Albert Hammond Jr, is the lead guitarist for The Strokes, or at least that's what he's famous for (that, and the afro). Tonight, he played with his solo-group, which is the next best thing as far as I'm concerned, because they use the same rhythms, probably even the same effects pedals, for that Strokesy sound. I saw them play at Mercury Lounge a while back at CMJ, and I must say, this show was much better (the band was tighter/ having more fun). Also, Albert had a beard and turtle-framed glasses, which he said made him look like, "Woody Allen with a guitar." My claim to fame, is that I played 'doubles' in billiards with him once at Hi-Fi (and beat him!) although he probably doesn't remember it all (and he went home with 2 hot blonde models, so who was the real winner that night, hmm?). Yeah, it was still me.
Here's a pic of the crappy band that played before Albert Hammond. Notice the tight white jeans, and sparkly 'michael jackson' gloves of the lead singer. They're trying soooooo hard. I won't even mention their name (cause I already forgot it) but if you really want to know, just look it up.
Here's a defiled Barney stuffed animal I saw on St. Marks St. before the show. Somebody wrote, "I'm Barney Damn It!" on his chest, so I took a picture.
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Good post.
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