Dandified
We're feeding Solomon rock and roll now. A couple of weeks ago, we found out that he had a positive reaction to Led Zeppelin and Thursday night we gave him a good dose of the Dandy Warhols. The Dandies were doing a hometown show in Portland, Oregon, before hitting the road to support their new record, Welcome to the Monkey House. They've found their niche in Europe and the record has been out over there for some time and the Dandies have been doing the rounds for most of the year already. These days on the road meant they were coming in hot to the Rose City which is a nice change from the last time we saw them here when they were slow to wake from a several month hiatus.
The band was tight and Solomon showed his support with a couple of solid kicks. He kept it up long enough that I could get my hand down on Melissa's side and feel 'em. A nice way to spend an evening: feeling my son move around and getting a little groove on with one of our favorite bands.
Of course it really isn't a rock and roll experience until you get a contact high from the couple of fellows two rows over who are hitting their marijuana like they need to smoke the entire dime bag before the band finishes the first song. Nor is the evening complete without someone doing their nibble-fingered best to cover the largest area possible when they decide to drop their full cup of Weinhard's Finest.
Ah, the triumph and the tragedy of going to a club. To think I'm going to give all this up soon to stay at home and get vomited upon.