October 12, 2004
Simply Tracy
The other night at the Cake show, I had to play nice guy Eddie and it resulted in a creepy experience for Adam and I.
While hanging out in the lobby drinking our beers, a woman next to me dropped a few dollars out of her pocket. Being the boy scout that I am sometimes, I tapped her on the shoulder and let her know about the lost currency.
Mistake.
As she turned towards my tap and opened her mouth, both Adam and I knew we were in trouble. First clue was the female feathered 1980's mullet. Bright red with more feathers than the NBC peakock it was a fascinating sight.
Next was her speech. It was slurred as if she had been drinking although she insisted that she hadn't. In fact, it was part of the reason that she dropped her money. She claimed that she had forgotten her license on her desk at home when ordering the tickets, so she couldn't buy beer.
Some thoughts:
- She was clearly above the legal drinking age (possibly mid-40's)
- The concert was sold out weeks ago. Has she been walking around without it for that long?
- Either she was already drunk, or just plain crazy.
Anyway, the story about her license led into a request for one of us to get her a beer. During this split second I thought to myself.....either I can wait in a long beer line or stay and talk to Tracy. I was on the beer line two seconds later.
While I was gone, she apparently told Adam that she was the hottest thing on the club scene in Providence, RI and that if he walked into any bar and asked about 'Simply Tracy' he would hear all about her. I bet he would.
Then she started singing a song that she had written on the way to Boston called "Even Generals Cry". Here is a blurry picture of Adam wincing as she sings creepy lyrics into his ear.
Thankfully the house lights started to blink, signalling the begining of the show. As we parted ways, Tracy suggested that we hang out after the show. "Sounds great!" we shouted, runnning up the stairs in fear. We left the show the moment Cake ended their encore but before the masses got up. And we ran.