One-Eyed Doll

So I am thinking about how did I become such a OEd fan. It all started in January this year when I had just moved here. My cousin invited me to Dixie's in S.A. and I remember seeing Kimberly's poster on the wall. I was very drawn to Kimberly's look and something about it intrigued me from the beginning.I've ALWAYS thought people with pale transculent skin and brunette long hair are the most gorgeous (yes, I am jealous of your skeen Kimberly!) and the poster had Kimberly in a corner, baring her arms to the world and looking quite beautiful and sad at the same time. I was studying The writings on her arms and face silently analyzing the symbolism of "am I pretty" "I am your monster" when my cousin saw me lookin at it and--knowing I love live rock music--said "that's OED, she's really awesome". Chrissy Bliss, a bartender and fellow rocker was there and we all started talking about OED and other bands I should see.

I looked up the OED myspace the next day and I was spun into this world that I had been looking for. I watched all the videos and suddenly became very excited. I am realizing while writing this that out of all the hundreds of rock shows I have seen in the last 10 years I have NEVER seen a real female rocker live...unless you count the girl band Slunt...and I don't. I had heard about the greats like COurtney Love, Janis Joplin, and riot grrl acts that I so wished I couldve seen but this...it was like Kimberly stepped out of an amp from the 90s when chicks rocked HARD. It's like my total dream came true. I didn't know girls still rocked like this. and I was GLAD someone was finally representing.

So it's Valentine's Day. I'm single. I'm in a new city. And I see that OED is playing. I'm alone for the third year in a row so I think I don't know how to drive in Austin and I hear 6th street is dangerous but I'd rather have an adventure than sit at home moping. So I drive an hour to 720 room by myself and I sit at the bar and order a drink and try to be friends with everyone. I was not sure what the Austin scene or people were like but I am used to snobby people (having partied in the likes of Atlanta and college towns) and I am also kind of shy at times. This was crazy! I almost started to leave thinking about lost loves and betrayals and Here I am sitting at a bar myself in Austin....and then I saw her. Kimberly bounced in the front door like she was just a regular person (which in all my experience band people never do) and I just knew it was her. She just had like this pure aura of welcoming prescense and confidence. I don't know WHAT came over me because I usually wouldn't do this but I went straight over to her and introduced myself. I really thought she might be like fake "oh hi, leave me alone" but she hugged me and smiled and was so nice. My first Vday hug was from Kimmie and she didn't even know it. She asked me my name (now I know she was storing it in that impressive memory of hers) and said she would see me later. Well I was really happy and that would've been enough but later when I went in to see the show she came over and said my name and offered me brownies. I was SO touched by this you have no idea that she remembered my name. I almost felt like she was my new friend in my new city of strangers haha. I stood at the front of the stage and just smiled the whole time from beginning to end. The show was everything I wanted it to be and more. A really one of a kind show. Finally! SOmething unique and different. Finally someone who isn't afraid! She really broke me in as a newbie whether on purpose or accident I don't know but I felt pretty special that I got jumped on and spit on..even got her liberty hat put on me, (the next day I had bruises all over my knees from falling all over the stage, whiplash from my neck and my back hurt. If you look at the black and white pics from the night you will see why and IT WAS GREATTT). At the end of the night, I got Number 3s broken dumstick and as I was leaving Kimberly gave me a rose when I went to the merch table to tell her how much I enjoyed her show. My Valentine's presents. It meant so much to me. More than a card and some silly jewelry I probably would never wear. I still have the rose and the drumstick. It really just made my Vday complete.

My face hurt from smiling at the end of that night and even though I was single it was honestly the BEST Valentine's Day I have ever had and wouldn't have traded it for a "romantic dinner for two" ever.