"Are you dark and lonely?"

Here's how last night went down in Stockholm:

+ Get to club and unpack my guitar and computer. First thing: tuner is in some weird mode that tunes the guitar a step and a half (I think) down. I push buttons for way too long. Jesper fixes it.

+ I start tuning the guitar. High E string breaks. I have no new strings to replace it with but I do have old strings, not broken, for instances exactly like this. These strings were weaved in a web so tangled I had to actually laugh at myself for putting myself into this situation. Note to self: always have a fresh pack of strings at all times. You've played hundreds of shows now Mike and you should know better.

+ I can't get the bent up used E string to go through the hole in the back of my guitar so I snip the bent bit off and thread the string through. The string was no longer long enough to reach the tuning peg.

+ During this time my veggie burger and fries had been sitting on a nearby table and cooling down to a tasty room temperature.

+ I realize I have a used B string. This works. I tune up and am ready to rock.

+ I eat the veggie burger and fries, cold.

+ A wasted guy wanders up to our table and proceeds to ask me if I'm dark and lonely. I say no and ask him if he is, in fact, dark and lonely. His response, "I should be." Confusion ensues.

+ Then this happens:

You've Your Spymap Out
Seizure to a Strobe
Flame Out Flyboy
Rats Were Comrades
Event Camera
Teenage Caveman (Beat Happening)
Judge on the Horn
Phonio
Where I Exist in the Corners
Oh Randomness

After a couple months of down time it felt really good to get back to it. Thanks to all who attended! You can browse a few photos if you'd like.