The Miss E Of Worlds Most Hated (E's for Eerie, not Elated)

Friday, Jeffree and I went to see Julien K . For some reason, I got it into my crazy head that they were John Lennon's son's crappy indie project and refused to listen to them. But I found out last week at the Lover's Revolt show that not only were they a reeeeeally good electroindustrial band but my good friend Bones is the drummer! I've been listening to the songs on their page all week so I was amped for the show.

I've been traveling so much so I haven't really had time to get out on the strip much. So it was good to run into old friends like Tara Ivy (who is in the new Manson video!) and Ron from Opiate For The Masses. Jeffree got to run into old friends too but I missed the name of their band and thus can't provide a link so poopie to that. But anyway, we all stood around and chatted until Julien K took the stage. Now, I knew that Ryan and Amir from Orgy were in the band but what I didn't know was the keyboardist was none other than my friend Brando. So, with 4 out of 4 of the dudes in the band being a friend on some level, I was majorly amped to watch them. They were REEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY good. Like, new favorite band, good.

After they were done, we all hung out together (and I got a disgustingly sweaty hug from Bones) to watch Horse the Band. This is one of Jeffree's favorite bands and, while that style of hardcore is not my jam, they put on a damn good show. They had giant trees as their back drop and a small forest of stuffed animals on stage with them. (My favorite was the fox on the keyboard.) And their in-between song banter was hilarious. "We're going to play another song now. There is an 80 percent chance it will be 'Jani's got a gun' by Aerosmith." (It wasn't.) there was even a dude in a bear costume.

However, during the madness, my friend Taylor from Triggerpoint called and pleaded with us to come hang out with him at the Viper Room. Now, the Viper Room ruled when it was co-owned by Johnny Depp but when it got taken away and the staff quit, it kind of floundered for a bit and everyone stopped going. I have been to the Viper maybe 3 times in the past 2 years and that was always to support friends. So we went and got shakes at Hustler (note: a Ron Jeremy with added coconut milk is the bomb shit) and met up with Taywal and his friends. We found out that Jeffree knows the door guy, who now does shows at the Viper, and the bar guy, who used to be in My Ruin. So we actually have a reason to go more now.

We were escorted inside and went to hang out in the tiny downstairs bar. And it was really fun! I happily shoved ice down Taylor's jeans, ruining his ability to mack girls for .02 seconds, then chatted nerd stuff with El when the rest of Triggerpoint arrived. Jeffree called Kat Von D, who has a new show that will air soon and a new tattoo shop in LA, to come hang out. I was a little nervous because I was once told what a raging bitch she was. But I learned that the people that think she is a bitch because they either a) don't understand a game face or b) are intimidated by her. She was soooooooo friendly and fun. We stayed at the Viper for a bit then walked into the Kat Club long enough for her to say hi to her friend who was bartending then we went and hung out at the Rainbow until it closed. I haven't been to the Bow in ages and I was swiftly engrossed in conversations with all my friends who hang out there. It was almost a relief to see everyone. I'd forgotten how long it had been.

We said our goodbyes and headed home for the night. I had to be up at the crack of noon to get down to the OC to help Eliza cut hair. And by "help", I mean stand there and hold the flat iron. But it was a lot of fun. She is REALLY good at what she does! She's fast and damn, she made some ladies look fiiiiiiiiiine as hell, boy! She is trying to talk me into dreading my hair. Meh. Maybe. The girls that came down were all fun but the best part was the Moms. There were two moms that came and they were both like hip and cool parents, you know? I love parents in general, especially the cool ones. So it was fun chatting with them.

Afterwards, we headed to the Secret Spot then walked on down to the beach to eat there. And if you haven't looked yet, go over to Eliza's buzznet and watch me attempting to drown myself. The water didn't look that deep but I was soaked up to my waist. I had to borrow PJs from Eliza to get home. I looked reeeeeeeally funny at the gas station, let me tell you.

Sunday, I spent the afternoon sort of cleaning and sort of doing laundry. I have to get the house presentable for when my parentals get here this weekend. (YAY!) Jeffree and I went out that night to meet up with Kat so she could do more ink on his arm. This weekend was my weekend to be impressed by the skills of all my friends. First Julien K, then E Cuts, now Kat. That girl is fucking GOOD, man! I mean, wow. Not only does her art look stunning, but she's FAST! She doesn't take breaks to smoke or chat on the phone or pee like some other tattoo artists. She works and she loves to do it. And I kinda shyly mentioned that I wanted her to do my sleeve and she was into it! Which stokes me out because she is one of the best artists working and I really love her vibe. The three of us talked like old friends, instead of awkward small talk, which is always what you want in a tattoo artist. And she's so rock and roll and in love with LA. Whatever misconceptions you may have got of her if you watched Miami Ink, remember that shit is edited to make it "interesting" at the expense of the people on it. Kat rules and you should watch her new show, for sure.

After we were done, we locked up the shop and ran into my other tattoo artist, Colin. He is the person who did my arm piece and the piece on the back of my neck. He works at The Shamrock Social Club so if you are ever looking for a really amazing tattoo artist, ask for Colin. Taylor met us outside and we all had a nice hang sesh at the Velvet Margarita. I'd never been in but now I'm going to go hang out more. Its huge and lovely on the inside. We stayed for drinks (sprite with cherries is my new beverage of choice) then Kat drove us back to my car.

So all in all, it was a rad weekend, filled with people doing stuff I can't do. I can't play guitar, I can't cut hair, and I can't tattoo. But I can write about it!

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