FAREWELL MY BLACK BALLOON

I have so many things to say  but no words to write them.

This weekend I saw THE KILLS play in WILLIAMSBURG, loved the music hall, might be my second favorite venue aside from BOWERY BALLROOM obviously. ALISON MOSSHART is the epitome of cool in my eyes. You never get to see her face because her hair is always covering 3/4 of it. She doesnt walk more than 3 feet without her Paliaments in tow on stage. She beats to her own drum and has that Im nice but could really care less what you think vibe going on. Her and JAMIE HINCE ooze with sexiness. Its hard to explain, because their relationship is platonic, but sometimes its so good that its hard to watch. They had to have had a lil something going on at some point. Anyway she coughs up a lung live too, not only on the recordings. Poor girl was sick and kept apologizing for it. HINCE has these moves that are just uber amazing.

Last night I went to OKKERVIL RIVER at WEBSTER HALL. Not my most favorite venue but OR is one of my favorite bands. WILL SHEFF and CO blew me away with their presence onstage. They are one of the rare bands that can transmit the love they have for their songs into the audiences jous jous. AKA- very passionate, emotional and searing. FOR REAL was by far the best song of the night. So raw and intense. LOST COASTLINES was equally amazing. A STONE was chills inducing. You can tell these guys really love working with one another. Each band member had their own moment onstage to solo it out. I like that. BRIAN CASSIDY, his right hand vocalist is just as talented - his voice the second one on LOST COASTLINES and that all too familiar softer voice on the rest of the album. I love when bands play older songs too, thats the way it should be. Enough of this, im only here to promote my new album crap.

SHEFF thanked everyone for coming and was actually vulnerable and sweet when he confessed that he was nervous to play the NEW YORK show but was really enjoying it.. So cute! PS- Hes actually pastier than I am, so pale. His haircut is a tad emo though. Ooh, Im sorry- I still love him. I kinda wanna go again tonight..

Oh, wait, stop the world. I heard a beauty of a rumor about me the other night.. DRUMROLL please... Yeah right, like I would even indulge in anyones meaningless gossip. I just wonder what makes people tick sometimes. Like when someone completely fabricates a load of horsesh*t, do they say, "ooh Im bored, lemme make up a lie about someone I dont even know?"

There is a certain protocol to follow when spreading a rumor.

1. You need to actually KNOW the person.

2. You need to have some sort of factual premise regarding the rumor youre about to contort.

3. You need to be prepared to own up to it when youre busted.

4. You need to at least be my facebook friend- to say the very least.

So dear you know who you are.. NOT COOL. NOT TRUE. I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO this said person is, I wouldnt know him if I fell on him. I dont know you. You dont know me. PS- refer to the list above.