Just got back from the railroad earth show. Some impressions:

• Times. ok. I was spoiled last week at the show in boulder that said it started at 8pm and then really started at 8pm. This show, the venue said it started at 9pm. The bands website said they "headlined" at 10:30pm. We got there around 10 or 10:15. The opening act was just starting. Railroad Earth didn't go on until around 11:15 or 11:20. I didn't even care for that kind of junk when I was younger.
• The opening act wasn't bad. The sound wasn't the greatest, and I never could hear what they were saying when they were talking between songs, but they were good. They did a cover of an asylum street spankers song! ("Breathin").
• The Drunk/Trippin/Stoned hippy that was careening through the crowd was somewhat amusing, but when he caused me to spill 1/4 of my beer twice I wasn't too happy with him. You would think I wouldn't have been someone he would collide with, being the 6'3" large guy with the steel toed boots, but he didn't seem to care. After the first two times I kept an eye out for him and made sure to hold my place and my beer when he came by. He seemed to move accross from the left side to the right side of the stage every few songs.
• The show was in denver, so: smoke. I never notice it when I am there, hell a smoker could blow a big cloud in my face and I wouldn't care, but when I get home I reak and just want to take a shower. It especially gets in my hair.
• Railroad Earth was quite good. They played long and hard. Lots of dancing going on. We stayed until about 1:20 or so, and they were still playing. (although the bar would be closing before too long, so they were probibly near the end of their set). Would have liked to have stayed, but everyone was getting really tired.
• Shortly after RailRoad Earth started playing, this artist guy setup a light and an easel and started painting. It was pretty cool. The first painting he did was a railroad going out into the sunset. He did at least a few more, but I didn't see what those were. Not sure if he was with the band or the venue or just someone who liked painting to live music.

Time to go wash my hair and sleep.