I don't mention it in the post, but we also ate dinner at a place that had a skull for a door.

Karen and I had a great time this weekend at the Kill Hannah show in Atlanta. We actually got to spend quite a bit of time with Dan, Karen's cousin who's a guitarist in the Chicago-based band.

In case you can't guess, that's the two of them in the picture...we went out for expensive beers before the show. I had something called a Black & White, which was Guinness over a Belgian White. Quite tasty.

I learned a few things about rock stardom from Dan. Let's see how much I can remember...

• That whole idea of recording artists starving because of pirated music? Yeah, that's bull. Despite having two major-label CDs, the members of Kill Hannah still do best off their merchandise and touring. (Dan wanted a link to this blog, so if you're reading this, Dan, feel free to correct any of these points.)

• Boob signing is still all the rage. I've never understood this phenomenon. It theoretically washes off pretty quick, and if you somehow ended up scoring with a rock star, would they really want to see their bandmates' names on your chest? Ugh. Sorry to get vaguely graphic. I should note the KH boys seemed quite uninterested in bedding their fans.

• Rock stars get sued a lot. I wasn't as shocked by this as by the fact that Dan often had to resolve the issues himself (and with the help of a lawyer friend of the band). Dan also has to do all the van driving. They drove two hours south to Florida after we left them around midnight Saturday.

• I asked Dan what would push his band to the next level. They're quite hugely popular, but they aren't yet on the same level as My Chemical Romance or these other bands that are equally or less talented. He said they need more radio time, backstage contests, etc., before shows. Even though they're doing well on satellite radio, the old-school stations still apparently make that big of a difference. Getting booked on SNL or Letterman would also be pretty big for them, too, he said. Makes sense.

• Kill Hannah does not have many fans in the 29-year-old demographic. This might explain why the only people older than us were A) Chaperones or B) Perverts.

• Every third person at a concert now records it via cell phone or whatever. Dan said he actually likes seeing all of their shows on YouTube because he can go back and see how he had played a certain song a few months back. Shockingly, it didn't take me long to find a video clip from the Atlanta show we were at. The sound stinks, but after the first minute or so, you get a really good view of Dan on the far right.