I checked out Candlebox at the Roxy tonight and I’m a little depressed right now. During the show the lead singer started talking about how L.A. seems dead, how expensive the rents are getting and how shot the economy is… man, I really don’t want to hear about that. I thought shows were there so we could escape the day to day?

But actually my D2D has been pretty rad lately (thanks for asking). I’ve been enjoying the sunshine, I get to go to a Bar-B-Q at noon tomorrow and I’m making progress with my Motorcycle (still need to get the timing checked out).

Another thing that kind of bummed me out about the show were the cougars running around. I remember when Candlebox came out, I was into music a little before most of my class so I wasn’t even old enough to drive but in my mind it doesn’t seem like it was that long ago but really it was over 15 years ago now! Let’s say that some of their fans haven’t stopped partying. I felt worried for them… and maybe myself.

The band themselves were doing pretty well, lead singer Kevin Martin remarked about how he will be turning 40 in 2 weeks. Congratulations! That’s not too old for someone who has been in music as long as they have been. Despite some heath issues the voice holds up and still sounds like himself. And perhaps most importantly the hair is holding up pretty well! He kept a golfers cap on most of the show and kind of looked like AC/DC’s Brian Johnson a bit, but when he took it off it looked fine.

I asked a girl yesterday with completely no bias in decent lighting how old I looked and she said 22, maybe 24 and as flattering as that is I disagree. I’m sure if I cut my hair I’d look older but I really like being a dirtball right now. I’m kind of in a 10-year awkward phase. But I still get stopped everyday and asked what band I’m in. Um, do you know any that needs a touring guitarist?

I was assaulted tonight. By…well, not even a cougar. See cougs(thats how you shorten it) to me are ladies who keep it together in with age. I certainly see a lot of fine looking ladies around town along with the plastic surgery disasters. Surely it’s mostly genetics that keep mature looks together but I think around here there is an active support system (or peer pressure) to staying fit and also people put a connection between their health and living well. The lady who was prodding me tonight was thin…but a mess. Her stringy blond hair and leathery skin were obvious even in low club lighting. She bounced around using people and walls as supports while clutching a fistfull of dollar bills outside of her remnants of a purse. She wore one of those caps thats like a ragamuffin newsboy cap (but not) and she had it pulled down around her head like it was a metroid eating what was left of her pickled late-30s brain. I kept wondering, “What could you possibly do for a living if you’re not some sort of hooker or workman’s comp case?” It kept touching me and making these faces at me. Glazed eyes like spraypaint on a mirror. Finally she left after plenty of my dodging her like I would any concert floor passerby. She had a cute friend who tousled my hair earlier in the evening…where did she go?

Eventually Cougar Roadkill settled for Ron Jeremy sitting in the corner, but I doubt even The Hedgehog would have anything to do with that at the end of the night.

Candlebox gets a 6.8/10. They put on a pretty good show and their hits are still pretty solid but it was a bit long and they had a breakdown of Led Zepplin, ACDC and Ozzy that seemed like a weird sidestep. They had a good cover of Eddie Money’s “Two Tickets To Paradise” which is on an Autism Benefit Album. Being as they were Seattlite friends of Layne Stayley they covered Alice In Chains’ “Rooster” up to the 1st Chorus but kind of fucked up the words. Hmm.

But what I really want to know is: why is it so hard to give away a +1 to a show on the Sunset Strip when I even offered free parking in my spot?! I hate it when people flake on a show any you have to scramble to get someone else. I want to slap wrists with a ruler or something.

Tags: Aging Rockers, Alice In Chains, Candlebox, Cougar Roadkill, Cougars, Ron Jeremy, Seattle, Sunset Strip, The Roxy

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