Arular but there’s some really fun songs on here. Including "Jimmy" – I’ve been raving about this track all week, you should listen to it:
Earlier this year I downloaded The Reminder by Feist (Leslie Feist from the Broken Social Scene) and I was into a few tracks, but it was nothing special. Well, until this past week. This record hit me so hard and I don’t know why. There’s this one tune "I Feel It All" it’s so sincere and powerful, I’ve probably listened to it a hundred times this week alone. Here’s a rendition of the song being played live on the Jimmy Kimmel show. They’re playing on a bus, which is kind of strange, but really neat.
I put off listening to the Fratellis for so long, because I didn’t like their name. That was a huge mistake on my behalf. Their album Costello Music has been my most played the last two weeks. It’s a really fantastic pop record with a ton of fun sing-a-longs. There are so many good tunes; it’s impossible to pick a favorite. Listen to the single "Flathead" below.
Eh, here’s a second one, I love the whistling breakdown in this one.
Something sparked in my ears while we were in Philly and now I can’t stop listening to Gaslight Anthem. I’ve liked them since Sickboi played them for me in Virginia earlier this year, but all day yesterday I kept playing their record. Here’s the tune "Drive" which is my favorite one on said album.
I dunno why I listen to Spank Rock, but I do.
9. Shows
Here's a list of shows I'll be going to lately. Let me know if you're going. I need someone to go see Matt Pond PA with though.
Aug 19 Harry & the Potters
Aug 20 Coalesce @ LV Moose
Aug 21 THE RENTALS! @ Mr. Smalls
Sep 8 Against Me! @ Toldeo!
Sep 11 Aesop Rock @ The Rex
Sep 13 Radio Beats / Gito Gito Hustler @ 31st Street Pub
Sep 19 I am the Avalance / Daggermouth @ The house that Manny built
Oct 2 Matt Pond PA @ Diesel
Oct 11 Saves the Day @ Diesel
Oct 14 DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN! @ The Rex
Oct 15 The Falcon / Lawrence Arms / Sundowner @ The Rex
Dec 8 Brand New / Thrice @ AJ Pulumbo
Dec 14 Motion City Soundtrack @ Cleveland
Ok, I’m done…I feel like going shopping, I’m going to go waste a ton of money at Urban Outfitters.
First off, why am I listening to Natasha Bedingfield? Because she’s from the UK, she’s gorgeous, and the song is called "I Wanna Have Your Babies." The video is horrendous, but you can hear the song if you wish right here (when did I start liking blondes?).
So this weekend has been incredible and it’s going to flow perfectly into next week because I forgot I’m going on vacation then, oops. Let’s discuss…
1. Cleveland Rock City
2. West Philadelphia born and raised
3. JB = Yngie Malmstien
4. Insomniac (not the Green Day album)
5. Patton Oswalt
6. Dumbeldore kills Snape????????????
7. Touchdown Seahawks!
8. I can has musics?
9. Shows
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1. Cleveland Rock City
Thursday I got out of work early and took off to Cleveland with Adam, Dave, and Becky. We went to went to Ohio for Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, and Against All Authority. Adam and I drank the entire way there and I don’t know if I like being in a car drunk, it felt like the trip took forever. We got to the show a bit late and missed Against All Authority, but it wasn’t that big of a deal because I’ll be seeing them at the Fest anyways. I rarely do this anymore, but I was in the crowd for Streetlight and it made their performance so much more fun. It’s nice to put aside my bitterness of being old and relax for some fun. They were flawless during their set, the medley of "Point / Counterpoint" and "Keasby Nights" is easily one of the greatest live songs ever. I think I was bouncing around somewhere in the crowd for a bit of Reel Big Fish’s set, but I mostly watched them from afar with Becky. That band still has it, always a great set, even though their set lists rarely differ. During the tail end of RBF’s set Dave sent me a text message saying we could go backstage. FREE BEER AND HOTDOGS! You can’t go wrong w/ that, ska bands know how to party. We also go to watch Less Than Jake from the side of the stage, which was good because there’s no way I would be in the crowd for that – kids go crazy for them. LTJ have gone way downhill musically, but their life show is still exciting. Everything had a Prices Right theme, with a plinko board and the giant wheel. Kids from the crowd got to play and the game pieces landed on album covers and then they’d play 5 songs from that album. We got a ton of great songs, but it’s a shame that we didn’t hear anything from Hello Rockview. I got a copy of their set list and it seriously has like 50+ songs on it, I’ve got a ton of respect for them knowing how to play that many songs at any given time.
On the ride home from the show, we were still obnoxiously drunk (I stole all of Less Than Jakes beer, what do you expect?) and we started drunk dialing EVERYBODY! We had the radio blasting classics like the Fraggle Rock theme, "Tubthumping," and a ton of other hits I can’t recall and all four of us sung them into the phones at the top of our lungs. I do not apologize for how incredible we are.
2. West Philadelphia born and raised
I don’t know when I got home, but I woke up really early on Friday morning, because I was really excited to go to Philadelphia with Jeffy, P Fresh, and Heather. We were going to the city of brotherly love to see the Bouncing Souls and Lifetime. The roadtrip was great, P Fresh made a good TV shows theme song mix CD and we listened (and quoted to death) a lot of Patton Oswalt (more on him later). The show was at the Electric Factory and I must say it’s a great venue. It’s very large, with a top floor for the over 21 crowd, there’s projectors everywhere so you can’t miss any of the action. The stage was well placed and the view from the back of the venue was still great. They also sold champagne for $85 a bottle…just what I want at a punk show. Static Radio opened and they were pretty good, they’ve grown a lot since I saw them at the Fest last year. The Ergs were next, I’m not too big into them, but they were fun (too bad they didn’t play "Ben Kweller"). Lifetime were up after that and they were so good. I’ve now seen them 6 times since they got back together two years ago. That includes seeing them in 3 different states and 6 different venues, not bad numbers. They played a handful of their new songs, which was good because I think I heard the same set list 5 of the 6 times. The new jams are much better live than on the album, they just sounded more natural for the band. The Bouncing Souls took the stage and Philadelphia went NUTS! In my opinion the ‘Souls have never been a great live band, but they were a lot of fun on this occasion. The best part of the evening was the "Guitarmaggedon!" Near the end of the set Dan Yemin (Lifetime), Dave Hause (the Loved Ones) and some other guy came out and played guitar with the band on "True Belivers" –WORTH THE TRIP ITSELF! First off, that song is one of the best punk rock songs ever and the presence on the stage made it so much better. P Fresh noted that even during a Bouncing Souls show Hause can still steal the show.
