Stolen from random people across the internet:

What was the last concert you attended?
Jimmie's Chicken Shack & Guta

How many people were there?
Probably around 40-50.

What bands have you seen in concert the most, and how many times?
Jimmie's Chicken Shack - probably about 10 times by now
Orgy - 4 times.

Do you have any set lists? From what bands?
The Birthday Massacre, 51 Peg, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Tripleside.

Are there any CDs in close proximity to you? Which ones?
*looks on floor* I think I see Otto's Daughter "Renew" underneath my sock over there...

What band are you in the mood to see live right this second?
Psyclon Nine, Life Cried, Heretics In The Lab

Have you ever been on a tour bus?
Yeah, and I drank one of Jay Gordon's beers while I was at it.

Have you ever partied with a band?
Is the pope Catholic?

How many countries have you been to concerts in?
Just the US.

What bands did you see live the month of July?
Disown (twice), In Tenebris, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Guta, Life Cried, Terrorfakt, Anders Manga, Red This Ever...I think that's it...

What CD are you addicted to at the moment?
Life Cried - "Drawn and Quartered"
Psyclon Nine - "Devine Infekt"
Jacob Bock - "Time and Distance"

Who is one band that you used to like, but now you can't stand?
4HIM (shut up.)

Have you ever been on anyone's guest list?
Yep, most of the time...because it'd be really expensive to be a music promoter if I had to pay for all the concerts and cds I go to / get.

Last band person that you got a picture with?
Hmn, damn, I guess it was big sis Fluffy Starr!

Do you consider yourself a groupie?
Maybe for one boy in particular, lol.

If you were to name a boy and a girl after any band.... what would you name them?
I'd pick Amir for the boy (from Orgy - great name) and Ever for the girl (for the band Ever...and because Heather has a friend named that and it's cool.)

How old were you when you went to your first concert?
7th grade.

Who was it?
DC Talk (shut up.)

What bands haven't you seen yet that you want to see?
Fluffy Starr mostly, but a lot of RAM bands, too.

Are you wearing a band shirt right now?
No, but I was wearing Eye Butterfly yesterday and The Anix the day before.

What band do you own the most merch of?
Probably Orgy.

What song is on your myspace right now?
Life Cried - "Guardian"

Have you ever met that band?
No, but I've seen them live.

Do you ever do anything crazy at shows?
Well, I'm almost up front, which could be considered crazy given my size and some of the crazy stuff that happens in the very front at shows.

What are your favorite venues to go to shows at?
The Outback Lodge, Nation (RIP), The Meeting Place

What band do you have the most performance pictures of?
Probably Fluffy Starr, since I think I have any picture that ever went up on the website, lol.

Would you ever get a tattoo representing a band?
Eh, probably not.

How many concerts do you average a year?
About 100 or so.

Upcoming shows?
51 Peg, VAST, In Winter (hopefully), HITL, 23 Rainy Days...

List every band you've EVER seen live, no matter how obscure.
Wow...ok...breaking out the iTunes...
51 Peg, Anders Manga, The Birthday Massacre, Candy Coated Jesus, Celldweller, Christafari, Chrysalis, DC Talk, Disown, Godhead, Guta, Helltrash, Heretics In The Lab, In Tenebris, Interrogation, Jacob Bock, Jars of Clay, Jennifer Knapp, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Life Cried, Luna Halo, Meshuggah, Orgy, Otto's Daughter, Point of Grace, Psyclon Nine, Reality Check, Red This Ever, Shinedown, SNMNMNM, Staind, Taradactyl, Terror Couple, Terrorfakt, Third Day, Third Eye Blind, Three Doors Down, Tool, Tripleside
...that's all I can think of right now

Oh yeah.

Tonight. Awful Arthur's @ Towers. Should be arriving in town around 10-11pm. Buy me and my roomie a drink.

*yawn* What a long week. Finished up my last day of Fringe yesterday, finally. It was fun, but just too much. I was up in the lift refocusing lights for changeover, and thought I was going to fall asleep right then and there.

