How To Beat The Blues When Your Kids Return To France
1) Meet up with friends at a downtown bar.
2) Go next door to The Dame to see Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
3) Enjoy the music fully.
4) Say hello to Michael Been of The Call, father of Robert Levon Been of BRMC, and sound man for the band.
5) Resist singing "Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya" to him.
6) Sing it anyway, because it's a fucking great song. And then take a crappy cell phone picture with Michael Been. (Because HELLO, STARSTRUCK!)
7) Go back to the bar next door and have another beer or two.
8) Flirt a little with Peter Hayes of BRMC while he plays darts. (Because HELLO, STARSTRUCK! And also, ADORABLE TINY ASS!)
9) Think about the fact that I gave Michael Been and Peter Hayes my MOO card(s).
10) Hope that they see this blog entry. Hello, fellas! Thanks so much for coming to Lexington!
11) Thank the Internet Gods for helping me find Radio Paradise five+ years ago, because that's where I first heard (of) BRMC.
12) Smile wistfully, because my kids are now safely back in France.
RE: #11 Seems the Internet Gods smiled upon you more than once when you found Radio Paradise. :-)
And I would have to restrain myself from singing to Michael Been too. That song kicks ass...and not tiny ass like Peter Hayes'. I must check BRMC out.
Also? I LOVE BUSTERS! Do the still have eleventy billion different beers? Mmmm.
Posted by:Catheroo | April 20, 2008 at 09:53
You were back? I didn't even know you were back!
Posted by:uǝʞoʇ | April 20, 2008 at 10:35
Sweet! Sounds like a rockin' good time.
Posted by:winter | April 20, 2008 at 11:30
The band has a good sound.
Posted by:Scott Beveridge | April 20, 2008 at 12:25
love BMRC, too! and JTS took some great shots of them...and :hearteyes: HOTTIES whoa. swoon.
i'm a little jealous of you today. :)
Posted by:rebecca | April 20, 2008 at 14:41
Were huge fans of BRMC as well. My wife, Cat, discovered them and she's hooked everybody up! No tiny ass shot? She'd love one.
Rubberneckers last night, at the Jambalaya, with Dynamite Sweater.
Rubberneckers
Dynamite Sweater
Posted by:C penny | April 20, 2008 at 19:18
OK, I think I got it all down, except the tiny ass part. That's a relative thing. There may or may not be a pun in there somewhere.
Posted by:The CEO | April 20, 2008 at 23:11
Did I tell you my youngest is spending ALL next year in the USA -- sophomore year in high school? Expect me to be singing the blues a little too...
Just got back from a trip to Paris myself.
Hope you're doing okay!
Posted by:Betty C. | April 21, 2008 at 06:18
It's good to have you back, and to see that you found a cheerful way to get back into your routine.
Posted by:Aly | April 21, 2008 at 11:30
Honestly, except for the last one, none of these would have occurred to me. Thank you...and WAY TO GO!!!
(and I'm glad they got back safe)
Posted by:Michael C | April 21, 2008 at 23:29
I like men with tiny asses too. Shame on me! I know it must be hard to adjust to the kids being gone. Hang tough, girlfriend.
Posted by:Margaret | April 22, 2008 at 00:20