So we went to Molotov's last night to celebrate Jish's birthday. The plan was to be there at 8 and share a few drinks. Funny thing is, we got there around 7 and discovered that a punk band was scheduled to play there that night.

D'oh.

Not that we have anything against punk rock or the people who like to listen to it, but the place was jammed from wall to wall, and there was a sizable crowd hanging out outside (you certainly didn't have to be inside to hear the music). So we sat around, somewhere to the left of the punk rockers (who were sporting quite a range of mohawks, btw - one woman had three pink spikes, with the buzz-cut in between colored blonde with a leopard print) and watched for "normal-looking" people.

Fortunately, it was as the band was beginning to pack up their instruments (and more than an hour after we said we'd be there), that people started to show up for our shindig and it turned out to be a really nice evening after all.

We're just hoping that there weren't people who had driven by the bar earlier, saw the crowd, and decided it wasn't worth the effort after all. Thanks to everyone who did make it - it made sitting outside for an hour and a half worth the wait.