Went out with some dudes to a record store's farewell bash. Something about a competitive market place driving out the indie stores. Anyway, Praveen's friend's band Metropolitan was playing. It was a small little store, about the size of the original plan 9 on the corner in Cville but in Old Town Alexandria. There were some people will some seriously professional cameras there, so this must either be a huge public interest news story or perhaps one of the many performing bands wanted some better publicity shots for their webpages.

My image is just of the band. There was one picture I took of the guy playing a cowbell, but I decided that while it was humorous (I gotta fever!) it didn't speak to the event as a whole. So you get Metropolitan combined with one of the indie photographers. You'll note her shirt mirrors the images on the sides of New York taxis. She must have gotten it recently, because it has the new prices. I don't know if non-vintage clothing was welcomed at the show, but I guess she could have been wearing it ironically.

After the show, I purchased a Cake Like CD for 50% off. It was a great find, since I always wanted to own a rock CD featuring the vocals and bass of a former member of MTV's The State. Since you are probably all wondering, Kerrey does thanks "the state boys" in the liner notes. Whew. Looks like they were all still on good terms in 1999. I believe Praveen bought a Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits CD and the soundtrack to some Irish movie. His friend Linda raided the clothing rack. Erika and Kristen ended up getting a Wilco poster. I tried to bargain with the guy behind a counter for an Uncle Tupelo sign, but he said they weren't selling it yet and I should "check back." But that's not going to happen. It's like 15 minutes away and I'm not driving there every day. His loss, I may have paid more than whatever he ends up selling it for in the future. But at least I tried.

Oh, and tonight I am going to buy a ticket to tomorrow night's Decemberists show. It should be a rocking time assuming it hasn't sold out. I figure I'll use my Sunday night to learn where the 9:30 club is and then recoup my gas costs by avoiding the online ticket charge. It's a win win. Okay, I need to get lunch.