Ok, for the bigger news, it's pretty much all out in the open now, in regards to some of these jobs I've been alluding to.

First of all, Sarah is moving over to Signature to be the ME for them, so her position at WM is open, and I've been talking to them a bit about that. At first I didn't think I was really qualified for it yet, but people seem to have a high opinion of me, so that's nice. Secondly, the random A/V position I mentioned the other day is actually at a rather large church in Springfield. I did a random last minute interview with them last night (pink hair, work clothes, and all) and it actually went absurdly well. The people were very nice, and the job actually sounds pretty great. I'd be doing anything from running light and sound in services to helping maintain the electronic classroom set-ups they're getting ready to install in their church and school rooms. As long as I don't get stuck in a basement somewhere building multimedia carts like last summer, it should be pretty good. But really, it seems like it's going to be more of a supervisory position (will be training a lot of volunteers)...plus, the pay and benefits are VERY nice. So, I'm gonna talk to WM about the ME job, but I think it's pretty safe to say that I'll probably be going to the church. We'll see.

I went out to the store tonight to pick up some pink dye to touch up my hair, and I found a rather new line of make-up that I tried out (as it was on sale). L'oreal has this new section called HiP (high intensity pigment), and I just played with it and I love it! It's kind of a happy medium between regular day-wear make-up and stage make-up. I got two pots of eyeshadow - one is split with gold and purple, and the other with teal and cream. Awesome stuff.

Anyways, I have a killer headache, so I'm gonna take some advil, a cold shower, and nap for a bit...

Oh, btw, I finally got my copy of Life Cried's album and I love it. Should hold me over at least until the new P9 single and/or album is out.

Song of the Day: Life Cried - "Hallowed Be Thy Name" www.lifecried.net

So I'm definitely at a crossroads right now in my life. I pretty much have three fulltime(-ish) jobs coming at me, so it should be an interesting shift in my life, depending on which (if any) I take. More on that as they happen...

Speaking of jobs...

a) Fringe is, as Gage put it tonight, "like tying my dick in a knot and then getting a hard-on". Yeah. Ok, no seriously, it actually is going really well considering how bad it could have been. The basic problem is that the folks in charge of the festival did a piss-poor job of communicating the information from the performers to the venues, and vice-versa. So basically everyone came in with the assumption that all of their technical needs on their riders had been met, when we had never seen any of it, nor could provide them what they needed. (You know, minor things...like an LCD projector, or a safe place for them to rig their trapeze...) And on the flip side, they had to do a lot of last minute changes as our light plot and sound system specs hadn't ever been passed on to them. But, the good thing is that all of the performers were really patient and understanding, and that will always make a show seem 10 times better than what it might have been. And it has been a lot of fun, other than the fact that they totally overworked us (today is the first day we didn't do 15+ hours...and only the second day I've been home in the last 5...) and didn't pay enough. But yeah, it's about over now...

b.) I'm now officially the "associate promoter" for Club Midnight. Rock on.

So anyways, this weekend me and Corrie go back to Roanoke for Dana & Laura's wedding. Awesome. I'm thinking we'll hang out with some folks on Friday night, so if you're reading this, yeah, I'm gonna not be antisocial this time...BUT...if you are reading this (and I know who does and doesn't then fucking call ME this time to limit my phone fiascos on the drive home, lol...or just watch the blog and I'll tell you where I'm meeting up with people.)

