Okay, so where to begin? I went to see Leslie Hall! Soo exciting.. I totally missed her the last time she was in San Diego. I wish I had stuck around to see if I could meet her after the show. I almost did, but seriously… The public? I hate them. At least the portion of them that were next to me during Leslie’s performance. I was pushed, shoved, stomped on, had beer slung at me, smacked in the head… I could go on, but it just feels like bitching. I really did have an awesome time. I think it’s just how people get at a show, all self centered… I may just be to old for that type of thing anymore. I don’t ‘get it’ with all the selfish abandon so I just get really pissed. So we ducked out as soon as she left the stage for real. I think Richard and I were both done.
Anyway, back to the beginning. The night started out pretty good. We were, as usual when we go to the Casbah, tragically early. Some other folk were pretty early too, so we got to chatting and actually hung out with them during the opening acts. Then I thought I saw a local blogger. In fact as time passed I was positive. I totally almost said hi or something, but I didn’t. I mean, it’s not someone I *know* online so I figured it would be creepy of me. Plus I think he was on a date. Awww… Anyhoo, so yeah. Microphone Mike was first. They (he?) rocked. I loved the crazy retro thing they had going. Could have heard more from them. Next was Bunky. I wanted to like them. I did. I like them from what I listened to on MySpace. But dood. They were so loud. Then really quiet, then super really loud. I thought the glass on my iPhone was gonna shatter. My hair vibrated at one point. It was just loud.
Then Leslie and the Lys came on and it was pure genius. Seeing her live is just… wow. Richard took a ton of pictures. He’s crazy like that. Crazy for me! LOL. Okay I am gettin’ punchy. Time for bed. Here’s my 2 favorite shots of the evening… I’ll get the rest on Flickr tomorrow sometime.
UPDATE: Pictures on Flickr..
tagged: san diego leslie hall the casbah leslie and the lys microphone mike
on 03/06 at 08:20 AM
on 03/06 at 12:28 PM
Sounds like you had a great time and no you’re not too old for gigs or shows. Don’t let the people that don’t know how to act properly in these things intimidate you.