it was a most delightful new years eve.
this is my australian friend ashleigh. this is one of the 1230912309
pictures we took in the cab ride from her apartment to madison square
garden.
this is ashleigh and the boy from chile who became our friend. his name is vincent and he is 22 and he was seated next to us.
sleater-kinney! they rocked, they played a bunch of songs from their new album.
our shoes were hot. also, we walked from 7th avenue to lexington in those bad boys.
thanks for the champagne, vincent.
the flaming lips! and their balloon-filled theatrics!
more madness from the lips! they played "the gash" and i was ecstatic.
thanks for the rum and coke, vincent.
this is our friend from jersey city who kindly escorted me back to my
section after i couldn't find my seat post-bathroom trip. oy.
vincent with wilco in the background. wilco was alright. i won't lie, i
was passed out for a lot of their set. but tweedy was wearing pajamas
and they played some annoying judas priest covers.
at midnight they released a mass of red white and blue balloons and
confetti. doesn't it look like the balloon fest at the democratic
convention?
more midnight confetti.
ashleigh looking peeved in the subway station.
in case you haven't seen enough pictures of the two of us.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO RING IN 2005 THAN A 2:00am FEAST AT NYC'S FINEST? as
ash put it, "i'm not going to sleep until i get a big-ass cheeseburger."
i like meat.
our mcdonald's pals from philadelphia. they were impressed with the size of our feast.
and finally, the view from ashleigh's room. WHAA? no joke.
all in all we made lots of pals, imbibed some delicious drinks, and heard some super music.
happy 2005 ! ! !