I had a kind of irritating convo with my mom today. So, basically, I mentioned to her the other day - finally - that I had dyed my hair hot pink since I would be home soon and they would have to know. Well, in the meantime, one of these jobs I'm applying for is with a big church up in Springfield, so she told me I should redye my hair for the interview and I said no. Ok, now, for those of you who know me well, you know these things: a) I am indeed a Christian, though I'm not one to beat people over the head with my beliefs as I've been on the other side of it and know how that feels like; b) I've had issues in the past where I've gone to churches and not been accepted because of my appearance or the lifestyle I lead (apparently being in the entertainment industry is a sin?); and c.) that I'm pretty damn sure that God doesn't have an issue with my pink hair or my career choice, so who the hell are you to judge me? Anyways, the way I look at it is, my pink hair will be a really good indication of the kind of people that are at this place...if they're cool about it, or at the very least, are respectful about my choice and politely ask if I would consider changing my hair, then that's a good sign...if they flip out and tell me in any arrogant way that it's not acceptable, then that's not a place I need to be. Because, honestly, I can understand why a business would want to ask me to have a professional appearance, and if they're respectful about it, I would actually not have a problem doing something normal again. So we'll see...

Song of the Day: Purgatory Remains - "Commandment" www.myspace.com/purgatoryremains

It's like 6 in the morning here, and I signed in to myspace to find that both Fluffy Starr AND Psyclon Nine are done with their albums. Even if the rest of my day blows, it's still going to be the best day ever.

Oi. Living is tough sometimes. I finally got my new car insurance stuff taken care of, but it's outrageous being up here. Much more expensive than I had anticipated, which is not cool. :-( It's hard to believe my car insurance now costs more than my health insurance.

Speaking of my car, trying to get it in for it's yearly inspection is also a nightmare. With VA state law you can't make an appointment to do it...so you just have to get lucky and take it some place and hope they can work you in. Not up here, buddy. So I suppose the only thing I can do is just wait and take it in to the dealership I bought it from when I go home for Dana's wedding next weekend. At least there, I get it done for free.

I finally won the battle this week with finding a new primary care doctor up here. Nice guy, so that's good. Hopefully if I end up sick again I'll have an easier time getting in to get seen. The next goal is finding a new dentist.

I figure I'll get all of this shit done around the time that I start getting ready to move to LA, lol.

Anyways...me and Scott are going out to dinner tonight so we can discuss business without having to scream at each other over music, lol. Should be fun.

Tomorrow I go back to work fully at WM for a week. They're taking part in the Capitol Fringe Festival, so this should be an interesting gig. But I desperately need the money, so it's all good I suppose...

Me and Corrie had a great roomie bonding time last night; we met up with Larry and did a photoshoot at his and his partner's studio. We were there for about 6 hours, so I can't wait to see what we ended up with. Me and Corrie had a lot of cool outfits and themes, so I think we should have some hot stuff soon.

Been a good weekend! Friday night I talked to my rockstar crush for awhile, which was awesome as usual. He just makes me feel at ease. *cuteness*

Last night was the show at Midnight, and that went really well. First of all, Derek made it down as planned, so it was really cool meeting him finally. He chilled with me during the evening while I was at my booth, so we talked for awhile, and he's doing a lot of really cool things with music and such now. So I hope that really works out for him, too.

The funny thing is, Derek really knows how to work it. There was this other guy there last night who was drunk as a skunk and trying sooooo hard to pick me up. And somehow Derek manipulated the situation to coerce this guy into buying HIM a drink everytime he bought me one. Crazy good times!

The band was great, and it was nice to chat to Christina again. I also met a few more industry people last night, which is always good. I also found out that I may have another HUGE opportunity coming up...basically I've been asked if I want to take over another one of the goth clubs in the area. So I'm gonna sit down with those guys and go over everything and see if it's something I can handle. If so...well...damn...

Got yet another A/V job opportunity that came out of the blue this week. So far, they love me and it looks like a good deal, so I may go ahead and go back to work fulltime and reap the money and benefits of that, so that I can focus more on music in my free time without having to worry about finances. So we'll see how that all works out.

Song of the Day: Fluffy Starr - "NV" www.fluffystarr.com

Let's see...so much to talk about...but at the moment, it's all kinda floating around in lala land...

