The Trip To Houston - Part 1: Pre Houston
A few weeks ago, Sam and Brek told me that Skinny Puppy was on tour and they would be playing in Houston, unfortunately not in Dallas. I was kind of excited, they are one of the first industrial bands, even before Nine Inch Nails. But I've listened to some Skinny Puppy and it's always scared me. The music is good but the vocals sometimes seem just too demonic for me. Nonetheless, Sam of course asked me if I wanted to go. I was a little hesitant, but hey, this concert would be a rare one and how often will I get a chance to see Skinny Puppy. I figured I'd just go for the experience and to get out and have some fun. Boy was I in for a treat!
The weekend for the concert came up really quick and we were in deep anticipation. June 25th, a couple days before the concert, Sam himself had his own concert with for Arkangel and Unitcode:Machine at Mythos. It was a really fun show and afterwards we had a hella fun afterparty at Sam's place. Lots and lots of fun, Hanging, talking, swimming. I don't think I went to bed till 7 a.m. It was crazy. hehehe.
To start our adventure, Sam, Ammanda (Sam's girlfriend), and I had dinner at Don Pablo's. We each had some sort of drink, I just got a usual margarita. Wow... I wasn't even halfway through the thing and I was quite giggly. Afterwards, we went back to Sam's apartment to play video games. I called up Brek and he came over and hung out with us. It was nice to spend some time with Brek. I hadn't seen him all week and I would be leaving for Houston and wouldn't get to go out with him for our usual Sunday night of dancing. We talked, wrestled, tickled each other, and did more cuddling/talking. Not so much cuddling but there is a certain way I like to sit when I talk to him. He sits on the couch and I sit next to him, but facing him, and I usually hold him and kind of lay in front of him on his lap. If you scroll through my blogs you'll see a picture of us doing this, except I'm facing away to pose for the camera. Anywho you get the point. I got to see Brek before I left.
We (sans Brek) woke up the next morning around 8. It was Sunday, June 27th. I don't think we were quite the happy campers considering we all didn't get to bed till sometime after 1. But we got ready and gathered all our stuff. Darren arrived shortly after we awoke and talked to us and quickened our spirits. As we were heading out the door, it began to storm and rain. Great.... the water was pouring out like buckets. Luckily Sam has a carport and we didn't get too wet, but it wasn't the funnest way to start a road trip. Before getting onto the highway, we stopped by an Albertsons to buy breakfast. We got some muffins, milk, water, orange juice, and bananas. Stuff for everyone. It was quite yummy. Blueberry muffins rule! Now was time to head for Houston. We probably didn't actually get on the road till about 9ish. We were ready, pumped for the concert. Darren has Sam play a lot of his music. Stuff we hadn't heard before and it was really good. He played a lot of Shirley Manson and other angry girl bands. I was much inspired. Perhaps I should learn to play the guitar. Though Sam suggested the bass. I fell asleep a couple times in the back being that I was quite sleep deprived from the previous two nights. But before I knew it, it was 1 and we were in Houston. I was quite shocked at how fast we got there. Apparently Sam had been going about 90 the whole way. But we were there. We were in Houston. We were going to see Skinny Puppy!
A few weeks ago, Sam and Brek told me that Skinny Puppy was on tour and they would be playing in Houston, unfortunately not in Dallas. I was kind of excited, they are one of the first industrial bands, even before Nine Inch Nails. But I've listened to some Skinny Puppy and it's always scared me. The music is good but the vocals sometimes seem just too demonic for me. Nonetheless, Sam of course asked me if I wanted to go. I was a little hesitant, but hey, this concert would be a rare one and how often will I get a chance to see Skinny Puppy. I figured I'd just go for the experience and to get out and have some fun. Boy was I in for a treat!
The weekend for the concert came up really quick and we were in deep anticipation. June 25th, a couple days before the concert, Sam himself had his own concert with for Arkangel and Unitcode:Machine at Mythos. It was a really fun show and afterwards we had a hella fun afterparty at Sam's place. Lots and lots of fun, Hanging, talking, swimming. I don't think I went to bed till 7 a.m. It was crazy. hehehe.
To start our adventure, Sam, Ammanda (Sam's girlfriend), and I had dinner at Don Pablo's. We each had some sort of drink, I just got a usual margarita. Wow... I wasn't even halfway through the thing and I was quite giggly. Afterwards, we went back to Sam's apartment to play video games. I called up Brek and he came over and hung out with us. It was nice to spend some time with Brek. I hadn't seen him all week and I would be leaving for Houston and wouldn't get to go out with him for our usual Sunday night of dancing. We talked, wrestled, tickled each other, and did more cuddling/talking. Not so much cuddling but there is a certain way I like to sit when I talk to him. He sits on the couch and I sit next to him, but facing him, and I usually hold him and kind of lay in front of him on his lap. If you scroll through my blogs you'll see a picture of us doing this, except I'm facing away to pose for the camera. Anywho you get the point. I got to see Brek before I left.
We (sans Brek) woke up the next morning around 8. It was Sunday, June 27th. I don't think we were quite the happy campers considering we all didn't get to bed till sometime after 1. But we got ready and gathered all our stuff. Darren arrived shortly after we awoke and talked to us and quickened our spirits. As we were heading out the door, it began to storm and rain. Great.... the water was pouring out like buckets. Luckily Sam has a carport and we didn't get too wet, but it wasn't the funnest way to start a road trip. Before getting onto the highway, we stopped by an Albertsons to buy breakfast. We got some muffins, milk, water, orange juice, and bananas. Stuff for everyone. It was quite yummy. Blueberry muffins rule! Now was time to head for Houston. We probably didn't actually get on the road till about 9ish. We were ready, pumped for the concert. Darren has Sam play a lot of his music. Stuff we hadn't heard before and it was really good. He played a lot of Shirley Manson and other angry girl bands. I was much inspired. Perhaps I should learn to play the guitar. Though Sam suggested the bass. I fell asleep a couple times in the back being that I was quite sleep deprived from the previous two nights. But before I knew it, it was 1 and we were in Houston. I was quite shocked at how fast we got there. Apparently Sam had been going about 90 the whole way. But we were there. We were in Houston. We were going to see Skinny Puppy!
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