The second the car rolled to a stop pretty much the sky exploded and dumped a good bit of the ocean on our heads, soaking me very much to the bone. I wasn’t complaining, but then again, I love the rain. This was a problem for our amps though, as they were in the trunk and not so much in the love with the rain. It eventually stopped, and we eventually got them, but it took awhile for things to settle down.
When we got there it was packed! It reminded me of high school- back in the days when we would just hang out and listen to music and talk and drink coffee (or milk in my case,) and play games and be silly. When your friends got up and did skits and sang songs, and bands came in and rocked the place silly. Last night we got to be one of those bands.
We ended up going on last, which was just as well. The stage at Goodbye Blue Monday is awesome, because it’s the perfect size, just right for four people. We couldn’t really move, but man could we rock! We thought we forgot John’s gear bag, (even though it turns out it was just in the trunk,) which had his strap in it so he decided to rock out in a chair. Seriously, awesome. I can’t even tell you. It was amazing. My guitar was cutting in and out because I just had the switch for one of the pick-ups replaced and apparently it’s a little loose. Plus, I was coming out of a little tiny Marshall we brought, which is a bad ass amp, but has trouble competing with a drum kit. I didn’t even bother playing Stuck In My Head. No point.
I played a few impromptu openers while Derek set up the drums, no need to keep everyone waiting, and the rest of the band busted in with me at the end of Not That Bad, and then, well, then we did our thing. It was short set because it was late, but we really enjoyed playing it and it really means the world to me every time we do a show and people dance and get so psyched and happy.
Turns out Goodbye Blue Monday films their acts and already posted most of the show on YouTube! (Which is way better and faster than me doing it. *grin*) Rad! For your viewing pleasure:
Dark Side:
Falling Stars:
Without You/This Happens:
Out of Ideas:
Don’t Know Why:
Stuck In My Head:
Thank you so much to all the people who came out and all the people who stayed and all the people who came up to say hi afterwards. I love each and every one of you. Rich, you are awesome. And Green Andy- hilarious! He took some pictures which I will post (assuming I can have a copy?) once he works his magic on them. I love it when Green Andy takes pictures! :)
Now, I’ve been getting super chastised lately because we have a million shows coming up and no one seems to know about them. Here goes:
-April 10th Northampton, Massachussetts.
Kristepher, Chris Neal and I together again at last. That’s all I gotta say about that.
-April 11th Mean Fiddler, New York
This is a benefit show in Midtown that should be AWESOME. I highly recommend to anyone in the Manhattan area (Joe that means you) that you should make the trek out and say hi. It should be a great night and it’s for a good cause.
-May 3rd Luna Lounge, New York
FREE CD Release party (the CDs are free, not the party,) AND it’s my birthday party, and I’m sure I can think of a thousand more reasons why this show is going to be the best show ever!!! :) Please come to this one. If you can only see us once, this is definitely the show to be at.
That’s all. Thanks again to everyone for making last night so wonderful, special, and memorable. You guys are the best!
Until next time...
Set List:
-Who We Are
-Not That Bad
-Dark Side
-Falling Stars
-Without You
-This Happens
-Half Here
-Out Of Ideas
-Don’t Know Why
-Stuck In My Head
