Hello New York City!!!!

This weekend I will be MIA. It's time to party my ass off in New York City!!!!! One of the greatest cities in the world!!! This year I'll be staying in Midtown. I'm accustomed to staying on the west side of Central Park so it will be a new experience this time.

Story behind New York trip: I bought a record on a whim at Speakertree Records (in Lynchburg) not having any earthly idea what it would sound like. The guy who runs Speakertree knows his music so I usually take any recommendations from him. He suggested this Philly dude named Kurt Vile (awful name) whose record "Childish Prodigy" is a combo of lo-fi, spacey psychedelic pop. It sounds as if he recorded the record in his basement using old ass instruments, which is the appeal to me. So I put on the record at home, sat down with a glass of wine and listened to the entire thing before moving a muscle (besides bringing the wine glass to my mouth and back down again). I swear to God I cried at the end from pure happiness. Well, ever since I gave birth to my son I cry all the time - happy, sad, excited, angry....bored...whatever, it just happens. My fiance thinks something is seriously wrong with me. That's probably somewhat true. So back on track... I look up Vile's tour dates and he is playing at club Europa in Brooklyn this coming Friday the 19th. Impulsively I buy 2 tickets without even thinking about it. $60 round trip on a bus and being able to stay at the Marriott for free (my fiance's parents have Marriott points that they never use) I don't see why the fuck not!? My wonderful, wonderful parents will have the weekend with their grandson and they couldn't be happier. We've gone almost every year since 2005 so it just made sense. Oh, and the opening band is called "Fucked Up." Hmm... it's probably an homage to my future state of being that night. We'll see how this goes...

By the way, I know this blog is called Jackass Sisters but apparently I'm the only sister on here. I can be more creative with my better half. Whenever she comes back this site will improve. My posts are self-indulgent and boring to anyone who reads.