Sweaty Nipples 4/21/00

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This was my first concert at The Roseland Theater but was not my first time seeing the Sweaty Nipples. I was turned onto them by a guy in one of my classes in high school via their eponymous EP and they periodically came through the Tri-Cities. One night some friends and I went to see them somewhere but the show got cancelled. By random happenstance we ended up at a party after the cancellation that they showed up at. Remember that drummer Isaac Carpenter I mentioned earlier? He played drums that night in the living room of a duplex with a little side project known as the Prude Sluts.

The Roseland is a pretty small place with a balcony on the three sides of the building that the stage doesn’t occupy. I believe this was sort of a reunion type show for the Sweaty Nipples. The thing about them is they have one of the most energetic shows I have ever seen. I believe there are six guys in the band and they are all talented enough to interchange their instruments and positions in the band on seemingly almost every song. A standout moment was when one of the cymbals was removed from the drum kit and lit on fire. Unfortunately this would be the last time I would see them.

This is right around the time that Lucinda and I decided to get a place together. I could no longer stand living in the bedroom I rented out of the house and we were always at each other’s place anyway. After piling all of her belongings in my room for about a week unbeknownst to the owner we found a place not far away on 26th and Main. Both of us also became full time employees at Meier & Frank. Looking back on it is strange because at one point we worked the exact same schedule and carpooled as well as lived together. The truth is I never really saw her at work and we loved each other enough to not want to strangle each other from being around one another too much.

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