Saw Ted Leo and the Pharmacists this past Friday at Avalon. Good show, interesting crowd and lots of energy from the band. Unfortunately, the sound was off all night so the band was drowning out the vocals even more than usual.
One of my friends told me that since I went to the show, I’m officially pseudo-hipster now. I don’t buy it. I wasn’t in a blazer or fedora. Although, I was sporting my usual mean goatee. Natch.
I ran into a couple of people who I met a few months back at the Toad in Cambridge. I got up at Toad to get a beer and when I came back there were four new people sitting at my table. In other bars, it’s not a big deal — I guess. But if you know Toad, then you know table seating is worth its weight in fluffy bags of weed. Turns out that this crew of people (headed by Tom and Meri), live around the block from me between Ball and Davis Square.
That was a month ago that I met Tom and Meri. On Friday, I came back from the bathroom at the Ted Leo show and there they were. I recognized them after about a second. We reintroduced ourselves and made drunken plans to get together sometime. Hopefully, we will.
Show recap is quick today for a couple of reasons. First, I just wanted to stretch my blog legs out again. It’s been nearly a month since I updated. To my two loyal readers, I apologize. Second, because today is going to be busy. I’ve got to get a lot done this afternoon because I’m catching a 7:30pm flight from Boston Logan Airport to O’Hare International.
Yeah, I was talking about the City, not the band. I know some of you are disappointed.
That’s right, my babies, I’m heading home. It’s a working trip, so I won’t be on vacation. But I still get to grace the MidWest with my presence for 11 days. The highlights? Tomorrow I’m at the 1:20pm Cubs/Pirates game at Wrigley and a week from tomorrow I’ll see the White Sox and Yankees duke it out at the Cell. Can’t. F’n. Wait.
It’s been about two years since I’ve been to Wrigley, so this will be one of the highlights of my summer. I’m planning on bringing my camera, so I’ll throw up some snaps when I get back.
So if you read this and you’re in Boston or somewhere else, see you soon. If you’re in Chicago, I’m on my way in exactly 12 hours. Feel free to stop by and say hello if you’re in the greater Chicago-land area.
Man, it is going to feel good to not be in Boston for a while.
