Thursday was a day of mixed emotions. Thankfully, I have some roommates who double as solid friends. Kyle met me back at 186 to talk over some stiff glasses of Crown Royal. He knew that Crown was the only drink I ever got to share with my dad. My pops snuck me the occasional sip of his beer here and there, but at my grandfather’s funeral, nearly a year before my father died, my dad and I gad a cheers to Carl Sr. with glasses of Crown Royal. Knowing this story, Kyle hooked us up with the gift set. It came with two sick whiskey glasses and a bottle of the good stuff.
As it approached 8pm, Dana and Miriam came over to watch the season premier of The O.C. Many friends expressed disappointment with the first episode of season two, but we all knew they would have to use it as set up. The fact that everyone was back in the county by the end of the hour didn’t sit well with me, but I was psyched to see these kids primed for their old shenanigans. The best performance of the evening came from Luke who now lives in Portland with his dad. They housed Seth until Ryan showed up to lure him back to the promise land. Some week one observations: Seth’s witty banter picked up right where it left off, Marissa must be on the pill or she got a boob job, Summer has lost all the meat that made her sexy, Jimmy looks hot with a beard, Teresa is a bitch, someone waxed Sandy’s eyebrows and someone forgot to feed Kirsten. Yes, the show wasn’t up to the old standard, but haven’t you kids heard of foreplay?
After the show and some crock pot goodness, Kyle and I decided to cruise out to Brooklyn to wish Ryan a happy birthday. Upon our arrival at the F Station on Essex, Kyle realized he forgot his wallet. In an effort to avoid tracking back to the house, I offered to spot him for the evening. As we entered the train station, we doubled up through the subway only to be greeted by a bunch of undercover cops who were dutifully guarding the two dollar turnstile. Did you know it’s illegal to have an out of state license if you’ve lived in NYC for over 3 months? Yeah, I didn’t either. Did you also know that you can be placed in a holding cell with a piss drenched hobo for nearly 7 hours for doubling up through a turnstile? Yeah, I didn’t either. After the egregious stay and some ribbing from the cops because they believe I look like Austin Powers, I gathered my shit for release and returned home. It was a textbook shitty evening.
Things I learned in jail: Using the fold method for free subway rides is now a felony, transit cops are fucking jokes, everything a cop tells you is a lie, Miranda Rights are no longer used in the arresting process, Mr. Clark is a crack addict who needs to bathe, kids who talk about moving pounds while under lock and key are idiots, uniformed officers actually have a decent sense of humor and immediately take a shower when returning home.
Talk about completely redeeming myself. If Thursday was a total bust (pun definitely unintended), then Friday was a complete success. My 3pm wake up lead me directly to the kitchen where a huge omelet was constructed. Freedom never tasted so good. Then it was time to head to Webster for the Skinny Puppy show. Not really knowing anything about the band, I was a bit surprised at the number of Goth kids who were on line at 6pm. You’ve heard me bitch about the punk kids and compliment the indie rockers, but for the record, goth kids are the nicest bunch of show goers I’ve had to deal with. Erin informed me that this is the case because they try to live under the guise of the Victorian period. There were a few younger Goths who acted more like punkers, but on the whole, they were a delightful bunch. Skinny Puppy took the stage fairly early, and from what I heard, bands like The Faint and Orgy owe some dept to this group of fucked up individuals. Their bass heavy, industrial laced rock was a sight to be seen. Their guitarist had a double neck guitar and both necks were without heads. Now that is metal.
After the show, I stopped in at Cami’s to have a couple drinks with her, Erin, Leah and Barbs. It’s always nice to spend a couple hours in a room full of hot girls. A Red Bull and Vodka later, and I met with Stevo who had just gotten finished at Webster. We grabbed some beers and stopped by his house to quickly slam some dinner. Around midnight we strolled over to 186 where a party was in progress. Thanks to everyone who came down to celebrate “No Balls” Paul and Marian “The Librarian’s” last night in town. House parties are sick, especially when the house is full of great monkeys. Though my night got incredibly blurry, it seemed to go without a hitch, (except for throwing beer on Builder and then offering him 10 bucks to call us even). The party had all the makings of a solid winter kick off.
