Adam Hinz: The Blog
On 2004-11-23 at 11/23/2004 01:04:00 AM...
I better write about my weekend before it's all forgotten to the wonderful time that is Thanksgiving (which unbeknownst to me ALWAYS occurs on Thursday).Friday! Rufus came to Bloomington and we went to a free show at the WIUS radio station. The first band, called Mime i think, really sucked. The singer just kinda mumbled...it sounded like he was trying to imitate jim morrison and failing miserably. The next band, The Tribute was awesome. I had actually met 2 of the guys in that band at a party last week, buty they were too drunk to remember me. We left after that, not really interested in the third band. We got something to eat and left for Anderson. Got to sleep around 4. Tomorrow was gonna be a long day.
Saturday! Rufus and I left around 2:30 for duh duh duh duh duh THE PIXIES in DETROIT ROCK CITY. Rufus drove all the way there while I navigated. The trip there was mostly uneventful, we made it averaging about 80 mph so were were making good time. The only real snag was fucking Fort Wayne and there "Lansing-thru taffic take 469" which took us around fort wayne because of what they called construction. We got there about an hour early, so we walked around a bit, took some pictures of the Fox Theatre and stuff, then went inside. The first band, The Datsons, played for a little over half hour. I didn't really care for them too much. They were really a heavy metal, an 80's hair band without the hair (except the bassist--he had really long hair, like girl length). Then duh duh duh duh i wanna grow up to be be a debasser THE PIXIES! And oh man, they were everything I hoped they would be. They opened with "Wave of Mutilation," but I was kinda worried because they played it really slowly, and I was like "Oh no they've gotten all old and can't rock anymore. But oh boy no I was wrong. Next was "In Heaven (The Girl in the Radiator Song)." I was soo surprised they played that, and I almosts crapped my pants. Next was "Here Comes Your Man," they're pop song..haha. I don't remember the rest exactly, but hot damn it was awesome. It was everything I had hoped it would be, and more and more and more.:::::::::::Rufus drove us out of Detroit to a Taco Bell, we filled ourselves enough to fart the whole way home. After Taco Bell I took the wheel and drove all the way back (and wooo for me for figuring out the cruise control). THere was almost no one on the road at all. We decided to fuck Fort Wayne and their "take 469" bullshit, and found out that the "construction" was only about 300 feet of them putting up those sound-prevention walls. No need at all to go around Fort Wayne, so fuck you Fort Wayne. About halfway between Fort Wayne and Muncie, I was driving behind some truck around 80 and a cop pulls out right behind that truck. I fuckin slowed down to the speed limit, 45 mph, because it was a damn construction zone. I felt really sorry for that guy though. Going 35 over in a construction zone. He probably got away with a warning because there was no one on the road, but still it totally sucked. We got home around 3:30, and slept wooo. Awesome day.
Sunday, I had lunch at wing-on with Tony and Rufus, and I kinda hung around Rufus' until we left around 6. Rufus's friend Zach came too. I treated them to "food" at Wright, omg. I told Zach and Rufus to get whatever they wanted because it was "free" and by free I meant I had a ton of meal points and would cover it. Well, he misunderstood and just kinda walked out of the food court with the food without paying. They left, and Rufus called back because he got lost, fuckin made a wrong turn out of the parking lot.
Now I'm home. whoppee...I kinda almost want to stay in Bloomington for the break with friends and all that, like I'd be at IU with no responsibility then here with no responsibiltiy. It's all good though.
Funny thing, I was watching "The Walkman" on Letterman tonight, and the lead singer was wearing the Pixies shirt I am wearing right now that I got at the concert.
And that'll do it for me. Super long post, but I just had to say it all.
So long!
Adam