The Ergs!/mc chris show: a Corey Whompus diary post.
I think that the events of yesterday are worthy of what I'm going to call a diary post. I will be taking my cues from Dave and Phil and just giving a run down of what happened yesterday, along with my own personal musings. It is almost entirely centered around music, though, so I don't think I'm breaking the boundaries of my blog topic.
The first interesting thing that happened during my day is that I missed two classes in order to follow the Apple press-coverage news. I'm the kind of nerd that allows nerdy things to get directly in the way of his day to day activities. It's a shame, but I probably know more about the new iPod than all you fuckers. It seems like a decent product, but it's missing too many essential features (divx/xvid playback, tv-out for video, etc) to make it a viable video player. Still, the screen, price, and amazing thinness make it a great buy but it's not a worht an upgrade.
After that, I sat around waiting for the big evening: The Ergs! and mc chris in MY town! There are approximately 0 good shows here per month so having one worth going to is a pretty big event for me. Especially since I was being accompanied by not only Dave, but also Mate and his sister, Kristina. Any and all visitors are welcome at the Coreyhaus, in case you were wondering when and if you should come see me. Just make sure you call first.
Anyway, Dave got a ride from the Ergs! because they have apparently been spending the past week in Columbus. That's cool for him, but it left me with Mate and Kristina to entertain all by my lonesome. Fortunately, it was no problem at all. Mate and Kristina are the most agreeable, friendly people around, that Croatian upbringing done did them good. I showed them the Dr. Glenn P. Tiede homepage and we watched a hilariously bad student film about the "hurdles" of college life. We had a good laugh and we were ready for rock and roll.
When we got to the club, I was worried that there would be a hassle with the 5 will call tickets I bought. Fortunately it went totally smoothly. I'm gonna assume the doormen were from Taking on Explosives and if so, I encourage anyone to see a show you're interested in that they are promoting. Unfortunately, the doormen were pretty much the peak in quality at Howard's Club H. That place blows big time for a number of reasons. For one, there are pool tables right in the back where it's very convenient to sit, and a LOT of people were playing pool. I was constantly getting in the way of people's pool games and they had no kind words for my inconveniencing them. Two, the crazy guy who couldn't ask people to do something. He could only vaguely gesture, and if that didn't work he would yell loudly. He yelled at Shelby and her friend, and it was just impolite on so many levels, I don't care if he worked there.
The show ended up starting late, but I spent some quality time with Mate and Dave which made me a happy guy. Mate brings out a more outgoing Corey that I wish I could see more of, and Dave is just a guy I can talk to for a very long time, even if he does have a tendency to make it clear when he has no interest in what someone is saying. They're both genuine times and I look forward to the next time I see them.
Somehow, an opener got put on the bill: Downtown Brown. I think they were something like funk-metal or something like that. They decided that they should play for over 50 minutes (longer than both of the touring openers played for) and it was a tragedy all around. Next up, though, was the Ergs! and nothing was gonna get me down. They did a great job, even if most of the crowd wasn't into it. Me, Mate, Dave, and Libby were belting out the dorkrockcorkrod hits. They played a lot of the stuff off the new, not yet available EP. It was good stuff, but I'd much rather sing along to the tunes I know than hear new songs, at a show.
After the Ergs!, Mate, Kristina, and Mike took off, so me and Dave skipped out on SNMNMNM in order to get some eats next door (thank god for a decent re-entry policy). We were joined by Ergs! roadie Nate Schmoe who seems like a good guy. Me and him talked about Attention Deficit a little bit. It's nice to meet someone who also digs Adventures in Laissez-Faire Economics big time and he definately knew a little bit more about the band. I've heard the story of what happened between John and Andrew, but I never realized what a betrayal it was until last night. It's wierd how two guys can get together with totally different tastes and make an album like they did. It's a shame that John did what he did and they broke up, but it was definately the best thing that could have happened to John because he is now touring as mc chris's DJ, selling out the shows. Still, I would have much rather been at an Ergs!/Attention Deficit show than an Ergs!/mc chris show last night.
Mc chris, for me, goes into the category known as the "I like him but don't appreciate the crowd he draws" grouping. He seems like such a smart, genuine, and funny guy, but he just attracts a crowd that I don't mesh well with. It's the same when I see the Queers. I watched a few of his songs, and I did get to hear Hijack, but Dave was feeling under the weather and spent most of his time outside in the fresh air. Since Mike and Mate had already left and Dustin was up in the front with the aforementioned crowd I don't appreciate, I really had no one to enjoy the show with, so I spent most of chris's set outside with Dave watching the kids go to Goth Night at some club. We had a pretty good time, overall.
