Happy August 1st peeps!
~~ Pour some of that Earl Grey creme tea with soy milk or your matcha whatever works for you..you’re gonna wanna read this one...the bad luck streak was unforgiven this time around.I will try to keep everything in browsable categories. I do have a ton to say.
..Panic struck on Sunday morning as I opened my eyes and the ceiling was spinning. I felt like I had downed 6 shots and four beers the previous night. But wait a sec I thought....I haven’t been drinking. I attempted to get up again...whoahh. Nope back down we go...what the.. so I waited a couple of minutes and I got up again slowly this time. Mmmhh..it’s probably a case of dehydration.The weather ain’t stopping and I’ve been sweating more.Whatevs. I’ll just drink some water some electrolytes case closed. Monday rolls around and the same thing happens. I probably didn’t drink enough water. So I double up on my H2O.
Tuesday... ohhh fuck. The entire room is spinning and I’m seeing two Mcmittens.... am i in the shining?! now this is the part where I begin to freak out. Do I need to go to the hospital? Is this the end? You know just being overly dramatic.
Except I was lying down and the spinning wouldn’t stop for a minute or two.
I went to work like that, feeling nauseous and fatigued I can’t miss days.I've got a feline bday coming up. It was a hassle at work, I was trying hard not to make sudden movements. I was then told it could be BPPV vertigo.
And was recommended to try an exercise known as the Epley maneuver. Doesn't it sound like a WWF finishing move? obviously not as catchy as the tombstone piledriver, or the Swanton bomb. It's suppose to cure the nauseous and dizzy episodes. In case you’re wondering what BPPV vertigo is.. It’s when the crystals in your ears are loose, there’s too much calcium and that’s what causes the build up. I had no idea you could get that. The vertigo lasted about a week. And I’m happy to inform you,I’m finally waking up without feeling like I’m in a psychedelic music video with my bloody valentine playing in the background.
A lot has happened in a week, I was forced to buy a new phone since mine gave out after a year and 6 months. The end of an era some might say, it was a crappy phone, with not the greatest quality and shitty audio but boy did i love that phone.
This also happened on Sunday, it bit the dust it was dead, it wouldn't even turn on, and i was more than bummed because i had already made the big purchase of the month. I don’t wanna spend 300 or 400 dollars I began to slam it against the wall, how do you give a phone CPR?
So i haul ass to Boost Mobile & after doing some research and overthinking I now own an iphone ES. It’s the tiniest but cutest thing, it's so weird i haven't had an Iphone since 2018.
I also replaced my old bootleg oxfords, I am ready to sport the new one’s at shows. If I’m being honest this is the most i've ever spent on shoes, i kept yelling this is a grown up purchase the entire way home. To try to push away the guilt of stabbing my poor earnings.
I suppose it wasn't much of a bad luck week, i understand things get old and you need to replace them every now and then but if i can avoid that it's a win for my wallet.
Alright let’s get to the exciting stuff enough about spending. Last night was the second show back since the lockdown.Who did we go see you might ask? It was the line up of your high school dreams my friends.
The Los Angeles Misfits, The Cramps children Teenage Goo Muck & the Gabba Gabba heys! All in one night. Rewind to early last year i would religiously go watch goo goo muck every chance i got. They’re phenomenal live, & they look good playing bad music for bad people. No pun intended.
We get there & we’re a block away from the venue but you can hear the Los Angeles misfits playing already. My tummy tightens, eyes dilated like an excited cat & the smile is visible even underneath the mask.We get upstairs and there they are, serving some punk rock in your face, pumping up the crowd. We meet up with my friend itzel who is already there dressed in black with beer in hand & new fellow friend Deeana (I apologize if I butchered the spelling) We make our way over to get some drinks & a familiar face approaches us. It’s Tony ! He is known for spreading his knowledge on schrooms. He’s an advocate of the mushrooms & I tell ppl he’s a schroom dealer.
We get our drinks, take a seat and kinda just take it all in, this is still surreal.
“We’re not a band we’re just best friends with instruments”
I didn’t get more photos of them but they really satisfied my hunger from wanting to hear old school misfits material live. They got lots of love and support. My favorite was when they stormed into the song “Halloween” classic.
Teenage goo goo muck was next.
We slowly made our way closer to the stage to see our fellow peeps up close. Eddie ran over to get them waters before they started. That man is secretly like their roadie or tour manager. He loves them so much.
Make no mistake Goo goo muck kept the party going taking us into a different realm with favorites like
”let’s get fucked up”, “human fly”, “Garbage man”, “new kind of kick” & “drug train”
I always like to imagine that Lux interior is side stage sporting his leather pants and heels watching them with a big grin on his face rooting them on.
Mad daddy would be proud !
The set was killer & i suppose this was also a chance to test out the new phone camera & get some killer shots.
The lady behind the drums is my favorite redhead Laney !
“You ain’t no punk you punk”
The camera is good but credit goes to Kira who is just too damn photogenic.
The next act was the Gabba Gabba heys ... I had never seen them before. A ramones cover band, these are four dudes that dress up and make face expressions like the Ramones. And sound exactly like them!!!!! It was beautiful and rather sentimental. Well mostly because you know? You just know.
We were standing in front of the guy that was playing Dee Dee & the set list was right under our noses.
I almost fainted when I saw that pet sematary was on the set list.
Ahh you guise my eyes got a bit watery. I was overcome with emotion.
I handed a Eddie a $50 & told him to get us all shots because I wanted to take them before that song came up.
For Dee Dee, Joey, Tommy & Johnny.
I don’t wanna be buried in a pet sematary I don’t want to live my life again”
These two were taken by Eddie aka the three imaginary boys zine. It was amazing, & if I remember correctly the last song they played was “I believe in miracles “
We got out of there with our voices lost, smeared eye liner, & our therapy session fix. Second show back was a success & it was a lot of fun.
I do apologize for writing such a long one this time around but till next time.
Go hug a cat, & if you’re allergic then it’s your loss.
Chibi & Felines.
