Show Journal 2004-10-08
First TSOL, now the UK Subs. It’s been really cool to get to play with all these influential and amazing bands. I couldn’t believe a) how nice the UK Subs were and b) how much they could still rock. I gotta make a special mention the age because the guitar player is 50 and can jump higher than Justin. More impressive still was the singer who is over 60 (!!!) and still gets up there and rocks the crowd like no one’s business. I hate to sound corny but it was really inspirational in a way. Rest of the show … no Red Flags went first and they have come a long way since the Brother Spud days. I would have watched more but the Ash Street burger wreaked havoc on my insides and I had to go wandering the lower Burnside bar area in search of a half way sanitary restroom. If you live in the area you’ll understand what a daunting proposition this is. Statch was second and has always been a pleasure to watch since we met them back in the EJ’s days. We were third and I thought we did pretty well. A few people were singing along including the masked bandit El Santo. Somehow I suspect El Santo wasn’t supposed to be in the bar but your secret is safe with us. The new Ash Street stage was cool, the sound was good and all in all it was probably the best response we’ve had at a bar show in ages. Best part about our set was that the UK Subs seemed to dig us. Colin overheard Charlie saying that we were “shit hot”. We think it was a compliment and will take it as such. The Subs were on right around midnight and as I mentioned they sounded amazing. They’ve got that perfect old school sound but it’s still melodic and rocks … ahhh … so good. Glad I finally got to see them on their last tour ever!
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