It wasn't the best show I've been to by far, and I don't know if I'll ever choose to go to Howard's again, but seeing friends and seeing the Ergs! made it a night worth living.
The first interesting thing that happened during my day is that I missed two classes in order to follow the Apple press-coverage news. I'm the kind of nerd that allows nerdy things to get directly in the way of his day to day activities. It's a shame, but I probably know more about the new iPod than all you fuckers. It seems like a decent product, but it's missing too many essential features (divx/xvid playback, tv-out for video, etc) to make it a viable video player. Still, the screen, price, and amazing thinness make it a great buy but it's not a worht an upgrade.
After that, I sat around waiting for the big evening: The Ergs! and mc chris in MY town! There are approximately 0 good shows here per month so having one worth going to is a pretty big event for me. Especially since I was being accompanied by not only Dave, but also Mate and his sister, Kristina. Any and all visitors are welcome at the Coreyhaus, in case you were wondering when and if you should come see me. Just make sure you call first.
Anyway, Dave got a ride from the Ergs! because they have apparently been spending the past week in Columbus. That's cool for him, but it left me with Mate and Kristina to entertain all by my lonesome. Fortunately, it was no problem at all. Mate and Kristina are the most agreeable, friendly people around, that Croatian upbringing done did them good. I showed them the Dr. Glenn P. Tiede homepage and we watched a hilariously bad student film about the "hurdles" of college life. We had a good laugh and we were ready for rock and roll.
When we got to the club, I was worried that there would be a hassle with the 5 will call tickets I bought. Fortunately it went totally smoothly. I'm gonna assume the doormen were from Taking on Explosives and if so, I encourage anyone to see a show you're interested in that they are promoting. Unfortunately, the doormen were pretty much the peak in quality at Howard's Club H. That place blows big time for a number of reasons. For one, there are pool tables right in the back where it's very convenient to sit, and a LOT of people were playing pool. I was constantly getting in the way of people's pool games and they had no kind words for my inconveniencing them. Two, the crazy guy who couldn't ask people to do something. He could only vaguely gesture, and if that didn't work he would yell loudly. He yelled at Shelby and her friend, and it was just impolite on so many levels, I don't care if he worked there.
The show ended up starting late, but I spent some quality time with Mate and Dave which made me a happy guy. Mate brings out a more outgoing Corey that I wish I could see more of, and Dave is just a guy I can talk to for a very long time, even if he does have a tendency to make it clear when he has no interest in what someone is saying. They're both genuine times and I look forward to the next time I see them.
Somehow, an opener got put on the bill: Downtown Brown. I think they were something like funk-metal or something like that. They decided that they should play for over 50 minutes (longer than both of the touring openers played for) and it was a tragedy all around. Next up, though, was the Ergs! and nothing was gonna get me down. They did a great job, even if most of the crowd wasn't into it. Me, Mate, Dave, and Libby were belting out the dorkrockcorkrod hits. They played a lot of the stuff off the new, not yet available EP. It was good stuff, but I'd much rather sing along to the tunes I know than hear new songs, at a show.
After the Ergs!, Mate, Kristina, and Mike took off, so me and Dave skipped out on SNMNMNM in order to get some eats next door (thank god for a decent re-entry policy). We were joined by Ergs! roadie Nate Schmoe who seems like a good guy. Me and him talked about Attention Deficit a little bit. It's nice to meet someone who also digs Adventures in Laissez-Faire Economics big time and he definately knew a little bit more about the band. I've heard the story of what happened between John and Andrew, but I never realized what a betrayal it was until last night. It's wierd how two guys can get together with totally different tastes and make an album like they did. It's a shame that John did what he did and they broke up, but it was definately the best thing that could have happened to John because he is now touring as mc chris's DJ, selling out the shows. Still, I would have much rather been at an Ergs!/Attention Deficit show than an Ergs!/mc chris show last night.
Mc chris, for me, goes into the category known as the "I like him but don't appreciate the crowd he draws" grouping. He seems like such a smart, genuine, and funny guy, but he just attracts a crowd that I don't mesh well with. It's the same when I see the Queers. I watched a few of his songs, and I did get to hear Hijack, but Dave was feeling under the weather and spent most of his time outside in the fresh air. Since Mike and Mate had already left and Dustin was up in the front with the aforementioned crowd I don't appreciate, I really had no one to enjoy the show with, so I spent most of chris's set outside with Dave watching the kids go to Goth Night at some club. We had a pretty good time, overall.
It wasn't the best show I've been to by far, and I don't know if I'll ever choose to go to Howard's again, but seeing friends and seeing the Ergs! made it a night worth living.
posted by Corey Whompus at 2:19 PM
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