Punk show

Lots of aging, hangdog punkers and frenetic noobs showed to pay respects  to punk rock royalty last night at Fubar for the Double Negative/Spits/OFF! show.

This triple bill served up a heavy dose of new and old-school punk, and the crowd was aptly appreciative.

Double Negative was very decent - stripped-down bare-bones punk that primed the crowd for what was to come.

The Spits stepped it up with a relatively light show (pun) complete with an overly-agressive smoke machine and grim reaper regalia. I'd seen them a decade ago in NYC, and while a few too many brews may have clouded my judgement then as to their true talent, they brought it last night.

Finally, the main event took the stage - Off! They are a superpunkgroup made up of former/current members of Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Burning Brides, Rocket From The Crypt and Redd Kross. Their performance was clear, raw evidence that punk never dies - it just gets older and better. Hopefully the young'ns took a lesson from these masters - they were truly outstanding.

I got to introduce my good friend Maggie to live punk rock, and she ponied up proper - but then, she's quite fearless so this was expected...and appreciated. Bill took me up to the pit for the start of the Spits, and the front row at any future concert will never again be as good as it was last night. I could only take a couple minutes of the slamming but the energy was worth it.  He also ventured into the Off! pit and stayed a good long while. He's my hero.

Saw some good 'ol friends at the show, made some new ones, and near everything in between. Me & the boys finished the night off at Crack Fox reminiscing about our favorite all-time shows. Theirs - Beastie Boys/Public Enemy/LL Cool J, Bowie - totally outrank mine (will not divulge for fear of looking lame.)

All in all, a very good night.

Update

-Ran just over 6 miles. Not the 8 I'd had in mind but I'm happy, and tired, just the same. 12:26 pace - I blame it on the breeze and new route. :-) Really not concerned at all about pace/speed/winning. My big win is just finishing and LOVING it. I dream about running. Seriously. It's getting weird...

-Since there will be hoardes of chilluns at my door tomorrow night begging for wrapped & branded sugar, I plan on doing a short bike tomorrow morning. Short is the key word...dislike biking in the dark, but it cannot get any safer than New Town.

-I have many friends in NYC who I'm praying for right now. No word in a while, so assuming their power is out and they're conserving batteries. Looks like a disaster area. NYC is resilient, as are its inhabitants. Still, sending good thoughts.

-My heat is working again...H to the Y! Minor fix, not "user error" so I'm a happy girl.

- Special shout out to my fellow LU alum Kari Shea Stopp and her lovely Charlotte Stopp for rescuing two wayward mutts. I'm happy to know people with such huge, warm hearts.

- Big team meeting tomorrow. Anticipating some potential shake-ups, due to growth and some folks leaving/repositioning. Not worried, but curious to see in what way we'll be growing and moving.

- SO looking forward to the Spits/Off! show this Thursday. Decent venue, lots of friends going. Bunch of old, crusty punkers we are. Life is good.

- I still reach for the phone to call my grandma. Not every day, but at least a couple times a week. Wonder if this will ever go away? Part of me hopes it won't. It's a bittersweet reminder...

- My dog is in dire need of a haircut. He's got what I can his "homeless man" look. Case in point, the pic above.