ben kweller made me feel old.

a month or two ago, i bought the 3-day pass to the ben kweller shows at southpaw on they day they went on sale. each night's set was a performance of one of his cd's. i was pumped! unfortunately, i didn't know any other people that into ben kweller to go with.

so finally opening night came around (july 30th) and the show was awesome. ben was way hyped and excited, so that was funny. i was smooshed, but had a pretty good view, but the room was hot as hell. but overall, great time. tim fite opened. this guy was crazy hilarlious, and wearing a seersucker suit, with suspenders! (also seersucker, of course).

second night, and i found myself a bit more tired, the show wasn't nearly as energetic, the a/c was working better though, and after the photog for spin and a videographer cleared out, i totally had a great view and was right in front of the stage. whoever the opener was failed to introduce himself (but i looked him up, adam green), forgot many of the lyrics to his own songs, but he too was wearing seersucker-- a blazer. and i enjoyed his voice. he sort of sounds like jonathan richman, and he also sings kind of silly lyrics, but most of them are to do with drugs and sex and being pissed. funny. would have been better if he remembered the words though.

third night, i spent the day being productive in an effort to get things done before i had to hop on the g train to the 'slope, yet again. but as the hour drew nearer and nearer i felt less and less like trekking down there to be in a smooshed, hot crowd made up of over enthusiastic 16-year old girls, boys who looked like girls, and other people who i found cause to be annoying. and after all that i'd still have to spend an hour trying to get home. i was tuckered out! and i hadn't even worked in two days, haven't been drinking or anything. so i stayed at home and did 'office work' instead.

i'm guess not as young as i used to be.