zappa

this show was fucking awesome! here's how my night went: i picked up josh in my mom's car and we headed east to meet up with john and cody. we're all sittin at john's house, lurkin footy and passing around a bowl. i hadn't smoked weed in a while so these couple bowls totally knocked me on my ass. when it gets to be around the time the concert should be starting i volunteer to drive and we head out, blasted out of our skulls. once we get to club cinema a large crowd of bikers, hippies, and all-around weirdos is seen in front of the doors. i drive by the first parking lot because it looks full and there's a dude waving at me pointing me in the direction of the other parking lot behind the place. apparently everyone else in the car didn't see this and they start screaming "HESHY!! YOU DROVE BY THE PLACE!" "TURN! DUDE TURN!" and in my stoned state i try to make a u-turn on a road that's way too skinny and end up almost hitting a mustang passing in the other direction. then, with everyone in the car still yelling at the top of their lungs, i drive by the dude that you're supposed to pay to park, he comes running over to the car after we had parked and tells us we need to pay five dollars and that we can't park in the spot we're in. so then i move the car to the very back of the parking lot behind the tour buses in a more sketchy-looking spot.

after that whole ordeal was over with we walk into the place and try to wiggle our way up as close to the stage as possible. the further we go up, the tighter everyone is packed together. we get up about five or six rows from the stage and there's no more room to move and so our spot was established. when zappa first came on the bass was fucked up, it was turned up so loud that you could feel it in your stomach. people were complaining and they eventually got it figured out about fifteen minutes into the show. zappa then fucking shredded it for three and a half hours with the most zooted look on his face. he was just standing there with squnity eyes looking like spicoli, so chilled-out, but his hand was moving up and down the neck of the guitar fast as hell. this dude could play any slayer song in his sleep. the show pretty much blew my mind, one of the best musical experiences i've ever had for sure.

after the show i walk outside with josh and cody while john is inside buying a t-shirt. we're just talkin about what we'd witnessed, how awesome it was, etc.. when i notice that my keys aren't in my pocket. thinking i just left them inside the car i didn't say anything, trying to save myself some ridicule. but as we're walking towards the car someone says "heshy, you left your fucking lights on." i thought "fuck, i hope the battery isn't dead" but as we got closer i could hear it making a sound (it doesn't make very much noise, it's a hybrid). i open the door and the keys are still in the ignition and the air conditioner still going, i had left the car on for three and a half fucking hours! luckily it still had plenty of gas and everything was fine. i got a lot of shit for this on the way home, which was well-deserved. i'm gonna blame it on the weed.