The Great Lesley

Hey doodz, how’s it been goin’? Are there any of you left out there?? I rarely ever update but there have been some good things happening out here in the Lubbock Music scene that I MUST share with you.

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As of late, I have been incurably lonely and it’s starting to show. I’ve been sad about a lot of things, and I’m trying to figure a lot of “Life” stuff out right now. But in the mean time, I’m coming up with a list of things to do, to help me focus on other things other than how unhappy, lonely and just all around sad I can be sometimes. It’s really quite depressing for me to feel this way, thus the list.

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I am a week deep into my vacation from my full time job and I am antsy to get out of town. I have planned for myself a wonderful week in Austin, away from Lubbock. I have a few things I’d like to do, but for the most part I’m really just looking forward to being outside the city limits. I want to visit the Barton Springs pool, maybe take in a movie (I won’t tell.you which one) and a little shopping. A museum would be cool too. I’m on a budget so I can’t get too wild, but I can easily entertain myself without any company. Good thing too, the Austinites I know work a lot. Plus, it will be 4th of July! Did I mention that?! Booze! Fireworks! Booze! I love holidays where I have a good excuse to drink. I will miss seeing the works with my brother and Momma but that’s okay. I will be with good friends and a plethora of fun things to do. I’m excited to see the dudes that occupy the 512 and give them late and early birthday presents. I still have a few weeks to figure out what I want to do, but time passes quickly. A little too quickly, especially when you’re having fun. Watch out Austin, I’m coming for you.

A little over a week ago, I FINALLY attended my first ever Texas Rangers baseball game. With the help of a cool friend, a rain delay and some clubhouse seats, I was able to catch the last half of the series against the Los Angeles Angels. And guess what?! They won! There was a loooong firework show after the game and it was really neat.

The next day we drove to Downtown Dallas to the Winspear Opera House to see “American Idiot”. Yes, Green Day’s “American Idiot”. Admittedly, I was not that excited to see it, but it was another reason to get out of Lubbock for the weekend, so I went. Now I am not the biggest Green Day fan, but it was ah-may-zing. The sets, choreography, song selections, and actors were all so great. Sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, all perfectly captured on stage. Hell, I almost cried during one of the songs. It was WAY better than I thought it would be. After curtain call, all of the actors sang an acapella version of Good Riddance, threw their guitar picks in to the crowd and I caught one! It was so cool.

       When it was done, Ben rode with me for a short trip to Austin to see Gravity and Daily. I love those girls! And I never get to see Gravs for her birthday, so I decided to go for a night. Went to Highball for the first time, and then trekked on over to Yellowjacket on the East Side. Love that bar, they were playing Tejano music. A bar after my own heart. Braddock was there too! Bitchin’ times were had by the five of us. I miss those gals and guy.

       It was so nice to see my old friends, whom I miss dearly. I wish I could go see them more often, but I have to plan my trips strategically. And I can’t wait to move there.