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05/04/2002 Entry: "A Trip North"
May Day (photo essay soon)Weakerthans and Promise Ring were fantastic in Portland last night, and even better in Seattle tonight. Around 1PM, we decided we wanted to try and catch the 4:30 show in Seattle. A quick 3 hour drive up I-5, and we arrived.
The Weakerthans were good, but the Promise Ring stole the show. I'd heard many negative things about their new album, but the music was so great, they played A Picture Postcard (that's an mp3 link for you), and lots of music off of the new album.
Davey von Bohlen, who sings for Promise Ring, is hard not to look at. He's dancing, mock-posing at the microphone, and so clearly excited to be singing and playing music.
I was reminded that stupid ideas you might have, (to drive three hours to and then three hours back for a show, for instance), are sometimes worth it.
And I'm not sure that life experience is always right there in front of you, but that it sometimes needs to be sought out, and may be found in unlikely places.
It's Saturday night of the best weekend I've had this year.
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