Well, to start, Alchemy @ Nation is now over. Last night was the closing party, and I've never seen so many people there. Granted, I've only been in town for 8 or so months, but I am going to miss that building...lots of things, both good and bad, have happened to me there. I guess it's wierd that I tend to miss places more than I do people...but it's probably because people can come back, or can come with you...but places...they're just gone...and sometimes I feel like you leave a little bit of your own energy behind when they go.

However, they did announce the new venue as promised, which will be Club Envy, formally known as DC Tunnel over in NE. Never been there, but the place is being remodeled, and the pics they showed looked nice. They're also going to have a fourth room (in addition to the mainstage / dancefloor, the club side, and Alias) specifically for smaller band shows. That in itself is very exciting for everyone; more chances for bands to play Alchemy, and without taking any playing time away from the DJs. So I'm currently trying to push in on that...I'd love to start booking shows there. Anyways, the new venue opens up first week in August...so I'll post more about how that goes.

Went back to work for a few days this week. It's hard feeling so weak after being sick, but I managed ok. I hope I'll be good as new by the time I have to start working Fringe. I heard some information about some of my coworkers shifting around a bit, which may lead to a supercool opportunity or two for me. So more on that as it becomes official.

In Tenebris is playing at Midnight tomorrow (as mentioned below) and while I'm not technically the promoter for this show, they're good people, and I will be vending tomorrow night as well. So come down and dance with me...

I would like to take this time to mention Mike in my blog. That is all. (See, I read your LJ.)

I got into a fight with some bitch in the parking garage today before work. It was actually kind of funny, afterwards. It's times like these when I'm glad I look like a dangerous social outcast. Yay pink hair!

Anyways...been working this evening on the new RAM site. I've almost gotten the new artist section finished, and I think I'll go ahead and pop that up once it's done, even though the rest of the site is still in progress. That at least gives people something to munch on while they're waiting for the rest of the sections to go live.

But for now...I'm just drinking a beer...and trying to talk myself into doing something that I've had my mind set on all week...*blushes and winks*

Song of the Day: Psyclon Nine - "Harlot" www.psyclonnine.com

Another week, another show:



Not technically my show, but I am vending again this week, and still promoting to keep up the good crowds for shows at Midnight. Hopefully I'll have a few more shows of my own again soon. :-)

I went with Corrie to her karate class tonight and it was really cool! I didn't start myself tonight, just watched. I think I'm gonna try to start the intro classes next week, and then full-fledged classes in August once my schedule evens out and I have a bigger sum of money coming in, lol.

It looks like my friend Derek - who used to do the Fluffy Starr site with me way back in the day - might be coming down this weekend for the show, so it'll be cool to see him in person finally. Good times.

Why is it that myspace sucks whenever I'm trying to do most of my promo work?

Song of the Day: Everything Goes Cold - "Fail" www.myspace.com/everythinggoescold

As stated on my myspace...now that I've gotten my sleep, my lounge time, and my alcohol, it's time to write.

I would like to say I consider Saturday to be a HUGE FUCKING SUCCESS!!!

Before I go into it, I want to say first of all, that I'm indebted to Joe & Ryan at Strangeland and Scott at Midnight for hosting us. Also, thanks so much to DJ's Liebchen & Pauna for helping to spread the word, and especially to my friends who supported me with the big and little things: to Colleen for wearing the Disown flyer at Freaks United and offering to bring Kyle's PA; to Chris for being so supportive via email; to Corrie offering to dance for RAM donations even though she couldn't make it out, lol; and to everyone else for their well-wishes. Couldn't have done it without you guys.

The day started out a bit rough over at Strangeland when I realized that I had miscommunicated with the band about their sound needs, and thusly am now the proud owner of my own PA. But, hey, if I'm gonna be doing this kind of stuff I should have my own system anyways...and their are a great deal of ads on craigslist for wedding DJ's, lol. But in any case, I got it worked out, and the acoustic set sounded fabulous! I think everyone really enjoyed themselves, and we had a decent number of people in throughout the afternoon. Jae's parents had come down for this leg of the tour, so Mr. Rohrer fired up the grill and cooked for us. So it was a really chill, pleasant afternoon.

