First, here is a picture of my cats. I can't get them to sit still long enough to get a photo of all of them together, so I made one.
In other news, 2 weeks ago, my friend C and I drove 9 hours to Ohio on Sunday to see a super duper totally fecking amazing band Monday (and then had to get up at the crack of dawn Tuesday so I could make it back home in time for band practice).
We had THE BEST time. There weren't a lot of people in the brewery where 20 Watt Tombstone was playing, so we actually got to hang out with the band.
The singer/guitarist came to sit at the bar with us during their "smoke break" and bought me and C a glass of bourbon. We were supposed to have breakfast with them, though I doubted that would actually happen since we had to get on the road by 9.00 AM and they were probably up drinking all night.
Tom never answered his phone Tuesday morning, so I presumed they had in fact partied all night. I got a text a few hours later. Apparently they HAD gotten up in time, but Tom never realized his phone was dead.
Very sad altogether, but just seeing them play and hanging out with them Monday night was totally worth the driving.
C and I dressed up in ridiculous dresses for Halloween at Big Sis#'2's house.
One of the parents of the many trick-or-treaters we saw just bought and re-opened Baird's Tavern in Warwick. It was originally opened in 1766, and the owner offered us a possible job dressing up in 18th century fashion and hanging out in the pub on weekends. Getting paid to play dress up would make me deliriously happy.
And now on to the music.
Black Spirit Crown
Naturally, because I adore their music so much, they have thus far only released 4 songs.
Holy Grove
Yet another band with so few songs they can barely call their album an album and not an EP. But I love them.
Truckfighters
These guys are from Sweden. Proof that I need to move to Scandinavia immediately because their music scene is apparently off the charts awesome.
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions.
LET ME PREFACE THIS ONE by stating that I very much dislike Bruce Springsteen. However
This album was playing in one of the antique shops we visited while in Lake George a couple months ago. I made the guy at the register stop the CD player and tell me what was playing, because I loved it. At first I thought there MUST be a mistake, because no way I liked a song by Bruce Springsteen. But no, it was definitely Bruce.
The guy at the register seemed nervous when I said I wanted to buy the CD, as he is not the owner of the shop and wasn't sure the album was on sale. I convinced him it was fine and got the CD for $5.00.
Also this cover band from Spain because holy crap.
Have a good weekend, kiddos.
Sounds like you had an awesome time with the road trip. Nothing like seeing a great band and getting to spend time with them. Unless you're also going to be paid for dressing up. Which would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteI love This Is Halloween! What a great video. I'd like to get paid to play dress up.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
It would be so cool if you got that 18th century pub job!!! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteNine hours. To Ohio. Wow. I wouldn’t have driven ten minutes.
ReplyDeleteMust have indeed been a great band.
Great dress, by the way.
I'm with Al. The last time I drove long distance to see a band was in 1993, I think. Me and a buddy went to see The Mother Hips up in Chico, CA. 5 hours, one way & we flew up the highway like the wind. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had fun & got to hang with the band during their break!
I hope you do the dress-up gig at the tavern. The only things we have out here from the 1700s are Spanish Missions.
that does sound like a fun "job" idea
ReplyDeleteDoes sound like fun
ReplyDeletesounds like sooo much fun!!! thats so cool ^^ it makes me happy to read things like this. I traveled about 5 hours a couple years ago to watch panic at the disco in Madrid back when I lived in Spain and driving all that way super pumped is the besssst feeling everrr
ReplyDeleteThat dress is amazing by the way (I wore a cheshire cat onesie fro Halloween xD) and thanks for the music!! <3
I love when a good band is still up and coming and you can actually hang out with them. That sounds like such a fun road trip.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed you get that gig. Getting paid to dress up and hang out at a bar sounds like the ultimate job.
Sounds like you had a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had fun, when the band is someone you want to see, you have to go !
ReplyDeleteLove the dress but most of all I love your drawings of your "Katties" !
cheers, parsnip