Goddamned I thought I was going to be disappointed that they toned down their sound, but this whole thing is great. Can't wait to see them Memorial Day weekend.
Currently dealing with a Man Man hangover of epic proportions. Without a doubt, one of the best nights of my life. I was third in line to get in, so I was front and center the entire night. Honus Honus bopped me on the head with a drum stick. I got one of my photos from the last time they came through autographed by HH and Pow Pow. Honus Honus gave me a hug. "Van Helsing Boombox" nearly had me sobbing. Just listening to the album this morning also almost has me sobbing.
That's awesome! I'm even more pumped to see them that I was (which was "pretty fucking pumped").
In what is probably the most impulsive thing I've ever done in my life, I just bought a plane ticket to fly out LA to go see them both again tonight. It's a race between pee and poo as to what I'm going to do to my pants first...
The opening act was surprisingly great as well (Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers)
oh shit, thanks for the heads up on shilpa ray! she used to be in an AMAZING band called Beat the Devil. I think they put an EP out in '05 or '06 or something. It's really good, pick it up if you can find it.
http://www.myspace.com/beatthedevil
Word! Yeah, someone else in line at the show was saying they were there to see her because of Beat the Devil. I picked up the SP&HHH album "Teenage and Torture" and haven't been able to stop listening to it. Fan-fucking-tastic. Will *definitely* be checking out Beat the Devil. Thanks for saving me having to research what the other band name was!
