strokes

right now i've got tinnitus, that temporary ringing in my ears. i went to the verizon wireless theater in downtown houston last night for the strokes show. it's a small venue, kinda like the warfield in sf. in the morning i checked the website to see who the opening band was - eagles of death metal. the name alone made me pick up some ear plugs from the drugstore. we were about 25 feet from the stage when edm came on. the ear plugs worked pretty well, pretty much allowing in just the low frequencies, drums and bass. get this, there were two drummers! one had a full kit, the other had a half kit with some other percussion effects. here's who the band looked like: freddie mercury from queen, drew carrie with a short mohawk, craig kilborn, pink with blonde hair, and any metalhead with long dark hair. i couldn't hear them all too well but from what i could tell they had a few catchy tunes and a decent following in attendance. the ear plugs came out for the strokes and they sounded great! julian casablancas wasn't as stoned or as much of a dick as i've seen in the past. the bassist was great, he played his fender jazz standing straight up with his feet together, perfect posture and poise. now i know it's strange hearing this from me (being diesel and all) but these guys are skinny. maybe it's all the cigarettes. anyhow, i'm listening to julian sing and i'm thinking he wouldn't even make it to hollywood if he tried out for american idol. he'd show up drunk or high, he'd look like he just rolled out of bed, he'd forget his lyrics, and then he'd call simon a fag. actually, that'd be pretty entertaining. beats watching kevin perform. i remember at one point thinking these guys have the best job in the world and it was just inspiring watching them. makes me so glad to be configuring software. sigh...
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