June 24, 2004

Sarah's Prom Party with The Killers

May certainly is prom season! After her ridiculous birthday party at my house, Sarah asked me if Spin Magazine could maybe throw an "Ultragrrrl" party there and have a band play. I was like "Uhhhh, fuck yeah!" But then as the scope of the party's plan grew, it became clear that maybe my apartment wasn't exactly the most choice venue. A few secretive weeks later, Sarah finally announced she too would be having a prom-themed party. Except that The Killers would be taking a night off from their European tour and flying in just to play at it (WTF?).

I got to Rothko and it was all crazy prom-decorated with pastel balloons everywhere. It looked almost exactly like my prom...

james iha — ...except for (a platinum blonde???) James Iha being here.

lizzy, niki — Niki, Karen and Lizzie.

me, niki — There was a prom "backdrop" where you could get your Polaroid picture taken with your date.

me, sarah — Er, dates. (Sorry, Niki). Actually, as much as I'd like to pretend I was the prom queen's man, she was really there with Mark (the tall guy from the Killers). I just managed to steal a kiss.

niki — Karen consoles Niki.

With a jam-packed crowd awaiting...

sarah — ...Sarah took the stage to announce The Killers.

sarah — Ok, here she is announcing it. I just think the picture above is hilarious and wanted to include it.

Brandon and Mark.

Alright, I'll keep the band shots down to a minimum because it's hard to make snarky comments about these types of photos. Much better to show pics from crowd, that way I can tell funny stories about the people in them.

kusum, sarah — Take, for instance, this picture of Kusum and Sarah. If I kept showing band photos, I wouldn't be able to tell you that even though Kusum's an editor at a fancy magazine these days, back in 1998 she was doing keg-stands in my basement.

mark g — Mark Ghuneim (formerly of Sony Music who now has a new start-up) listening from the sidelines.

brother lawrence, me — Me and Lawrence (Sarah's brother of Brother Lawrence fame). And yes, I am wearing the same ghetto-ass bow-tie-drawn-on-with-marker shirt I made for the MisShapes Prom that was a few days prior.

catrinel — Catrinel hiding in the corner.

kusum, me — Kusum posing with my famous disappearing chin (that shit's like magic, ain't it?).

Brandon.

Here they are wrapping up their ten-song set.

And here's my favorite pic of the night. Check out Lawrence screaming like he's got Beatlemania. Awwwwwww.

sarah — Sarah closing the festivities.

audrey, geordon, greg k — Greg Dot K, Audrey and Geordon (holding the loneliest, gayest, lavenderest balloon ever).

Me and Karen.

adam m, kusum, me — Me and Kusum again (this time with 35% more chin!) and Adam in the background.

geordon, leigh — When I went downstairs to make a pee pee I found Geordon telling Leigh about his new balloon ("His name is Steve.")

leigh, me — Me and Tins. (Notice the crepe paper wound around the basement's water main. No prom details were skipped!)

Me and Rebecca.

leigh, sarah, sarah wilson — Leigh, Sarah and Sarah Wilson.

brother lawrence, gina bonjersey — Smellsgood Gina Ragosta (seriously, she's like a cornucopea of delicious girly smells) and Lawrence.

leigh — Crabby-looking Tinnz.

Karen and Ronnie.

Me giving Karen "hot dog in the bun" cleavage action (mimicking what she had done to Sarah when Sarah was sporting similar cleavage at the last prom).

jen gerard, me, sarah wilson — Me, Jen, Rebecca and Sarah Wilson.

me, sarah — Here's me giving Sarah a hug for inviting me to what was one of the best private shows I've ever seen (and probably marked the last time the Killers played a venue that holds less that 300 people).

sarah — Clockwise: Sarah, Ronnie, David, Mark, Some Guy, Jake (Spin's publisher), Matt Pinfield (Ha!), and Brandon.