Day 30: Los Angeles, CA

After a rather naff morning at the Sportsman’s Lodge that involved spending way too long trying to do laundry,  waiting for coffee, and unavoidably ‘enjoying’ the obnoxious conversations of plastic pool girls and their Vicodin we head out through the traffic.

The Wiltern Theatre. Beautiful green historic building on Wilshire. Last time i was here was with the Pleased opening up of Placebo (who, it turns out, are good mates with Justin and SWR) and Eagles of Death Metal. I believe i borrowed Jay’s white leather jacket for the show; I’m going with black on black today. Loved this place then and loved it now. Funny to be back in that same dressing room again. Talking to booking agent Bruce Solar who really is the link between the Pleased and the Furs. Also in attendance tonight are some good cousins, Mr Dillman, our old awesome bus driver Darren, Frank Blank apparently, and Alex Lawrence who did an interview with the Pleased, inside our van, round the corner from the Viper Room when we opened for the Furs. Lots of memories going on tonight… and there’s plenty of time for that cause the venue is so well set up that there’s really nothing to worry about; sound people are great, the systems are already dialed, the stage is maybe the best stage anywhere and the LA audience are always ready to have a good time. There’s even a mini-stone henge hanging in the neat little tiki/cubby room next to the stage! Its almost the LA Fillmore except bigger but with perhaps a less intense rock history. No Easy Street was my pick tonight. The show really did give the Fillmore a run for its money.