So today is the first day of summer and how will I celebrate the Solstice? By attending a private party for Billy Corgan at The Adler Planetarium. I was invited and thought why the hell not.
The weekend was certainly a rock n roll weekend if there ever has been one and it was a great one beginning with Friday.
So today is the first day of summer and how will I celebrate the Solstice? By attending a private party for Billy Corgan at The Adler Planetarium. I was invited and thought why the hell not.
The weekend was certainly a rock n roll weekend if there ever has been one and it was a great one beginning with Friday.
It began at around 530 PM when I met up with Scum Of The Earth frontman and former Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs at Metro. He was a really nice and down to earth bro. And after a short interview and some chit chat the guys from Brand New Sin called me into their room and had me hang out with them for awhile and have a beer. I told them about the night that I had originally met them and did a little drinking at the House of Blues was also the night that would lead to Kelly and I eventually getting together. It's a classic story and the guys got a kick out of it.
Then I went over to Tuscany where I was to meet Sherrie, Nikk and Penny and another hot friend of his and then Kelly showed up with her brother who I ended up really hitting it off with. We got into Metro in just enough time to see Society 1 and I would end up hanging out with their founder later on none other than Matt Zane himself. Brand New Sin were killer and really pulled out all the stops when they played their 45 min set and they really showed their appreciation for Chicago. This is going to end up being a big band in the near future. After them and a 15 minute break Scum of the Earth came out and really tore it up for 45 min. After that I hung out downstairs for a bit and then along with Kelly and Sherrie we inducted Kelly's brother Greg into the Beer Mafia at Ranalli's and that when her really began to earn his O!
This guy is home from college and he's working in Elgin and it was obvious he and Kelly hadn't hung out in awhile. So we did Ranalli's for a few hours an don the way home stopped in at the Holiday Club where Dave Roberts was spinning. And speaking of spinning Greg began to spin himself. He was out of it and it was pretty funny. We got him to the apartment and he passed out on the sofa. And my weekend was just beginning.
Kelly left for work and Greg was planning on going back home. We got sucked into an Evel Knievel show on History Channel and then After being impressed with his level of intellect I offered him to hang out at my place and we headed to the house. Greg picked up a fifth of Jim Beam and we watched some funny stuff and decided to go to the store and get more supplies to cook out. Kelly met up with us at Jewel and we loaded up on vodka, Jooseh, and grub and came back to my place for a cook out and more. Greg ended up staying the night and most of the next day before he headed off to Elgin on the Metra which he ended up passing out on. All I'm going to say is he was carried off the train and he passed out on a bench where his parents ended up finding him and now he's on crutches. So I've awarded him an O! As he definitely earned it and then some. So I've made a new friend in this guy. And he earned my respect in many ways.
Yesterday upon waking Mike next door tossed me a beer and Kelly a cigarette. Yup that's right she smokes and I haven't kissed a smoker in over 10 years and even before that they were few and far between. So basically there's something to this chick if I tolerate the habit.
And Mike and I and Diane and Kelly hung out and went to Kelsey's for $1 burgers and then to Ranalli's where Mike got on the wall. And that's the way it was.
Tonight Billy Corgan and this weekend is going to be BUSY!
Posted by Alex Zander at June 21, 2005 02:15 PM