Its okay if you don't know everything

So I went to see Ben Folds last night. Got kind of crappy seats because I decided to go at the very last minute (I couldn't go at first because I would've still been in training at Afni by then, and then after I quit I didn't think I had enough money for it).

Anyway it was awesome, because of course it has to be, considering he's my favorite. And he did play my favorite song, "There's Always Someone Cooler Than You."

So the following was just icing on the cake:

--Pantsless encore!

--A song about Effingham that made me laugh because it's just the type of thought I would have. Basically that Effing is fucking and they must get up to a lot of dirty business over there. The song included such details as the McDonalds in Effingham where he got a burger that he claims did not set well, and the fact that they make a lot of porno and all the people in Normal buy it because that's "what normal people do." It also counted as the "Rock This Bitch" for the evening.

--a "Rock this Midget"

--Such Great Heights!

--the obligitory Not the Same sing along (Pantsless! Cause it was during the encore)

--a hilarious story about him brandishing a knife at a strange man while wearing polka gear

--Bitches Ain't Shit!

--Many awesome piano solos (You to Thank, Lullabye, Army mucho more)

--he played Bastard and Still Fighting It which kind of remind me of my situation now (not knowing what the hell to do with my life) and made me feel (briefly) better about it.

--Other assorted awesomeness!

The opening act was Eef Barzelay (sp?) from Clem Snide, which was a pleasant surprise. He played my favorite Clem Snide song (I Love the Unknown) and my favorite Christina Aguilara song (Beautiful) and some good songs I don't know.

Also kind of funny, Opt put Ben Folds and Clem Snide on a CD once and called it "The Ben Snide EP" so I got a chuckle out of him opening for Ben.

Lastly, I found it awesome how hilarious Eef is. Opt pointed out that his name is Eef, he has to be funny, but I found it really unexpected given how sad all of his music is. But he made one of the few good Normal jokes I've ever heard* and then also told us all to buy his album, and then get naked while listening to it and "do whatever comes most naturally."

I really need to kidnap Ben and Eef and make them have my babies.

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* "hmmm... growing up in Normal you guys must all have a sublime sense of irony about yourselves."

*pause*

"That will work well for me."