Show Journal 2006-10-07
Richland, Washington. Oh, how we love Richland. Although the last two shows were fun they definitely weren’t anything to write home about. This show was amazing. There were a ton of people lingering out front so we knew it was going to be good. The Ashamed opened up and rocked hard. They sounded like Zeke but a little heavier and more technical. Very good. The Independents actually played second and finally got their due reward … a crowd. I think they caught everyone off guard at first but by the end everyone seemed to dig them. The cover of ‘Mother’ was the clincher as I don’t think anyone saw it coming. Our set was amazing. We stuck to the old stuff and played our asses off. Broken foot tendon be damned, I was intent on jumping around again. Seriously one of the most satisfying shows we’ve ever played. Since we had to bail the last two night, we chose to stay in Richland and hang out with the Indy’s. We headed over to Denny’s and it was insane. Every 10 minutes or so a fit of clapping and cheering would breakout from everyone in the restaurant. I mean everyone. It was beyond nutty. We got to hear some good tour stories as well as the infamous “who threw a ham at me” tale. Totally fun. Afterwards those guys did the coolest thing ever and bought us a room at the hotel they were staying at. Knowing damn well how little money people make on the road I’ve got to say that was an incredibly nice gesture. We hung out for a bit and crashed until the morning where we were greeted by a call from Willy who asked if we wanted a Chinese buffet for breakfast. It sounded strangely appealing so we headed over and chowed down on some surprisingly good food. All in all a very cool weekend and we definitely hope to play with the Independents again. Cool guys, good band, it’s too bad all the bands can’t be like them. Thanks so much to all who attended the show, Dustin and the gang and especially the SC wrecking crew! Thanks for the great weekend!
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