So last night we capped off an already busy weekend (his folks and family up at the cottage, lots of work at the cottage) by racing home and then racing to Soundscapes for his in-store. As I’ve said a million times, my RRBF has a new record that was just released yesterday called The City. His band, FemBots, played last night to celebrate the record in the store and it was quite fun.
I made the mistake, however, of sitting to close to him, which meant that every time he made a rock face or a rock move, I giggled. Which in turn made him mouth to me, “Don’t laugh at me!” and then refuse to look at me again during the half-hour performance. I felt bad, for a second, and then giggled again because it’s funny to see someone you live with day in and day out, picking his nose, scratching his bum, screaming at the traffic, standing up in front of a crowd of terribly interested teenagers with his eyes closed swaying to his music. I love him dearly, but it’s funny to me.
Now magazine gave the record 5 Ns as I said before, and today, the Adam Radwanski in the National Post said, “Quite possibly 2005’s best Canadian album to date, The City will give the Fembots their deserved place on the national stage, if there is any justice.”
If there’s any justice indeed.
So, the show was fun, and then Soundscapes gave them each $30.00 in merchandise as a benefit to playing. He said, “What should I buy?” I said, “The New Pornographers.” And then he proceeded to make fun of me a) for wanting the record and b) for then going ahead and buying it with my own damn money after he refused. Then he made fun of me in front of the cuties from Cuff the Duke, which embarrassed the crap out of me. Ah, being a girl.