05.01.09 – New York City

I love NYC. It was great seeing my friends again. I love the hustle and bustle and the noise of the city. Good times. That was the best part of these two days here, which basically consisted of eating, drinking and spending more money than we should have. That’s New York for you! The shows themselves were alright. Brooklyn was better than New York’s show.

Ninjas good deed for the day and Craziness…
Yesterday in Brooklyn we witnessed a hit and run accident. It could’ve easily been us because we were right in back of the car that got hit. That kind of shit trips me out. Wrong place, wrong time. We were lucky. Anyway, this car comes from the right and broadsides the car in front. We were probably going 25-30 mph. The car in front swerves and runs onto the sidewalk. I thought he was going to run into the businesses. We stopped before the accident and waited. Then the Suburban that hit the car took off, passing right by us! Luckily I had the foresight to get that person’s license plate. “DEEVAH”. As we passed the victim we told him the license number. That’s fucked up; hit and run. Wtf? Our deed done, we continued to our friend’s house where we were staying.

Show report:
Lit Lounge in NY. Fucking stairs. I hate stairs. We had to carry all our heavy shit down to the basement. Not fun. Turnout=so-so. We were supposed to play at 10:30 then when we got there they made us go on at 10:15 SHARP. It was ridiculous how on time they were. Because of this some people showed up as we finished. SUCKS. Plus, they only gave us a 30 minute set. I hate that. In L.A. it’s fine, but when we drive thousands of miles across the country, 10 extra minutes would be cool. There was also this asshole who worked there that I almost got into it with because I put my shit down for ONE minute and it was in his precious little way. Fuck him. Also, the opening band here didn’t show up either. What the hell’s up with bands not showing up?! How fucking unprofessional.

MonkeyTown in Brooklyn:
Very cool place, cool vibe. Christian, who worked there was very cool. Took care of us. They have great food there too. The thing that stood out the most about this place was the set-up. The band sets up in the middle of the room and everyone sits on couches which are against all walls. It felt like we were under a microscope. Plus, those couches were so comfortable, some people looked like they were falling asleep. They weren’t, but it was funny. The place was out of the way but we liked it.

All in all, fun times! Can’t wait to go back. Let’s hope for a good show in Philly!

~ by Outdo-Ninja on May 3, 2009.