Last night I had a brief yet sweet meet up with my BFF from the last half of my grade 12 year in high school. She and her sister went to the Justin Timberlake concert and needed a place to crash. With hind sight I now realize I should have gotten a ticket had I only know because they were RIGHT next to the stage like within get your ass kicked distance if you reach out to far for him tickets that she had extras of and I knew she was selling when she first got them. BUT I am very picky as you know with the shows I see due to my headaches so what can I say? At least I got to see an old friend, she got here around 2:15am I got out of bed and hung out for a bit went back to bed and then got up nice and early and put some FutureSex/LoveSounds on as wake up call music to get them up and out for the ferry. Was seriously awesome to see her even if it was only for a short time.

Despite the nasty headache I’ve had since August 24th I have gotten out a bit more lately as once it sets in for the long haul there isn’t much I can do until it breaks. Yesterday was the first day it didn’t bother me enough to have to take something but then today I had to first because it was bothering me and second I am going to see Holly McNarland tonight at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre.

I started listening to Holly McNarland in 1996 shortly after her EP Sour Pie was released. I was working at Future Shop Music on Broadway and Hemlock at the time and it was a music store only version of Future Shop that is gone now but at the time was known for carrying independent artists. I know they were one of the first stores if not the first to carry Nickelback’s [yes I shudder just having to write that WORD let alone THINK of them] first album Curb also released in 1996 and some of Gob’s earlier releases dating back to 1994 when the original drummer known as “Wolfmam Pat”, a close friend of Adam’s and also a friend of mine was still in the band. Basically the store was pretty hard core into supporting local and Canadian talent in general.

I have seen Holly live twice that I can remember even though I can’t remember the first venue, but I am sure it was with Spockette one of the people I will be joining to see her tonight, I saw her a second time downtown in A&B Sound and due to connections stood behind the stage, met her, had a CD signed that has now been lost but I won’t go there because I just get mad. I vaguely remember a third time. So tonight will either be the third or fourth time.

I expect tonight to be a great show! I am grabbing R and J and we are headed to meet Spockette where we will then gather with others and enjoy some long time no sing in Vancouver McNarland. I probably won’t review it because I write terrible reviews but do check her out!

Also thanks very very very much to John who built me a contact page today! Feel free to contact me or Adam, do it up!

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