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Flogging the Fillmore

Despite the world telling me that I was more or less insane for going to a concert 48 hours after having knee surgery, I went anyways. It turned out to be a complete blast and I’m so glad that we ended up going. We got there about 15 minutes before the doors opened, so I was envisioning a night of standing outside and praying that I get a seat on the balcony right up front so I wouldn’t be standing the entire time.

As luck would have it, that wasn’t to be the case. As we were walking in front of the building to get to the back of the line the guy doing security out front told us we could go inside and wait in the entrance way there until they started letting people in. So we got to be the first ones into the venue for the show — no waiting in the cold! A lady from guest services came out, told them to scan our tickets, and brought us down to the main floor next to the soundboard where there was a roped off handicapped area with seats. I was thrilled, not only did I not have to struggle for a seat, worry about falling down stairs and killing myself OR freeze in the process, but we got planted in the center of the house (best sound seat, of course) with a perfect view of the stage.

So mucho thank yous to the people at guest services at the Fillmore Detroit, you guys are amazing and it really made my night.

I had been looking forward to seeing Flogging Molly again since last year’s show, and it was all pretty spectacular. They played most of the stuff that’s going to be on the new album that hits in a few weeks, all the new cuts sounded great. I was able to take a lot of pictures as well, since I didn’t have to fight off an angry mob just to defend myself and stay on my feet. Once Picasa decides it will allot me to connect to their server and upload them to my web album I’ll post them all online, but for now the one pic will do. The set was awesome, and other than the encore being a little short (3 songs) it was all pretty perfect.

I don’t remember the first opening act, but they don’t really matter. The 2nd opener kicked ass, Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band was who they were. Not at all what you would expect out of a band in any way shape or form. Rev. Josh Peyton looks like a lumberjack and plays a steel gui-tar. His old lady plays the washboard and his brother bangs on the drums.  It’s really badass stuff, and Rev’s style is very unique and very, very good. Not your typical cup of tea, but I wouldn’t hesitate to go see a show that they were headlining.

I found this on youtube, it’s not from yesterday but a good example of what you missed if you weren’t there.

Jenn was able to grab me some stuff from the main area since I wasn’t able to really walk around, so I got a poster, a few promo cards for the new album and a Toledo Mudhen’s hat that someone left behind. Score one for me (I got my CKY hat the same way at the Cradle of Filth show).My next concert isn’t planned yet (there’s talk of a show for something or other in Toledo on March 8th, but I’ll have to check my schedule on that one. Don’t think i’ll be making it.), but I’m already looking forward to Dave King and the rest of Flogging Molly comeing through next year.

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Back to Square One

So in 3 days of canvassing for Clean Water Action I’ve threatened to have the police called on me in Mount Clemens, Been picked up by the police in Wixom, and fell and screwed up my knee in Shelby Township. I’m done with this stuff. Combine that with the fact that after nightfall NOBODY wants anyone who looks like me knocking at their door. Which I can understand, I look like “that guy” that they always show on the news who is pretending to be a building inspector, meter reader, etc. who then proceeds to hold you up at gunpoint and rob you blind. So needless to say, the job just is not a good fit for me, plain and simple. So I’m back to square one, time to start looking again for employment. Probably better this way, as not all of their issues I agree with and could never see myself campaigning on global warming (I much rather prefer Simon Que’s take on the matter, which you can read over at Lew Rockwell). Maybe I’ll wait till after Monday when I talk to my doctor again and see what the deal is with my damn knee before I make any decisions.

Who knows where I’ll end up. But it should be interesting. I’m also going to get the rest of the pages on this blog/site up and running. There’s been nothing on here for too long now, it’s getting ridiculous I know. So I’ll get it all taken care of.

It’s also come as quite a surprise to my how controversial my hair has become.  When you have short hair, people don’t ever say to you “You should grow it out”even if they like long hair. But if they don’t like long hair, when it’s long they all tell you to cut it. I only bring it up because I did one of those stupid MySpace bulletins that was a Valentine app, and this seems to be the consistent message: If you have short hair, people don’t tell you they hate it if they do. But if you have long hair, you will get hell for not cutting it. Well, not hell as much as harassment. But still, very weird.

In other news, Jenn’s taking me to Flogging Molly next Month. I’m super stoked, last year’s show was such a blast.Maybe this year one of us standing outside will have a camera that actually works. They have a new album dropping in March which I’ve been listening to quite a bit of lately. It’s called “Float“, and the title track is just awesome, it’s such a good song. The rest of the album is pretty good too. It’ll be great to hear some new material (hopefully) at the show. I’ve decided that I don’t care if I can’t fully walk by then, I’m going into the pit and will be pushing my way to the front regardless. I’m well used to standing on my feet for hours on end, so I’m not too worried about how it’ll all end up. As long as I can still walk at the end of the night, it’s all good

Speaking of concerts and new albums, I sincerely hope Counting Crows keep touring as their new album “Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings” is dropping 3 weeks after Flogging Molly’s. To make things juicier, 3 tracks have already been released for download through the internet (MySpace, their website, etc). I doubt they’ll release more with the album right around the corner. If the rest of the album is half as good as the first 3 tracks has been, then I’ll definitely be one of their best. From what I’ve heard thus far, it sounds like it would chronically fit in between August and Recovering. I’m sure Gil Norton (who produced Recovering the Satellites and half of the new album) had something to do with all of that. On a more personal note, how Adam describes the album is “…it’s about a flood of sin and liquor and dissolution and insanity and it’s about trying to rebuild the life you wrecked in the wake of that flood. It’s about the way it feels.” Sounds entirely too much like my life over the past year or so. Liquor, sin, and regret. Que sera sera I suppose.