I'm old.

Wow. It's been almost 2 years since my last post. My bad.

Sit back (all of you...) and relax. I'm back with witty jabs and exposed drama. Let's face it, Facebook is the lazy person's blog. Which is why I gave up on the blog and moved on to one liners and links. But Lord knows, I love to talk so I'm back. Back to blogging.

86 Teenage Angst

I am so glad I'm old. I can totally see my parents happily packing my belongings and sending me off to "get the flu shot."

"Mom...so, how come we're on the highway and crossing state lines?"

"It's a "special flu shot" Joy. Really. You'll see."

"Why is all my stuff in the back seat, Mom?"

"To make the trip more fun, silly. Now be quiet."

So...Was the entire state of Nebraska looking for fry cooks at their local Burger Kings? WTF?

"Please don't bring your teenager to Nebraska," Gov. Dave Heineman told CNN. "Think of what you are saying. You are saying you no longer support them. You no longer love them."

(No shit!)

"Five of the abandoned children were brought to Nebraska from out of state. Parents have traveled into Nebraska from Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Florida and Georgia. Tysheema Brown drove from Georgia to leave her teenage son at an Omaha hospital.

"Do not judge me as a parent. I love my son and my son knows that," Brown said."

Very nice quote Ms. Brown. Classy.

I guess kids really do have to zip their lips and not talk back. Have fun growing up everyone. I can see the threat to the hospital coming in handy myself, actually...don't judge me.

I'm old!!!!

Ooooooooh, guess what's up? I'm old, bitches! One more year I am thanking God for keeping me on this planet. (Thanks, God!)

I'd also like to take the time to thank my Mom for deciding to keep me and put up with me. (Thanks Mom!)

And Katie, Thank you for making me drink GM, and Patron, and some pumpkinesque shot that I know had Goldschlager in it...damn you! The Alagash was tasty. As was the Guinness.

In other news: I made it through the night. Even though I was proud (and ashamed) for staying away from Bourbon, the other odds and ends behind the bar are making me a tired lady today. The countdown to my extended birthday week begins.

Nov 10 - Hello, Kings of Leon. I have been crossing the days off my calendar for you boys.

Nov 11 - People in Planes (Yay!) and the Toadies....at the 9:30

Nov 12 - Smashing Pumpkins. At DAR (Lame!)

Nov 13 - Calexico. At 9:30.

Nov 18 - Eagles of Death Metal. 9:30...I need a concert buddy for this one. Why is everyone out of town but me? C'mon, people...

Oh! Yours truly rode the bus. And made to metroman's blog. Sweeeet! My story is entitled: Ahole on the S4. I have a talent. For spotting aholes and drinking at bars.

Score!

After failing to purchase tickets via the devil's right hand, known to the general public as Ticketmaster, my concert bff and I thought we were sol this year and would miss out on Kings of Leon. After stalking Craig's list and eBay for a good month I found someone selling sweet seats at DC's worst music venue. For the list ticket price. What?!?! It was worth the hour drive out to the boonies to pick up the ticket. This is said a good week before the show. If we get to DAR and find out the tickets are fake, I'm going back out to the boonies and causing a ruckus. And with that said, I'm officially planning the Beattie birthday bash and extending it a few days so this show is a part of it.

I haven't given props where they're due, and here's a Cliff's notes version.

Mother Mother - Despite having possibly the most ridiculous hangover I have had in YEARS (I hate you bourbon...but I really do love you) it was a fantastic show. I love DC9 and to see a pretty unique band there was awesome and worth my getting out of bed and taking a shower. The opening bands were interesting too. KI Theory (out of Richmond) was quite interesting to watch. Those boys were way into their music...

Side note - what's up with kids (more like 20 and on up) wearing big ass backpacks coming to shows and then half way in, dancing like they're at a rave? They're missing everything but the glow sticks...do they realize it's not a rave, not the type of music, etc. Don't spill my beer while you flail your arms or there will be hell to pay! I've seen it twice now...at Mother Mother and at Pinback. You have a 30 year old drunk raver flailing right next to a mob of frat boys jumping. Niiiiice.

Cold War Kids - Not sure if I talked about this. I've seen them 3 times now and am damn happy after each show.

The Rosebuds - I saw them at the Cat last week and while I was happy to see them headlining, I was a little ticked they only played for an hour. And told all of us that they were done after the next two songs and would not do an encore. Huh? Really? Well, thanks for the heads up...

