There have only been a few things that have truly perturbed me about my relocation, though most of their particular mall church when you open an account--even that, I anticipated. Nice people, polite people, that wasn't too hard to get used to either. Hell, I even have an awesome used bookstore nearby (something I didn't have in my home neighborhood in NY, or even all that conveniently in my work neighborhood there), Burkes Books, that lists Leonard Cohen as a favorite artist on their MySpace page ... really, how hard can this be for me, right?those, have amused me more than anything else. Walking out of the dentist's office with three wooden crosses instead of a new toothbrush and some floss, for example, that kinda struck me as an experience unique to this place. Churches that act as anchor stores in the strip malls--and bank tellers that try to sell you on
So what is it that has me chomping at the bit and itching and fussing on weekday nights or worse, weekend nights? Sure I miss my friends (very much), and I miss living around the corner from Wave Thai. But, the fact is, there are plenty of good restaurants and bars and other places to entertain oneself here. There are parks to play in and fabulous bike trails yet to explore. No, those aren't the things that get to me. What gets to me is the lack of live music options in the birthplace of rock 'n' roll. Seems Nashville would have been a better fit for me in this regard. I was further convinced of this not only while perusing events on upcoming.org or even in my weekly TicketMaster local band email (pretty much every band I want to see plays at Mercy Lounge in Nashville, a name eerily similar to Mercury Lounge, a fave in NYC), but after coming across the blog It's Hard to Find a Friend, started by Caleb Palma and kept going by him and several of his friends (from what I can tell), I know for sure I am living in the wrong Southern town.
On the plus side, the blog has introduced me to some truly fun bands (new and old), offers up witty and infinitely enjoyable "mixed tapes," and has now given me something to do on a Tuesday night in the near future as, it turns out one of the bands they rave about (to which I concur), Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, is actually (amazingly) playing at the nearby Hi-Tone Cafe on April 29th (they're also playing at Mercury Lounge on April 22nd). And I can't wait, getting the camera ready now ...
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