Show Journal 2006-10-06
We’ve been late to shows before but I think this too the cake. We got to Bremerton at 11:20. Load in was 8:00. Doh! We were actually still in Longview waiting for Dustin to finish work at 8:00. Oh man. Amazingly when we arrived we still had a band to go before we played. Wow, this was going to be a late one. Potbelly played before us and totally shredded. Whenever you hear Slayer during tune up and it’s played well you are always in for a treat. Then finished, we loaded up and played on the Independents amps to about eight people. Sometimes it dipped into the 3 or 4 person range, but never exceeded the magic number of 8. In all honesty the show totally sucked ass. We were all pretty bummed after hauling ass to Bremerton only to play seven songs to so few people. After our set the Independents merch guy vomited all over the bar which sadly was the high point of the evening. I felt absolutely horrible for the Independents who are based out of South Carolina and were literally across the country and subjected to the same lackluster crowd. Here’s the amazing thing … they totally rocked and made it a totally fun evening. I can’t think of any other band that could have turned that show around. We’ve been playing a long time, but they’ve got the gift to turn the dismal show into a blast for everyone watching. The night turned out to be so much fun. The songs were great, everyone was smiling, the vibe was fun and I can’t even describe how fun it was seeing Justin being ushered from the room by Evil during every song. Every time he would creep back in he would get somehow violated by the big man. Totally amusing for all of us. The fun was short lived though as we had to drive home after the show. We got into Portland at around 5:30 AM just in time to prepare for work. Had the Independents not played I honestly think this would have been a contender for ‘worst show ever’. Thankfully it was not and we’ll have to save that title for another day.
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