Eric's Show Journal - posted on September 3, 2005 by

Show Journal 2005-09-03

We rarely get to play the Ash Street but when we do it’s always a blast. Tonight of course was no exception. Switch Hitter was first and they were a pretty rad band. The singer showed up wearing a Tiger Army shirt with a sticker of a tank on his guitar and the word ‘Hoss’ (his name) tattooed across his knuckles. Safe to say we were going to like this band. Awesome band, awesome songs, nice people and the nicest “switch bitch” ever. 48 Thrill was next and rocked the hizzouse. Rumor has it, it was their first show but you would have never known. The songs were instantly catchy and felt like you had known them for years. Very cool and I hope we get to play with them again. Valid Effort was third. We played with them a while ago at Devils Point and knew they were pretty tough. Through the Ash Street sound system they sounded huge. We played last and did alright. We tried a new song for the first time ever that was met with the sound of crickets. Other than that the set was good. Afterwards we were greeted by the Bratwurst truck which conveniently parked in front of the club. All in all a good night. Thanks to the other bands, J Crash for his work on the show and the fine folks of the Ash Street!