SLOPPY SECONDS

JULY 1ST IN CLEVELAND WITH THIS REALLY PRETTY GUY I KNOW...WHAT ARE YOU GONNA BE WASTIN' YOUR TIME ON?

THE INDEPENDENTS ARE PLAYING AT THE HIGH 5 TOMORROW AT 5ISH!!!! OH AND I SCORED TWO TICKETS TO CLUTCH IN CLEVELAND AT PEABODY'S ON THE 9TH AND I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHO TO TAKE YET...

AHH MARCH, THE HOLIEST MONTH OF THE YEAR TO THE MICKS...AND IT BRINGS ALL MY FAVORITES OUT OF THE WOOD WORK TOO...FLOGGING MOLLY "FLOAT" IS DUE OUT MARCH 4TH AS IS THE TOSSERS NEWEST RELEASE. DROPKICK MURPHYS LIMITED EDITION OF "THE MEANEST TIMES" IS DUE OUT MARCH 11TH. AND THE DEAD PETS ARE EVEN ROCKIN A NEW ALBUM!!! COULD LIFE GET ANY BETTER FOR LITTLE OLE ME? YES IT CAN, THE STREET DOGS WILL BE IN CLEVELAND AT THE AGORA APRIL 20TH AND I WILL BE THERE.

THIS SATURDAY AT RAVARI ROOM...THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME CREW THERE AS WELL AS SOME OF MY FAVORITE OUT OF TOWN GETS (OZ AND HIS BUDDIES).

MORE PHOTOS FROM PSYCHOFEST '08!!!!!

PHOTOS BY LADY G

PSYCHOFEST 02/09/08 SOUTHEGATE HOUSE NEWPORT, KY

4:30 AM OR SO, PHONE RINGS, IT'S OZ, THIS KID I KIND OF KNOW FROM SEEING HIM AROUND AND SHOWS. HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT I'M DOING THE WEEKEND OF THE 9TH CAUSE THERE'S THIS SHOW HE WANTS ME TO GO TO. NO PROBLEM EXCEPT THAT I HAVE NO CASH AND NO CAR, UH, SO ACTUALLY, BIG PROBLEM. WELL, AFTER SOME NEGOTIATIONS, A RIDE IS PROCURED FOR ME AND I'M TOLD EVERYTHING ELSE IS COVERED AS WELL.

I'M GETTING A RIDE FROM SOME GUY NAMED MATT AND HIS ROOMMATE HEATHER. BOTH ARE NICE ENOUGH BUT IT IS A LITTLE WEIRD CAUSE I KNOW THEY KNOW MY EX-HUSBAND AND GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT ME. NOT AN AWFUL RIDE THOUGH AND I ARRIVE IN ONE PIECE TO THE TRAVELODGE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE VENUE. OZ IS ON THE BALCONY AND TELLS ME TO FOLLOW THESE TWO PEOPLE UP TO THE ROOM. tHEY HAVE RENTED OUT A BLOCK OF ROOMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND THINGS ARE VERY MUCH UNDERWAY AS I WALK IN. I AM GREETED BY A HUGE PICK ME UP OFF THE GROUND AND SPIN ME IN A CIRCLE HUG FROM OZ AND THEN PRESENTED WITH A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY. THEY DON'T CALL ME JEN THE MICK FOR NOTHIN' YA KNOW...THAT BOTTLE IS GONE IN AN HOUR.

8:45 ROLLS AROUND AND IT IS TIME FOR THIS MOTLEY CREW OF 15 OR SO TO GET GOING...ONCE THERE, I SEE THE 2 MOST AMAZING THINGS!! YOU CAN STILL SMOKE INSIDE AND ONE HELL OF A HOT BARTENDER. I SIDDLE UP TO THE BAR FOR A FEW SHOTS OF THEIR FINEST WELL WHISKEY AND A CHAT WITH JEREMY THE BARTENDER. I THINK THINGS ARE GOING WELL , BUT HEY, I'M DRUNK AND THEY PAID $15 BUCKS FOR ME TO GET IN AND I HAVEN'T EVEN VENTURED DOWNSTAIRS TO CHECK OUT THE BANDS YET. I DECIDE THAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AND I CAN LET THE WHISKEY SETTLE IN FOR A MORE INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH THE BARTENDER LATER.

