Adieu, Adieu!

8 fucking years. 8 fucking years since The Pharmacy evolved out of the Terrodactyls and the Eds on Vashon Island. 15, 16, 19 year old kids playing garage punk, then moving to wild noisy synth laden awesomeness. I first saw the Pharmacy on Vashon Island in 2005, at the Ober Park building. It was their first album release show, for "B.F.F." I didn't know much about punk music, but i was fucking thrashing along to that shit. A year and a half later, after buying the CD and sort of listening to it, i went to see the last show with Joey, a punk dude who helped shape the Pharmacy into its synthcore popularity, and generally, a chill guy who was getting uncomfortable with the rising fame of his band. The show was at this lady, Jean's house, who put on shows for local kids alot. Dashel Schueler opened, so did Occupied Nation, and like some band from California. It ruled, I had an amazing time. Like a crazy fun time at this show. Then i got obsessed. Living on Vashon, there wasn't much to be proud of, we had the Crux, a teen center type thing that put on shows, that i was too young to go to, and The Pharmacy, Branta, Secret Dance Band, The Terrordactyls, Dashel and others who were from, or had Vashon kids in them. I listened to the Pharmacy obsessively until the end of my sophomore year, when they started to dick me around personally, and I backed out. My band got the honor of playing the Pharmacy's last show as a Seattle band, and I was super super stoked. It was an honor to play with a band that had influenced me in such a big way. I liked all of the opening bands, (TacocaT, A Million Years Ago and The Raggedy Anns) but i was there to see the Pharmacy. After some technical difficulties (that never got resolved), they started with a classic, that hadnt been played in over a year, and my internet namesake "Fedex Planes." That song was and still is my favorite song. Its pure youth, anger and readiness to party all in one big synthy noisy mess. Their set was great, a dispersment of classics throught new songs and songs from the middle of their career as a band. No matter who they are, they are a good band, and will continue to be a good band as they start their new life in New Orleans, Louisiana. So i bid you adieu, Brendhan, Scotty and Stefan. I'll miss you guys alot.