Be Your Own Pet @ Bowery Ballroom 9/28/06
Three words to describe tonight's Be Your Own Pet show at the Bowery Ballroom…Out of Control. Here’s a brief synopsis of the evening. The two guitar players from the Black Lips decided to make out in the middle of a song. Outrageous, right? During the Black Lips set, the guitar player from Demon's Claws, the opening band, decided to jump on stage and execute repeated headstands. This prompted Kevin, the wacky but nice security guard at the Bowery Ballroom, to throw him off the stage right into me. Three big security guards moved in, picked him up, and carried him outside. As they were carrying him out, he managed to set off a fire extinguisher, which filled the Bowery Ballroom with smoke. This prompted an evacuation, forcing everyone to wait outside for ten minutes. As I was standing outside, I saw Rolling Stone Magazine Senior Editor, David Fricke. Back inside, I went up to Fricke to tell him I was a big fan. He thanked me, shook my hand, and could not have been nicer. At this point in the evening I’m feeling good. I met David Fricke, saw a few interesting bands and was about to see Be Your Own Pet. When they hit the stage the crowd went wild. The show was a keeper from early on, fueled by Jemina's energy. Then things took a turn for the worse, for me at least. During Be Your Own Pets last song, their guitar player decided to be Johnny Rock Star, and smash his guitar. Smart move, if you consider the stage to audience proximity at Bowery. Guess what happened next? A piece of the guitar hit me smack in the head. Rock and Roll, right?!? Kevin, the security guard, came over quickly to check on me. I stayed at the Bowery Ballroom twenty minutes after the show, putting ice on my swollen head. Quick shout out to ALL the security guards and personnel at Bowery who were so nice to me.
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now I present to you, an evening in pictures…
Guy from Demon's Claws, who was thrown out, and set off the fire extinguisher...
Everyone waiting outside after the fire extinguisher was triggered... Photos: Be Your Own Pet @ Bowery Ballroom 6/28/06
Paparazzi shot of David Fricke...
Photos: Black Lips @ Bowery Ballroom 6/28/06
Best concert review ever.
Posted by:Brian Terjeson | September 29, 2006 at 05:19 PM
damn...what a crazy concert...i was going to go and decided not to...i'll always do that.
Posted by:florence | September 29, 2006 at 07:30 PM
Crazy sh*t yo! Glad you are okay AC!!!
Posted by:li | September 30, 2006 at 05:42 PM
Hey, thanks for the comment. I wish I would have stuck it out now! Crazy night.
Posted by:Matthew | October 02, 2006 at 10:27 AM