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the birthday celebration

so the whirlwind of the birthday week has come to an end. now i can share with you all the adventures that ive been on. this year happened to be one of the best b-days ever!

why?

well like i said before it takes a while to find your nitch here but once you do ur ddestined to have a ton of fun.

well my b-day was last thursday..and for starters i had an appt. to get my first tattoo, i just didnt tell anyone. so after work i went over to art freak on steeple st. with my friends from work. Mike was the artist who re-did the design i drew and made it perfect.

i have to say it didnt even hurt, it was sickly relaxing..so thats the place to go b/c they do beautiful work.

from there my friend lauren and i went over to lupos to meet up with my brother steve, cousin marc, and my best friend d, to try to catch this newer band called the almost..even though we missed more than half the show..what we caught awesome!

after a good b-day cheers the show had ended and my bro. decided to rush the stage to get aaron gillespie (the singer) to sign his hat..the best part, i got good b-day wishes from the band. after that we headed over to murphys for a drink and some food.

as soon as we got there i could see we were starting to create a scene b/c my bro. made a blow dart out of straws and toothpicks to recreate the secne from old school where will ferell gets shot in the neck buy the tranquilizer dart. we werent the only ones the guys in band were laughing and in on it too untill we decided to leave and go over to the red fez.

ive never been to the fez before but lauren has and she said it was a good time..well it
sure was, it was two floors and both rooms were flooded with red light, cool people, not mention they make a good drink. even though it wasnt too busy we still had a good time but i had soon remembered emily (my friend from work) telling me to stop by julians to hang out.

well i had never been there either but i figured what the heck im surrounded by
such good friends and family why wouldnt it be fun. i think we had the most fun there b/c it was so busy, ther was an art show put on by risd students and they had live music, compliments of emily's fiance! well the artwork was great and i also herd from several people that the food was amazing.

i ended up meeting some cool people, and seeing some old friends. as far as the rest of my crazy group...julians gave lauren a pirate hat, somehow a sugar dispenser found its way into my bag (steve), marc and steve riding the mechanical horse out front..and we all decided to play a game of wiffle ball in the street/sidewalk..not sure why, i guess it just seemed like fun at the time.

so that was my b-day..i had so much fun b/c of the great people i was with and the new places i got to check out..which i will be back to! with that adventure done..

ps i did make it to work friday..

i still had to go out to dinner with my dad and laura (girlfriend) which i was looking forward too! we ended up going to herbs and spices on main st. my bro. works there and i herd they have some of the best thai food.

boy was i right! after they got over the shock of the tattoo (haha) dinner was amazing..the food was great, perfectly seasoned..and definitely cooked to perfection..we even met the cook! after that i headed up to d's place to crash and tie up loose ends before we took off for nj in the morning.. remember bamboozle..well im sure were in for a crazy time..stay tuned!!

Posted by Jamie Millmather  at 8:28 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

madina lake wins this fan

So i dont know if you all know but around nov. the red jumpsuit apparatus played a show at lupos...well in that show there was a band called madina lake who played.

their set was amazing, there was so much energy and passion in every song, and they def. got the fans amped up.

i got the chance to hang out with them and found out they are real down to earth guys with a great passion for their music.

so much so nathan and his twin bro. matthew were on a special edition of fear factor and actually won the cash that kickstarted their career.

After that they released the disappearance of adalia ep on aug 22, 2006. well between then and now they have been touring and recently released their much anticipated first album on march 27, "from them, through us, to you."

since then it has gotten rave reviews, one of the best new bands of 07. their influences are the smashing pumpkins, muse, nine inch nails to name a few. nathan (vocals) mateo (guitar) matthew (bass) dan (drums) are based out of chicago, madina lake is not to disappoint with their first single house of cards, as seen on mtv's discover and download, wake up, and hit list, reaching the number one spot.

how? by stellar guitar and bass rifts, and captivating hardcore drum solos and vocals. the rest of the album is packed with amazing songs that you will get addicted to.

some of my favorites (if i have to pick) pandora, true love, adalia. with that said they recently came to boston and put of a great performance. with nonstop touring around the us they finally came back around and played bamboozle in nj.

if you werent there, be sure not to miss them next time there in town, till then enjoy the album!

Posted by Jamie Millmather  at 4:15 PM | Permalink | Comments 0