asheville, NC - 4/25

asheville, tucked sweetly into the north carolina mountains.
home of the hillbilly gutter-punks, hippies, pierced faces and tattoos too.
i couldn't quite grasp what exactly the scene was.
but we all loved it.
we ate vegetarian for dinner, which was EXCELLENT.
the best part? they had oberon in bottles. i couldn't believe it.
raith took care of us at joli rouge. he hooked up the show and tended bar and everything in between.
it's a goth bar, apparently. a huge space, painted black and red.
j's parents made the drive to see us, along with some other kings mountain kids. and renn's buddy chad and his wife virginia showed too. renn and chad hadn't seen each other in seven years.
it was a mixed crowd, though small... a good show overall.
we had nowhere to stay, so we ended up at a hostel. the owner showed us around, a can of pbr in his hand. he was half tied, at least.
we made waffles at 2am and ended the night in our bunks, laughing like 12 year olds at camp, trying to abide by the "quiet after 10pm" rule, making fart noises and being totally immature.
it was awesome.

sidenote: i bought a unicorn lamp for $1 at a goodwill on white horse road.
sweeeeeeeeeeet.