Last night was Kenny’s 90s alt-rock dance night, called 240 Minutes. I got there a little late because I had been on a roll making fascinators, but once I was there it was an unmitigated amazing time until 2am. All the roommates during my era in this house (the ones that still live in town) were there, Little Lindsey was in town, and a massive singalong / dance fury ensued. Phil and Eric were the stars of the evening, engaging in killer air guitar solos and vocal ramblings of the top-of-your-lungs variety. I’m sure there have been other nights. The only tiny damper was that Dan wasn’t with me to enjoy it, but — next time he will be. I wish we could do this every night but unfortch we have to wait a whole month. My photos were awful because of my skills and the dark bar, but hopefully others have taken better ones.
Seriously though. Thanks, Kenny.
There were a few songs I didn’t know, but generally the time period focused on was one during which I listened to the local alternative rock station nonstop and memorized all the words to the popular songs. This was the perfect dance night for a large group of roughly 23-to-31-year-olds, as it marks the era just before we all got iPods and quit listening to the radio. Or at least that’s what happened to me. Here’s a random sampling of some songs that I remember off the top of my head. They ranged from the legitimately awesome to the unabashedly horrible, and we sang along without discriminating. Possibly even louder for the horrible ones.
Hum — “Stars”
Presidents of the United States — “Lump”
Letters to Cleo — “Here and Now”
Soundgarden — “Black Hole Sun”
Tripping Daisies — “Got a Girl”
Nirvana — “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Smashing Pumpkins — “Cherub Rock”
The Breeders — “Cannonball”
Better Than Ezra — “Good”
Offspring — “Self Esteem”
Lit — “My Own Worst Enemy”
The Verve — “Bittersweet Symphony”
Harvey Danger — “Flagpole Sitta”
Semisonic — “Closing Time”
Comment more if you remember some!
I would like to continue singing “Black Hole Sun” with Phil, arms outstretched, forever and ever amen. I do have some requests for next time, which I’ll dutifully deliver to Kenny presently.
I want to see my friends smile this much ALL the time.
