Your Coffin Or Mine?

"It's a been a long time since I've been close to you, It's been a long time since I've been sad."

Jaked On Green Beers was the first song I ever heard by Alkaline Trio.  I had just turned 15 when I picked up the first Atticus compilation from a now closed chain, The Warehouse.  Despite being the first track on the compilation, the Alkaline Trio song always stood out to me more than the others on the playlist.  That song was the start to a long road.  Every Alkaline record holds a place in my heart.  Each with different stories, memories, and feelings of nostalgia tied to them.

I had seen Alkaline Trio a few times through Warped Tour and other Ventura shows, but it wasn't until their Goddamnit tour that I plunged head first into their music. I owe it all to my friend from high school, Tammy, who happened to have an extra ticket to the Anaheim stop of that tour. I've never met anyone more obsessed with the trio than Tammy. She's has multiple Alk3 tattoos including lead singer, Skiba, tattooed in a Jesus/Darwin fish. I guess you can say she's rubbed off on me a bit as I now have a lyric tattooed on me, and a dog named Skiba.

I was lucky enough to see Alkaline Trio twice this week.  Kassi and I headed down to The Glasshouse show on Tuesday.  Dan's band, The Dear & Departed played first and Cursive second.  I'd yet to see Cursive before and they left no disappointment.  Although, I didn't manage to snap one decent photo of their set either night.  

By the time the trio finally came on, saying I was excited would be an understatement. I sang along to every word like it was going to be my last breath. I attempted to keep track of their setlist as followed.

• This Addiction
• Armageddon
• Emma
• Dine, Dine My Darling
• We've Had Enough
• Mr. Chainsaw
• Dead On The Floor
• Fatally Yours
• Crawl
• Fuck You Aurora
• Goodbye Forever
• In Vein
• Continental
• Blue Carolina
• Sadie
• Nose Over Tail
• '97
• Fine
• Attitude (Misfits cover where Derek Sang and Matt Skiba played drums)
• Blue In The Face

They played again the next night at House of Blues on Sunset. This show was even better because Tammy was there, and her excitement is nearly impossible not to pick up on. The setlist was almost exactly the same except for a few songs. I didn't mind as long as they ended with Blue In The Face again (which they did.)  All in all, both shows were absolutely fantastic.  Also, on a side note I'm glad they decided to touch base with their old roots on their new record.  It is everything I have been hoping for since I heard they were recording a new album.  I can't wait to create memories to go along with this cd.  Over and out!