Got there around 7, won $ 120 at the track (Sig and Sami, Race 6, Ex Box for $10, the main reason)
Spaulding and SjBoyd holding down a table on the deck.
I was in line for the fine meats and cheeses and then some dude comes out and tells me the jimmy buffet is open for business. Regardless, take me drink and sit at the table for a while , still nobody eating. I decide to break the silence, "fixed me a plate" Potato Salad, some pulled pork and some corn on the cob. Pork was smoked with a harsh hickory and overdone (Hey, I am a BBQ snob now, if your are gonna serve it, do it right), as soon as I lift the lid on the food, 30 people right behind me.
Hung out on the rooftop till show time.
Went in about 8 PM for the show.
It was kinda weird hearing a solid musical show, with good music being played and the attempt at humor in the lyrics, "...and where is Alex Brown........who'll stop the run........." I think some Jerseys might have been needed and some props, but I guess everyone who was there knew what was going on.
200-300 people in attendence, good enough crowd to occupy the main floor of the Durty.
Was funny seeing Spiegs keep talking to Mac between songs who was off stage right, getting socially lubricated in preparation for his first song.
Mac comes out for his first song and you can see the nerves are getting to him as he has his hand in his front pocket, but I did say to Spaulding it would take 1 song and he would be 100% into it.
2nd song with Mac (Forgot the first), was The AC/DC Duncan Keith tune and the hand came out of the pocket and a Rock n Roll star was born (Ok, I kid, I kid), but he was rocking after that.
Took a break, the boys came back and did all the Stones songs, Mac joined in for Dead Flowers.
All in all a good show.
In the who's who scene, I had 4 drinks! ONLY! 2 Beers! then was going to stop, and a Matty Rich forced me into Gin and Tonic, then Spiegs GF forced me to drink a Jack and Diet, and that was it!
Let me tell you a gang you dont want to run into, the OPV crew! Not only was OPV in the house, OPS (His Brother) and OPD (Dad) in the house and all I can say is if this gig was in Chicago, more shots would have been flowing and at that point I would not be responsible for what happens.
Pretty sure I saw Gloop and Magnus in the corner, but as I got closer I saw that they were not holding hands, so it couldn't have been them.
Good seeing Eaglo Jeff express some VITRIOL over the Stones songs he was waiting to hear.
DS/DW, EPD also in the house.
Met some guy named "Big Daddy", told me he calls the Score all the time, I asked him if he just calls or does he get on the air. Ironically, Big Daddy was about 5'6", 330 maybe, so the name didnt fit so well.
DJ Nozar, working the black sports jacket, like it was a real higher end show...lol
Jay Z / Miska / Mitch and the heavy dose of interns in the house, tons of Danny Mac show T shirts given out, didnt get one myself, Eaglo got about 7, ask him for one.
Classic moment of the first set ending at 9:56 and the deal was the open bar until 10 PM and the cheap ass motherfuckers run to the bar, thinking they have 4 minutes for the last of the free drinks start yelling out orders, 3 Beers! Jack and Coke! Vodka Soda! ...and the bartender says Free Drinks are done and douche and douche pulls out the IPhone showing it is 9:59! and these guys are Pissed!
1 Guy finally still places his order and the rest walk away, so the Bar is wide open except for me talking to the Bartendress and OPV walks up trying to figure out why nobody is at the bar!
Everyone was nicely drunk (Except me and Spaulding), I grabbed a new Turkey, Bacon, Guac from the Subway and made my drive home!
And I am thankful that all those people in the parking garage that I said it was OK to park there after 5, didnt get towed or ticketed or something else.
Good time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSV_KKj7mpA