this was awesome! we just saw the mega nerd convention and then off to oakland to rock out. michael was just saw mae shi at holocene but couldn't resist a house party in oakland! it was at a warehouse/loft by the bay with a lot fixed gear bikes, cheap beer(michael had to buy it from some bloke at 2 for $5), old hooded sweatshirts, and "tight pant wearing, long haired, bike riding, living in the mission... hipsters" well that's what a neighbor said and I have to agree and so did the mae shi drummer who said tha was almost everyone their. I was outside between bands, why? well i had food poisoning from the bison burger at the science lecture. delightful, michael was happy to be vegetarian and i was wishing that mammoths would have survived extinction instead of stomach churning bison. yes i was vomiting like an inexperienced teenage drinker. michael said that we could/should go but i thought it was unfair i mean he just saw them but i didn't. we warmed up in the car guesstimating that it would take 30 minutes for the 2nd to last band to break down and mae shi to set up. we were right and by the my system had purged itself of all toxins and we rocked it. i love live music. there was so much energy and i kept thinking about all of the crusty punk oakland shows i heard about from a roommate years ago and smiled every time they screaammmmmmed. especially the local band house mouse.
here is a video of mae shi but they actually changed the words to fight for your rights in place of run to your grave.
