Now don't be sad (Don't be sad), 'Cause two out of three ain't bad

A while back, I was invited by 50poundnote to see him DJ at the Bearracuda show in LA the day after Thanksgiving. It would have been awesome. Then, I found out that Mark and I already had plans to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra here in San Diego that same day. Then as fate would have it, my old friend Brian, from back in the day, was in town the same night, with his band Birds & Batteries.

The Trans-Siberian show started off amazingly. Yowzers!



But, it went really long; almost 3 hours with no breaks. A lot of the songs in the middle of the show were slow and had a narrator telling a nonsense story about two guys at a bar talking about Christmas. I was like, "Wrap it up! I have another show to get to!"

The show won me over again at the end when they brought out the big guns. Full on lightning-licks guitar playing, fire, lasers, indoor fireworks, people suspended in the air above us and running around in the audience.

The show ended at about 11. I texted my friend Michelle that I would be heading to Brian's show shortly. Then I thought about it and opted to go to sleep instead. Moments later, I got a text back from her, "They're about to go on."

Luckily the bar they played at is about 3 blocks away from my house, so I was there within minutes. (That's Brian on the drums.)



Birds & Batteries put on a great, and mercifully short, set. After the show, I got to catch up with my friends Michelle and Brian... and some random drunk guy who, as we were leaving, was arrested for public intoxication. Nice.

So, I'm bummed about missing Jeb's show, but I still had quite a night!