The time I met J Mascis

Once upon a time I saw DINOSAUR JR at the Blind Pig, Ann Arbor's finest dive bar. They played two shows, two nights in a row (I went to both, of course). This is when they were on tour in support of Beyond, their killer comeback album. It was also the first time I saw em live. I was stoked... BEYOND stoked. While waiting in line outside the club, I was standing next to a few of my friends and my dad, who was nice enough to drive me to the show (I was 16 at the time and didn't have my own wheels). So there we are just standing there when all of a sudden... J MASCIS walks right past us all. No one dared to say anything... except for my dad. My dad says "HEY J! My son and his friends love you!" Oh shit... of course my dad meant well but it was BEYOND embarrassing... a true face-to-palm moment. He looked back at us and went "Oh..." My dad then followed up with another remark, "Whatcha got in the bag there?" J was carrying a plastic takeout bag. "Uh, some Japanese food," he says. Awkward silence ensues... then my dad goes "Welp, see ya inside!" Looking back on it, its fucking hilarious, me n my friends still crack up about it. We then went inside and watched em tear the place apart. A great night, indeed!