Yeeaaahhh!!! Just got back from fucking amazing Von Bondies gig. Dude, they're so rocking and cool. YEAH! And were well supported by the pretty cool Bit By Bats [who have a very good Joy Division/Interpol bassline going] and the shit hot The Mess Hall [who are much better up close. I saw them from our seats at the Palais when we went to see The Strokes, but they totally rule way better when you're right there with them. Totally hot lead guy, too]. Then Bit By Bats played again, but their first set was stronger. And then, [woo-hoo!] The Von Bondies hit the stage, lookin all moody and intense. Sweet. The best songs for me were Been Swank, Mairead, and Pawn Shoppe Heart, with honourable mentions going to Please Please Man, Shallow Grave, Not That Social, No Regrets, Broken Man, The Fever, and so on and so on and so on. Fucking amazing. Smack bang in the centre, right up near the stage, and totally comfortable there, thanks to the big bikies to my left keeping any tall bastards at bay. It is easy to stare at Jason, too, and not just because he's totally rad, man, but also because his hair is constantly in his eyes, which kinda liberates you, especially if you're like, a metre from the guy and quite a loser like me. Yeah, sprayed by sweat, some nice spazzing, excellent singing. Fucking great!

Not that this is very relevant, but last night and tonight, at both gigs, I spotted this guy who is the spitting image of 'Chops' from The Simple Life. You know, that guy Paris snogged for a bit and said should go to LA to model, blah blah blah? Like, exactly the same. Weird how people can look so alike and be from totally different places.