SHARING THE SHOWS
I have a serious question: whatever happened to predictability? The milkman. The paperboy. Evening TV.
Those are the lyrics that came to mind when I first saw Rolf’s Meetup, a band called Uncle Jesse, which was playing at the Perch, a rather pristine outdoor venue with some nice views of the towering skyscrapers of Tysons Corner. I had seen Free Flowing Musical Experience (FFME) back in 2022, which I paid nil for, so I was happy for the price. After a long subway ride, I made way up to the Perch, where I saw Rolf, decked out in his red shirt and porkpie hat, gettin’ down to some “Kryptonite,” which brought me back to my early 20s. We were supposed to have six people show, but, people are flaky… Anyway, Rolf is good company. We philosophized about our musical choices; while they’re different, we can respect and appreciate them. Life as a single childfree person in a nuptial- and procreation-centered world also came up (it was a Childfree Singles Meetup, after all), as did this assclown named Matt Walsh, who thinks childfree single women are the destruction of society. We got to playing cornhole – my third game ever. And it was shown, as Rolf managed to dominate by a score of 21 to 2. Side note: I didn’t know anything about cornhole until I moved to Newport News. I went to a barbecue about a month after I moved there. When someone asked me if I wanted to play cornhole, I thought it was something pornographic. The rest of the night consisted of us grooving to the band, and the singer, Adriana, noticed Rolf’s kickass dance moves. While I couldn’t name all of the songs, I was able to note the following: “Semi Charmed Life” – Third-Eye Blind “Enter Sandman” – Metallica “You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift[1] “I Feel Like a Woman” – Shania Twain “Cher” – I Believe “What’s Going On” – 4 Non-Blondes “I Want It That Way” – Backstreet Boys “All The Small Things” – Blink 182 “Zombie” – The Cranberries “My Own Worst Enemy” – Lit “Unwritten” – Natasha Bedingfield “Seven Nation Army” – White Stripes While it’s not the music that graces my headphones on a consistent basis, it was nice to be transported to my angsty teen and early 20s years, back when I was a hormone-fueled partier who thought he knew everything. And Adriana had energy, even walking into the crowd! Actually, I still think I’m pretty smart, but I try to be more humble about it these days. That said, I do try to educate others against the stigma on being single and childfree, which is one of the reasons I started this group in the first place. It was a pretty quiet ride back; I made sure to stop by the Wegmans on the first floor of that building to get some crackers to snack on during that ride back (and Rolf picked up some interesting-flavored sodas, which we drank, uhhh, when we left the venue.
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