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The section of really bad pictures has lost it’s humor after only a mere 10 days. If you really want to see them check the FAQ page. We’re still waiting for tour pictures as Kelvis (our tour roadie and photographer) is travelling in Europe right now. Maybe some day we will see them
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The Red Cross benefit show in Redding has been rescheduled to 10/13. The only other news is that due to popular demand we have added a new section to the Pictures page. “The Gallery of Really Bad and Ugly Pictures” as it is named contains the infamous “Flying Shitter” picture which seems to be so heavily discussed in our Guestbook. Look for more unflattering pictures in the weeks to come.
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We are playing a benefit show in Redding, CA for the WTC bombing on 10/6. All benefits from the show are going directly to the Red Cross. As for our small little world the show journal is posted and the pictures are due in next week. Also, we have two new t-shirts for sale including the return of the Flaming 800 Ball and also our first Baby Doll T-Shirt.
Show Journal 2001-09-15
The Ash Street. The Ash Street has not been kind to us recently. Everyone says we sound good when we play there but we never get any sort of crowd response. Ever. It is a cool place to see shows and hang out so we will probably continue to subject ourself to it’s perils. The equipment carnage from tour continues. Justin’s guitar is on the fritz and Jim’s bass drum got messed up. Amazing. I can remember a time when I could proudly state that our equipment doesn’t break. Those days are now long gone. Anyway, despite the apathetic reaction to our music and the breakage the show was still pretty fun. Longshot absolutely tore up the stage and played an amazing set tonight. I thought they were good before but man they rocked tonight. The Secludes weren’t too shabby either. They suffered the same crowd reaction as us though. I would have hated to follow Longshot tonight but they did a good job. Their new material sounds really good. I guess you could say it’s a little more ‘mature’ sounding than their older stuff but it still rocks. Special mention to Greg and Dwight for checking out the show and also to the guy from Hickory!
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I really wanted to update the web page this morning but I can’t concentrate on our band or anything else when the country is being attacked in such horrific ways and so many innocent people are dying. We aren’t spiritual people by any stretch of the imagination but our thoughts and best wishes go out to all who have been affected by today’s attacks.
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17 days, 8400 miles and only 6 showers
Show Journal 2001-09-09
Day 17 – I bathed in a truck stop sink today. The water was cloudy but I didn’t care. Home is only 550 miles away which is still a very, very long drive home. We ate at Dick’s Burgers in Spokane which was a great detour for us. For the final home stretch Justin volunteered to drive. He hadn’t driven the van since California!!! I think something is coming over him. His hair isn’t spiked up, he’s willingly driving and at one point he actually requested to hear a Danzig album. Poor child. We arrived at home without incident and all in all I would consider the trip a success. The final reading on the Painometer was just over 8400 miles … our longest tour to date! Thanks to everyone who came to see us, helped us book shows and made this fun for us. Special thanks to Kevin for enduring us and this trip!!! I can’t remember laughing so much on a trip like this so thanks again for being fun to hang out with and for just being Kevin!
Show Journal 2001-09-08
Day 16 – Damn it’s cold today. I think the high was around 46. The fly swatters are working well and are giving the Nintendo a run for it’s money. Today’s drive was really long. Most other drives were between 500-600 miles. Today’s was 800 with another 800 miler tomorrow as well. At one point during the drive Justin was sleeping with his eyes open, snoring loudly and had 4 flies hovering around his crotch. The show tonight was great. Amazing turnout for such a small town. Special mention to the “loadie” which is slang for someone who is “mother fucking loaded”. I missed JM vs JM but Kevin said they rocked. Coldsnap 9 totally kicked ass and was very impressive. Switch Two 47 rocked hard as well. They have come a long way since our show last year and hopefully we can play with them again. During our set we had a guest vocalist wearing a gorilla mask and an 800 Octane girly t-shirt. We have no idea who it was. Too bad Kevin was in the bathroom and missed the masked one. Thanks to Switch Two 47 for hooking us up with the show!!! You guys rock!!! We drove until about 5:00 AM and stayed in another roadside rest stop.
Show Journal 2001-09-07
Day 15 – The drive to Aberdeen was a rainy one. Appropriate weather for the return of Worlds Most Boring Band to the town where we were given that title. The highlight of the trip happened today at Kevin’s expense. At a Wal-Mart in Aberdeen Kevin, Dave and Justin all went into a bathroom. Kevin walked into a stall while Dave and Justin did their business at some urinals. During that time someone else walked into the bathroom. Kevin had no idea and in an effort to amuse Dave and Justin he announced in a loud voice “Hello Aberdeen … are you ready to rock?” Dave and Justin busted out laughing while the outsider stood in fear from what was happening in the stall next to him. Classic. At the Wal-Mart we bought 2 fly swatters. We also bought some Febreeze and are threatening to give someone a “Febrath.” After that we headed over to the club. It was still closed so we ate a little cafe next door. The place looked pretty unassuming but was the home of the best Italian food I’ve had in years. After that we walked to the arcade where the show was happening. It was empty and Justin and I engaged in a wacky game of ‘horse’ on the basketball machine they had. After that was nap time for the band. The show tonight was amazing. The opening act was a local kid who sang funny songs on an acoustic guitar. The second band was absolutely incredible. I asked what they sounded like before they played and the bass played simply responded with “we’re … uhhmm … heavy”. They were beyond heavy, they were the heaviest. 2 guitars with full stacks, 2 bass players with ampeg cabinets, one insane drummer (who plays naked) and 4 of the 5 sing/scream. It was some of the most aggressive and violent music I’ve ever heard. Needless to say I liked it. Their set was only 20 minutes. During the last song the guitar player dived into the drums, the bass players were crashing into the crowd, the other guitar player was throwing stuff and the naked drummer was also smashing the drums. As if guided by destiny just as this climax of their set was unfolding the police showed up. After seeing about 5 seconds of this they threatened to break up the show. In the end they didn’t but I think some of the other band members got tickets and/or warnings. Everyone was totally amped after the pervious bands set and went nuts for us. I think we played an extra 30 minutes which was really cool for us. People jumped, shouted and even crowd surfed. One girl messed up her ankle pretty bad and had to go to the hospital so we wish her the best. Some kid after the show told us that he “heard we were assholes”. On the bright side at least he had heard of us? Big thanks to everyone who made this the best show of our tour and extra thanks to Matt for setting up the show. After the show we went out to eat with Tanya and Rob and had some late night greasy breakfast food. After dinner we slept at a rest stop somewhere in North Dakota.
Show Journal 2001-09-06
Day 14 – Another well needed truck stop shower today. Especially after waking up with flies on my face. The drive today was uneventful at best … at least until Jim drove and we had 3 or 4 near rear end collisions. We arrived early (and alive) and stopped at the Mall of Americas to kill some time. When we got to the 7th Street we were delighted to learn we were playing with The Gamits and The Fairlanes both of which we are fairly good acquaintances with. We were way early so Dave, Kevin and I took a cab over to the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices. Pretty cool little museum with lots of neat and amusing stuff. I still can’t decide what the medical advantages of a rectal warmer is though. After that we went to a swanky Japanese restaurant and treated Dave to his birthday dinner. The show tonight was awesome. The Gamits and Fairlanes totally rocked and I can see why they are getting popular these days. Grotto also kicked plenty of ass on thier own. Jim had a particularly exciting night and proved it by drinking himself into a vomiting mess in the basement of the club. Thanks to Chuck and Casey for coming out to the show and hooking us up with a place to stay.
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