venue: slim's
band: the wedding present
who: spike & kiki
when: 15 april 2005 (friday)
doors open at 8p
we left shortly after 7p to get there around 8p. i called slim's to see if tix were going to sell out and slim's said it was close but to get there early.
so, we got in and it was very early so there were seats available upstairs. the opening band was called the crystal skulls. they made me think of the 80's. bad 80's music. and bored us out of our minds. there are these guys sitting in the table next to ours. there are five of them (we thought they were gay) and one guy (let's call him glory) kept staring at betty. he was so obvious about it, that alex started giving him dirty looks. finally, as i stepped away for a bathroom break, he took it upon himself to approach betty. with his wedding ring fitting very snug on his ring finger, he claims that he was trying to hook his single friend up. likely story. jerk.
after i returned to my seat, glory comes up to me and puts his slimy arm around me. he proceeds to ask my name. then i tell him to buzz off because we didn't want to talk to him. he finally leaves and his single friend comes up to us to apologize profusely and offers us a round of drinks. sounds like a plan... beligerent, annoying, drunk married guy bothering some ladies and his nice, single buddy comes to the rescue with a round of drinks. hmmm... sounds like they've teamed up before.
all this happened during the wedding present's set. damn that glory. anyway, david gedge played some cinerama songs too. which were the only songs i recognized! they did health & efficiency which he didn't do last year at bimbo's for the cinerama show. despite glory and his antics, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and the show. i picked up a couple of cds after the show for myself.
next came the crepe guy missing teeth. across the street from slim's is the crepes-a-go-go truck. betty and i have had crepes there after a show and it always hits the spot. so we go and the older crepe guy making the crepes is talking to alex. then he asks her name and the next thing i see is him making these gestures for her to give him her number and call him. ewwwww!! i couldn't help but burst out with laughter and yell out no no no! then began to walk away and had alex follow me. what a comical end to the night!