But the show at Midnight sealed the deal. We had a tremendous turnout, and the overall audience reaction was extremely positive. Band merch was selling like crazy, and I actually made a chunk of change myself already on RAM vending, too! So a very good first official RAM show...god it's a great feeling!

Finally, I wanted to say that Jae, Scott, Krystal, Laura, and Mr. & Mrs. Rohrer are wonderful people. And that in the end, this is why I do what I do - to meet people like you. I love you guys.

So we press on! No rest for the weary, it seems...I've gotta crank out a flyer for the In Tenebris show tonight for Midnight next week, and then I'm currently in talks about sponsering a big promo event for one of the largest bands on RAM. Things are really flying now...

...and to cap off my night, someone beautiful in California just emailed me. :-)

Song of the Day: Disown - "INRI" www.disown.cc

I decided this week that live event planning/promotion is almost exactly like stage management...and therefore I've got a great love/hate relationship going on with it. In general, it's been exhilerating...I really like being that middle man who keeps everything going and works to make everyone happy. But at the same time I can't seem to break my isolationist mentality...I have to answer those emails, I have to make those phone calls...when I'd rather just be laying out by the pool and left to my own imagination for awhile.

I think after these last two weeks I deserve a vacation from my "vacation" (seeing as how I do my music stuff when I'm not at a theatre somewhere). So I'm planning on disappearing for a few days next week after this show is over and before I have to get back up for the next one and my next theatre gig.

Part of it's because I just feel overwhelmed with people right now...and part of that is because I'm getting some bad vibes from some people around me and I'm just not wanting to deal with the bullshit right now.

So, for once, I'm looking forward to going back to Roanoke. Gonna take care of things though while I'm there to make it worthwhile...get my car inspected, go to the doctor & dentist...it's just easier as there's no excessive wait back home.

And yes, it'll probably be like last time, and I probably won't call anyone. I just want to get some time alone.

Song of the Day: Life Cried - "Guardian" www.lifecried.net

Club Midnight, Strangeland Records, and Radio-Active-Music.com are happy to present one of Cleveland's finest electro/industrial/rock acts - Disown - here in Washington DC this Saturday, July 8th!

Come out to Strangeland Records for an early acoustic set to hear a softer side of the band and to get some one-on-one time with the musicians. Then, head over to Midnight at The Meeting Place for a full set - music you can rock to, music you can dance to.



With a sound comparable to Orgy, Nine Inch Nails, and Razed In Black, Disown has over the past 6 years opened for such national acts as OzzFest 2004, HIM, Static-X, Orgy, Godhead, Crossbreed, Mushroomhead, Trust Co., KMFDM and Apex Theory. Their cover of Depeche Mode's "Policy of Truth" is currently gaining national attention as the song is being distributed via Cleopatra Record's recent Depeche Mode tribute album.

For more information and four free songs, please visit http://www.myspace.com/disown

DISOWNation: Are you one of us?

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In other news:

1) I really fucking hate being this sick. I've spent a few hours today picking up around the condo for this weekend, and I feel like I've run a marathon. I now understand how my mom feels with her asthma.

2) Being on steroids again is giving the final touch to my skin. Rock!

3) Another awesome pic of me, Colleen, and DJ Liebchen from F.U.:

Song of the Day: Disown - "Dust Of Sin" www.disown.cc

If I had to use eight words to describe the last 24 hours, they would be: Freaks United, photo shoots, and emergency room visits.

How was your Fourth of July?

We'll start in chronological order. So yesterday afternoon much of my coughing had subsided, and even though my voice was still pretty much MIA, I decided to head down early for Freaks United at Nation...figured I'd get their right as things were starting and get good parking; then leave early if I needed to. I got there and said hi to Ryan over at Strangeland who was doing a booming business already, then ran into Dave and DJ Liebchen - they were two of the wonderful people I met at Midnight last week, and unfortunately I had just missed her spin. But I chatted on and off throughout the night with them, and of course Colleen immediately found me and we rejoiced over her being back home.