YEAH, WELL, BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND JEN OFTEN GO ASTRAY...THERE IS A BAR DOWNSTAIRS AND MORE THEN A FEW PEOPLE WILLING TO BUY ME SHOTS, INCLUDING THE SINGER FOR THE ARKHAMS OUT OF NEW YORK. THE ONLY BAND I ACTUALLY REMEMBER FROM THE NIGHT. THEY WERE QUITE GOOD IF NOT YOUR STANDARD FARE FOR ROCKABILLY THESE DAYS, BUT THEN THEY ALL ARE, OR ELSE IT WOULDN'T BE STANDARD FARE EH. THERE IS AN ATTEMPT AT DANCING BUT I AM OFFICIALLY TOO DRUNK FOR MY SHOES AND I OPT OUT BEFORE I FALL ON MY ASS. THERE IS SOME IN-PLACE DANCING WHICH GOES MUCH BETTER FOR ME. UNFORTUNATLY, AT THIS POINT I HAVE CONSUMED THE EQUIVILENT OF 2 PINTS IN LESS THEN 3 HOURS AND I HAVEN'T EATEN TODAY...BATHROOMS ARE UPSTAIRS RIGHT?!?

NEXT THING YOU KNOW, I'M BEING KICKED OUT FOR BEING TOO DRUNK!! GOODBYE HOT BARTENDER, GOODBYE SHOW...THANKS FOR CARRYING ME BACK TO THE HOTEL CODY. THERE WERE TEARS, THERE WAS VOMIT, I DID MANAGE TO PUT ON MY JAMMIES THOUGH. IT APPEARS THAT AS THE NIGHT WORE ON, ALMOST EVERYONE FROM OUR GROUP EITHER GOT KICKED OUT, PUKED, CRIED OR HAD TO BE CARRIED - MOST OF US HAD A COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE ISSUES (I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT THAT). THERE WAS EVEN AN INCIDENT INVOLVING CLIMBING FROM ONE BALACONY TO ANOTHER TO FLEE A SITUATION. I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH BUT I REMEMBER SOME REALLY GOOD AND FUNNY SHIT.

WAFFLE HOUSE THE NEXT DAY...THEN HEATHER AND I HOPPED A RIDE HOME WITH JIMMY AND THIS GIRL WHOSE NAME ESCAPES ME CAUSE MATT HOOKED UP WITH A CHICK AND IT WAS THAT OR SIT AT THE WAFFLE HOUSE AND WAIT FOR HIM TO SHOW UP. I WENT STRAIGHT TO BED WITH A TERRIBLE HEADACHE...THEN SURLY SUNDAY TURNED INTO BOWLING UNTIL 3AM. I REALLY NEED TO GET A GRIP ON THESE WEIRD FUCKIN' HOURS I'M KEEPING.

ALL IN ALL, PSYCHOFEST LIVED UP TO IT'S HAME...BUT NOT FOR THE REASONS INTENDED.

PHOTOS BY LADY G

BUSY WEEKEND

FEBRUARY 8TH - FLOGGING MOLLY AT THE LC HERE IN COLUMBUS


FEBRUARY 9TH - PSYCHOFEST IN KENTUCKY WITH MY FRIEND CORY/MR. OZ


WON'T BE HOME UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY SOMETIME...WHISKEY, HOTEL ROOMS, GREASY FOOD, HOT GUYS AND GOOD MUSIC - HOW FUCKING LUCKY CAN ONE BROAD GET?

HELMET IS STILL COOLER THAN EVERYONE

HELMET IS STILL COOLER THEN EVERYONE
Current mood: bouncy

SEPTEMBER 27TH AT THE RAVARI ROOM

So when I was 19 I had a ticket in my hand to go to the Newport to see Helmet, Quicksand and Orange 9mm. I was hanging out at Insomnia, next door, before the show like I usually did when I saw several guys from each band standing around talking about where they should go to get something to eat. They were discussing the option of Mexican food and I jumped in to suggest Strada on King Avenue. I even offered to show them how to get there and they offered to buy my dinner. And that is the story of the first time I set eyes on Page Hamilton in person. The show was, of course, amazing, still in my memory as one of my favorie shows of all time.

Jump forward 12 long years and I find myself again holding a ticket to see Helmet, still one of the bands holding on in my life. MEANTIME specifically so full of memories for me. So now I'm 31 and I still have a really dorky crush on Page Hamilton. Does it help that he sounds as amazing if not better with the help of his new back up crew? Of course it does. Wait, no more gushing.

They brutalized that stage and the crowd. No one left unsatisfied (except for the guy I ditched 20 minutes into our "date" for being a psycho dickhead). Page and the guys even gave us a taste of "Just Another Victim" from the Judgement Night soundtrack including his own spoken word version of a couple of Everlast's lines just for kicks. I went to the show in heels cause I wasn't feeling well (with a fever of about 101) and figured I should at least look pretty...well, about two seconds into their set, the shoes came off and I went straight to the front. The first show I have been to in a LONG time that was actually worth the ticket price. THANK YOU HELMET!!!!

SURLY RUTHLESS CUNT (JEN THE MICK)