I was a cool kid too at the sold out show

I am very fond of contests. Contests online, relays, running races, arm wrestling--all of it! (I challenged our HR rep to an arm wrestling match today to compete on whom would be a rep for the department at some agency meetings that are monthly. She shied away but I was serious). That being said, I won some tickets to the Emos show, The Cool Kids, courtesy of Covert Curiosity, a blog I highly recommend on reading if you love indie music and want a fantastic opinion on the stuff that plays in my ears on a daily basis.

I decided to take an old friend, Wil and despite how tired he was, I was glad he stuck around to enjoy the good set from my favorite DJ (ever!!...basically), DJMel. He is the coolest dude I have ever seen spin. Mi gusta mucho :)

First off this show was sold out. After standing in the 'will call & hard tickets" line, I realized we were in the wrong line the whole time. We should've been in the line for 'cash only & guest list'. (Damn, the bouncer who wasn't specific on telling those standing in line that the guest list does not mean will call! jerk).

There were so many hipster looking kids and underage too! I felt bad for them when I saw that they were being marked with HUGE letter O's on both hands and possibly ruining any chance for them to sneak a beer or two in between resting their eyes during the lasers (from the Hyper Crush set). I thought that surely all of these kids were cool enough to see The Cool Kids, but I was wrong. They were there for Hyper Crush. I caught some of their set and was pretty amazed at how many lighting effects they had, cool laser gadgets (they had a laser hand glove), and was impressed with the guy who played the day-glow Keytar. All in all, it was too much for me and plus, I felt like I didn't fit in because I wasn't wearing some cool old school colorful Nike kicks, a wide rimmed hat, nor had tight pants on.

The Cool Kids were awesome! I loved their energy and they definitely made a fan out of me! It was a little hot outside and humid (damn Emos for their outside shows!), but all in all with a nice cold Lonestar, I was dancing and throwing my hands up at their bad ass beats and shaking my ass! I gotta get the album! Check out their myspace and hear some of their songs. My favorite songs are Pennies and Bassment Party. Hell yes! p.s. I love their lyrics. They are so clever.

So I have realized I have about a week and a half until the Nike+Human Race 10k! I am nervous and excited. Also, today at work, I have made the commitment to run the At&t Half Marathon to raise money for the agency I work for, Communities in Schools. The training for this marathon begins September 2nd--two days after the 10k Race. (sigh) I think this will be excellent for me though! :) p.s.s. this marathon is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon (this is not my goal but it just gives you to what degree this marathon is!) translation: it's a big time marathon, son!

Other than that, the weekend activities will include more training on Saturday morning (with RunTex) and soon thereafter, head out to SA to visit my best friend and perhaps go to Six Flags to see a couple of shows with the parents.

Also, I am thinking of heading out to Emos on Sunday and seeing Talib Kweli, NYU educated rapper. I think that would be a show I would regret in missing. Stay tuned, folks!