Post #26645 by tikivixen on Fri, Mar 14, 2003 1:18 PM

What a lovely lounge. It has a spacious, relaxing feel. And that Moai is fantastic. Oh, move it if you can!!

I noticed that DK poster too!

Perhaps I shouldn't say this..but...I met Jello Biafra recently. In fact, I hung out with him and his girlfriend Stephanie, who is, I might add, incredibly nice and pretty--and quiet, solid, a smart gal, no dumb ornament. I thought to myself, if my high school friends could see this, they'd just soil themselves with shock. Because although we were all totally into punk, we were also too weird, nerdy and rebellious to affect the punk "look"--ya know, ripped leather, mohawks, whatever. And I was the shyest, nerdiest one of all--mosh pit, me?! Never. I might break my glasses! So far from cool, what a joke.

And now, twenty years later, I find that he's...a hyperintelligent, funny, rather...oh dear, I gotta say it...nerd. And, he's also older, broke (having been, near as I can tell, royally screwed legally and personally by his former bandmates), and his knee still hurts from the time he got the crap kicked out of him at Gilman Street by some idiot punk posers who called him a "rich rock star." Mostly, though--he's just a nice guy--friendly, and entertainingly off-kilter.

Of course, I tend to like thorny, obnoxious people--as long as they have kind hearts, sharp brains and decent intentions (however well-hidden). He fits the bill. So although I'm sure a lot of people can't stand him, he was fine by me.

What I liked best--he's still feisty. I told him, "you really get off on annoying the hell of annoying people, don't you" and he gave me the devilish grin.

Although I am not much for gushy fandom, I have to comment that the DK recording of "Viva Las Vegas" is still my favorite. Elvis and all, yep.

[ Edited by: tikivixen on 2003-03-14 13:20 ]