On Saturday I took Steptwerp #1 to see Nick Sterling, an AMAZING guitar prodigy (and his namesake!). This kid has been playing since he was a wee lil thang and he's about 16 now - I saw him a few years ago and he blew me away. Once Nick started learning the guitar last summer I vowed to take him to see one of his shows. We finally had the chance over the weekend and I was astounded at how much better he'd gotten. He was stretched out and tall, wearing skintight jeans and black Chuck Taylors - adorable. His trademark long blonde hair was now straight and shiny and down to his ass - fanning out all over as he hunched over his guitar. It was so groovy. And he was so damn cute. Politely thanking the crowd, smiling shyly when we cheered. It was too much. The old-fashioned parentalish gal in me was impressed at his manners. Hahaha. I'm fucking old is what I am.

So even though Nick was impressed and we had our eyes glued to the stage, during the break a tiny blonde teenypopper bumbed into him and he leaned over to say OOOPS or Excuse Me, or so I thought. Next thing I knew the twerp was playing pool with the girl. Holy shit he works fast. I was super scared. Turns out she was an 8th grader. ACK ACK ACK. As they flirted and played a halfass game of pool I racked my brain at the different deadbolt options I could tastefully line his bedroom door with. And what kind of alarm system I could get for the patio door that leads from his bedroom to the outer world, where petite Lolitas await in the shadows to ensare my Stepkid.

Back to the guitar show. Nick Sterling covers Satriani & Stevie Ray Vaughn to perfection, in their own styles. He doesn't cover pussy music - he dives into the great greats, including a kickass version of Hot For Teacher. I was laughing my ass off and how much fun I was having. He wrote all the music and played all the instruments on a recent album that he completed before his 15th fucking birthday. It's shocking how good this kid is. Even while I was having an internal Puberty Panic, I managed to dig the show.

Sterling alternated between no fewer than 10 beautiful guitars during the 2-hour set. Great shit.

The Nicks


My old man and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary the other day, on 4/20. Ahem. Yes, I get it. The irony. Well, if there are munchies to be satisfied, at least they would be healthy. Because Chris decided to make sushi! Hahaha.

He did an amazingly good job. Not because it's a shock, since he's a great fucking cook - but because sushi ain't easy to make and it was his first time. I was pleasantly surprised. And my idle, resting stomach was relieved to survive the night. I like my baby. I think I'll go ahead and marry him. Okay.