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Our July 4th Richland show has been moved to a new and larger venue! It’s now at Ray’s Golden Lion which is apparently just a few hundred feet from Atomic Records. More importantly though the show now starts at 8:00. Since it’s July 4th who’s bringing the fireworks? We’re ready for our Great White tribute! (yes, that was in poor taste). Also, be sure to check out our other shows in Bend and Portland as we don’t have anything else booked until September.
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We’ve got three shows with our friends in Same Day Service from Austin, TX coming up in July. If the name sounds familiar we played a week of our 2000 tour with them. Also, we’ve got some new patches and new stickers on the way so keep an eye on the merchandise section.
Show Journal 2003-06-21
Uhhh … hmmm … not too much to say about this one … solid bands, good pizza, nice people, and good music. Sometimes an uneventful evening is the best kind. Thanks to Conor, Evin and all our friends in the other bands!
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Where’s the message board you ask? Gone. Too much drama, too much rambling and too many complaints from posters and non-posters alike. If you still need a fix check our links page for an alternate message board where some people hang out. On a different note thanks to everyone at the Longview show last night. That was one of the best times we’ve ever had playing!
Show Journal 2003-06-14
8 months is too long to go without a Longview show. I had almost forgotten about the crowds and shows there. The locals there don’t realize it but Longview is the mythical land where people actually come to shows, don’t care about what genre of music you play and actually try and have fun at shows. Those are several qualities that this hometown of ours often lacks. Rumor has it tonight was the biggest show of the year and in all the times we’ve been to Reid’s I would say that seemed about right. 2 Men Dead rocked. I’ve never heard such a huge wall of sound come from two people before. Himsa was incredible. I just sat there thinking “there is no way they can get heavier than that last song”. Then the would play the next song and it would be heavier. Then I’d say “ok, really there is no way it’ll get heavier than that last song” and then it would. Incredible. If you like your music fast and loud they should be your new favorite band. As always Countdown ripped it up. Their shows in Longview are consistently some of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I am a huge fan of their band anytime they play but watching them play in their hometown just magnifies their energy and sound about 10 times. It’s insane. It’s makes me feel old. It makes me feel inadequate. It’s makes me want to start a circle pit. Somewhere in the middle we actually played some songs too. I felt like we were the comic relief in a sea of hardcore, noise and anger but alas we all had a great time. First off I should take a bow for not jumping on Dave’s broken ankle tonight. What’s weird is that after some discussion we came to the conclusion that in all these years I hadn’t ever landed on Dave’s ankle until last week. Go figure. We played 3 new songs tonight and they all seemed to go over well. It’s always great seeing people attempt to sing the words to songs they have never heard before. It’s even funnier when that person is Dave. All in all a good night. The only real disappointment was after we left when we tried to go to Jack In The Box and our van wouldn’t fit in the drive through. Being teased with the fresh fragrance of fried fast food is especially cruel when you are very hungry. We had to wait until we got back to Portland before finding an accessible drive through. In a stange last minute decision I opted for fish and chips and they were actually quite disgusting. Just thought everyone should know that. Again, big thanks to the CTL boys for hooking us up with this show.
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Mad props, big ups, much respect and any other expression you want to throw in to thank Lyle for filling on bass last week. You can find Lyle playing drums for The Muddy River Nightmare Band in a dive near you. Anyway, Dave’s going to try to go it alone and return to bass duties this weekend in Longview. I can’t believe it’s been 8 months since we played there. Looking forward to seeing all our homies again!
Show Journal 2003-06-05
I am a disgrace to our band. Seriously. We were having a great show, people were moving, we were rocking and at some point during the last part of our set I jumped in the air, came down and landed squarely on top of Dave’s broken ankle. Yep. 175 pounds careening onto the freshly fractured leg of our singer. As soon as I landed I felt a foot underneath me and I thought “please god let that be his other foot”. No dice. I could hear the shout of agony and pain over the drums and guitars followed by the shouting of the word ‘fuck’ into the microphone. We knew there was a risk of someone in the crowd stepping on Dave’s leg but a band mate doing it? I suck. I really, really suck. Aside from me being an idiot the show totally rocked. The Front stole the show with their punk assault and had everyone moving. Compact 56 was outstanding as usual and it’s always great to spend any amount of time with them. Big thanks to everyone who endured the heat and made this such an great show.
Show Journal 2003-06-03
Ahhhh yes another painfully hot evening at the Meow Meow. If you saw our news page recently then you are aware that Dave currently has a broken leg, a broken ankle and is in a cast for the next several weeks. Doctors orders are not to stand or do any physical activity so we had our friend (and one time guitar player in ’99) Lyle fill in on bass. The rationale was that if Dave is just singing he would be less likely to fall over, get knocked over or somehow injure himself more (if that was even possible). Lyle did great and even nailed the Day Of The Dead bass solo. Oddly enough a lot of people seemed to dig us as a 5 piece. It was kind of cool with Dave in a cast because he was limited on stage. When he’s fully mobile again he’ll probably start up on some euro/tribal/interpretive dance bullshit and then everyone will hate us. Anyway, onto the other bands. Low Tolerance was solid and catchy. Stereotyperider was great even though they didn’t play the Jane’s Addiction cover that I longed for. The Gamits were great (as usual). Different lineup every time I see them but I suppose the same goes for us recently. Bigwig was awesome even minus a guitar player. I’ve had their CD in constant rotation since November so it was nice to see them play songs I knew. The cover of ‘Waiting Room’ by Fugazi was great as well. Thanks to the usual peeps who helped put on the show!
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Thanks to Darin from the street team for making the e-card you might have seen on our home page. Also, let it be known that our bass stand-in Lyle should be referred to as Lyle “Let’s See A Circle Pit You Pussies” Brown.
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Take a second to thank yourself that you are not Dave. Why? Aside from that thing we call “the cheese toes” (not to be confused with Cheetos) Dave now has a broken leg, a broken ankle, is sporting crutches and wearing a large, unsightly cast on his left leg. Doctors orders are not to walk on it, keep it elevated and avoid physical activity for 6-8 weeks. Rather than cancel any shows we are having our friend Lyle Brown play bass for the next few weeks so Dave can concentrate on singing and not falling over. The warning is out now though, if you bump into Dave during our set he is fully prepared to break his other foot off in your ass.
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