From the Sep 3 – Sep 10, 2003 issue

Music

Underage

by Megan Seling

It's kind of quiet around town, with the Vera Project taking a break to do "behind the scenes" work (evaluate programming, give the venue a good cleaning, stuff like that), the Brick House no longer hosting shows, and school starting again, so you probably assumed that I'd have little to talk about.

Hardly the case, as I always have something to talk about, even when people don't want to listen. In fact, I never shut up. So why would I start now? Especially with SOCIAL DISTORTION coming to town!

Here's something you probably didn't know about me: When I was 16 years old, not a day went by when I didn't wear my favorite dark blue gas-station jacket with a "Mike" patch sewn on the front. The jacket was a little too big, it wasn't very warm in the winter, and it was a bit too hot in the summer, but I wore it regardless, because it said "Mike" on it, and I was madly in love with Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness (dorky, yes, but true nonetheless).

The obsession started when I first heard the song "Sick Boys." I don't remember exactly when I first heard it, or how: but I thought it was the greatest song in the history of the world. It didn't take much investigating to discover that the man behind the song was a totally drop-dead sexy piece of rock 'n' roll perfection--Mr. Ness.

Sure, since 1996 my crush on Mike has subsided some and my musical tastes have evolved a bit (I can proudly say I finally sold all my old Boyz II Men CDs), but there are still a few bands that I love just as much now as I did back then. Social Distortion is one of them. And I've never seen them live, if you can believe it. So, come Tuesday, September 9, I doubt I'll be able to think straight knowing that it's the day I've been anticipating since I was a sophomore in high school. I can't wait.

Changing the subject a bit (since I could go on forever about Social D), the Old Fire House folks, wacky kids that they are, are having a "Sea Party" featuring Your T.O.L.L., Mikaela's Fiend, Scene of the Crime, and Kaneda on Saturday, September 6. All attendees are encouraged to dress in "sea/sailor attire." Why? I don't know--maybe because pirates are the new trend thanks to Johnny Depp. All I know is, someone totally needs to show up dressed as a lobster. A lobster at a rock show. That'd be hilarious. MEGAN SELING

Need more? You can hear my personal picks for the week on 107.7 The End every Monday and Friday at 5:30 pm during DJ No Name's Afternoon Experiment.

megan@thestranger.com

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