Listening Party
All writers are failed musicians.
No Shows
M’s on-again, off-again boyfriend had an A/C unit and a coin-operated washer/dryer. A nice apartment. During their on-again weeks, I had the bed to myself. On their off weeks, the room couldn’t bear the two of us, so we pooled together contacts from our respective internships to get on every guest list possible. We had it all figured out. Shows are fun! Venues are air-conditioned!
Songs With Distortion, Drinks in Proportion
My bands were telling me the in crowd could suck it, 9-to-5s could suck it, our sports and models-obsessed culture could suck it, and girls who listened to Minor Threat and Social Distortion were hot. I never looked back. I liked Social Distortion.