jason 
Tuesday, 15th of September 2009 at 10:37:47 PMJust before summer started I changed medications for my trigeminal neuralgia. I was on a rather average dose of a drug called Trileptal. It was causing me extremely tired, weak, and unsteady on my feet. I was walking with a cane and just had no energy or drive. Don’t get me wrong, Trileptal is a phenomenal drug for the treatment of partial seizures (FDA approved use) and for my condition (off-label use). It was just not the right drug for me.
Once I changed drugs, I thought that owed it to myself to go do things that I was unable to while on the cane. My condition is debilitating and I really need to live like now is the best time I will have. I may not be able to do everything I want in the future. I took the bull by the horns and ordered three concert tickets for myself for some great bands.
The first band I saw was Jimmie’s Chicken Shack (Wikipedia) at the Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh. The Hard Rock is a small venue with room for about 200 or so to stand and see a concert. The stage is about a foot off of the ground. I was able to literally stand less than 10 feet away from the performers. That was my first up close view of a concert.
The venue’s sound system is horrible. If you stand any more than about half way back in the room, you will hear speakers that are not much better than those in a 1986 Ford Escort. This would be a great place to see a band if they would spend under $10,000 on a decent sound system.
Jimmie’s Chicken Shack was the third and final act. They rocked the place. I’ve wanted to see them since I first heard them on MTV in 1999. They were a wonderful. I can’t say much more. It was a wonderfully entertaining time. The rum & Cokes I had were expensive and extremely weak. The first warm-up band was Mojofilter; they were good, but not my cup of tea. The second act was LoveBettie. They should have been called “BarfBettie.” I’m not sure that I’ve heard a worse band. My ears were bleeding during their performance and I couldn’t get drunk off of the rum & Cokes to drown out the noise.
More tomorrow…
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