Journal Entry No. 200

This is the 200th post on this online journal. I'm kind of surprised it took me this long to get to 200. It has been well over a year since I started this online journal. I'm finally starting to get into a groove with entering things daily and keeping things nice and short.

Tonight I went to Willy's home bar, Club Element. I didn't go their with Willy because he would never lower himself to go with one of his friends. I've heard the legend of how Club Element is a little kids' bar, but I didn't see any evidence. There was no ball pit or water slide. My main impressions of Club Element were that it was ridiculously small and surprisingly well lit. It also had one of the ugliest interior designs of a bar I've ever seen. The pool table looked to be in pretty sad shape as well.

On the other hand, the seats were comfortable and the company was great. I went with Derrick and Jen to see a band called Inebriated Saints. The Inebriated Saints is fronted by the old lead singer of UnHingd Mike DiMarco. When we got to Club Element we met up with Shannon and Becky.

It was interesting hearing Mike's latest incarnation. They played many of the old songs from UnHingd, but the sound was definitely louder and more distorted. It wasn't as distorted as Against the Grain, but much more distorted than the dulcet guitar tone that Derrick Gorshe laid down when he was in UnHingd.

This marked my 2nd trip to a bar this year. There is a chance that I might make a third trip this Saturday to see 35 South. That is Dennis' band. They are a southern rock cover band. Derrick is their official sound guy. I only went to a bar 3 or 4 times all of last year. I think I will have to take a few months off if I go on Saturday.

I'm not a fan of bar photography, but I have been considering purchasing a small camera that would be easier to take into places where I can't lug in my big expensive cameras. Last night would have been a good night to have such a camera. I would have enjoyed documenting the Club Element experience. I could have proven to Willy that I was there.