Don't Judge

It's 2:30 am and I should be asleep right now. I still have the lingering traces of a cold, I have to get up early tomorrow to finish making jewelries to deliver to Urban Handmade (also tomorrow), and dang it I'm just tired...and a little cold and nothing sounds nicer than curling up in my covers and drifting off.

Well, the reason I'm awake is because I just got back from the AFI show in Cincinnati (and I saw them in Columbus the night before). I know some people don't like AFI and think they're lame or they aren't hardcore anymore or any of that business, and I've been given shit for liking them, but whatever I still like their music and they do put on a great show. The opening band for AFI was a band called the Gallows. These guys are from England and they are ridiculous. The lead singer performed the majority of their set down on the floor among the crowd. He stood in the center of the circle screaming while thrashing dancers buzzed about him. It was awesome. I had only read about them in magazines and hadn't heard any of their music until just yesterday, but I want to hear more and you should check them out if you're into that sort of thing.
AFI's set was also ridiculously good. I was right at the front, about three rows away from the stage. It was packed, personal space did not exist. They played a lot of newer stuff, especially off their new album which only makes sense, and they also played a couple of my favorite songs which was a bonus! It was high energy all the way and by the end of the concert I was soaking wet and looking like I had just taken a shower, but in a gross kind of way. It was super hot inside, but pretty cold outside which felt good for about five minutes.
After the show in Columbus the drummer, Adam, came out and took pictures and signed autographs at the show tonight I got to meet Adam again and also the bassist, Hunter and the lead singer, Davey. Of course this was after everything was taken down and packed up which took a while, but it was really cool to meet them.
Wow, I'm really tired and it's 3:05 am.
Also, Cincinnati is a really pretty city and continues to be one of my favorites.