Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day.

So, I went to see Russell Brand on Friday at the El Museo del Barrio Theatre in Harlem. It was awesome. I got there about a hour before doors with my friend Kacey. We froze our tushies off for about an hourand had to listen to this very tragic woman talk about her involvement in a viritual vampire community. She also explained what Facebook to her friend. Note to self: do not ever describe Facebook to anyone. You will sound foolish.
We took our seats and were treated to the soothing sounds of Russells choice opening tracks including Stone Roses, The Libertines, and Morrissey. It was lovely. The stage was draped in kind of rich bohemian/middle eastern cloth and couches with embroidered pillows. Russell took the stage to "Supersonic" by Oasis, fitting I think.
From start to finish I don't think I stopped laughing once. He could basically ramble on about anything and I would probably crack up. He talked about not being able to horseback ride or surf on the set of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, his improvised performance at the VMAs (he said the jokes he really wanted to say and they were a lot funnier that what he actually did. And of course, a lot about sex.
One thing that did put a damper on an otherwise lovely evening was this really misinformed girl who seemed to think that by shouting at Russell incessantly, it would make him love her or something. Instead she just annoyed not only him but everybody in the audience. He was very funny about it, but you could tell that he really wanted her to shut up. "I'm running out of ways to be funny about it darling," he said with a wink. I almost died from embarrasment for the poor girl. I think I have a higher than normal tendency to excessively empathize with awkward situations.
So then we went outside to and observed as a hoards of fans crowded around russell trying to get a picture or an autograph or a kiss or something. I was standing with my back up against the opposite building to his trailer, just taking it all in. After he took a picture with a fan he turned around, looked at me, and DEFINITELY eyefucked the shit out of me. No joke. I didn't imagine it. And then he went back in his trailer and then we waited for all the poeple to go away and for him to come back out, and I got my picutre with im, but I didn't have to jumo around and scream like a fool, which is nice. I will have that picture as soon as Kacey gets her freaking disposable camera developed.
All in all it was a lovely evening, and after the show we went to this new vegan dessert diner called Lula's Sweet Apothecary. Its all vegan and it like an old fashioned amercian soda fountain. The owners were very nice and I think I may have developed crushes on both of them. I highly recommend you check it out. I got peanut butter oreo and rocky road as my sundae flavors asnd they were both delicious.

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