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Seafood- Detroit January 16, 2013
So In late December,
Hollywood Undead dropped their first single from their upcoming album
which totally pumped me up. They set a release date of January 8th
and announced that Clown from Slipknot was going to direct their
first video for We Are. Once the video was released, they also
announced a new tour. The tour was two weeks long and was going to
500 or less maximum capacity venues, one was in Chicago and another
was in Detroit. I immediately texted Amanda and she was in for both
but given they were back to back days we decided to go to Detroit
only. She booked the tickets and we were set to go.
January 8th
finally arrived and Amanda picked me up around noon. I had booked a
room at the Detroit Regency which was 0.9 miles from the venue and
2.2 miles from Windsor. We listened to Hollywood Undead's new CD on
the way and pulled into our hotel around 3:45 PM. The hotel was a
classy joint. Once you check in, you have to swipe a key to access
the rooms. We had a room on the top floor and furthest from the
elevators. The room was covered in dust and had several delivery
menus in the room which was pretty convenient. The clock was broken
and the room was overall filthy. We decided to order some pizza and
lay around for a while.
Around 5:30 we started to
get ready and arranged for a taxi to pick us up at 7pm. I had two
killer outfits that were dresses/skirts but didn't have the balls to
wear them since it was 30 some degrees outside. Luckily, I didn't because once we got to the venue the
line was around the building. We stood outside for 15-20 minutes
before we got inside. Once inside Amanda noticed that they still had
some VIP tickets available. I was in and so we purchased them. This
was by far the smartest thing that we could have done as they gave us
access to an area upstairs that overlooked the stage. We also had
seats. Below was a single level of standing room only. We had a
clear view of the stage and we were super happy. We started drinking
a few beers, Miller Light for Amanda and PBR for me. The concert
started and we were on our feet dancing, singing and sweating our
asses off for the hour and a half set. They didn't disappoint us and
were completely amazing.
We left the concert in a
complete high and called our taxi driver. He picked us up and drove
us around the block, pointing out all the bars in the surrounding
area, all of which were dead on a Wednesday night. The casino seemed
to be our safest bet so we got out there and entered the first bar we
found. I ordered champagne and a shot of chambord and Amanda
followed suit with the champagne. We reminisced about the concert
and had two gentleman approach us. They were in town for the car
show and they were asking us about what was going on in town. We
told him that we were from out of town and they inquired about why
which lead into a long conversation about the concert.
After we finished our
drinks we walked across the street to a restaurant and bar called
Fishbone. Amanda had another friend Amanda (#2) that was meeting us
there. Once she arrived I ordered a wine and listened half heartedly
while they caught up. Suddenly, I grabbed Amanda's arm and froze. A
group of people that included four familiar looking guys were being
shown into a back room by the hostess. #2 asked if I saw the band
and I responded with maybe. I immediately asked the bartender where
the bathroom was and luckily it was toward the back. I headed that
way and saw that way but didn't see where the group was seated. I
headed back to our spot at the bar and told them that there was a
back exit that we had to leave from. They agreed and made a pit stop
for the bathroom, I headed down toward the exit when suddenly: Da
Kurlz, J-Dog, Funnyman and Danny walked passed me to the bathroom. I
almost shit myself and waited a few minutes before running into the
bathroom. I loudly yelled “OH MY FUCKING GOOOOOODDD. IT'S
THEM!!!! IT'S THEM!!!!” We went outside of the bathroom and
decided what we should do, at that moment #2 pushed me out of the way
as the band passed me again. We picked a spot at this bar on the end
where the band was sitting in a back room within sight and
immediately ordered beers and a shot. Followed by another shot and
another beer, followed by one more shot. I decided that I was going
to buy Funnyman a shot. We found a restaurant manager and asked her
to inquiry anonymously. She headed that way and came back to the bar
and told us all the while pretending to talk to TJ (the bartender).
She was good on the anonymous bit. I told TJ that I wanted a shot of
chilled patron sent over to their table for Funnyman with the message
“great show tonight.” Again, emphasizing the anonymous part.
Later, the band was leaving but one band member (Danny) posed with an
emblem on the floor by our seats. Amanda asked what the hell they
were doing. #2 added that Amanda and I enjoyed their show. Funnyman
asked if we sent over the shot and they pointed at me saying “she
did.” He thanked me and took a photo with me. They started to
leave when Amanda asked them “Of all the restuarants in Detroit,
why this one?” They answered that it was the only one that served
seafood and they wanted seafood. At this point they had gotten
closer and J-Dog was standing next to me. I asked him if anyone in
the band had a Ford Fiesta and he laughed saying no and then asked me
if I had one. I told him that I was raised in a Ford family and
owned an F150. He told me that he also had a Ford and told me what
kind but I forgot considering how fucking shocked I was. I couldn't
even speak to Funnyman for God's sake. I mean I did say thank you
for posing for a picture. Basically, this was the best night of my
life and nothing was going to ruin it for me.
We went to the casino and
grabbed another beer then sat down at a slot machine. The Amanda's
did quite well. Around 1:40, Amanda and I left to hit up one more
bar before closing time. We chose an irish pub and got another beer
and shot. This guy next to us started hitting on us and being
inappropriate so we told him that we were there with eachother and
didn't like penis. His jaw dropped at the bluntness and use of penis
in a public place. I didn't care. I was hammered. We called our
cab driver and waited and waited and waited but he never came so we
grabbed a random cab and went back to the hotel. Once there we
devoured some pizza and when I laid down the room started spinning.
I decided to make myself vomit and then fell asleep.
The next morning, I felt
like shit. We slept till 10:30 and woke up, packed and left.
Neither of us changed out of our pajamas and went out to the car. As
we got there, something was off. When I opened the door the contents
of Amanda's glove box was on the seat and the console was wide open.
Amanda looked at me and said “my car got broken into!” Luckily
she didn't have anything of value and the robbers got away with a
bottle of perfume and car charger. She went into the hotel and they
looked at the video. Apparently, the robbers were in and out of her
car in 30 seconds because her alarm went off and they were in and out
of the parking lot in two minutes. When she got back, she asked how
I thought they got in and I remembered a news story I saw about how
people were leaving bullet hole like marks below the handles. This
was not the case but it did help us notice the fact that the handle
had been lifted which caused Amanda to call the police to report the
robbery. They gave her a case number and we were on our way. I
spent the entire drive home feeling like death warmed over covered with my blanket and wishing for a quick death. Amanda
even said “I don't get why we feel like shit...we didn't even drink
that much last night.” I listed all the items that we drank and almost threw up
and had to stop. All and all, it was an incredible night...
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