So, last night I went to go see Saint Motel at Safari Sam’s. In case you didn’t know, because I sure didn’t, Safari Sam’s is now at the Regent in downtown. I don’t recollect much of the first one- I went to a Voxhaul show there a couple years back- but I kinda dig their new… digs. It just looks like a gutted theater on the inside (makes sense), the floor uneven and slightly slanted. There is an area with tables and chairs towards the back by the bar (apparently there is a restaurant there although I personally did not see any signs of food besides the meager $3 hot dogs classily advertised via printer paper / sharpie) and up front there was a ton of room for dancing, which I thoroughly enjoy doing after a couple rounds (oh, FYI: they don’t have ginger ale there, they’ll offer you Squirt instead [wtf]). The stage has a runway (there was a fashion show last night as well.. for whom I am uncertain, it wasn’t that interesting… hipsters wearing t-shirts with Bowie makeup… meh) so that was neat. We danced on it meaning I made an ass out of myself in front of a ton of people but hey, that’s what happens when you’re double fisting whiskey and Squirt (the line was wayyy too long to not order two drinks).
My only problem with Safari Sam’s: All Ages.
Remember how awesome All Age venues were when you were young enough to want to go to one? And remember what douche bags the kids that were old enough to go to any club they wanted were? Yeah, I’m that douche bag now. I don’t try to be a douche bag, it’s just sort of what happens when seventeen year old dudes are hitting on me, girls are screeching at one another, droves of entry level alts with their stares of judgment are burning holes in my fanny pack and I wake up with gum in my hair. YES, GUM IN MY HAIR. I have not had gum stuck in my hair since the third grade. Now I realize why places have age limits: because kids act like kids.
I just tried to find a video of Mama Fratelli in the Goonies when she says, “Kids… blahblahblah” and I found this gem instead:
Chuck E. Cheese + Jane Fonda workouts on video cassette = Kids Incorporated
Ahem, alright, so back to the point.
Safari Sam’s is pretty legit.
Kids are an aversion.
And someone in Saint Motel has cute penmanship.
I do not know how I ended up with their set list but I think a girl might have written it. What dude has that legible hand writing or can make such cute little hearts ?!
Maybe there is a “Hundred Acre Woods” font I’m missing out on ?
