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I, as you probably know, like to announce the point at which something goes all wrong. For example, when Matthew Sweet loudly proclaims, “To the party bus!” and you’re standing next to him… that is where it all went wrong. Friday night, Mr. Sweet was in town playing at the 9:30 Club. Josh was kind enough to deal with TicketBastard and get us some tickets… so off we go, Viv, Brian, Fitz, Skippy, Dianne, and many more… off to see Matthew Sweet. While hanging around, I noticed one of Josh’s friends, Ron. Ron knows everyone… literally. At any rate, Ron’s boss, Sandy, is the AIDS czar for President Clinton; she gave Matthew Sweet and his band a tour of the Whitehouse on Friday. After the show, Ron and Sandy were heading back stage and Josh, Viv, and I came along. (We thought the others were with us, but they somehow vanished.)
Back stage we met, Buck Johnson (create of the Buck Johnson Self-Defense Through Garlic home video). Buck is Matthew Sweet’s keyboardist. We shot the shit with him for a while… he kept saying how good his margaritas were. Eventually, it was off to the tour bus to sample these fine beverages. Meanwhile, Matthew Sweet groupies kept coming on the bus to get various things autographed… Josh and I tried to sign someone’s CD, but they realized we weren’t part of the band. We did, however, get a set list and Buck Johnson’s home number in LA.
So to be honest, I didn’t feel that bad that I slept very late… after all, I partied like a rock star with rock stars!