The night was pretty good - saw a few bands, some of them were ok, some of them not. I had gotten there in time to see Red This Ever - a relatively new local band that a lot of my colleagues had recommended to me. Their songs on myspace are really good, and technically they sounded good live; but their stage presence was very noticably lacking. The lead singer looked like he had just rolled out of bed, and none of the musicians looked enthusiastic about their music OR about the huge crowd they had. Very little audience interaction - they talked a bit to some of their friends in the crowd, whereas I (who was directly in front, as usual) never managed eye contact with any of them. I'm gonna hope that it was just nerves about playing with such a well-known line-up (including Terrorfakt, Chemlab, Life Cried, and Anders Manga), because I think they could really get something going if they showed a little more life and confidence. They had one song in particular, "Nobody", that I really enjoyed.

It seems the night was full of surprises in my expectations. I had always heard good things about Anders Manga and Terrorfakt, but I was not impressed with either's performance. On the flip side, Life Cried (who I had not heard of before) was rediculously amazing. I have to admit, part of that comes from strong similiarities to Psyclon Nine (both Chris of LC and Marshall of P9 have very similiar performance styles; and of course it's a very similiar style of music), but also because it was a totally solid performance. Lot's of energy, lot's of communication. Great show, can't wait to get their album once I start making money again.

So me and Colleen were in our weather-considerate gothic best, and Sideshow Bob caught us for another quick pic - I love it!

(c) 2006 Sideshow Bob

And speaking of pics, when I got home and checked my email I saw that I got my final photos back from Mike Metheny, and my prelims back from Larry Bradby, and they're awesome! I popped one of each up on my myspace profile for now...I'll add more soon...

(c) 2006 Mike Metheny

(c) 2006 Larry Bradby

...but I have to leave some space, because me and Corrie should be doing that photoshoot together with Larry hopefully sometime soon. And since we all know that Corrie is about 10 times hotter than me, lol, you know it's gonna be good! :-D

So, I figured, hey that was a great day...I'm not feeling well so I'm going to bed...

...and I woke up around 4:30AM seeing as my throat decided that swelling closed was a good idea. Enough of that nonsense, I gave up, got up and went to the ER. Because, to quote Jimmie's Chicken Shack, "breathing is really cool, and I love my life." Yes, I do indeed have bronchitis, but it seems like what got me first was some nasty cold virus that decided to take up residence in my neck and compounded the issue. So they started me on antibotics for the bacterial infection and steroids and an inhaler for the inflammation for the viral infection. They kept me around for an hour until the swelling had gone down considerably, and sent me home with some codine. Codine is nice stuff...

Yeah, that was fun. So now that the codine has worn off and I'm coherant, I'm off to the pharmacy to pick up my perscriptions, and then I am going back to bed and I'm not getting out again.

Song of the Day: Life Cried - "Hallowed Be Thy Name" www.lifecried.net

I woke up this morning feeling even worse, but fortunately this evening I'm feeling marginally better. But this is getting absurd...I wonder now if maybe this is actually something worse, like pneumonia. Meh.

I did, however, drag myself over to Kinko's and get my flyers printed, and then over to SLR again to drop those off. Oh, and fuck Kinko's. I mean, has anyone had a good experience with them? I had issues getting my file to print, and does anyone there even know what Photoshop is? I mean, I admit, I use PSP personally so my knowledge of Photoshop is not that great, seeing as I haven't used it since college. But these guys are getting paid to help me, and in the meantime I'm getting charged per minute while they dick around on the computer. Bastards. I wish I was still at the hotel and could just print my own shit at the BC for free. :-)

So I backed out of Kommencement tonight, but I have to go to Freaks United tomorrow and Nocturne on Wednesday. Meh. I need to get better. The worst part is the lack of sleep because of me coughing so much. I did, however, pick up some of those new cough thin strips - they look like breath strips - and those are actually pretty decent, even though they don't seem substantial at the time.

