i never had it so well

Last night, United State of Electronica: LIFE IS AWESOME. Danced til sweat smeared glitter mascara all the way down to my lip. Slipped on a floor of spilled Sparks. They aced my base. Seattle posi-core, 2004: six-piece, Up with People party jams, prime-time, 'cause love is free. Anthemic w/ZERO underlying, ambiguously misanthropic Andrew WK vibe. Just a speedball of joie de vivre, a vocodor, sequined pantalons, house beats, feelin' good, feelin' great, how are you?! And they're gonna listen if they ask. Last night was possibly the first time I've squealed at a guitar solo in my entire life. I squealed not to act out passion play of rocker/fan power dynamic-as-libido flamethrower, nor because I am particularly fond of guitar solos across the board, but because I WAS SO STOKED THIS DUDE PLAYED SUCH A RIPPIN SOLO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAPPIEST MOMENT EVER, RIGHT NOW. I actually felt proud of him for doing such a good job.

It was like being water-birthed at an ABBA concert in 1975. Minimal between-song banter, but what it was, was genuine: "Ladies in Portland are so beautiful," "Everyone is looking really fantastic tonight," "Thank you for dancing!" Mutual, as though we were all BFF. Josh B. said KMikeyM said during song two, "These guys deserve a million bucks." He's right, but one of the best parts is that they wouldn't care if they got it ("got enough money/and will make it last"), cause they already have each other ("so give me that lovin/that's what I wanted"). And us.