last weekend i celebrated my 31st birthday. this occasion had the grace of falling on the date(s) that moe. was playing @ roseland ballroom.
saturday started off with dinner @ five napkin burger. their burgers were surprisingly not so great (too big of a burger with too little flavoring) but we found greatness in the deep fried pickles and pastrami with sauerkraut and mustard oil. i don't even like pickles but that was pretty darn good!
after dinner we hustled over to roseland and secured a spot on the rail in the coveted balcony. coveted because it's really the only good seat in the house .. and true to the past, we pretty much had it to ourselves. our extended group was rather large so a great time was had by all and moe. played a sweet 2nd set.
and of course we had to get a picture with all the girls!
in nyc there is a group called the NYC Freaks. they are a group of music loving folks that i've met countless times at all the shows i go to, not to mention my favorite friends chop and allie are part of the group so everywhere i go they are introducing me to person after person from the freaks group.
annually the freaks host what is called The Freaks Ball. this year it was held at sullivan hall. i failed to get advanced tickets as i wasn't sure i was going to go but once moe. was over .. ivy and i were ready for more music. we got word that unfortunately it was sold out so we had a drink with friends heater, mike and sara who were all in from out out of town. after a while we got word that the ball had thinned out and would let us in so off we go in a cab to sullivan hall and met up with more friends.
this year the freaks had anders osborne playing and wow wow wow .. this guy played some dirty guitar, we loved it. and yes that's his bass player with a susaphone. i had a great time there and dare i say i almost enjoyed it more than moe. ?
annually the freaks host what is called The Freaks Ball. this year it was held at sullivan hall. i failed to get advanced tickets as i wasn't sure i was going to go but once moe. was over .. ivy and i were ready for more music. we got word that unfortunately it was sold out so we had a drink with friends heater, mike and sara who were all in from out out of town. after a while we got word that the ball had thinned out and would let us in so off we go in a cab to sullivan hall and met up with more friends.
this year the freaks had anders osborne playing and wow wow wow .. this guy played some dirty guitar, we loved it. and yes that's his bass player with a susaphone. i had a great time there and dare i say i almost enjoyed it more than moe. ?
it was a great way to celebrate my birthday and i'm so glad to have so many friends to celebrate it with!!!