Saturday greeted me with blurry eyes and delicious brunch. Builder, Baldass, Birthday Boy Rob and I decided the long wait at Clinton Street was well worth our time. The Lobster Bisque made everything worth it. After brunch we ran into Del and his friend who were going to eat and then hang. Nearly an hour later, Del and I decided to roll up to the WFMU Record Fair where Builder was volunteering. The fair was in a huge room full of music geeks and the avid collectors. As we started our venture through the rows of records, a cover band was blasting away at classic rock in a far away corner. There was so much gear in the room; we had no idea where to start. We milled about for a bit before getting elbow deep in stacks of records and cds. I managed to purchase a couple 7inches, including a 7 song Minor Threat live recording, and the new 3-disc DFA Compilation. I ran into Mike who had been digging since 12pm. Mike is a kid who truly knows what he’s talking about when it comes to obscure records and the like. After another couple hours, Del and I called it quits and walked downtown with a stop at Academics and The Megastore where we bid farewell.
My next stop was Casa de Beach so I could watch the second half of the Notre Dame versus Tennessee game. If you didn’t catch it, the Irish upset the 11th ranked team in the nation. This pretty much locks them in for a bowl game, which is pretty sweet. With their final home game next week against Pitt, they should be looking at a 7-3 record going into the showdown in SoCal. If they managed to upset the Trojan’s hopes for a national championship and finish with a record of 8-3, it would be like an early Christmas.
Speaking of Christmas, I was wondering why Santa Claus doesn’t visit Jewish kids? Can anyone answer that question? Is Claus a Christian in non-denominational clothing? Is it because the story of his origin is based on the idea of St. Nicolas? Please tell me. And Builder, don’t worry, this year, Santa is visiting you.
The rest of my evening was spent being entirely too lazy. We had a Loose Record meeting, Kyle and I made a song and I watched some of Gladiator. You don’t have to tell me, I already know.
Sunday was about as exciting as my Saturday night. It started with a bit of a stroll up Avenue B with Dana and Sylvia. They shopped while I made phone calls. It was such a beautiful day; I had to get out before football. By the time I got home, the Jets were already playing poorly. It was like the real Jets didn’t even bother to suit up. Del came over and listened to me yell at the television for a couple of hours. As the day turned to night, Christie popped in for dinner and Sunday evening tellie. We ate scrumptious Italian while watching a poor Simpsons premier (kudos for usage of the Perfect Strangers theme song and thanks to PB for the correction) followed by a top notch Arrested Development premier. Then it was on to My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss. Hi-fuckin-larious. Best show ever. Now I understand why Bush has a second term.
There are a couple solid events going down this evening so try to brave the cold to support the cause. Here is the rundown:
*** Knife Skills are hitting around 10pm at The Delancey. If you like tough as nails punk rock, get to this show and be amazed at Anna’s ability to instill fear in the burliest of men.
*** Razorlight is opening the Sold Out Jimmy Eat World show at Webster Hall. If you don’t make it into the club, you should stop in at the after party and pretend you where there. Just say you couldn’t believe how skinny they were. It will add authenticity to your blatant lies. The after party is being throw by Melody Nelson at Eleven. Click her link for all the details.
22 Comments:
Hey Douchebag---The Simpsons utilized the theme song from Perfect Strangers, which was and is, 100 times better than those gay-ass Seavers on Growing Pains will ever be. If I ever get the chance, I plan to visit Mepos and live amongst the goats like Belke Bartokomous. Anyways, thanks for the party the other night, I left your place thoroughly fucked up and unable to see straight.
----Mr PB
thanks for the correction paul. i couldn't put my finger on it last night, and i read from someone else that it was the growing pains. but thats the one that ends with "sharing the laughter and love..." right? good to see you, if only for a week. now i don't have to see you until 2008. sweet.
naah dude, you gotta rethink that college ball stance. i mean, cal is the real deal and even though they lost to usc early on (in a fucking close game that cal should have won) they can and will take it all home to nocal. yes, i'm biased, but i don't care. GO CAL BEARS! scat
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