Check Out the Take Out

Her stomach grumbled, leaving her sporting a slight blush in front of her new acquaintances. "Sorry about that... um..." Mimi muttered as she made slow steps towards the food stand, "Lemme just.... get some food in me first."

The provided food was a hodgepodge collection. Hotdogs, chips, nachos and popcorn; nothing on the stand didn't seem out of place. Though they had an actual food truck offering burgers, chicken and fries. The drinks given along side the snacks were pretty good. They were mostly in bottles though, odd, and kept ice cold. Mimi half expected it to be kept in a half melted ice chest but they seemed to have a mobile fridge so the liquid was a very nice refresh on her tongue. It was some sort of local flavor she couldn’t place the brand name of. Tasted a little strange too, almost metallic at first but then burst into a sweet tangy taste, and gave a bubbly buzzed feeling to her body. Mimi asked if this was alcoholic, as she had tried beers before, she was informed it wasn’t. A little odd, but it was enjoyable and her friends both old and new seemed to like the taste of it, so Mimi went with it.

So, Mimi was actually having a good time even before the music started. Just chilling with her friends and the few regulars who stopped and chatted with her. It seemed the show was running just a tad late due to some reasons. Annoying but it allowed Mimi to get some behind the scenes info. As bands rolled in and equipment was moved around; her new friends would point out who they were and what the purpose of the gear was. They were surprised at the fact Mimi knew some of devices. Being friends with Matt helped with that. Looking back, the whole set up reminded her of some of Matt’s small set up shows. Lot of passion and homegrown support.

After enough sound tests, the show was ready to get going and the crowd stated to gather near the set up stage. Mimi let her friends go ahead, staying near the food. She felt real snacky and didn’t want to deal with the mob if things got too active. Rather than a one band show, as Mimi had thought, she had been informed by her new friends that it was a series of small groups. Seemed Rex, the guy who got this rolling, wanted to make it a place for anyone that wanted to try and rock the stage.

What followed was a mix of … acceptable bands. A few were good, others were bad, and one was nothing more than guttural screaming. “This Rex Guy should have a vetting system it seems…,” Mimi thought to herself. But the bands and the audience had such a pumped-up energy, Mimi found herself pulled along in the excitement. “It’s still a pretty fun night all things considering.”

Then came the climax of the show, when the final band was setting up. Mimi watched them do so, absentmindedly, before the concession girl got her attention. Mimi took another sip of her drink and turned to give the rocker babe her attention.

“Little Miss; Rex’s band is up next you know. He tends to rock the finish. You know if you want, your pass good isn’t just for refreshments. It’s also a backstage pass so you can hang out with the bands after the show.” The Blonde informed her, “Some bands come and go due to their own things but Rexy tends to hang out afterwards.”

“Well…, only if I like what I hear…” Mimi thought as she took another sip from her drink. This had been her third bottle of the stuff. She’d taken a liking to the weird juxtaposition taste and the sugar rush feeling. She still didn’t know the name of the brand name. Only clue was an image of shades on the side of the bottle. Shrugging, she turned her attention to the stage.

The band that was setting consisted of was 3 musicians, with some female backup singers. Big drummer, lanky bass player, and then the lead guitarist. The band leader was dressed in a leather jacket, unzipped to show off a white t-shirt with some logo, and leather pants that where that right level of tight.. His black hair was done up in some strange style that pointed forward and bobbed as he moved around.

“Someone’s trying way to hard to be cool.” Mimi thought as she took another sip, “Must be that Rex guy I kept hearing about.”