Sunday turned out to be a pretty darn good day. We started out over at Madison's for some football-watching. We each ordered a Bloody Mary, only to find out that for a mere $2 more we could make them "bottomless." It's sort of brilliant, in that the more you drink the better the deal becomes... This deal is not recommended, however, if you want to do anything remotely productive with the rest of your morning...
To accompany our beverages we ordered up some brekky. I got a seriously good Chorizo Burrito, (left) while Steph went with an egg and sausage sandwich with a pepper jack sauce (right)... That was one damn fine breakfast burrito...
After the Bucs finished making my day a happier place, we did a bit of sitting around (as bottomless Bloody Marys tend to make a person want to do) before hopping in the car to head to LA to see the totally awesome Ranchero Brothers in concert. We used to go to Largo pretty frequently when I lived in Santa Barbara, but they have since moved to a new location so this was a new experience for us. The plan was to get to LA a bit early, hit a Cuban restaurant for dinner, then hit the show. We were making good time, when it was pointed out to us by a neighboring motorist that we had a flat tire... Sure enough, we had managed to drive over a nail at some point in the last... week? I have no idea... Anyway, we called AAA and they came to put the donut on the car and we were on our way again, but now with only enough time to grab take-out from the restaurant. Behold the ambiance as we ate our Cuban sandwiches:
After dinner we made it to the new Largo, and the show was fantastic. (Stools where Rhett and Murry would sit shown below, since there was no photography allowed during the show.) When you see the Old 97s, it's easy to be distracted by Rhett (given that he is a freaking rock star) and forget about how totally and completely awesome Murry (the band geek) is. Rhett was having some throat issues during the show, making him a bit raspier than usual, but he still rocked it. Murry told some of the most hilarious stories I've ever heard and did some seriously impressive yodeling to boot. I was hoping to hear Up the Devil's Pay, but at least I got my yodeling fix in a different song and once they played Valentine I was content with whatever. They played a lot of the super-old material and some newer stuff, including the hilarious and awesome Jack the Necrophiliac as their finale, which brought the house down. Jon Brion came out to tear things up on the piano during the encore, which is always amazing to see. In summary: totally awesome show. So glad the New Kids concert got canceled so I could come see this...
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