* Upcoming - Deer Hunter at the Black Cat, 11/4 (otherwise known as pre-Beattie birthday)

* Possibly the Mountain Goats at the 9:30, 11/6 (on said birthday...plans may change. I may be in a gutter after drinking bourbon all day...)

* The Sea & Cake - Black Cat, 11/8

* Stellastar - R&R, 11/9

* Kings of Leon (woohoo!) - DAR, (boo!) 11/10

* People and Planes (woohoo!) and the Toadies...at 9:30, 11/11

* Sounds of Kaleidoscope - Velvet Lounge, 11/12

* Calexico - 9:30, 11/13

It's going to be a busy November...!

Badass!

One of the best shows I've ever seen!

I am getting spoiled with the Fleet Foxes on Fri night and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on Monday. Dang!

I was converted into a Nick Cave fan by my old roommate (Thanks, O!) and have to say, he's one of the best performers I've ever seen. And as far as people watching goes...quite a fine show for that.

By a random stroke of fate, our gang met up with the lead singer (Peter Mavrogeorgis) of the band the Bellmer Dolls and his girlfriend. He was a super cool guy and it's too bad we didn't get to see them on Sun night when they opened for Nick Cave. In any event, it was a damn fine show.

Coming up, The Wedding Present and the Jealous Girlfriends at the Black Cat on Sat. And the Heartless Bastards on Monday. Unless someone calls me with a spare ticket to Hot Chip, I'm missing out tonight. Considering I need to recharge my batteries, this could be a good thing.

Harmony Like You Wouldn't Believe!

Beyond cool. Utterly amazing. So damn good. I couldn't believe how perfect the Fleet Foxes show was at the Black Cat this Friday. I knew it'd be good, but I didn't think it would be that good. It was almost effortless. Fleet Foxes did not disappoint.

The crowd was pretty decent considering it was a sold out show. Everyone behaves when it's mellow music, I guess. It was a bit too pretty, a different kind of rocking out, if you will. For anyone that hasn't heard of Fleet Foxes, refer back to the harmony found in the Beach Boys, add the folk of Dylan and Simon and Garfunkle and cross that with the folk rock of Crosby, Stills and Nash. Those are just some of the gang's influence, as it's what their parents were into back in the day. What's up with Seattle being a kick ass town for bands, anyway?

In other news, Oktoberfest ended up being fun on Sat. The weather was beautiful, the Arlingtonians came out in full force and we overpaid for 6 oz samples of pretty decent beer. Thanks to the college boys for meeting up for a few pints during and after...I'm happy to say I endured the drunkfest up until last call. Guess I just need my college friends to ensure I make it to the finish line.

And up for tonight, Nick Cave!!! After a late night drunk and excited "Oh my God, Nick Cave isn't human!" text from O, I am very excited to go to tonight's show. Other Beattie sightings could be The Wedding Present and The Jealous Girlfriends at the Cat on Sat, and the Heartless Bastards at the Cat a week from today.

Pinback and the Frat Boys

Yay, Pinback! I've been wanting to see these boys for a very long time and finally got my chance. They put on a great show at the Black Cat last night; their sunshiny Cali-indie rock made the night a bit less dank. Aside from the 7 foot tall frat boys that pushed their way in front of me, the show was pretty good. Three of said frat boys moved as one being, doing the frat/white boy nod dance as one solid unit. Probably because they shared the same brain. I did get to see a bit of the projected film clips and band members when the popped collar lads went to go get another budweiser. So, thanks for that, guys.

Armistead Burwell Smith IV (what a name) aka Zack Smith and Rob Crow set up their guitars and teased us for a good 30 minutes before they actually played, but it was worth it. I heard my favorite Pinback song, Non-Photo Blue and Good to Sea, which were sped up a lot as opposed to the flowy album versions. Rob Crow's giggles and talks while tuning in between songs and at the encore were fun, as were his intermitent chugging of New Castle. Gotta love it when the band is having fun.

Next up:

Fleet Foxes! (10/3, Black Cat)

Nick Cave! (10/6, 9:30)

Hot Chip (10/8, 9:30)

The Wedding Present and The Jealous Girlfriends (10/11, Cat)

The Heartless Bastards (10/13, Cat)

In other Beattie sightings, I'm excited about seeing 1984 at the Atlas Theatre tonight. And all hail Oktoberfest on Sat, with the boys from college. Good times!