Fall semester of sophomore year, after completely failing to recruit any of my hipster-y friends to come with, I went two hours early to get in line for Mickey Avalon at the Blender Theater at Gramercy by myself. My 19-year-old self chatted it up with some really hot tattooed chick from Florida who follows him around, and she bought me a beer at Duane Reade for the wait. At the very front of the line were two tipsy girls, probably in their mid-20s, from Jersey.

When we got into the venue, I ended up next to them. When Mickey Avalon came out after the opener (was there an opener? If there was, he or she wasn’t too memorable), the two girls (from central Jersey, as I’d learned), weren’t just tipsy, they were hammered. We were front and center, and the brunette had her heart set on making out with Mr. Avalon. He does that a lot, apparently. He had his eyes on this stupidly gorgeous girl in the second row, though, and when the gorgeous chick tried to get in the front row, she started getting PUMMELED by the drunk Jersey girls. Being ever-so-nice, I defended her by grabbing the brunette’s shirt and pulling her away. This happened a couple of times. The last time, though, was the worst. As I went to break up yet another tiff (Mickey Avalon was so excited at the girlfighting), the blonde Jersey girl grabbed my arm, leaned back, and bit me. Hard. I kicked her and withdrew my arm. I was SPEECHLESS.

“She bit me! That fucker just bit me!” I announced.

I used my phone to look closer, and sure enough, I was bleeding (I still have a small scar on my left forearm) . Mickey Avalon held my hand for a second, and made out with the hot girl. The next day, I went to the NYU Health Center… the doctor didn’t quite believe me. But! Weeks later, I found a VIDEO on youtube! So, proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhuFAXBOjNU
At :50, you can see me in a Gorillaz t-shirt, and at about 1:00 you can see me holding the blonde one back.

I saw Antwan Duncan actually get mad for the first time in my life. Someone pulled on his dreads, and it resulted in Antwan becoming so aggravated to the point where he, get ready, actually hit a female (bitch). I have pictures. This was at CMJ 2007 at a Teenagers shower. A night I will never forget.

Just a note: the contest closes Thursday at midnight so we have time to contact our CMJ people with your info.

eff you volkan, that was me at my weakest point. hahaha.

Antwan duncan hitting a girl? I can’t even put that in the realm of my imagination…I would think he would just try to blind her with his flashbulb…

from press, and tons of media/radio hype….last year’s hot ticket was Lykke Li @ Bowery

the band before her set was from the hyperactive, funtastic british band, the Friendly Fires….they were amazing and the lead singer, who looked like a skinnier and younger version of Beck — was dancing and rocking the shit out of his songs.

and then…..after a long wait…Lykke Li !!!

the crowd mummored and chatted through her uneventful set….and then my friend turned to me and said ….

Lykke NOT!

*golf clap

hahaha, it was funny to us : D

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