Me: 4 nights, 3 venues, 16 bands
Friend: 4 nights, 4 venues, 17 bands
Dr. Dog
Archaeology
We Were Promised Jetpacks
The Twilight Sad
Frightened Rabbit
Scout Niblett
The Pack A.D.
Nurses
Pink Mountaintops
Hill Country Revue
The Moondoggies
Bobby Bare, Jr
Black Francis
Morning Teleportation
Mimicking Birds
Love As Laughter
Modest Mouse
So proud of ourselves. We did it. The surreal, the amazing, the boring, the mediocre, the crazy, and all the fun.
Top 10 moments* in no order
*edited, best recollection
M=me
F=Friend
[Before first night even starts] F: Heeeeeeeyyyyyy M: We need to get some food in you
[During Nurses]
M: You see that couple and you know what I am talking about F: You just like her pants
M: Yes I do, I would wear those pants
(later)
M: She’s going to fuck his leg
F: You’re just horny M: hmmmmmmmmm
(later)
F: This is good background music
[Before Modest Mouse]
M: You remember that couple during Nurses
F: Yes
M: Those were fucking stockings! Not pants. She took em off later.
[During We Were Promised Jetpacks]
F: This reminds me of seeing a show at the hoe-down! (total compliment, long story). M: Yeah
[Before Night 4]
M: Where the hell are you? F: I am at Washington
M: So am I, what cross street? F: and 13th
M: So am I! Where the fuck… F: I am literally at the Burgerville truck
M: What the hell are you….I see a Burgerville truck! It’s right in front of me!
M (to the Burgerville truck): I’m always working, slaving every day! Time to get a break from the same ol same ol!
[Before Hill Country Revue]
Random street guy: Sat-tah day night!!! M: Right?
Random street guy: Sat-tah day night!!!
[Before Modest Mouse]
F: If we had tickets we could go in. M: Oh, I bought tickets too for this one so we could go in and out, wanna use em? F: Hell yes, why are we standing in this line?
(later)
F: You likely could have sold them so someone else would have been as disappointed as we are
[During The Twilight Sad]
Random: How old are you guys? F: He’s 37, I’m 38
Random: What are you guys, like hardcores? With the headbanging and stuff?
[During We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit, The Pack A.D., Hill Country Revue, The Moondoggies, Bobby Bare Jr, and Black Francis]
Friend or Me: This is really good.
[Night 3]
M: I can’t believe I locked my fucking keys in the car
F: I’ll take you home and bring you back M: Really?
[Before Black Francis]
M: Don’t ever let me fucking look like that.
(later)
F: I am NEVER going to look like that
[During Black Francis]
M: I think she liked you
F: (shaking his head) She woulda run her mouth the whole time.
