[Trash-talk] kiab's feb. 14 gig (kinda long, sorry)

[Lindsay Calhoun]

So I've been meaning to type up a bit about my experience at the KIAB's 
show...I hope you all find this entertaining, because I should be studying 
for my anthropology test now but instead I'm thinking fondly of the events 
of Friday night.

Okay anyway...my friend Alison and I decided to drive up to Madison for the 
show, even though we're under 21.  I had been talking to Chris Sanchez (from 
axisallareas) because he was pretty in the know about the whole situation, 
and he said he'd try to work something out for us to get in.  So we drive 
the four hours from Champaign and when we get to our hotel there's a message 
from Chris saying that he had been hanging out with Butch and Steve earlier 
in the day, and they okayed us coming underage, and put us on the guest list 
or something.  So I gave Chris a call and he was like, "Hey okay, Butch says 
to be there at 9 pm."  So I hung up with him and had a mini freak out cus it 
was like, "Wow...BUTCH says be there at 9 pm."  Butch was addressing me in 
an indirect way haha and me being a spaz, I found it cool.

So I anxiously drove Alison crazy for the next 2 1/2 hours until it was time 
to head to Chris's hotel to drop off the car and walk to the cafe.  On the 
walk Chris informs me that Steve is supposedly coming down to watch and the 
guys were trying to convince Shirley to come down as well.  I get super 
excited because I didn't even know if Shirley was in Madison or not.  He 
also told me Jayson was coming for the show, and I remembered the last time 
I saw Jayson I was jumping around stupidly about meeting Shirley so haha I 
felt a bit dumb.  Anyway, we get to the club and get in with no problem 
since we're on "the list" and man, did we ever stick out.  At first we were 
clearly the youngest people there by a number of years and everyone was 
staring at us and talking about us.  Alison and I just sort of awkwardly 
hung out in the doorway to the sidecar by the stage after Chris gave us a 
mini tour of the cafe.

Shortly after Duke came in.  He came over to talk to Chris and introduced 
himself to us (as if we didn't know who he was) and I am proud to say that I 
was really quite cool with the whole thing, a first for me.  A couple of 
minutes later Butch came in and I was SOOOO happy to meet him because he and 
Steve are the only two I've never met.  He introduced himself as well, and 
then headed off to mingle or whatever.  At about 10 pm the show started up 
and it was SOOO fun, lots of great covers, and Butch singing "Yummy yummy 
yummy I've got love in my tummy."  In between songs Duke would lean over and 
talk to me since I was standing kinda by him offstage, and the drunker he 
got, the more he talked to me.  He almost fell coming off the stage at one 
point so he steadied himself on me and Alison and then laughed and said 
"Help me."  Oh and all four band members kept asking us if we were having a 
good time (which of course we were).

Blah blah blah I could go on forever about the show and all the interesting 
people we met/observed but I'll spare you the details as this is long enough 
already.  Anywho...after the show the place cleared out pretty quickly.  It 
was pretty packed but a lot of people left once the band was done.  Oh, and 
also supposedly Shirley came in, took one look around, and walked back out.  
I myself didn't see her but several others claimed to.  We were just sitting 
around the stage, so I took the first page of Duke's set list, and then some 
drunk girl gave me the cupid decoration off of Freedy's microphone (I think 
that's where it was from).  So I drew on it and made it look like Butch 
haha.  Anyway...eventually Duke wandered back over and talked to us more, 
and at one point we followed him to the empty hair salon next door and just 
sorta stood around with like four or five other people.  It was pretty cool, 
being around Duke in such a relaxed environment (and he was being pretty 
goofy from the drinks).  We eventually took a picture but Chris couldn't get 
the camera to work so I just stood there, with Duke's arm around my 
shoulder, for quite some time.  It was quite pleasant haha, he kept saying, 
"Take your time," and talking about how Chris was a programming genuis but 
couldn't get the camera to work or something.  So once again he asked us if 
we had a good time, and then gave me like a half hug and totally intentional 
hand squeeze.  Like one of those things when you're coming out of a hug with 
someone and they let their hand slide down your arm then hold on to your 
hand for a moment, and squeeze it.  Haha I don't know if that's an apt 
description but I was all like, yeah, Duke's squeezing my hand, sweet!  Cus 
yeah, I'm a dork.

Wow I am making this too long.  So anyway I think Duke was heading out to 
someone's house or something, he was like, "It's nice to meet you girls," so 
I hope if I ever meet him again in the future he'll remember me, although 
I'm not sure if he will.  Back in the cafe I really wanted a picture with 
Butch (haha Pat I'm sure you were waiting for that) but he was having a 
conversation with someone and I didn't want to interrupt him.  Eventually he 
got freed up and I think I kinda asked his brother for a picture with Butch, 
although I didn't even know it was Butch's brother.  Okay that was 
confusing...I was talking to a guy, who happened to be Butch's brother, but 
I didn't know that.  I mentioned I wanted a picture with Butch, which he 
thought was cute or sweet or something, so he was trying to get Butch's 
attention.  Eventually I asked him and he looked at me all dazed-like and 
was like, "Ummm yeah, sure," like he had no idea what I was talking about.  
For the record, Butch is kind of a short guy, for those that have not seen 
him up close.  I never had, except onstage.  Anyway...we take the picture 
and Chris says, "Butch I gotta ask you for the ultimate item for my 
website...can I have the sunglasses?"  Once again Butch takes a while to 
answer but then he was like, "Ummm no man."  Then he sorta turns to me and 
he's like, "It's taken me forever to find the perfect sunglasses.  
See...it's dark in here, and we're inside, and I have sunglasses on, but I 
can see you perfectly."  Then he went on to describe what the glasses are 
made of and how superb they were.  I found it all highly amusing.  I 
jokingly asked him for his silk Valentine's shirt that he was wearing but I 
don't think he even heard me, he seemed kind of out of it.

So then we were getting kicked out by the screaming bartender, who was 
freaking out because the bar was closing and people weren't leaving.  
Alison, Chris, and I headed out (this was about 2:30 am or so) and back to 
our respective hotels.  All in all it was a great night, the first chance 
I've had to just sort of see/talk to members of the band in a normal 
atmosphere.  I don't think anyone mentioned Garbage at all haha.  I highly 
recommend going to a show if you can make it.  Sorry this is so long.  Oh 
yeah and I'm attaching this picture from themomo.com because you can see me 
in it, a fact of which I am very proud.  I'm the one in the red shirt, 
leaning against the door :)
-Lindsay



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