The whole day did not, in fact, revolve around this show. It actually revolved around the fact that I was about to get 2 wisdom teeth pulled out of my head. I was especially afraid of looking like a chipmunk after the procedure and have always heard of horror stories of the swelling never really going away. Why do people tell you these things?
The wisdom teeth were pulled at around 3:30 in the afternoon and I was supposed to be doped up with Nitrous...well I was, but I didn't really feel it doing much of anything. Anyway, aside from some bleeding and two holes in my gums, I would have to say that I felt rather good. I made dinner for my wife and drooled over not being able to consume any of it, and then we promptly changed to head into the city.
A good friend of mine got us tickets and we headed into Bottom of the Hill and this being my first time and all I gave it a good going over. It was small as expected but nice inside. There were quite a few people there and I quickly found out that the show was sold out. Rocky Votolato was headlining the event, but I was there to see Kinsella being a fan of American Football, Joan of Arc, and Capn' Jazz. I'll skip to Owen's set as the opener was someone I hadn't heard of...
Like many of his shows that I've caught and heard of, Mike was talking to the crowd quite a bit. He opened with a song that was interupted by cell phone interference coming from his monitors...it seemed to lighten the mood even more.
By the third song, it was apparent that someone needed to turn that sh!t off. Ahhhh back to Owen and his delicate fingerwork on the guitar. Being a guitarist, I am always impressed by his work on the instrument and have found respect for his vocals as well. I felt a connection with his lyrics and it was obvious that his storytelling was comical as well. We come from the same generation.
