Show Journal 2000-09-30
Interesting story … the show tonight was put on by Emily who was a girl we actually met on tour in Chattanooga of all places. At the time she introduced herself to us and said that she had seen us play in Portland before. She also said that she was going to have a big party with a few bands and wanted us to play. We were thinking “yeah, whatever” but a few days ago she actually called us and asked us. Pretty cool. It’s been ages since we played a party so I was kind of nervous about it. I think the last one was that god awful new years 1998 party. Usually parties have bad sound, too many drunks and you never get paid for your effort. Oh … wait a minute. Anyway, the party was totally cool. It was nice to see and hang out with the Burning Cindy’s again. I wish more people would have watched them. Our set went pretty well and everyone seemed really into it despite the cramped space and incredibly loud room. There’s always a special place in my heart for nights when you see a pit break out in a living room. We got to play encores tonight which was really cool. I think we played 5 more songs than our set list had. A few people came up afterwards and said it was the best show they have ever seen at a party. They probably just don’t get out much but we’ll take it as a compliment. Thanks to Emily for the chance to play, thanks to Pete and Paul for coming out and thanks to the drunk guy who “sang” backup vocals for the last 10 or so songs.
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