It's Like Milk But With An S

Last Thursday I got a last minute call from May, inviting me to her friend's show. We are last minute kind of people so I don't mind. Try planning something with me ahead of time and it might get cancelled.

"Who is this?" I asked.
"A friend from high school," she responded, "James Mils."
"Who?" I didn't go to high school with May.
"Daisy's ex-boyfriend."
"Oh. Ok." Daisy I know. "What type of music is it?"
"Guitar. Acoustic I think. Like John Mayer."

There was no response on my end. Acoustic guitar and singing. Like John Mayer. There's only so much I can take of John Mayer type of music. I mean I like one song of his, but I don't know, there's just something I don't like about his big head of curly hair. Besides, I haven't been a fan of guys singing with acoustic guitars since college, when every other guy I met felt the need to serenade me with their guitars. Not that many of these guys sucked, but it gets a little boring after a while with the whole fawning over them thing.

"If it's too last minute, I can go by myself," May offered.

I weighed in my choices. A night in with Grey's Anatomy and my lovely couch or drinks with May and some background noise. Drinks with May won.

"No it's fine. I'll go."

"Where are you going?" Olivia asked after I hung up with May.
"Some guy's show. James Miklsfk or something. I'm not sure what's his name. He's Daisy's ex-boyfriend."
"Oh James Milsk." Olivia went to the same high school as May.
"Mildsaf?"
"Milsk."
"Miklfsa?"
"No, it's like Milk but with an 'S'!"
"Ohhh ok. Yes, so I'm going to his show with May."

As I had expected, May and I caught up over a couple of beers with loud music as background noise. When James' turn came up, I was not excited to have to stop talking about myself and pay attention to him, but I decided to give him a chance because, apparently, everyone knows him but me.

He was good.

I enjoyed his music.

I know, I was shocked too. Maybe it's because I've played Guitar Hero and (totally) understand how hard it is to play the guitar now. (I think if he played Guitar Hero, he would be on level hard. I'm on easy.) Or maybe because I don't have to pretend I like his music. Or maybe because he's actually good. I don't know. But you guys can check him out for yourself.