Memory time: Adventure: Dae and Anna go to Chemlab

2007-01-04 

   So I just got back from an adventure about two hours ago. Tonight was the long awaited meeting of Anna and I to see the Chemlab show at Great Scott in Allston. I took off from here around 6:30 to grab coffee, buy gas, and then head down to Randolph to pick Anna up. The first leg of the journey went off without a hitch. I made it to Randolph without getting lost although I did pass Anna's street and have to turn around and ask her where she was at. 

About 5 minutes later I was at her place and we were on our way acting like two typical girls - laughing, chatting, and... getting lost. haha Actually that was my fault since I didn't print off the directions from her place to the bar so we pretty much had to follow the directions from the bar to her place backwards. That didn't work and we ended up on 93, passing through Boston, then having to turn around somewhere in Somerville I think in order to get back over the Zakim bridge (which is WICKED pretty at night by the way!) and then back to the Pike to take the Brighton/Cambridge exit that would take us to Allston. After lots of calls and Anna and I putting our heads together we finally made it to Allston but... "Where the <i>fuck</i> is Commonwealth Ave???" 

"I have a feeling it's parallel to us." 

"There's a 7-11, Ima go in and ask them." 

Stop the car, get out, two people yammering at the counter... enter in Dae in cheerful/cutesy voice, "Hiiiiiiiiiiiie! I'm soooo lost can one of you tell me how to get to Commonwealth Ave pweaaaase?" They smiled at me, gave me directions, and I flashed my grin and went back outside. "Yerp. It's parallel to us." 

So we <i>finally</i> get on to Comm Ave and we're riding along the access road. At a stop light I look over and see a couple making out and I go, "Ewwwwwwwww! Don't make out on the corner!! That's GROSS!!!!" 

Anna laughs, "Dae!! The window's down!" 

Ooops. Oh well. That'll learn 'em! Onward we drive and we notice that 1. We're on the wrong side of the street and 2. Numbers are going up. Blarg! So we turn around and <i>finally</i> get on the proper side of the street going in the proper direction and <i>finally</i> make it in time. Not a moment too soon because call of nature and all. Hey! Chicks. We always gotta pee when we arrive somewhere haha. 

So... we arrive. No bands have gone on yet and we settle in at the bar for booze free drinks and good conversation. The first two bands were shitty as all hell. No idea who the first one was but they absolutely murdered "Terrible Lie" and just sounded stupid I think. The second band, Tragedy Ann, was performing their "last show ever" and as soon as their singer started... erm... singing (??) I could see why. Ho.ly.SHIT was he terrible. I thought I was bad. His personality was even worse because he kept flipping the audience off, saying things like "Shut the fuck up" when he would talk between songs, and then said something to the effect of, "You people standing in the back go to Ceremony. It's okay we don't fucking like you either." Hmmmmmmm... that's not very nice. He should be happy people weren't chucking their drinks at him for being a meanie head! I would've if I could get away with it. 

So finally Chemlab came on and that actually was pretty awesome to see. I wasn't sure I was gonna dig them too much because I'm not so much into the industrial tunes anymore but the singer, who looked like Andy Warhol kinda, was actually pretty cool I think. He had a great stage persona even if it was a bit theatrical in a not-so-cool/effective way. I liked what they had going on musically though and I would've loved to stay but it was a long drive getting to Anna's and it was gonna be a long drive going home. Plus week night shows are hard. Work and all the next day. Not for me but for Anna. So we left about 4 songs in but it was okay. :) Trying to get out of Boston was a bitch. We got lost again because I went the wrong way. I should've gone left instead of right, we had to go back onto the Pike and take exit 17 to turn around and head east but then there was a detour since there was something going on. Blarg! But we made it to Randolph in one piece and then I drove back and made it home in one piece as well. It feels refreshing to finally have gone out again and seen a friend I've been talking to forever on here. I definitely am glad that I went. 

Thanks again Anna for the invite and for putting up with my silliness. Next time I'll get the drinks :) So that's "The Adventure of Dae and Anna go to Chemlab." I'm sure the 69 Eyes show is gonna be even better since it's a Friday and we will be having a guest in the form of Dietrich Thrall joining in on our craziness. If anyone is in the area and would like to join the three of us, get in touch with me via cell, IM, MySpace, or e-mail. It's going to be happening on the 26th of January and I can give rides to anyone who is along the general route.