Voxtrot Trip

Originally Posted: July 6, 2007

This is my telling of our trip to see Voxtrot in Baton Rouge, LA
(the format is awful b/c I copy/pasted it from MySpace IM)

I left work at 5, ran home, packed, showered and left around 6
Grabbed heather from her apt, and went to Chik-fil-A for driving food
I ordered 2 chicken sandwiches, to which Heather called me a fatty... so I changed my order to one
which was good b/c I wasn't that hungry
Driving for about an hour, I noticed a cloud that looked like a giant penis... so heather decided to take a picture of it
it was dusk... so it even had a pinkish tint
it was kinda funny
We learned 2 things on the way there; Heather has a gentleman admirer and that talking like a foreign deaf man is very funny.
The directions told us to get off a certain street and we did... and not 10 seconds off the interstate and we are in SUPER GHETTO
I was not happy
and the directions ended in .05 miles
So I was like, I don't care how far I've driven, I am not parking in this neighborhood. Fortunately the directions were wrong
and it was much further down the street... closer to LSU's campus
I knew it was going to be ok when I saw a public library
those are like invisible fences for ghetto residents
We got to the bar around 9:45... and found out that the band that was playing before voxtrot wouldnt start until 11... which was a bit longer than we expected so we started drinking.
I flirted with the bartender Ashley a bit... it was entertaining
turns out two of the bartenders were named ashley ... which was convenient when I needed another drink
I just had to yell one name
People in Louisiana have pretty good timing apparently... b/c people started pouring in at 11
Palomar (an all girl rock band) was the "starter" band
I can appreciate 30 yr old, hot musicians... especially when their music is awesome
Before people showed up, I hunted down the band members of voxtrot to say hey
tell them we were fans of their music...
We got a picture with the lead singer
He was a really nice guy
Heather got really trashed during Voxtrot... nearly non-functional trashed
if you watched seinfeld (which I don't) and you know how Elaine dances... Heather came close to that near the stage
Then some monster chick ran to get on stage and stepped on her beer... shattering the glass
There were some total fruitloops at the bar too... One huge dork had his hair bleached and was wearing this pull-over straight out of 1983
it was hidious
anyway
I got a picture with my bartender... who at the end of the night had changed my  name to matt
I think she saw McKelroy... and just forgot
She was in love with me obviously
Before we left, Heather went up to the members of Palomar to tell them they were awesome
She even said "I want to be you"... "but Adam says I'm too old to start"... which I don't remember saying... but I wouldn't put it past me. Heather asked the bass player how old she was. Turns out she was 30... and she looked like 27... so close.
She gave me 25 dollars at the beginning of our drinking to "cover" hers... which a portion went to shots, $12 went to the Palomar T'shirt she made me buy... and the rest went to Burger King
OH... Burger King was great.... heather made me pull over in this empty parking lot so she could pee. And she didn't go for cover... just right outside my door.
It was hilarious
then when we drove off to get in the drive through line she goes... "look... I made that pee"
and pointed.
We ordered and drove up to the window... and I hear my passenger side window roll down and then a Thud.
I look over and Heather has grabbed the 2nd Chick-fil-A cup... and is about to toss it out the window...
"Heather... don't!... don't you do it"... and she gives me this 5yr olds devious grin... like .. you know I'm going to.
I'm crying laughing at this point when the guy gives us our food.
and we continue driving back to Mobile
I devour my burger and she eats the middle... leaving the "crust" of it in her sandwich bag...
I finally got to the point that I was so tired (it being somewhere between 2:30 and 3:30 in the morning)that I pulled off the first exit I came to
and seeing as there were no hotels or motels I parked behind what appeared to be a fairly new office building
I hopped out, grabbed some pajama pants I had in the car, emptied out the back and folded down my seats to make a bed
I thought I cracked my windows just enough to let fresh, cool air in, but not so wide open that a swarm of mosquitoes would eat us alive.
problem is that I didn't roll them down .... at all.
I woke up at 6am in a pool of sweat... it was disgusting
(EDITED IN: When heather found her crust either before or after sleeping, I can't remember, she says "I don't know what this shit is... but I'M EATING IT". )
After we stopped for gas, and bottled water we drove back to mobile, then I to daphne. I then slept the entire day Saturday.

There is my stream of thought story
Hope you enjoyed it.