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June 24, 2005
Out on the town with Jon
What a great night. Jon had tickets to a Soulard pub crawl that he wanted to attend because Jupiter Jazz was playing, and he invited me along. We had a fantastic time. The evening started with ribs at Smoking Al’s, then off to The Grizzly Bear to see Jupiter Jazz. I had my first whiskey—honestly, I didn’t enjoy it much—and we listened to the set. I also worked on some PHP stuff, because I’m a nerd that way (actually because I get more work done out of the house than in it).
Then we went to the Broadway Oyster Bar to hear the Fundamentals. They had checked out SacLunch.com and sent Jon an email via his Watt$on account, so he felt obliged to check them out. It wasn’t actually part of the pub crawl, so we had to pay the cover. :( But nevertheless, it was fun. The Fundamentals sound like like a cross between Sublime and Jamiriquoi, and they were fun to listen to. The bassist is really good; I was suitably impressed. Chops, taste, groove, the whole package.
After the set, we introduced ourselves, and they invited us to stay with the possibility of calling Jon up to freestyle in a later set. I wanted to go see Eric’s band Languid play over at Mangia, so we said we’d come back later.
We headed to Mangia, where we ran into Leah, which was cool. She was there with two of her high school friends, including one named Maggie who was really attractive (Jon thought she wasn’t all that bright, though. Hm.). Anyway, Eric was thrilled to see us, and I was glad to introduce him to Jon. We stayed for maybe half of Languid’s set, and we really enjoyed it. They play straight rock, but nicely, and I wouldn’t mind hearing them again. I also got to meet Eric’s girlfriend Erin, who was nice.
Then back to the Broadway Oyster Bar for the Fundamental’s last set. They did indeed call Jon up, and he represented well. Midnight marked his birthday, so I bought him a couple of drinks, and then we came home around 1:00. All in all, a great night out on the town.
Posted by alex at June 24, 2005 01:43 AM