After the show we went to Jeffy’s friend Leigh’s apartment where we sat around, drank, and shot-the-shit whilst watching "Saved." Big thanks to her for letting us stay at their apartment. I liked driving through Philly at night; it looked really nice, kind of like how Pittsburgh looks so much more beautiful in the evening. We passed by Drexel a handful of times and I kind of regret not going there. I just wish I would have moved away for school to get that experience. Oh well, I’m not going to complain because my life would be drastically different now and I wouldn’t want a thing to change about my life now.
3. JB = Yngie Malmstien
I got home from Philly (and taking Heather home) at around 7 and quickly showered then headed over to JB’s for the third Guitar Hero Fest. This one was the best…because I won! My teammate Steph with a "PH" beat Big H and Shay in the finals. We won like $60 or something. I don’t know how we won, I haven’t played in two months and I was really drunk at one point.
4. Insomniac (not the Green Day album)
I’m having trouble sleeping again, but falling asleep isn’t the problem – it’s staying in the slumber! I keep waking up after like 4 or 5 hours of sleep. I guess this is a good thing, because I’m not really that tired and that means more time in the day. Hmm…
5. Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt might just be my new favorite comedian. Well maybe not my favorite, because it’s impossible to top David Cross. You really need to download or purchase his new album Werewolves & Lollipops. It’s unlike any comedy album I’ve heard. Sure it’s story style joke after story style joke, but it feels different. I’ve been listening to this one as if it’s an actual album from a band. It’s strange…
Check out this skit about KFC’s "Failure Piles in a Sadness Bowl" (so spot on):
Thank me later.
6. Dumbeldore kills Snape????????????
My weekend is either going to get 100x more awesome or 100x more lame in the next few hours. We’re heading down to the library to see the band Harry & the Potters, the openers? Draco & the Malfoys. I hear this band is incredibly nerdy and the people that will come out to the show are even worse, this should be intense. I think we’re getting Chipotle afterwards, stoked!
7. Touchdown Seahawks!
I completely forgot that I’m going to Seattle this Thursday until Urb brought it up last night. This is kind of my "main" vacation of the year and I’m really excited now. I’ve never been to Seattle, I hear it’s a beautiful city. Maybe I’ll end up staying there, because I’m kind of want a change of scenery. Maybe I just need to move out, but I’ve been thinking of moving away from Pittsburgh lately. I’m sure I’d never go through with it; I’d miss my friends to much. However, I wouldn’t mind living in a different city for a while. This goes back to me being bummed out for not moving out during my college years.
8. I can has music?
This is where I talk about music.
The new M.I.A. album leaked this week. It’s really good, I’m not sure if I like it more than Arular but there’s some really fun songs on here. Including "Jimmy" – I’ve been raving about this track all week, you should listen to it:
Earlier this year I downloaded The Reminder by Feist (Leslie Feist from the Broken Social Scene) and I was into a few tracks, but it was nothing special. Well, until this past week. This record hit me so hard and I don’t know why. There’s this one tune "I Feel It All" it’s so sincere and powerful, I’ve probably listened to it a hundred times this week alone. Here’s a rendition of the song being played live on the Jimmy Kimmel show. They’re playing on a bus, which is kind of strange, but really neat.
I put off listening to the Fratellis for so long, because I didn’t like their name. That was a huge mistake on my behalf. Their album Costello Music has been my most played the last two weeks. It’s a really fantastic pop record with a ton of fun sing-a-longs. There are so many good tunes; it’s impossible to pick a favorite. Listen to the single "Flathead" below.
Eh, here’s a second one, I love the whistling breakdown in this one.
Something sparked in my ears while we were in Philly and now I can’t stop listening to Gaslight Anthem. I’ve liked them since Sickboi played them for me in Virginia earlier this year, but all day yesterday I kept playing their record. Here’s the tune "Drive" which is my favorite one on said album.
I dunno why I listen to Spank Rock, but I do.
9. Shows
Here's a list of shows I'll be going to lately. Let me know if you're going. I need someone to go see Matt Pond PA with though.
Aug 19 Harry & the Potters
Aug 20 Coalesce @ LV Moose
Aug 21 THE RENTALS! @ Mr. Smalls
Sep 8 Against Me! @ Toldeo!
Sep 11 Aesop Rock @ The Rex
Sep 13 Radio Beats / Gito Gito Hustler @ 31st Street Pub
Sep 19 I am the Avalance / Daggermouth @ The house that Manny built
Oct 2 Matt Pond PA @ Diesel
Oct 11 Saves the Day @ Diesel
Oct 14 DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN! @ The Rex
Oct 15 The Falcon / Lawrence Arms / Sundowner @ The Rex
Dec 8 Brand New / Thrice @ AJ Pulumbo
Dec 14 Motion City Soundtrack @ Cleveland
Ok, I’m done…I feel like going shopping, I’m going to go waste a ton of money at Urban Outfitters.
