I did yesterday's post before I went to the Dynamite Boy and Cruiserweight show. I bought a ticket for myself back in October or something when I first heard about it. DB and CW8 are bands I listened to and hung out with at the end of high school and in college. I actually met my best friends of college while at a DB and CW8 show with my friend, Andrew, while in high school.
I had four friends my senior year and one was this guy, Andrew. He had blue hair, but was kind enough to take pity on a loser like myself. We never dated, but just had a mutual affinity for live music and he introduced me to the Austin punk scene. I'll never forget, we were going to the Backroom to see DB and CW8, but we missed the exit off 35 and ended up in BUDA before we realised we'd gone too far! It was hysterical at the time, but we made it to the show in time to catch the band that went on before CW8 and DB, which was called That-A-Boy. I chatted with them after the show, which is how I became friends with Adam, James, Jess, Austin, Daniel, and Chris.
It was at that show that I really got into CW8 and DB and I responded to some email from Amy, Sean (the lead singer of DB)'s wife, to help make flyers for an upcoming show. Not only did I get to help make flyers, but I got to know Amy and the rest of the band, and thus CW8 (because they were all friends). They would pay for me to go to shows and hand out flyers for their show, which was a great deal for me, since I'm so cheap! I remember I saw Dashboard Confessional when he was still a dude on a stool. I didn't know who he was, but I was there handing out my flyers and having a ball. I *was* the street team for DB.
Eventually, my back started making it hard for me to go to shows and stand and I got into Johnny Lang, Brandi Carlile, and Reeve Carney, which all allowed me to sit, which was nice. Plus, I was working every Friday and Saturday night, so I was missing more and more shows, thus I gradually parted ways with DB and CW8.
This show was like a ten year reunion because it'd been about that long since they'd all played together. It was Failsafe, Riddlin Kids, Cruiserweight, Dynamite Boy, plus Firekills, and Shaft. Failsafe came on first and it was AWESOME! I sung along and was in flashback-heaven. I texted Adam and bragged that I was at such a fabulous show and he texted Chris who texted me and told me he was going to be there, too! I knew my folks would be pleased because they didn't like me being there alone, though I was certain I would be fine. Though I guess it turned out beneficial that Chris was there because he made some creeper leave me alone!
He was also able to take a pic of CW8 and DB over the crowd for me:
I still wish Ty could meet Chris and Adam. They were at both my high school and college graduations -- great friends. Chris walked me to Dad's car last night, in case creeper was around, and talked to my dad for a bit. They hadn't seen each other since 2005, I think, but Chris was telling Dad about his fiancé, Maggie. He said he's so glad he has her, though he never thought he'd get married! I was surprised to hear that. I am glad he has Maggie though -- she is so gorgeous! She's a musician and quite talented. Here's her version of "Then He Kissed Me." It is beautiful. I told Chris he has to invite me and Ty to their wedding when they set a date :)
Anyway, I got home at 0130 and fell asleep by 0200 and Eis woke up at 0300! Ouch! After nursing and a diaper change, she slept until 0730. Then she woke at 0800 and 0900 and 0930. My mom came and got her at 0930 and told me to keep sleeping and shut my door. Unfortunately, I couldn't fall back to sleep, so I got up and showered.
After I fed Eis and put her back down for a nap, she slept for a bit over an hour! We then went to Target to return some sheets my mom had bought and then we perused around a bit. My mom ended up buying a few things for Eisley: socks, pants, skirts, sweater, and jacket for next year.
Then we went to the mall and mom got some calendars and bough Eis this little monkey toy that giggled and vibrated because it made Eisley laugh. We went to Sephora so I could trade out my new perfume because the rollerball wasn't working. We also bought some teriyaki chicken for me from the food court for dinner, since my parents were going out with friends tonight.
Tomorrow, I have Zumba and then I get my SI injection and hopefully some lidocaine in my traps.
I've been checking the clock and my phone constantly all day long hoping to hear from Tyler. I know he's on some crazy mission tonight and I'm trying to to stress or worry, but I know I'll definitely breathe easier when I hear from him. He didn't message me until 2330 last night, so I know it could be late by the time I hear from him... :(
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