1 post tagged “ming & ping”

This past week has been quite action-packed, by my standards at least. Caught a lot of good live music: Architecture in Helsinki, Ming & Ping, Stars, and possibly the Moonrats at the Scene (glendale) tonight.

Architecture in Helsinki are a bunch of crazy guys (and one gal) and this was my second time seeing them but they are always so cute and full of positive energy that you can't help but love them all. We managed to work our way up almost to the front of the crowd and I felt really old because I think we were surrounded by a bunch of high school kids, but I think it's great that AiH have such an enthusiastic fan base.

At the Ming & Ping show I danced so hard I couldn't remember the last time I danced. They were a lot of fun and my expectations were exceeded, and their music is really really good. I got to talk to Ming afterwards and he was totally spicy and funny and just plain awesome (he was nice enough to sign a poster for a friend of mine who wasn't able to go to the show), and I got to take advantage of some photo ops with him.

I was on my way to the Stars concert last night when I caused the 5 freeway to stop completely for about.. 10 seconds or so? I was zooming through Burbank when all of a sudden there was a mattress in my lane. I couldn't change lanes because there was a car to my left, and if I went right I would have still hit the mattress. All logical thought left me at that moment, and what happened next is a bit of a blur but I basically ended up swerving across three or four lanes, and when I tried to brake I spun out and when I came to a stop I was facing oncoming traffic. The whole time I was bracing myself for impact, but someone up there must like me because I didn't hit a single thing. I turned myself around and took the streets the rest of the way, and called 911 to report debris in the road.

All I could think of, was how lucky I was, and how close I was to having something really serious happen.

And the Stars concert, well, it was just brilliant. One of the best shows I've ever been to. Lloyd Cole, who I never expected to see perform, opened. The Stars set was just amazing, so amazing that I'm not even going to try to describe it with words. And, at the end, when Torq was singing with all his heart: "I'M ALIVE" it meant a little more to me than it ever did before. All throughout the show the band were throwing flowers out and I managed to catch a few. I've decided to keep them on my dash as a reminder to be a safer driver, and to appreciate the everyday.