Please, everyone, come to my shows this weekend. :-)

Ok, say you're a friend of mine, and after a lengthy discussion of why I'm single and NOT looking, you send me a link to your buddy's website, asking me if I'm interested in meeting him. I say no, again, because of my business work and having other personal interests. Still, you send him MY info and he gets in touch with me, and I of course turn him down, politely. And then somehow you get mad at me for not giving him a chance. WHAT THE HELL??? I mean, come on!

Still fighting the plague over here. Worst case of bronchitis I've ever had. I've taken it easy pretty much today - ran over to SLR to take care of some things for the shows this weekend, and made some emails, but that's pretty much it. I need to get better soon.

I've also started getting hatemail via myspace for not responding to "ur hott!" or "hey whats ur yahoo sn?" messages. Are you people serious?

Even though things are going pretty well now, days like today make me not wanna be around people for an extended period of time.

Song of the Day: Dead Inside The Chrysalis - "Poison" www.deadinside.com

Colleen, I found our new home.

So I said earlier that this day couldn't get any better. I was so wrong. After spending a great deal of time getting ready to promote this Disown show and taking care of some errands, I headed on down to Midnight to go over some of the details for next week.

Wow, does everything about that place rock hardcore.

It's a bit on the small size, but bigger than a shoebox storefront...they've got a big bar and a dance floor, so hey, it's all good. But the people there - it's like a big goth family. Not the pretentious subdued kind, but the ones who are genuinely glad to meet new people. I met so many awesome people, and every conversation turned into another opportunity. Over the course of the evening I not only confirmed the band details, but I got a lighting rig into the deal, possibly secured another RAM band for Midian later on this summer, may have an opportunity to promote a major industrial act on Alfa Matrix, got the scoop on some new bands in the scene as well as the current politics now that Nation is closing, and the promise of DJ lessons from one of their resident spinners.

I mean, hot shit.

The DJ's were soooo good. I wanted to dance to everything, and the crowd did too. I know that this is me and Colleen's new club home. I also met a kick ass chick that was visiting for the first time as well, and I think she'd fit into our girly crew well, too, lol.

The venue promotor took such good care of me tonight too. He knew I was sick, and it seemed that everytime I finished my water he had another one for me. Everyone was so supportive - people seem really interested in what I'm doing and about the show next week. I had a great guy that reminded me very much of Dana's dad talk to me for awhile, and wanted to assure me that if I had any problems that I could just talk to him, lol. I mean, I can't get over how great this vibe is.

Next Saturday could possibly be the greatest day of my life.

And, on top of that, it looks like I'll be confirm a second Disown show (this time an acoustic set) earlier that afternoon at Strangeland, once I finalize everything with Ryan.

But to complete the night, I got online with just the intent of checking up on things before I crashed out, and got a cute (and I think somewhat drunken email) from Chris. I know that all of my friends really support me, but I think specifically people like you, Cameron, Corrie, and Mike have always been particularly vocal about prodding me along. You know what, in the end, maybe this won't work as a steady job, but hell this is why I came here - to try. And dammit if I haven't reached a moderate level of success already. Even if one day I do have to back down and go to a "normal" job, I did it. I did what I came here to do. And that is so much more than many people can say. And yes, if I can sit in three hour traffic, you can do AV management like a pro. People like us rock, you know. :-)

So tired...becoming fragmented...off to sleep...

YES!!!!!!!

Radio-Active-Music.com & Club Midnight present:
DISOWN
Saturday, July 8th
Midnight @ The Meeting Place
1707 L Street, NW
Washington, D.C.

Plus - a full rotation of DJ's playing your favorite music, the Gothic Beauty magazine release party, and vending by Radio-Active-Music.com.

The only way this day could get any better is if my bronchitis would go away.