2003-02-02 - 2:33 a.m.

This ain�t no Belle and Sebastian song--when the girl starts singing, I let her sing.

The following is the Roommate�s running diary of the first half (Saturday--3PM to 1AM) of 20 bands 20 bucks.

sunday at the abbey--$12 babies--12 fuckin� dollars, 10 bands, cheap beer ($2.50 pbr)- don�t give us none of your jibba jabba- if you don�t cum you�re suckas, ya hear dat fools?

20 bands/20 bucks and we�re only halfway through- we saw beer spilt, heads knockin�, feet thumpin�, hootchie mammas dancin� ... and an actual momma cheerin� on one of her offspring- we saw piss on the bathroom floors, the light of cigarettes boppin� in a dimly lit room, shots dunked, beer swilled, people singin�, hoots followin�, smiles and laughter ... and not one tear-

and we saw 10 bands ... 10 bands for the price of $1 each- 10 bands that were worth a whole lot more ... if not for their talent or one spark of brilliance (see every band listed below �cept band two) then for their comical value (see band two)-

we shook hands with strangers, we got cheered on by staff (we were the only ones that lasted the entire day), we drank a damn fine cup o� iced coffee from 1369, drank many fine drafts of pbr- we smoked, clapped, hooted to a holler, tapped our feet, wiggled our asses, got tired too--but always found our first and second and third and fourth and final fifth wind and made it all the way through--�cause it was that good-

and here�s the stats:

band 1: choo choo la rouge:

jenn says �good times times nine�

we loved this band-

band two: punk monkees:

john says �teenage fanclub�; jenn says �beatles: paul�

first good quote of the day: john says �i wanna watch him eat a banana with his feet�

second good quote of the day: john says [imagine frankenstein�s creature] �fire--baaaaadddddd�

jenn says �buncha pussies�

***intermission: coffee time, john sings �the gambler� at 1369-

band c: mayone thing:

jenn says �hairy men sing �love��

john says of the lead singer �he�s the white hootie�

john-e-o gets excited at big and hairy lumberjack-type man with tiny guitar: �he can wank it�

jenn gets excited by goddess of a man as drummer: �he bit his bottom lip and i twitched�

[editor�s note: the drummer was hotter than the statue david]

band quatro: black eggs:

jenn says �their lack of stage presence is impressive�

...maybe they didn�t need it--damn pretty voices, harmony a beauty

SOLID baaaaaa band (minus the gazing upon shoes)

***during set quatro, john gets doused with candle wax (the skeeze man�s fault)

band 1234...5: the curses:

fun fun fun

loud loud loud

sideburnssssssssssss

yeah!

***intermission: song on loudspeaker sings �do you wanna touch my titties�- jenn liked this song...anyone know who by?

band seven minus one: caged heat:

title of band does it an injustice-

first chick of the day-

first harmonica of the day too-

john says �pj harvey� and wouldn�t you know it, they cover �this is love� 5 minutes later

jenn says �joe s. harrington would kill his tool for this chick� �she rocks� �drummer from band c can not get close to a touch of the hotness of this chick�

we loved this band-

they are playing at the abbey on feb. 15th--we suggest you be there-

band *******: the curses:

john says �i like when he slides his tongue out�

jenn says �that fat boy can jump�

a crowd pleasaaaaaa-

***&&&&&&&& we get free pizza (�cause they like us, they really do, and we�re the only ones, �sides the skeeze man, who�ve been there since 3)--the za was damn good-

***&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& we saw the mullet of the century--wow!

***�john says �i came up with poo poo bum bum�

band 888888888888888888: the coffin lids:

�the coffin lids are rock n� roll�--self proclaimed-

we get a song--be my girl--dedicated to us (�cause we�ve been there since ...skeeze man has left--we suspect the shots did him in)

they like rock n� roll, they like to sing rock n� roll, they also like to shout it--�nuff said-

playing at the abbey on feb 28th--we suggest you do go-

*** john says �head capes: the bald mullets� [editor�s note: we saw two]

band two hands minus a thumb: heavy stud:

john says �the best part about chick bands is you can stare alllllll yoooouuuu WANT�

ohhhhh, we did like this band--we say if you were us you�d like �em too--you should be us-

***&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& we got a round of pb-aaahhhhh from the lead singer of the coffin lids.... �cause we�d been there since 3-

band 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10: the prime movers:

john says �guided by voices�

john is quite correct--they fuckin� rock-

going for the mvp award tomorrow- a promised shot from one of the staff (and (we think) member of the dents--on at 6)- should be a good time- it all starts at 3 in the p.m. at the abbey- we think you should be there, we hope you will- 12 fuckin� dollars babies--can you pass it up? god, we hope not-

postscript: those who want to come and need a place to crash are welcome to stay at the cosby brownstone-