Joel Plaskett FTW! (photo heavy)

[Mary-Keith]

Kay I didn't mean to spam the threads but I thought...what the hell. I have so little to be excited about, that I might as well share my excitement with other awesome people.

I SAW JOEL PLASKETT!

He and his band The Emergency were opening for the Tragically Hip last weekend in DC, and I went to visit my buddy Theo in Greenbelt, MD and we went to the concert together. (Incidentally, we also saw The Weakerthans but were too late for New Pornographers tickets, as they were sold out).

So the concert was made of awesome. We got there when the doors opened at the 9:30 Club and had front row...standing positions. There were some pretty awesome people around us, including a guy with a Besnard Lakes t-shirt and we talked indie music for a while. Rawk. On to the pictures.

Warning: Mine suck. This awesome woman uploaded hers to flickr (she was right next to me, along with Besnard Lakes Shirt Guy, and her pictures are much better: www.flickr.com/photos/lmingall/sets/72157602742422703/ )













And afterwards he hung out next to the merch table for like 30 minutes, chatting with people and signing things. I was so excited I nearly fangirled out, and Theo had to prod me to remember how to speak (he's the big brother I never had). But he signed my copy of Ashtray Rock and was wonderful and took a picture with me!



So excited. It was awesome. Oh, and the Hip were pretty good too.

[Jones]

Awesome!!! The last time I had the chance to see him was in a dingy bar back home... and I was moving soon, so I was pretty depressed and not in the mood to be in a huge crowd. So I missed out. But he's fabulous~ <3 And still needs a sammich <3

[limbowoman]

You need a faster shutter speed on your camera... well done though...

[Clover]

See, now I feel like a complete n00b.. the only name I recognize in that whole friggin lineup is the Tragically Hip.
Also, I haven't been to a concert-concert since Bedouin Soundclash played at my highschool for frosh week last year.
I almost went to Marianas Trench last month, but I am a student, and thus broke. Y~Y

[AndrogynousMelon]

The first two pictures are my favorites. Totally. They're like...trip photos or something. Woah, dude.
Don't feel bad Clover all I recognized was the New Pornographers.
Also: feed that guy.
Also also: you look like you're about to have a stroke from happy, Mary-Keith.

[Aindel]

I only recognized the Hip. But my musical interests are somewhat limited in an eclectic kind of way. Yes, I realize this doesn't make sense. But I can't explain it otherwise.
And damn, that guy is awkward looking. In a good way. But sandwich is yes. Several sandwiches.