rock stars

as i have mentioned before, my friend my neighbor is in a band that plays around the city, and as friends, we all try to support him by going to concerts. (easier said than done--many nights i am more into pjs than djs. ha ha ha ha. just kidding.) last night, his band was playing a festival he had organized at fontana's on the lower east side. (fontana's was actually pretty nice inside, and much larger than anticipated. i did not enjoy wading through the garbage of eldridge street, however. but i do want to go back for the dance parties.)

mk and i dragged s along to have a drink before we paid the cover and went to hear the bands. (he had a late-night session, so he couldn't stay.) the band that played before them, king charles, was actually a lot of fun, very high energy, falling all over the stage. sad red is, as the name might imply, a little quieter than a band of old rock and roll covers, but they played an excellent show. i think they played new material, or at least it was new to me, and it was louder and faster, with more words, than i had remembered. (the last show we went to, though it is a little hazy in my memory, felt a lot sleepier.) i had a really good time. i also got to meet his dad, who you may remember i heard speak about his work at the national gallery back in june. i told him my dad was a long-time admirer of his work, and he thanked us for supporting his son. i love having friends in bands; i really like going to live music, and it's always more fun when i know someone on the stage.

the f wasn't running downtown from delancey (thanks, mta) so we had to take a cab. our driver had no idea how to get to park slope, so we tried to direct him. (i have little sense of direction, but after two gin and tonics, i was even more confused.) i finally got home around 1 am, which made this morning a little rough, but i only had to work a half-day, so it could've been worse. i had originally planned on visiting my sister in boston this weekend, but i had a long week and she has to work on sunday, so we decided we would plan for a future weekend when we would both be less tired and more available to do fun stuff. (plus she's coming to visit in a few weeks before she flies to uganda.) this means that instead, i get to sleep in tomorrow before s and i meet up with some friends to go to governor's island. more to tomorrow, then.