Do you really fucking get it? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

DeKalb has a shitty-ass punk scene. Oh, the venues are OK, but the crowd at the show on Thursday sucked ass. Frat assholes pushing people around before the band is even on stage, muscle-bound gorillas who only know how to push people around and don't even seem to realize when the song's over. Fuck, they don't even pick each other up. Some kid charged me, so I grabbed him and dragged him in a circle and then just started pushing him through the pit until we both fell over with about ten other people. I'm waiting on the floor for the other kids to get off my legs so I can get up, and then I see some kid just standing next to me. "Help me up, you dummy!" I said to him, trying to pull my leg free. Jeez. Muscle-headed dipshits in collared shirts laughing at me for dancing rather than throwing my fists around with abandon. I told one of them that I take such insults from jocks as compliments.

The good things: Fake Problems put on a really good set. They remind me of the punk bands from ten years ago, as well as incorporating a lot of Americana, and having a really unique sound. Plus two cowbells on the drum kit. Against Me! put on a pretty sweet set as well. I was one of the few dancing to the new songs, even though I didn't know them - I'd heard a few of them when I saw them last fall, but that's it. I did run into this kid Matt I've met at a few shows, and this girl Carly I've met at shows before too. So that at least was fun.

I've still got sore spots on my knees, my voice is still a little rough, and my muscles are finally unknotting. So overall it was a good show. Last night I slept many many hours. Tomorrow I'm going to catch Bedouin Soundclash at the Subterranean and hope I get enough sleep for Monday morning.

Yesterday I was so damn tired I was falling asleep sitting up at the end of the day. I've pretty much given up studying for Monday's board exam. Everyone from the residents who took it last year to one of the guys that wrote a bunch of the questions on it says we really don't have to worry at all.

I've got the radio show tonight. I'll see how the new studio is, and monopolize a bunch of airtime to play the Big D interview Travis and I did a few weeks ago. I haven't been there in two weeks, and I got a little I've got to get of my system.