Oh Heart

i was planning to buy a pack of smokes on my break. i even got to work early enough to get cashback. but i didn't get my break until 10pm, and the smoke shop was long closed.

so i hoped i wouldn't miss costa's.

and i didn't, but of course they were out of B&H gold. so it was over to Bearly's. i didn't want to leave once i got there, and they were reallllllllllly slow so i got to listen to music for a while. the joint was jumpin' and i wanted to get a pitcher of beer and get up and boogie. but i also wanted to see jill barber. so i zipped home.

changed my clothes.

everything fell apart at the doob down, but i was wound up from work, and i was looking forward to a stoned walk down barrington and a cool g&t to take the edge off. it was all part of the master plan. i was too late to pull it off with style though. as usual.

i had enough change for cover and $30 on my visa that was going to be my booze money. i was pretty psyched.

the bar was packed. i was too late for cover, which put a much better spin on things from where i was standing. jill barber sounded great. i got to hear about 240 seconds of her show, then there was applause. i saddled up to the bar and ordered a drink. and then i noticed everybody putting their coats on. oh great. it's over. i missed it. and i have a full drink. and there's dc over there. this rocks! all these people were buying cd's from the bartender. i decided to buy one on my visa.

that gin was a swifty, and now i am here listening to my new purchase. it was worth the walk.

i've been buying a lot of cd's lately. i love it. i wasn't into music for a long time. then we went to the ecma's. and we listened to the weakerthans a lot. and a lot of the family has been putting out. and i am soaking it up and having a blast.

i was pretty bummed that my night at the khyber didn't pan out. i miss the khyber. i like it in there. (usually). i have a big ole soft spot for the khyber, and i remembered on the walk home tonight, that under some of that paint are some handprints... left by some family on that mid-summer night that defies description. We are in that building. Sitting at the ironing board tables and school bus seats, spilling our drinks on ms. pacman, dancing in the crowd, sitting on the floor, hanging in the back corner, pouring our hearts out, rocking our tails off. blah blah blah.

this jill barber record is awesome. why haven't you bought it yet??

the plan was to hit the town like the old times: wed, thurs, fri, sat.
plans need to be loosely strung, because in my experience they rarely work out.
wednesday night was a last minute lapse of sanity, and it was great. mi hermana y yo caught the coveralls at reflections~ no cover, $2 drinks -- one has no choice but to order a double when drinks are so damned cheap!
thursday there was a halfhearted notion of going to see tyler messick at gus', but this old gal couldn't even hack the trip across town to watch tv, so i have yet again to experience the museum pieces.
jill barber while awesome as previously noted, was also pretty much a bust as also previously noted.
moffat's in town tomorrow, and for sure i'm going to check that out. i miss that girl.

and sunday oh sweet sunday, sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.