oh yeah, i'm just that hard.
so on monday night, willo & i met up to go see brendan benson/kaiser chiefs/the cribs @ the fillmore. i am on a friggin' roll here people. if you are keeping track, this is my FOURTH trip to the fillmore in a month. rock shows rule! ugggghhhhh!!!
anyway, i met willo for dinner at le mediterranne & lo and behold, her friends ted & misty were there too! AND they were going to the show! so we all headed down to the fillmore together & proceeded to wade into the sea of 14 yr olds that had descended upon the auditorium floor. i guess i underestimated the mass-appeal of the chiefs or something, because the place was pizzaked with girls & boys who were psyched to be out past curfew on a monday night...i used to be one of those kids, dammitt! where did the last 10 years go? waaaaaaaah.
the cribs were already playing when we got in, and they were a'ight. the singer/guitarist was wearing a girl's polo shirt, which willo & i were perplexed about. i mean, it's kinda sexy when guys wear smallish tee shirts, but women's tennis apparel? i don't think so. i know that has nothing to do with the music, which was catchy and full of energy, by the way. they were cool, and i actually really liked one of their songs (and i can't remember the name of it! crap!), but overall they weren't really my cup of tea. and i was distracted by the shirt.
so after the cribs set, willo & i weaseled our way closer to the stage in anticipation of brendan benson's set...i have been lovin' his album since i got it about two months ago & i just got willo addicted to is as well, so we were pumped!!! whoo hoo, brendan benson! rock on! uh, but really not so much. i was so disappointed! not in the music, b/c it was a solid set & his voice sounded great and all. loooove his voice. but there was absolutely zero interaction with the audience & he looked kinda bored. maybe it was due to all the tiny girls up front who could've cared less about him, but wouldn't move for his set b/c they didn't want to lose their place up front for the kaiser chiefs, but still...c'mon brendan! we love you! give us some personality yo!!! puh-puh-puh-puhleeeeeeze!
anyway, after bb made his way off stage, willo & i decided (well, willo decided for me - i was turning into grumpy old lady who can't handle being around high school kids!) to stay put for at least the beginning of the kaiser chiefs set. willo assured me that they would be worth it, so i obliged. but this stupid, freakin' kid in front of us, who keep laying on me (okay, well leaning on me is more accurate) when he needed to talk to his sister/friend/whatevs and progressively pushing back farther & farther into my personal space, well anyway he totally gave me a dirty look & i caught him, the bugger, so i called him out...yeah, that's right. i'm picking on 15 yr old skinny white kids now. but he totally deserved it & was such a baby about it...we exchanged words & then he told me that my accent (uh, what accent would that be?) was annoying and that i should stop talking so loud. excuse me? we are at a rock show fool! the music is loud. and maybe if you weren't standing directly on top of me, you wouldn't be able to hear me anyway! get some gig manners, asap kid! ahhhhh!
okay, i'm done venting now. (and btw, no 15 yr old boys were harmed in this story.)
so where was i? oh yes, the kaiser chiefs...oh my bejesus, they were GREAT! i was very impressed & they were soooo the opposite of b. benson. totally engaging the crowd, and the lead singer, ricky, was soooo cute with his little hip hugger jeans (although, boys please note, no amount of ass crack showing is sexy. ever. it just isn't. hike up those knickers!). you can read more about the show from willo and misty too. i'll just sum it up as fantabulorific. good stuff.
show photos, courtesty of miss willo, here.
anyway, i met willo for dinner at le mediterranne & lo and behold, her friends ted & misty were there too! AND they were going to the show! so we all headed down to the fillmore together & proceeded to wade into the sea of 14 yr olds that had descended upon the auditorium floor. i guess i underestimated the mass-appeal of the chiefs or something, because the place was pizzaked with girls & boys who were psyched to be out past curfew on a monday night...i used to be one of those kids, dammitt! where did the last 10 years go? waaaaaaaah.
the cribs were already playing when we got in, and they were a'ight. the singer/guitarist was wearing a girl's polo shirt, which willo & i were perplexed about. i mean, it's kinda sexy when guys wear smallish tee shirts, but women's tennis apparel? i don't think so. i know that has nothing to do with the music, which was catchy and full of energy, by the way. they were cool, and i actually really liked one of their songs (and i can't remember the name of it! crap!), but overall they weren't really my cup of tea. and i was distracted by the shirt.
so after the cribs set, willo & i weaseled our way closer to the stage in anticipation of brendan benson's set...i have been lovin' his album since i got it about two months ago & i just got willo addicted to is as well, so we were pumped!!! whoo hoo, brendan benson! rock on! uh, but really not so much. i was so disappointed! not in the music, b/c it was a solid set & his voice sounded great and all. loooove his voice. but there was absolutely zero interaction with the audience & he looked kinda bored. maybe it was due to all the tiny girls up front who could've cared less about him, but wouldn't move for his set b/c they didn't want to lose their place up front for the kaiser chiefs, but still...c'mon brendan! we love you! give us some personality yo!!! puh-puh-puh-puhleeeeeeze!
anyway, after bb made his way off stage, willo & i decided (well, willo decided for me - i was turning into grumpy old lady who can't handle being around high school kids!) to stay put for at least the beginning of the kaiser chiefs set. willo assured me that they would be worth it, so i obliged. but this stupid, freakin' kid in front of us, who keep laying on me (okay, well leaning on me is more accurate) when he needed to talk to his sister/friend/whatevs and progressively pushing back farther & farther into my personal space, well anyway he totally gave me a dirty look & i caught him, the bugger, so i called him out...yeah, that's right. i'm picking on 15 yr old skinny white kids now. but he totally deserved it & was such a baby about it...we exchanged words & then he told me that my accent (uh, what accent would that be?) was annoying and that i should stop talking so loud. excuse me? we are at a rock show fool! the music is loud. and maybe if you weren't standing directly on top of me, you wouldn't be able to hear me anyway! get some gig manners, asap kid! ahhhhh!
okay, i'm done venting now. (and btw, no 15 yr old boys were harmed in this story.)
so where was i? oh yes, the kaiser chiefs...oh my bejesus, they were GREAT! i was very impressed & they were soooo the opposite of b. benson. totally engaging the crowd, and the lead singer, ricky, was soooo cute with his little hip hugger jeans (although, boys please note, no amount of ass crack showing is sexy. ever. it just isn't. hike up those knickers!). you can read more about the show from willo and misty too. i'll just sum it up as fantabulorific. good stuff.
show photos, courtesty of miss willo, here.
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