We ended up at the mall down in Monroeville yesterday, Just killing time waiting for the store we needed to open. (They’ve gone “upscale” since the last time I was in…ie ugly “status” crap I don’t want at prices I refuse to pay) Anyway, it also turns out it was “Zombiefest” (picture a craft show for “Goths” with a bunch of idiots dressed up and shambling around like zombies and you’ll have an idea… mostly it was just plain weird)
Anyway they had this BAND… Don’t recall the name, IMO it should have been called “The No-Talent Band” they seemed to be under the impression that playing LOUDER makes you somehow, better. I’m curious what, if any genre, they were supposed to be (so I can avoid it?). The music sounded like a cross between punk, heavy metal, and pop (it came out just plain yuck, trust me) these guys looked just as confused: 7o’s hippie garb, 5o’s “duck’s ass” haircuts, “indian beards” (Apache here, Apache there)and motorcycle/prussian cavalry boots… The whole effect wasn’t even “eclectic”, it just looked like some drunks dressed in the dark.
I guess I’m officially an “old pharte” and beyond “out of it” or whatever they call it these days. When they started to play all I wanted was asperin, earplugs and a barf bag…(Though I couldn’t resist walking behind the stage and giving out a mournful hound dog howl between songs) Kim agreed, we left FAST.