Dinner: Abby Singer's Bistro
Movie: Whiplash
Dinner was great; rushed, because by the time our food was brought it was practically time to be finding our seats downstairs, but that wasn't really a fault of anything other than cutting it too close on the time. We made the film in time, but ended up in the second row... fortunately, the Robinson Film Center's front rows are still good seats.
The Movie.... wasn't what I expected. It was great, but for some reason I was expecting a little less abuse and a little more "This One Time, at Band Camp...."
I have no idea why I was expecting that. That said, it was a seriously good movie. A bit slow in places, but the plot development was strong and the score was spectacular.
Saturday Day: Winter Wonders XXIX
SCA time! Due to scheduling logistics I decided to just attend for the day, so I was up and driving by a bit after 7:00. A lot of my day was spent just visiting with my favorite people; I had a meeting and that evening, the Order of the Pelican announced the induction of two pretty awesome people (to happen at a later date); I was happy to herald for Their Majesties and Duchess Onora was a horribly bad influence. I heard that Feast was great, but I couldn't stick around...
Saturday Night: FIGHTS, The Rusty Shacklefords, Kill Matilda @ Hangar 21
Two bands I'd never heard before, and one that I love dearly! It was going to be That Kind of Night... so my +1 and myself took a cab there, knowing we wouldn't want to drive home again at the end of the night. Bonus, we discovered that Shreveport taxis are really cheap.
FIGHTS is a local band whose genre as per Facebook is "Punk/Indie/Post Hardcore." I don't even know what Post-Hardcore is, but from the sounds of it it's what I have referred to, historically, as Cookie Monster music.
I like Cookie Monster music. Think about it- Cookie Monster in a band? What wouldn't be to love. I couldn't understand most of the lyrics but the musicians were solid good.
The Rusty Shacklefords are punk rock. Period. They cover Fugazi and Black Flag and The Stooges and have several of their own tracks, including the pretty catchy "Mommy Got a Tramp Stamp" that got them on the 99X shitlist, which is an excellent place to be, in my opinion. This was their first gig back in a long time after a break, and even longer since Mike, the original guitarist, rejoined the lineup. Ian Quiet, frontman of the Ian Quiet Band and also a soloist joined them for a couple songs, too, including playing synth on their cover of "I Wanna be Your Dog."
Kill Matilda is a band on a North American tour from Canada. I'm not gonna lie... it had been a long day and I had had a few Vodka & Cranberries by this point. They were excellent musicians and the lyrics I noted were good, albeit my recollection of their set is a little bit blurry.
Sunday: ROAD TRIP!
The Quad State Derby Dames were hosting a mash-up bout with a Hunger Games theme. We started out the night with 23 skaters, and did a reaping on the spot to sort them into the Capitol VS the Mockingjays. The Capitol was victorious, and calling the game was a lot of fun. As the new coach for TCK, I was thrilled to see my skaters represented on both teams well, and they all held their own brilliantly, even the new girls.
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But I gotta back up.
First, Adam and I hit Chicken Express for some late-afternoon hangover recovery chicken. Chicken Express is a largely Texas thing, and it's scarce. They're locally owned/operated, and at the Texarkana branch, I saw something I'd never seen before: Scripture on a food receipt. I don't mean "God Bless ya!" I mean a several-line long verse. Unfortunately, I've lost my receipt, but a Twitter user named Coach Jacobs took a pic of his (slightly different verse, same receipt)....
Praise the Lord and pass the Chicken, ya'll.
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