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Happy Halloween everyone! Finally the 2001 Tour pictures have been added!!! Also the guestbook has gotten a slight makeover
Show Journal 2001-10-20
Ok, I take back what I said about the Ash Street last month. We actually had a very receptive and very enthusiastic crowd tonight. I thought we played great and what can I say … it was just a really, really fun show to play. We played a new untitled song as well as our newly crafted punk rock opus entitled “Bomb Osama Bin Laden”. All Out was up after us and those guys can still rock like no one’s business. I haven’t seen them play in quite some time and they seem like twice the band they were before. So much energy, so much personality … they rock. I Know Kung Fu was up next and as a homeless man in Chattanooga once said “everybody know that y’all turned it out”. They sounded great tonight … mostly because they played Logan’s Run and man I love that song. Interestingly enough this was the 4th time we’ve tried to book a show with ‘the Fu’ and this was the first one that actually came through, so I must say that I am still amazed. Hopefully the curse has been lifted. The Catholic School Girls were up last as I’m not sure what to say. Fast, loud, aggressive, large shirtless men with a bubble machine and toilet paper launcher. They put on a great set. All in all a very good show. Only time will tell if the Ash Street is this kind to us again.
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After eight months of waiting we finally have another show in Bend. It will be on Nov. 10th
Show Journal 2001-10-13
Usually when we drive 7 hours for just one show I start to complain about it but I gotta say this one was totally worth it! The show tonight was a benefit concert for the Red Cross and the NYC bombing. When it was all said and done the show pulled in well over $1000 to donate! For a punk rock show in a smaller town I think that’s incredible. The venue was a very large high school auditorium complete with balcony, spot lights, a big sound system and an enormous stage. We saw lots of familiar faces tonight which was really encouraging. Tons of people from the Chico show as well as our last appearances in Redding. Lots of 800 Octane stickers in the parking lot too! We missed most of All But Forgotten since we made a hamburger run to Bartel’s. I didn’t want to miss them but as Dave’s said “damn those burgers was good”. Spent was up second and I thought they sounded really good. After missing their set last time it was finally nice to hear them as a full band and not a three piece! Good job guys. Hand Over Fist. What can I say about Hand Over Fist? I think those guys absolutely rock live. They go from technical quiet parts to just balls out rock faster than you can blink. I think they are a great band and it will amaze me if they don’t go on to bigger and brighter things in music. Jimmirig was up next and they were just as impressive as last time. Catchy songs, great musicians … they are just a really solid band and nice as can be. We were up last and I think we played well. I figured everyone would be burnt out after watching 4 bands, but that was not the case. People moved, cheered and quite a few people actually knew the words which is always great to see. We played a brand new song tonight and it seemed to go over well. Heads kept bobbing the whole song but now that I think about it they could have just been hypnotized by Justin’s crotch. Anyway, I could go on and on but I’ll just say that it was just a really fun show to play. Mad props got out to Dave who became the first member of 800 Octane to get to sign a girl’s breast … and a fake one at that! Of course Stephanie got to touch them but if I elaborate more we could get arrested. Special thanks to Chad from Spent for putting this whole thing together … venue, lineup, staff, etc. People like him make me feel really lazy. Thanks again to everyone in Redding for another rad show.
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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
