I hope you all know where that quote came from. Mandel probably knows since he is the king of quotes. Anyway, strange day in my department as everyone, but me and a single coworker are out of the office. This means I'm in charge (in a sense) and it's kind of funny to me. I want to tell someone to hold my calls. I want to take an executive lunch. I want to get a blowjob from a secretary, (so what if I don't really have one - a boy can dream). So once again it feels like I'm working too much, but who can complain.

Last night we had The Bravery, The Dead 60's and Nic Armstrong at Webster Hall. After my day job and a quick pit stop back at 186, I made it up to the venue with my Mint Mocha Frappacino in hand. Gigs got me started on the Starbucks train. Sorry to my roommate who runs the Mudtruck - if it were on the way I'd go Mud. Now I'm hooked but after getting one this morning it took me a second to realize that in the matter of 2 days I spent over $10 on coffee. Bullshit! I don't have that kind of money. After sucking down my tasty beverage we got the show set up. The entire evening went a lot smoother than I had expected. The crowd was super cool and excited to catch a glimpse of the newest next-big-thing.

I only got to see one Dead 60's song and one Bravery song. Both were unmemorable, but The Bravery did have the place going a bit crazy. People may not dig them (including me), but kids have a good time and it sells tickets so why complain? After the show I hung around the venue with Gigs, Sarah, Denise, Matt, Kregan and Melody for a bit before cruising down to the Mercury. Last night was the first night of the Scissor Sisters three night residency at the club, (check out Central Village for some pictures). After a quick hang with the necessary players along with some equipment moving, I returned home happily buzzed on only 3 drinks.

Check out the flyer (click to enlarge). This party is being put together by some of the Dirty On Purpose crew. It should prove to be a killer start to an amazing weekend, (Mother Nature pending). Bring your friends and get on down.

Big ups to Jason (Product Shop) for his post regarding the Bouncing Souls. I fucking love this band and don't give a shit what you think about it. They are super fun live. Does anyone want to hit up the boat cruise with me? It's for a good cause and the potential for some kid going overboard intrigues me. Their shows have always left me smiling. There was the one time that sucked because I got tossed out of Irving Plaza before they had a chance to take the stage. My favorite show(s) were the two nights they did at the Continental during the fall of 2000. The first night they came out dressed as The Ramones while Tony, Hawkins and I ruled the pit. The second night I hopped like it was 1977 with Karl and Jeff. Good times.

Tonight's Suggestions:

Austin: Moving Units @ Beerland
Chicago: Nas @ House of Blues
Los Angeles: Kinski @ Echo (Free Instore @ Amoeba Records - 6pm)
New York: Dinosaur Jr. w/ Broken Social Scene @ SummerStage
Portland: Evan Dando @ Crystal Ballroom (incorrectly listed yesterday)
San Francisco: Dance Disaster Movement @ Hemlock Tavern