What I Should Have Said: Awkward Cab Encounter

A few weekends ago I went to a birthday party for a church friend at a bar. It was a good night. Dancing. Catching up with old friends. Meeting new friends. I was standing with 2 female friends when this guy comes up and starts chatting us up. He told us he was a photographer so I told him I work at a gallery and that he should come by sometime.

So anywho. He singles out one of the other girls and pulls her aside. He asked her if she was dating anyone and if she would like to go to dinner sometime. Wow. Guys actually do that? Go up to girls and ask them to go out sometime? This guy is certainly confident. He wasn't even drinking.

So after the party the guy tags along with us in a cab. I was up front and he was in back with the other 2 girls. We drove by the building where I went to school and I say, "That's where I went to school." He asked what I studied and I told him. And he just says, "I always thought working at a gallery would be really boring."

Um. Okay. And how am I supposed to react to that? I just gave him a look that I can only describe as, "Who do you think you are?" I mean. Who says that to someone about their career? It was so arrogant. I just went on to say how I guess one might think that. But that there is never a dull moment at my job.

What I should have said . . .

What kind of a person insults another person's job? Especially if you are an artist and should probably take advantage of the opportunity to network with someone in your industry.

or

O really? I always thought it would be lame to be a no-name phogtographer.

What might you have said? I could always use suggestions.

No longer a guitar-hero virgin

So. For awhile I've heard rumors about these gatherings where people get together at Brigham's place and play some kind of video game called, "Guitar Hero". 2 weeks ago I decided I wanted to get in on the action and stop by. But unfortunately I'd left my phone at work. Luckily I ran into Jared (pictured) who said he was on his way to Brigham's. I told him how I had wanted to go but didn't know where he lived. So Jared said, "Maybe it was meant to be that we ran into each other." Yes indeed. I think it was. Because I had a great time gathering with fellow appreciators of rock and roll. The game is just good clean fun. Of course I had to ruin it by finding several sexual undertones in some of the visuals in the game. Leave it to me to corrupt the innocent. But you really can find alot of Freudian symbolism in it.

So. In my laziness I will refer you to the following blog to read more...

http://www.briggie.blogspot.com/2007/03/best-10th-gathering.html

A Much Needed Rock Concert

Since moving to New York I have had serious trouble with not finding out about concerts until they have sold-out. Luckily I discovered www.ohmyrockness.com which gives me the heads-up about upcoming shows. This is how I got tickets way in advance for the sold-out Raveonettes concert at Mercury Lounge. I thought I'd share a few pictures. Unfortunately I have to get to bed so I'm not gonna leave much commentary.

These are pics of the opening band. They were actually one of the highlights of the night. They ROCKED! They are called, "Dead Combo". In the middle of the performance an owl at the front of the stage started to blow smoke out on the audience. Unfortunately it let off too much smoke which caused a fire alarm to go off. So this caused the mics to die.






And here are a couple of pics of The Raveonettes. They have amazing charisma. Must be the Scandinavian genetics?

Uncanny resemblance

So. I was with a co-worker at the Armory when i saw this drawing. I commented, "That guy looks just like my dad." She said, "I was just thinking the same thing." I said, "That he looks like my dad?" "No, That he looks like my dad." So either our dads look similar, or there is something fatherly about this image. She said her dad has a mustache. So did mine. There you have it. Although my dad was a bit buffer than the dude in this drawing.