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dearbennichols:

Adriana Remembers a Louisville Lucero Show

So a few years back, my friend Andy came to visit and we went on an epic Lucero weekend. We saw them at the now closed Southgate House, and down in Louisville at Headliners. 

If you’ve ever seen a Lucero show in Louisville, none of this should surprise you. 

I was bled on, sweat on, and soaked in beer, whiskey, and lord know what else. It was INTENSE. The whole trip was just a whirlwind of drunkeness and fun. We did stupid shit like walk through Taco Bell drive thrus, and drank whiskey like prohibition was coming back. The best part of the whole weekend was this moment, however. I love this picture so much it’s hanging on my wall at work. When I’m in a shitty mood, I look at it and crack up. This guy was the guest of honor at the crazy table that weekend. I’m not sure what his name is, but he’s the lead singer of Titus Andronicus. They weren’t my cup of tea, but that’s neither here nor there. This guy comes back out on stage while Lucero is playing and is clinging to Brian like a damn howler monkey. He then moves on to Ben, and for a few seconds, I’m pretty sure we all thought he was going to try and make out with our dude. During that time frame, Andy captured “the moment”. After the moment ended, this guy decides to stage dive. Guess whose dumb ass didn’t get out of the way fast enough? He landed on me, I landed on my ass. It broke. HARD. I was the DD, so I could not immediately drink all of the whiskey, I had to wait until we got home…and then I drank about a 1/5. Anyway, so yeah. I got bled/sweated/beered on, and my ass broken. It was a great fucking show.

(via fuckyeahbennichols)

dearbennichols:

Sooo, let’s talk about how sad I am that I can’t enter the giveaway for the signed W&W poster? I hope y’all have entered it, and also…HAPPY BIRTHDAY DBN!! Even though I’m not eligible, I figure I’ll regale you with my favorite Ben moment. In the spirit of sharing and all. I’m a giver, what can I say?

Well, let’s see. I’ve told y’all about the phone call and really, that was probably just a great life moment in general, let’s be honest. I told you about how endearing (read: nerdy) Ben is with his love of Reign of Fire…man. It’s hard to pick just one. But, I must. So here it is. 

I sort of already told this story, but I’m old and I repeat myself a lot. The whiskey ain’t so good for the memory, ya know? 

My favorite Ben Nichols moment is the first time I spoke to Ben. I was so terrified. I mean, this man knew all my secrets and heartbreak. He wrote songs about them. And here he is just chatting me up like a normal fucking dude. And that’s when it hit me. My favorite thing about Ben Nichols is he is just a normal fucking dude. He’s a guy who works his ass off doing what he loves. You gotta respect that, man. That night meant so much to me that he took the time to talk to me, more that just a hi, how are you, nice to meet you sort of thing. And then when I got that high five? THAT. THAT exact second was my favorite moment. Thanks for that, dude. 

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I bought That Much Further West on vinyl at the show a few weeks ago, and it’s calling my name. So is my laundry. My life is so glamorous. 

dearbennichols:

Contest ends tomorrow at noon!

April 25th marks the one year anniversary of DBN. It’s been a pretty good year, amiright?

On that note, I asked the kind folks over at Lucero if they’d care to celebrate this grand occasion with me - with us! - and they were into it. Now, I know y’all are disappointed about not winning the autographed copy of Women & Work on vinyl (pictured), but you still have a chance to win the autographedWomen & Work promotional poster (also pictured).

But wait, there’s more! The Vinyl District, for which y’all know I am an Editor and Writer because I remind you every five god damn seconds, is giving away two tickets to the Lucero/J. Roddy Walston & the Business show at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on - wait for it - DBN’s one year anniversary, April 25th!

Separate winners for both will be chosen by noon on Tuesday, April 24th. Go to TVD’s web site to leave a comment to win the tickets. Leave a brief comment here at DBN telling me about your favorite Ben Nichols moment to win the autographed poster.

Best of luck!  :) I love you all. Like, 4SRS.

adrianahearts:

Monday morning soundtrack. Memphis edition. (Taken with instagram)

fuckyeahbennichols:

So unusual to see him like this. The man looks good though. Always. 

This was nice to wake up to.