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twicketfaceThe concert last night was pretty great. Picked up Brian at 6:00, returned to our place so I could get another jacket and then made our way to Milwaukee. Got lost thanks to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jonnyv's directions, but only a little bit. While stopped at an intersection, a shady looking man with a runny nose told us to roll down the window. He informed us that he wasn't a 'dumb nigger' and he was having car problems and if we could give him some 'pennies for gas'. I tend to think of myself as a helpful person, but he was at Marie's window, and my 'Protect My Wife' instinct took over. I told him that we couldn't help him and drove on. I feel bad in retrospect, but in the dark in Milwaukee is no place to be giving money to strangers.
We found the venue no problem and met up with Jon. Some people I went to high school with were there, which is always interesting to experience 6 years after graduation. Cex (rhymes with intercourse) was the first band, but we decided to stay in the lobby and chat while he was playing. Travis, the lead singer for The Dismemberment Plan, walked by us about 3 or 4 times before the show. He was really short, like I wanted to pick him up and put him in my shirt pocket.
Death Cab For Cutie was the 2nd opening band, which started out pretty lame/boring and got better as the show went on. The bassist looked like he should have ditched his shirt about 3 pounds ago and the lead singer always sang with his eyes closed. The song they dedicated to The Dismemberment Plan was really good, and I didn't catch the title, I'll have to see if I can find it. They opening lyrics went "I don't mind the weather / I've got gloves, hats and sweaters". During their set, the guitar player from The Dismemberment Plan (who looked a lot like a guy that I used to work with) was taking pictures. Anyway, DCFC finished up and we waited for DP to come on.
They took the stage to thunderous applause and began to rock. They started with "A Life Of Possibilities" and went through, playing songs off of all four of their albums. It was so neat to see the guys I looked at every day (computer wallpaper at work AND at home) in 'real life'. When they played "The Ice of Boston", they invited people on stage to dance, and about 30-35 non-threatening young adults gladly obliged. They flew through about 16-18 songs and then came back for a two song encore. I liked the fact that all of the band members (sans drummer) played the keyboard at different parts of the night. Just plain cool. I always enjoy watching the drummer play, because I think it's the best instrument. A fury of flying arms and sounds, its fucking beautiful, is what it is. I'm really glad that I got the chance to see them live, they put on a good show and were very cool and relaxed on stage. Some fucking meathead kept stage diving, prompting Travis to say "I know we've worked you into an agro-frenzy, but enough with the 'System of a Down' moves!" or something to that effect.
Sadly, I also think it'll be the last concert I attend for a while. Being on a work night, I got 4 hours of sleep last night. While I can keep my eyes open today, it won't be for long. I'm not as young as I used to be. But I will say that it was the first concert I've been to in a long time where I felt like I wasn't sticking out like a sore thumb. Going to Green Day and face to face concerts, I always felt like a square because I didn't dress the part. Last night I just felt like part of the crowd.
Managed to get lost on the way home and damn near ran out of gas. I'm seeing a trend here. Got home around 2:00 am and drifted off to sleep. I'm glad we had our ear plugs along, the last thing I need is more tinnitus.
And now I promise to work on my Spring Effing Break recap.
jonnyv's directions, but only a little bit. While stopped at an intersection, a shady looking man with a runny nose told us to roll down the window. He informed us that he wasn't a 'dumb nigger' and he was having car problems and if we could give him some 'pennies for gas'. I tend to think of myself as a helpful person, but he was at Marie's window, and my 'Protect My Wife' instinct took over. I told him that we couldn't help him and drove on. I feel bad in retrospect, but in the dark in Milwaukee is no place to be giving money to strangers.We found the venue no problem and met up with Jon. Some people I went to high school with were there, which is always interesting to experience 6 years after graduation. Cex (rhymes with intercourse) was the first band, but we decided to stay in the lobby and chat while he was playing. Travis, the lead singer for The Dismemberment Plan, walked by us about 3 or 4 times before the show. He was really short, like I wanted to pick him up and put him in my shirt pocket.
Death Cab For Cutie was the 2nd opening band, which started out pretty lame/boring and got better as the show went on. The bassist looked like he should have ditched his shirt about 3 pounds ago and the lead singer always sang with his eyes closed. The song they dedicated to The Dismemberment Plan was really good, and I didn't catch the title, I'll have to see if I can find it. They opening lyrics went "I don't mind the weather / I've got gloves, hats and sweaters". During their set, the guitar player from The Dismemberment Plan (who looked a lot like a guy that I used to work with) was taking pictures. Anyway, DCFC finished up and we waited for DP to come on.
They took the stage to thunderous applause and began to rock. They started with "A Life Of Possibilities" and went through, playing songs off of all four of their albums. It was so neat to see the guys I looked at every day (computer wallpaper at work AND at home) in 'real life'. When they played "The Ice of Boston", they invited people on stage to dance, and about 30-35 non-threatening young adults gladly obliged. They flew through about 16-18 songs and then came back for a two song encore. I liked the fact that all of the band members (sans drummer) played the keyboard at different parts of the night. Just plain cool. I always enjoy watching the drummer play, because I think it's the best instrument. A fury of flying arms and sounds, its fucking beautiful, is what it is. I'm really glad that I got the chance to see them live, they put on a good show and were very cool and relaxed on stage. Some fucking meathead kept stage diving, prompting Travis to say "I know we've worked you into an agro-frenzy, but enough with the 'System of a Down' moves!" or something to that effect.
Sadly, I also think it'll be the last concert I attend for a while. Being on a work night, I got 4 hours of sleep last night. While I can keep my eyes open today, it won't be for long. I'm not as young as I used to be. But I will say that it was the first concert I've been to in a long time where I felt like I wasn't sticking out like a sore thumb. Going to Green Day and face to face concerts, I always felt like a square because I didn't dress the part. Last night I just felt like part of the crowd.
Managed to get lost on the way home and damn near ran out of gas. I'm seeing a trend here. Got home around 2:00 am and drifted off to sleep. I'm glad we had our ear plugs along, the last thing I need is more tinnitus.
And now I promise to work on my Spring Effing Break recap.
