Saturday night was amazing. For any of you live music nonbelievers, they played a completely different set. Between the two nights, I got to hear nearly everything the Ron Hawkins Acoustic Revue plays. (Including Jen’s favorite Low song….which they, uh…did NOT play. Yeah.)

And got some good news. Lowest of the Low is back in WNY in a month! Woohoo.

Lawrence sang the song I asked to hear. I’m going to pretend he did it for me. Shut up. I can’t hear you. Lalalalalalala….

Anyway, it’s called “First Addiction.” It’s actually not my most favorite Temper tune, but it is a wonderful song, and it lends itself well to the acoustic set. He told the story of how it originated, and I just had to laugh.

“So I went through this disastrous relationship, and called up one of my good friends 3,000 miles away to tell him about it. He listened. And then he wrote a song about it. But he changed a few things and made the whole thing my fault. ”

So no, Lawrence didn’t write it, but it’s actually kind of nice to know that the pain was his. Makes it more authentic or something. And lordy, does he sound good singing it:

Well I’m one year older.
I know myself better. I’ve forgotten how to cry.
And no, you haven’t seen me lately.
I keep ducking to safety when I hear you’re coming by. It’s warm, warm lover’s skin–my first addiction
Bringing all the need in me outside
Torn, torn paper thin, I can’t claim anything
I’ve lost that thing that made me feel alive.

As I began to “suffocate” you
I guess in a way you just got out in time.
‘Cause I, I was not what you dreamed of.
And people crave new love, and that’s not a crime.

And it’s warm, warm lover’s skin–my first addiction
Bringing all the need in me outside
Torn, torn paper thin, I can’t claim anything
I’ve lost that thing that made me feel alive.

My whole heart’s deep within, my first addiction
Bringing all the need in me outside
Torn, torn paper thin, I can’t claim anything
I’ve lost that thing that made me feel alive–

Will I be alive again?

Sigh.

One thing that I can’t stand about concerts is obnoxious concert-goers. Both nights, pockets of people kept screaming out the names of songs they wanted to hear. Dudes, they have a set list. I’m guessing they’re going to play what’s on it.

And the new CD is supposedly going to be out in September. I cannot wait. They kept making fun of people who mouth the words to the new music. Ummmm…yeah, that would be us. So what if we’ve seen them so many times that we know the new songs before the CD is out? 😉

All in all, a great music weekend. And the one coming up promises to be outstanding as well. Oh, I can hardly wait!