Back to the Bordello!

Last night Gogol Bordello made its 3rd appearance in DC at the Black Cat. Of course, I went. I'm like a GB groupie now. Sort of. (I wasn't sitting on the violinist's lap before the show by the bar, which is more than I can say for some people!)

Vitya managed to round up some AIHA-ers to come along: Alexandru, Sona, Olga, and Frances (a veritable parade of nations). And our beloved recently-ex-AIHAer Jason. We didn't really stick together much; Vitya was way up front in front of the stage, I was splitting my time between near-the-stage, back a bit with Jason, back further with Frances, Sona and Alex were off to the side, and Olga was way in the back (I think).

When it was all over, I was pretty exhausted, and drenched with my sweat and that of maybe a few dozen other people. But once again, it was an exhilarating experience. And for the first time at a GB show, my glasses didn't get knocked off! (Something about it seemed a little less...violent... this time. Vitya thinks it's cause the peeps were packed in so tightly up front that nobody was really able to fling themselves around.)

So the little cold I had before the show got a lot worse after all that (but I would say it's worth it). I had a helluva sleepless night, but managed to drag myself to work on time this morning.

I didn't take pix this time, but at the Baltimore show I did. Here's some of the best ones.
GB frontman Eugene Hutz downs a couple at the bar before going on to get rid of his stage fright... (as if!) (He did this at the Black Cat, too.)