20171201 - Descendents concert - Katie, Carolyn, Clio - fb0c38c7fdce02ea2b92d76fb990837a2c1e01f8-1S_1280

We went to the Descendents concert with Katie, at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore. This was the best Descendents concert ever, not counting the Philly reunion Riotfest show with fireworks going on overhead and 1000s of people in the crowd.
But, compared to the previous Descendents shows, this one was nice because:

a) Not having to drive 3 hrs,

b) finally attending concert as a female [this was the 2nd one] and not be afraid to look "weird" by shaking my ass too much and moving my body in feminine ways, 'cause that's what I want to do at a concert.

c) less songs from the new album -- despite them playing 36 fucking songs!

d) more classic songs that I don't necessarily remember seeing at the other 2 Descendents shows (or the old-930-club 1991 ALL show where they played 30% Descendents songs & I walked around the block to the back of the club after the show and got to walk up to Bill Stevensen standing alone and meet him),

e) Not missing half the songs in the set because I was worried about Andrea (a previous Descendents show was on the same night that she died, and I was worrying about her a lot at that point). Most of the Descendents songs were reminding me of her that night, but this time, she didn't cross my mind until they played "Hope". I'm glad most of my emotions regarding her dissipated after a long while.

f) free drinks from couple who tried to pick the 3 of us up, lol.

g) There's still certain songs that make me tear my eye up. And I now realized something about my personal interpretation of the song "Thank You". That song is, for many ans, about how much us Descendents fans love Descendents -- but that's not what it's about, and I've read interviews where the Descendents have specifically said that the song "Thank You" is about ANOTHER band that inspired THEM and drove them, but that they won't ever say their name. What I realized was that, for me, the artist I'm most thankful for is @Devi McCallion, and hearing that song for the first time, while realizing what her music has done for me, while at a punk show as a woman for the first time ever, with 2 women at my side.....Was a wonderful new way for me to personally appreciate that song.

SETLIST:
Everything Sux
Hope
Rotting Out
On Paper
Pervert
Clean Sheets
Nothing With You
I Wanna Be A Bear
Full Circle
Van
Silly Girl
Testosterone
Who We Are
Myage
Victim Of Me
Talking
Coffee Mug
Weinerschnitzel
No! All!
Get the Time
I Don't Want To Grow Up
Shameless Halo
I Like Food
When I Get Old
Coolidge
Without Love
Suburban Home
Thank You
Descendents
ENCORE:
Feel This
I'm The One
Bikeage
Smile
ENCORE 2:
Sour Grapes
Spineless and Scarlet Red
Catalina

Transition Progress at this point: On hormones since 8/1 (4 months). Dosage doubled a month ago, because T was still 350 (down from 550), and E was a miserable 50. Full-time female since 9/15 (2.5 months). Publicly out as trans since 10/11 (1.5 months). Boobs sore/growing since 9/4 (3 months). Had seen endocrinologist/primary therapist 4X, and secondary therapists 7X. Weight down to 143lbs (54 down from 197). Hair removal includes 22 electrolysis treatments totaling 17.25 hours; 26 laser hair removal sessions (43 area treatments: 13/12/11/10 mouth/goatee/face/neck, 7 chest/armpit, 6 leg, 5 Brazilian/ear); and bi-weekly at-home IPL on arms since 6/17 (5 months). Latisse for eyelash lengthening since 4/17 (7 months). 2 dental implants. Pierced ears. Dyed/layered hair (no haircuts since 1/2015--2.75yrs). Female wardrobe replacement was up to 372 items. Total transition expenditures were over $13,000 at this point.

Carolyn, Clio, Katie.
smiling, standing.

self-portrait.

Ram's Head Live, Baltimore, Maryland.

December 1, 2017.
Pic by Katie Horneman.

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