Was in Everett dropping some paperwork off this afternoon after work and parked outside the Flying Pig restaurant. It used to be a microbrewery until a few years ago and did a couple of really good beers, I recall an excellent IPA. When the brewery part closed a few year the bar still had a decent selection of interesting beers on tap and the food was pretty good, but certainly a step down from what it was.
Today I discovered it’s closed for good. Downtown has changed and there is a lot of competition in downtown Everett now that was not there 10 years ago, but it’s a shame to see a place I’ve been going to since I moved here closed.
Onto more important things, tonight is part one of the heavy metal double header: Motorhead at a sold out Showbox.
I last saw Motorhead play live in 1985 at Hammersmith Odeon in London. They were one of the first big concerts I went too. I think they were my second big gig, ZZ Top were the first. I do recall Motorhead had one of the worst bands I’ve ever seen as support, Death Angel from LA (they were so bad that stayed with me). The only thrash metal band I’ve ever seen with a drum machine, they were horrible.
I have been rather excited about tonight since it was announced, this is going to be fun night of metal.