i left MTL late at night friday around 11:30 to head down overnight on the greyhound. no wifi which kinda blew but whatever. customs were a breeze, biz as uge. i got into boston around 8ish, it was raining so that was wack. i went to starbucks for a frap then to dunkin donuts for a bagel and hash browns. i love that place. anyway so i was just bummin around til the stores opened and i could go shopping. first i went to macys to browse around, i got a polo cap for $16. sweet. then i went to champs. got some socks (im ocd about socks and buy them whenever i see them) and some dope nike frees which i wore all weekend afterwards. them shits are comfortable. oh yeah i also got a cool ass nike shirt with the basic logo oversized and turned sideways. blue ink on white tee. fresh. anyway so after that i made my way out to mass ave to hit up bodega. that joint rules. i got a HUF hat and a bodega tee. staff is cool as fuck too. walking back to the T i bumped into my buddy aaron, he was headed to an indian buffet and was sposed to meet up with gil and invited me to tag along, alas i had alredy got in touch with my dudes keith and mike and planned to meet up with them on harvard square. we chit chatted under the rain for a few minutes then we each went on our way. i got off the T thinking i had time to run to urban outfitters to get some jeans, but when i was paying for them they were calling me saying they were waiting for me. oops. at least they were nice jeans. so anyway, i hop into mikes car, we say our what's ups and catch up a bit. we headed to spike's to get some food and i figured i should try the kennel club challenge. following edge day 2009's epic failure at it (i stopped at 4 1/2) this year i was a man on a mission.
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im happy i did it but never again. i felt like shit afterwards and still feel effects from it in my stomach. and if not being able to deal with eating more soy in 20 minutes than a human should in a week makes me a pussy, youre probably right. that shit is full of estrogen.
so anyway after that we hit up City Sports and i got a northface jacket which is probably my favorite thing i've bought in a long ass time. best jacket. we checked out a few thrift stores for kicks then hit up whole foods. keith and I got some refreshments.
blue machine sucka
after that we went to this dude zach's house where keith and mike were chilling all day. i grabbed a change of clothes, we all bullshited for a while and kicked it around the house then got in the whip to drive up to haverhill for the gig. following the traditional fix on beverages at white hen i checked out the record store upstairs then went down to the venue area. i bought some neon am95s off bourbeau. dfj brian pete and yours truly as well a bunch of other people were just chillin outside waiting for the show to start. some kids were out shooting hoops. eventually we all ended up inside and the gig commenced....
Alert got up on stage first. they played a handful of new songs from their upcoming 7" (pre order that shit on www.sixfeetunderrecords.com fool) as well as old demo cuts and covered yot - together to close off their set. it was a good way to kick off the show. kids were into it. i definately was. they had some new tees, and i'm just gonna leave this here...
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it's all good. i traded a baby blue no for an answer boot to keith for one of these so they can't be that bad. ;) peace to jake kyle keith and mike.
after that free spirit got up on stage. dfj filled in for them as kenny hurt his arm moshing to cromags in tx. i dunno if it's them or him but they sounded very tight that night. usual set list, demo songs, 7" songs, america's hc comp song (if you don't own that shit you're a moron) and a sick abused cover. IM NOT JUST ANOTHER FOOL! nothing less to say. kids got down, and shit, so did i. good set.
naysayer played after. i judged it was best for me to catch a breather and just watch from afar. i was basically all around the venue at different parts of their set. they opened with a sick intro i just wished i knew what it was. gary had some cool ass things to say on stage and not just mindless dumb shit like a lot of bands that have that general style do. hopefully next time i won't be dying of heat when i see them.
rival mob was up next, sans evan. i was still wiped from the first two bands so i just chilled on the side of the stage for most of their set. brendan still had some funny shit to say as he always does. i dunno if it was the low turnout or not but it's def not the craziest mob set ive seen. i mean sure there were kids going off but i've seen some way gnarlier pitting to them. anywho it was an interesting set, it sounded kinda thin due to there only being one guitar (no offense to doug free of course) but i still enjoyed it.
the anticipation was over. motherfucking underdog hit the stage. i can't remember specific moments but all i know was i was vibing hard and just so into it that i couldn't remember deets. they played everything i wanted to hear, from now on, back to back, vanishing point, say it to my fuckin face, a lot to learn. great set. people were enjoying themselves and going off. they were super tight and im stoked to see them again in philly at this is hardcore (for which i probably will have a full report of)
heres a vid i found online
photos at: http://www.future-breed.com
merch pick ups:
aj's zine/gil's zine/loc sticker sheet bundle
underdog drowning skater shirt
alert "carry on rip off" shirt
free spirit snoopy shirt
travis grillo gave me a grillos pickles shirt off his back, does that count?
anyway after it was all said and done i rung out my token entry shirt (that shit was gross, straight up) and changed into my newly acquired alert tee for the drive back. we stopped at a falafel joint, i got a hummus wrap and two cokes. shit was dope. anyway after that we made it back to zach's apartment, where we shot the shit for a while and watch the ten yard fight vhs. after that we all went to bed.
i woke up around 10:30 ish, mike and keith bounced back to wmass when i was in the shower cuz keith had to work earlier than he thought. i packed up my shit, said thanks and bye to zach and went down on harvard sq to this place called veggie planet for brunch. i got a sick omelet with moz, asiago, tomato and spinach in it and some tempeh sausage which was good but not great. i shoulda got the bacon instead. anyway heres how it looked like:
i cleaned that plate up in less than 15 minutes. i was hella hungry. anyway after that i made my way to south station where i succumbed to the pressure and got a pair of slices at regina's. say what you want but i love that chain. after that i got in line to get on and bumped into my buddy conor who was coming back from a pretty long trip. the ride back was quite uneventful. customs crossing back were a breeze also. i got home kinda late but whatever. it was a good weekend and i look forward to seeing everyone again soon. peace.
