Pete's Log: LTJ
Entry #1241, (Music)(posted when I was 23 years old.)
Tuesday, March 19, I went to a concert in Chicago with Nicole, Randy, and Tom Smith. We saw Hot Water Music, Less Than Jake, and Bad Religion. It was fun.
Let's see, we left shortly after class. Got to Chicago quite early, since none of us remembered the time difference. So we found a Vietnamese restaurant to have dinner at. It was great, all the signs inside were written in Vietnamese only, and many of the items on their menu were not translated into English. They had a vegetarian section on their menu, but no translations for any of the items. The waiter seemed unimpressed by my request for more information on the menu. So I simply chose something at random. That worked out pretty well, I got some dish with tofu and lots of veggies. It was really good.
On the way to the venue I bought a Bad Religion shirt for $10, since we'd gotten to park for free and thus I had extra cash. I went to the concert mainly for LTJ, but the Bad Religion shirt tempted me because I felt wearing it would be a fun way to cause trouble on campus.
The show was excellent. I wasn't terribly impressed by Hot Water Music, but they were decent. Less Than Jake, however, was amazing. They played a really good set and really got the crowd going (take that, no moshing rule!). Bad Religion was fun, too, though not quite as much fun as LTJ, I thought. I think they'd have been more fun if I'd have known more of the songs they played. It was fun to watch Bad Religion, though, because they're pretty old, so you get to watch balding, grey-haired guys playing high-energy punk. I hope to have that much energy when I'm their age.
So overall a really good show. yay.