the lemonheads and no more older

Tuesday night was spent at a lemonheads concert like wow wow wow, right? 2 of us got in free and we split the other ticket between the 3 of us. or at least, that's what it said in the contract, still owe marc money. sorry m! i think this concert was originally supposed to be at the launchpad but since lp is FIRE DAMAGEEE! evan dando and crew played at ned's downtown.

ned's downtown, how do i describe thee? previous to tuesday night, i had a blindspot as to where ned's downtown was located. RIGHT NEXT TO ANODYNE??? did anyone else know this? the venue for alt rock is kinda glorious, there's a teeny stage and good bar/dance floor distance, huge bathrooms - yeah i peaked in the mens b-room, good lighting, a few couches and a few high bar tables. just not enough trashcans to barf in. hahah jk. the bad part is terrible beer selection. bud, bud light, and coors. also, methinks ned's downtown is ill prepared to host any music that doesn't come with giant velvet headphones, turntables and girl with dayglo pink mini mini on lucite heels. i don't know, what do you think?

oh! also, all the bartenders were kinda 1 degree away from asking me 'are you a cop? if you're a cop you gotta tell me' but then just settling on a lap dance. those types are only ok for boy customers, they're always mean to the girlies. but it's just nice to go to a new dingy bar.

so the lemonheads.
by which i mean evan dando.
the thing about the lemonheads is being 16 on a grassy soccer field with an almost boyfriend. learning kisses. staying out til 10, so late at 16! it all makes my stomach lining creep around so slowly.
but not everyone has that backstory. i KNOW. si and i were the only kids there under 30. and not wearing flannel. and i'm not making my usual bad joke. literally flannel and converse EVERYWHERE. mix in a few new wave 90s hippies dancing acid stoner style and that was the crowd. the guys from black flag and the descendents who played on the lemonheads album weren't there. obviously. but the surrogate drummer and bassist had their own groove. in a lurch from addams family sort of way. seriously did i just watch a zombie spin his guitar around his neck? anyway. watching evan dando sing with his non existent lips about 4 feet away from me got me excited for 2040 when radiohead is performing at sandia casino version 5.6. oh yeah, that was the other thing, the show started at 10ish and ended before midnight so we were all snug in our beds before curfew.

la la la if i could talk i'd tell you. if i could smile i'd let you know!

evan dando.
le sigh.