ROCKTOBER

[beautifulduckweed]

The four weeks stretching from the end of September till the end of October are going to be out of control. Here's a list of events I'll be attending:

MC Chris at Dante's on September 29th

Rose City Rollers on September 30th

Shaolin Kung Fu Spectacular on October 1st

Nada Surf with Guster at the Crystal Ballroom on October 4th

Zombiewalk First Thursday on October 5th

Too Much Coffee Man: The Opera on October 7th

You Say Party! We Say Die! and Thunderbirds are Now! on October 9th, 10 p.m. at the Towne Lounge (Too tired that night to do check it out)

John Hodgman at Powell's on October 10th (Had too many things to do for the Bus Project to make this one, cry cry)

Sufjan Stevens at the Crystal Ballroom on October 13th

Electric Six at the Doug Fir on October 16th

Candidates Gone Wild at the Roseland, also on October 16th (Thank God Electric Six starts late--I plan to dash across the river some time around 10:30-ish to see if they've started)

The Decemberists at the Crystal Ballroom on October 17th and 18th

Al Gore at the Rose Quarter on October 24th

Regina Spektor at Lola's Room on October 25th

Richard Dawkins at Powell's on October 27th (Schwern's voting party is the same night, and the appeal of reading ballot measures out loud in silly voices wins)

Viva Voce and Silversun Pickups at the Doug Fir on October 28th

Trick or Vote at the Crystal Ballroom on October 29th

I have a nagging feeling that I have something to go to on October 20th, but for the life of me, I cannot remember what it is. (Wow, typing out "for the life of me, I cannot remember" has just made me think of "The Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe. Yayfor one-hit-wonder 90s alternabands with sappy radio ballads that I TOTALLY LOVED and now feel slightly ashamed for liking!)

Those of you who wish to accompany me to these events are Highly Encouraged to do so. As far as I know, xwrn is coming with me to MC Chris, the Roller Derby and TMCM:TO, borktron is attending the Shaolin Kung Fu Spectacular and the Rose City Rollers (though he doesn't know about the latter yet, ha ha), Michael (not to be confused with borktron, xwrn or the myriad of Michaels who are also friends of mine) might go to Nada Surf with me, never_here, arashikami, davethegreat, marsala1 and a bunch of other friends are going to be at the Zombie Walk, I'm dragging theotherjay along to see Sufjan Stevens, one of The Decemberists concerts and Al Gore, and arashikami, lilithsaintcrow and crab_caution are planning to check out Regina Spektor.

Whew. When did I become such a social fucking butterfly?

Comments

[rat-bastird.livejournal.com]

Don't know if you know, but the decemberists are playing a secret concert tonight. I believe it's the doug fir, but i'm not sure.

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

DUDE! Thanks for the heads up. It's at Acme, and they're being billed as the December Brides.

Show starts at 10. I plan to be there.

WHEEEE.

[rat-bastird.livejournal.com]

oh okay, cool!

Do you know how much?

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

OK, correction: show starts at 9 p.m. And it's $3. THREE DOLLARS.

You rock. Oh my stars and garters, I can't remember the last time I was this excited to see something.

WHAT YOU SAY?

[redsouffle.livejournal.com]

Nada Surf and Guster?!

I am all over that shit. You can keep your damn whingey Decemberists concert!

But oh crap, only time for one trip to Portland next month: conert or Al Gore?! Conflict!

Re: WHAT YOU SAY?

[misshepeshu.livejournal.com]

Dude! You like Nada Surf, too?

*chestbump*

I vote you make a trip to Portland for that, baby, if only because Jay's definitely coming with me to Al Gore, so I have company covered for that. (Why, yes, it is pretty much ALL ABOUT ME and MY NEEDS.)

But let me decide which event you're leaning towards, 'cause if you decide on Al Gore, I'll buy our tickets so we can all sit together, le squee.