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PERMANENT LIPSTICK: Lincoln Bowl

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Ginger Knoxx

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Thursday, May 19

Lincoln Bowl off East 38th has some of the finest Southern food around. DO IT, his friend, THIS FINE RAG'S EDITOR and I ate big platefuls of ribs, barbecue chicken, and corn bread. The lounge provided one of the strongest vodka 7's I have had in forever. I had to choke it down. Pain and gagging are not part of beverage enjoyment.  BIG MAN came and met us, and we hopped in a cab for the journey out to THE OLDE SHIPWRECK for the POWERMAN 5000 show. The cab driver was a bit scary, pulling out in front of cars, cutting off other drivers.  TOP HEAVY CRUSH was killer.  JUSTIN MCDONALD rocked out like it was his last night alive and charged up a somewhat mellow crowd.  POST STARDOM DEPRESSION'S singer Jeff came on strong with that rich powerful voice of his.  GLIMPSE played a surprise set.  They must have been added last minute when the whole show changed locations from the Temple to the Shipwreck.  Finally, Powerman 5000 hit the stage. SINGER SPIDER'S energetic moves looked all too practiced. It was decent heavy music though, and the crowd of 50 against the stage and on the dance floor was having a blast.  Here's where I have to mention the FOOL'S ON PARADE and the extremely needless aggression they inflicted on show attendees. Imagine if you will, nine big dudes forming a ring around the aforementioned 50 people crammed in on the dance floor. Boisterous jumping, fists pumping in the air, heads wagging up and down, a little lighthearted shoving (no pit was made, mind you) and all of a sudden a meaty arm encircles your throat from behind and you're yanked off your feet and dragged backward by a hulking guy in a T-shirt that reads SECURITY for a prompt exit through the front doors. Doesn't security imply safety? How safe is it to choke/drag someone like that? As I watched this little scene repeat itself 10 times during Powerman 5000's set, I really lost my joy of being at the show. I had a bird's eye view from the VIP balcony and saw it all too clearly. Come on, Big Boys, work out your mommy issues and your anger problems on your own time, not on people who paid $17 for the show.  Rock ‘n' roll is powered by energy, so if you don't want an energetic crowd, don't have rock ‘n' roll. Go back to Top 40 if you want people to maintain.

Saturday, May 21

I MISS OM (the former singer of HELL'S BELLES). The new girl just doesn't have the stage presence.  KEVIN DAY AND HIS HOT BRO ANDY showed up about halfway through their show.  SPRINGSTEEN LOOK-ALIKE WEEKLY VOLCANO AD DIRECTOR has this totally adorable soul patch under his bottom lip. I didn't see it at first, but then I was like, "Whoa, how hot is that?"  Too bad he split before I could tell him.

Sunday, May 22

Hip-hop and ya don't stop. FAB 5'S HIT THE FLOOR BREAK DANCE BATTLE showcase at Jazzbones was awesome.  The dancers pulled moves that made my back hurt just watching them. The music was übercool with a lot of acid jazz flavor and some funk and house beats thrown in as well.

Oh, does it make me a pervert because I like to watch my superhot 19-year-old neighbor wash his car without a shirt on?  Man, I hope not, because I'm not gonna stop.

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