Show Journal 2003-10-24
For such a small turnout this show was a blast. The drive down ended up being pretty damn amusing. First we rocked the new CD by ‘Man’ who is an one person band that consists of vocals, a bass and a kick drum. The guy is so angry it’s hard to fathom. Next we watched Escape From New York and decided that a) someone should be nicknamed ‘Fresno Bob’ b) the van could use some chandeliers on the front of it and c) the movie is much funnier if you imagine that the Duke of New York is in fact human excrement. In typical Bend fashion we arrived late and ended up missing the first band. I wished I had seen their set because they had a member that looked exactly like Justin. Same sweatshirt, same shorts, same belt, same shoes, same haircut, same tendency to wear sunglasses on his forehead at night and even the same desire to wear shorts in 30 degree weather. It was uncanny. Since they were from Canada so we got to hear Dave’s assortment of anti-Canadian jokes which is always a treat. I did get to see all of Monkee Torture’s set which is always a highly amusing experience if you are listening carefully. I could swear there was a song about wanting to be a hobo. Then of course the classic WWBVTD? Very good set from the best punk rock/butt rock hybrid around. Thirty 3 headlined and I thought they sounded great. Afterwards we inquired as to how many Care Bears were killed to make the fuzzy lining on their amps but were not given a response. While they were loading Jim found a can of spray on snow (for X-mas stuff) and proceeded to write ‘Portland School For Retarted Boys’ in huge letters on the side of their van. Somewhere a picture exists. Big thanks to PJ and Mikey for hooking up the show, Kaylin for the cookies (and company), all our friends in the other bands and everyone who spent a cold Friday night with us.
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