Weekend Wind-Down #86

(carbo-loading at FIVE STAR DAY CAFE before our night out on the town)

Saturday night, we went to the 40 WATT to see New York's BLACK MOLD LIGHTNING, NEW SOCKS, and THE AWESOMELIES open up for Athens' home-town heroes, NANA GRIZOL, who were celebrating the release of their new album, "RUTH"...it was cool seeing everyone perform again and it was interesting to see how well they transitioned from playing in a living room one night, and then playing on a big stage the next...

Super charming Black Mold Lightning:





New Socks rock out with their socks out:

SHOW 8506 from Raoul de la Cruz on Vimeo.

The kids dancing up a storm....AGAIN!





The Awesomelies making everyone go bananas on the dance floor:







Nana Grizol getting rambunctious:





MISSY and SANTA sharing a "HIGH-FIVE":



FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST THREE WEEKS?
MISSY - Christmas!
RAOUL - Ditto!

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST THREE WEEKS?
MISSY - Food poisoning!
RAOUL - Ditto!

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE PAST THREE WEEKS?
MISSY - The funniest is Gary falling into the closet that we thought was a wall when he wanted to stand up on a swivel chair! I tried to catch him, but I am not that fast.
RAOUL - Steve from Black Mold Lightning!

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST THREE WEEKS?
MISSY - "Why pay full price, when you can use a coupon?"
RAOUL - "Why pay full price, when you can use a coupon?"

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST THREE WEEKS?
MISSY - Buche de Noel!
RAOUL - The Christmas dinner we made that lasted three or four days...

WORST MEAL OF THE PAST THREE WEEKS?
MISSY - The one that got me sick.
RAOUL - Egg nog pancakes at IHOP. Ooof.

THREE THINGS ON YOUR TO DO LIST THIS WEEK?
MISSY - Care for the pets, write my comic, make more gingerbread.
RAOUL - Work off those egg nog pancakes, see Alton Brown live in person, finally send out these mix cds.

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS?
MISSY - Beirut, Air Miami, B-52s...Christmas music!
RAOUL - Band Aid, Bjorn Again, No Way Sis, Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass, Silicon Teens, Architecture In Helsinki, The Cure, Human League, Beirut, Best Coast, Violent Femmes, Blast Off Country Style, The Tinklers, They Might Be Giants, Yo La Tengo, Nothing Painted Blue, Cotton Candy, "A Very Merry Christmas" comp, TeenBeat Records' "TeanBeat 50" comp, TeanBeat Records 2004 sampler comp, March Records' "Pop American Style" comp, March Records' "Losing Friends, Losing Money" comp, Shimmy Discs' "Chinny-Chin-Chin: Four Bands From NY" comp, Bomarr Monk's xmas mix on the Anticon podcast.


(3am...Missy and Katy share a basket of french fries at the INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES)