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Lynn's House - 5.23.10

Pittsburgh, PA

w/ Spraynard, Lavis Blake, Jodo, and a band that hopped on last minute that i can't recall the name of but don't really care because they were smoking pot during their set in a room full of people and i don't agree with that at all so meh.

i'm getting a serious headache from staring at my computer screen, so unfortunately for all of you avid Sweaty Kids fans, i'm keeping this one short as hell.

Spraynard has never been to Pittsburgh, and i got a REALLY good impression of it (after hearing so many bad things). it's a beautiful city (with inevitable crappy parts) with a lot of really interesting and cool people. thanks to Lynn for letting us play your house fairly last minute... oh and WEST CHESTER FOR LIFE (Lynn grew up here)!

Jodo played first and he played acoustic songs similar to Erik Petersen. Jodo had literally one of the best voices i've ever heard. it made me mad jealous. great kid!



Spraynard played next and we let Brian from Lavis Blake write our set. Brian is a self-proclaimed big fan of ours, so we were excited to see what he had in store. it was a really fun set with a lot of oldies we don't usually play. good times!

Lavis Blake then played and i was super depressed as it hit me that this was the last time i will see them play for at least a few weeks. when you go on tour with a band who's music you really like, it is hard to come to terms that you won't be seeing them every single day anymore. they played great and finally played the "loop station song" i had been asking for for days. love them to death. very sad right now.



the last band was an acoustic band from Minnesota i believe? i was kind of harsh at the top of this post, but honestly i HIGHLY disagree with doing illegal drugs while performing in front of strangers. while i try to keep it under wraps and be respectful of everyone's different lifestyles, the pissed off straight edge kid in me comes out every once in a while. i think it is ridiculous to put someone in that situation without asking, for some of us feel that is a very uncomfortable and painful situation. say what you want, but i'm not down with it. not to discredit their music, which was pretty good. but yeah, meh.



after the show we said our long winded goodbyes with heavy hearts and headed home on a four hour drive. we had a few heated fights in the car home, but that's the beauty of long drives... none of us were going anywhere. everything was resolved and i only wish that everyone could always find themselves actually telling the people they love how they really felt. if you ever have beef with someone that you want resolved, suggest a road trip.

stay sweaty!