work holiday party and not The Infamous Stringdusters

I thought I had a great night lined up. After a lax Friday at work Kirby and I were going to hit the open bar and good food at my work holiday party. The plan was to get out of there before too late and head to the State Theatre not far away to see The Infamous Stringdusters get down. I saw them open for the Seldom Scene years ago and have been waiting for them to come back ever since.  

The ISG company party was not bad. It was at Clyde's in Tyson's Corner just like last year. It started at 6:00 and we were to sit for dinner at 8:00. Lewis was having back issues and never came in to town. Andrea's furnace broke and she called making excuses while we were driving there. Sonny was sick and decided not to show. So I was a bit worried about who Kirby and I were going to enjoy hangin' with. Justin came with us and his wife was waiting when we arrived. Rodyna was there with an asian-french friend and they hit it off with Kirby. Josh showed up at the end of dinner and Laundrew walked in at the end as well. It wasn't bad but I wish everyone would have been there to liven things up a bit.

Kirby and I boogied to the State Theater before 10:00 to catch the Stringdusters. They throw down real raw bluegrass and I was looking forward to the ho-down. I had thought I had planned things perfectly yet again as we walked in right after the first band and before the presumed headliner. Unfortunately, little did I know that it was a double bill evening and apparently the bands choose who was going to play first. So after we sat down with a drink on came Old School Freight Train. The Stringdusters had played from 9 to 10:30. Bitch!

Old School Freight Train was ok but not what I was hoping to see. The best part of the night was spending time with Kirby after she was in NYC for a week. I'll wait another year or two and catch the Infamous Stringdusters next time they come around.