hey hey! oh my word i was super tired today - my ears are still ringing a bit and oh yes i've got a slight headache but last night was totally worth it! before i headed over to the show i stopped by world of wonder's party in honor james st. james' new fabulous book freak show (which is garnering glowing reviews!) i finally got to meet james in person who seems like the sweetest person and was playing the part of a gracious host perfectly! i also meet a few cool people - special shout-outs to liz, rachel, alex, & lenora! i had about two bites of a tommy burger (rachel made me try the chili - yummy!) before i had to go home and get ready and make my way over to the house of blues down on sunset blvd...
i arrived around 10:30pm - right as i was finding my spot i ran into my pal audra from work who was there with her sister along with both of their guys - so nice to see a familiar face (i hate going to things alone but i wasn't going to pass on this night!) i'd say that linda perry started about 11:15ish - right off the bat i was like holy fucking crap - she's amazing! i couldn't believe how she just rocked out and did her thing - you can tell she's the real deal! what musician wouldn't want to work with her?!? she's supremely talented and an incredible songwriter/producer! linda looked adorable with a pair of headphones on - telling us since she's always in the studio and they were her security blanket! after playing a few songs ms. perry joked around that she had discovered a 'new talent' and wanted to bring her out to play a few numbers...
that is when courtney love took to the stage...with a mixed reaction from the crowd - either you love her or you hate her - i really don't think an 'in between state' exists when it comes to ms. love (she even joked that the crowd seemed to be split over her!) as you all know i simply worship her plus she's the inspiration behind my one lone tattoo - the flaming heart symbol from 'celebrity skin' (which i proudly displayed for james st james earlier in the evening) courtney looked great - a little on the skinny side but nothing to be concerned about - i did notice that she seemed a bit self-conscious about her stomach (pulling her shirt down) which looked ok to me - she played four songs off her upcoming new album nobody's daughter - although sadly there's no definite release date! i thought she sounded great and i was thrilled to see her sing live again (the last time i saw her play was may 19th '98 in NYC) i thought all the songs were great (plus she had the help of linda!) i especially liked her last song called 'letter to god' which was amazing and could be hit if she can find someone to release it! below is courtney's setlist...
† nobody's daughter
† sunset marquis
† pacific coast highway
† letter to god
she didn't appear to be intoxicated in any manner but she still managed to keep up her messy vibe - knocking over a mic stand - demanding a cigarette (which she called a fag) she thrashed around a bit - a few flips of her head tossing around her blonde locks and even reaching out a bit to the audience - she hasn't lost a drop of her stage skills - i was in heaven! although i had some fat bitch behind me who was so drunk and way annoying - she kept trying to push her way past me but i totally stood my ground - she was about to get a swift kick from me if she didn't calm down! after ms. love was done - i was disappointed to see the crowd thin out a bit - which was really a shame for them - ms. perry knocked out a bunch more songs including the hit beautiful which she penned for christina aguilera and a few covers including maybe i'm amazed and a few led zeppelin tracks which blew me away! by that point i rejoined my pal audra and we totally rocked out - i was sweating profusely - hands up all around - it was just such a great show - i was so happy that i made the effort to get down there! make sure to check out what NME had to say about the show...
too bad linda doesn't play more live shows - she said that about every two year she like to play and get her 'ya-yas' out - and damn that's exactly what she did! by the time the show ended around 1:15 - i had almost forgotten that courtney had played - she was great too but linda perry was the star last night and deservedly so - right before ms. love left the stage she did say that what linda was about to play would blow our minds - and she was 100% correct! let's not forget though that courtney doesn't have the best reputation for being the 'nicest' person around - you have to read sham ibrahim's terrible experience after the show - i would have been devastated too! as much as i'd love to meet her - if i didn't go down like i envision - i'd be upset too! anyways i just wrote a really long post and i'm so beat and tomorrow i've got a big day ahead of me - it might be cool - it might not - either way i'll be sure to fill you all in! popbytes over & out for tonight - xxoo! ( right now i'm going to finally watch casino royale on DVD - see how far behind i am on movies?!?)
PS many thanks to **slippy** for allowing me to use his pics - i tried to sneak my camera in but i had to toss it back in the car and my blackberry doesn't have a camera! i might be adding in more pics so check back if your interested...
