skullblogthe life and times of the calavera contingentcamp freddy residency 5- May 31, 2008 last night was residency 5 for camp freddy at the roxy--the final night! going to all these shows when you have to work the next night has been killer but well worth it for the energetic shows, concert photography, and seeing the various guest artists performing with the band. finally tonight i got to see some people that i know have played with camp freddy before and was hoping they would be there (john 5!), other legends whom i've never seen live before (billy "looking very old and tired"...http://www.calavera.com/skullblog/archives/2008/05/camp_freddy_residency_5.html london well before midnight- May 25, 2008 i had dinner in little tokyo before going to see a concert. london after midnight was opening up for mindless self indulgence. i've liked london after midnight since high school when they were a local goth band with only demo tapes. another opening band was the birthday massacre. i thought surely london after midnight would go on second. if i had known they were such a punctual group, i would have hurried through dinner and to get to the venue. i spent 5 minutes after eating to look at a store..http://www.calavera.com/skullblog/archives/2008/05/london_well_before_midnight.html camp freddy residency 4- May 24, 2008 last night was residency 4 for camp freddy at the roxy. overall, this was probably the worst show. it was ok but nothing exciting happened. i wasn't particularly thrilled with the choice of songs or guests. brett scallions, brandon boyd, and chino moreno were all very boring performers. i especially didn't like that they were singing songs they did not know. some of them had notes on the floor, written on their hand, or just looked confused in general. chino really needs to pull up his pants...http://www.calavera.com/skullblog/archives/2008/05/camp_freddy_residency_4.html what it feels like for a girl- May 21, 2008 yesterday it was so hot that i wore a dress to work. not too heavy, not too light, but airy enough to keep me cool. i don't usually wear a dress so i expect people to make a big deal of it when i do, which there was a bit of. luckily girls do have this option of skirtdress whereas guys always have to wear standard pants unless he dares to wear a kilt, which i imagine would not be that cool since they tend to be made of wool. plus you'd always have people trying to life the kilt to see if you...http://www.calavera.com/skullblog/archives/2008/05/what_it_feels_like_for_a_girl.html the raconteurs at the fonda- May 20, 2008 last night we went to see the raconteurs at the music box at the henry fonda theater. this was a surprise, late announcement show that they did in LA. they were in the area for the kroq weenie roast last saturday. on thursday they announced they'd play at the fonda on sunday with tickets to go on sale the next day. i jumped at the chance! i really wanted to see jack white live, especially after we bought tickets for the white stripes and they cancelled that show along with the rest of the...http://www.calavera.com/skullblog/archives/2008/05/the_raconteurs_at_the_fonda.html camp freddy residency 3- May 17, 2008 last night was the third residency of camp freddy at the roxy. man, so much to say... the opening band was wickhead from south africa. they were ok but it wasn't my kind of music. halfway into their set, my friend tells me that budgie is in the audience, over at the vip tables. i don't believe it. maybe i'm more shocked that he knows who budgie is because we never talk about the banshees even though they're my favorite. i look over at the empty tables and sure enough, there's budgie with two...http://www.calavera.com/skullblog/archives/2008/05/camp_freddy_residency_3.html gay marriage legal in california!- May 15, 2008 i just read in the bbc news that the california courts have overturned the gay marriage ban. why did i have to read this from another country when i live in california! (actually it's 'cos i have a bbc news feed that i check.) regardless, this is an exciting day. it's still a very fragile decision--it takes 30 days to go into effect. but it's slowly moving me to be unable to even express myself in words. that is why i'm linking over the new york times article on the matter because there are...http://www.calavera.com/skullblog/archives/2008/05/gay_marriage_legal_in_california.html |