Wolf Eyes. It was the worst gig I've been to as well. Shit sandwich.

The main event of that night was Lightning Bolt. We both were "first row" for that one. We were crushed up against the front of the drummer's kit trying to not get nailed by his sticks while trying to keep from being mauled by the frenzied gorillas behind us. She jumped right in for the total Lightning Bolt experience 100%. That's a quality girlfriend.

Marlowe

Did he Play "Steve Albini"?

A personal fav of mine.

DefinitelyNOTtheSWEDE wrote:Did he Play "Steve Albini"?

A personal fav of mine.

No. But on a side note, the last song I heard before I got out of the car this morning was "I Whipped Spider-man's Ass". Probably the sole reason for my oh-so-chipper mood today!

Mark Lansing wrote:Figures On A Beach (god-awful synth pop band from Detroit who made A Flock Of Seagulls sound like the Dwarves)

God, now that's fucking funny!
I dunno, I convinced my old lady to come see the Melvins with me; I've never seen another human being look as bored as she did, then Jello Biafra came out. That's when she started dancing, and the next comment I have is reserved for a particular crap/not crap, just think of Elaine from Seinfeld...

Shotgun-Charlie wrote:....then Jello Biafra came out. That's when she started dancing, and the next comment I have is reserved for a particular crap/not crap, just think of Elaine from Seinfeld...

ouch! that's fuckin' harsh. it's really embarassing when your girl can't dance -- especially if you can. did you just grin and bear it?

My boyfriend and I like pretty much the same stuff so I can't think of a time I dragged him or was dragged to see a band.

However, I was sort of dragged to a taping of WWE Smackdown, and enjoyed it thoroughly.
Oh also I semi-dragged him to see a production of Annie and we both loved it.

Early on in our now 8 year stint together I convinced my wife-to-be that seeing a matinee performance by U.S. Maple would be a fun way to spend our Sunday together. She had never heard the band and I was still completely in love with "Long Hair in Three Stages". We stroll into the Middle East and there are maybe 10 people down there...staff included! I suggest we cozy up to the loud speaker...with a nervous smile she agrees. The band went on and played for nearly 45 minutes to almost no-one. I laughed the entire time, she chuckled occasionally. At the end I felt like Travis Bickle dragging what's her name to a porno movie on the second date. During the walk home I thought I should try to explain myself...but we just ended up laughing about the whole thing...all in all a memorable experience.

The funny thing is I thought she would dig it because she played in this weird post-punk band called The Never Never that sorta reminded me of Shorty...

To this day she is still a good sport about my eclectic tastes and going to see bands based on my suggestions.

I love that gal o' mine.