Show Journal 2004-06-07
Crazy night. We arrived late as usual and unloaded in the cold and dreary rain. We set up our stuff, went to get some food and when we got back The Empty was already playing. They were ok, kind of a little mismatched given the lineup though. They knew Mooninites quotes and you just gotta respect that. We were second and depending on your state of mind you either saw something kind of cool or you saw something kind of lame. Three songs into our set Justin’s guitar amp died in mid song. He got it working for a minute or two and then it crapped out during the next song. With less than 15 minutes to go and no time to swap amps I suggested that Justin play bass. So that’s what we did. Me on guitar, Justin on bass and the best part … Dave singing without the luxury of an instrument to hide behind. Out of nowhere Dave turned into captain energy and was moving around stage like I’ve never seen him move before. I think we actually pulled it off well and it was kind of cool to be stripped down to such a raw sound for a change. Dave, Jim and myself had a total blast playing. Justin did not. He was busy trying to keep himself from turning his Marshall into a pile of rubble. Roger Miret and the Disasters were third and man I thought they sounded great. They had so many catchy tunes that it was almost scary. The Hunns were last and pretty entertaining to watch. Duane Peters is one of a kind on stage (“can we sound check the tambourine”) and their songs completely kick ass. In addition if you are male, the Hunns always have the ever present distraction of Corey’s breasts. I digress. Thanks to everyone who watched us and to the Wow Hall for having us.
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