SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 at Ravari Room

FOOL'S CROWN
DEVILCAKE
EVE OF SHADOW
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Ravari Room

It was kind of a strange night all around, so I'll have to rely on the opinions of everyone else.

Eve of Shadow included members of a band we played with in the Midgard Comics days. They were like a black metal version of Korn or something. The keyboard dude headbanged more than everyone. It was cool.

Fool's Crown included Jim Swanson, whom I've known for approximately forever. I think since about 1985 or 1986, something like that. I haven't seen him in a long long long time, so long that I did no recognize him at first. We were in a band together in the late 80s. He's easily the greatest drummer I've played with. And the dude isn't even a full-time drummer.
In Fool's Crown he plays bass. So, there. I mean, I play bass and drums but Jim SLAYS on all instrumentation. Me, I just have a go. That's all I can do is have a go. Take a crack, that kind of thing. At any rate, it was sweet as pie to see Jim.

Meanwhile I think Michael Bill had the biggest posse in the whole place. I can't say I saw that one coming. But hey, it's about damn time.

The venue was not packed out to the gills. Not overrun with drunks like last time. Just a nice clutch of hardcore peeps down front for the whole set.

And can I just say that it cracks me up that Michael Bill can still come up with shit like asking...what's the stupidest song we could open with, that we've never opened with before? Answer below.

The set was a humorous blend. Drumming-wise, I didn't have as many problems as last time. I knew in advance which pieces of the drum set would come loose during every song. Playing-wise, I threw a few clangers. But, again, hopefully not as many as last time.

I do think the BURN SANDWICH BURN into SAUERKRAUT LURKING followed by I WANT A FUCKING BIG MAC before MARSHMALLOW was kind of a long bunch of plodding. But that's what happens when we insist on using John Cage approved methods of chance determination for setlist construction.

We played
CHICKEN NUGGETS OF SIN (with the old school BOOOBIEESSSSS intro)
PIZZA PARTY
BURN SANDWICH BURN
SAUERKRAUT LURKING
I WANT A FUCKING BIG MAC
MARSHMALLOW
CARMEL KNOWLEDGE
HANDS OFF MY MOTHERFUCKING OREOS
SALAD BAR MAN (including BLACK SABBATH'S "RAT SALAD" in the middle)
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT SATAN
WEENUSMOBILE
FRIBBLE

I didn't break anything or drop anything. I did get blisters on my hands & fingers though. Which is fine. I didn't draw blood, so it's all fine.

Steve sounded great. Michael Bill sounded great. Gourley was on fire, as usual.

Oh yeah & the soundman kicked ass. He apparently works/worked at Thee Alrosa, so he's got his shit together. & the rumor is that he was running sound at Alrosa on THE infamous night there. Fuck.

So anyway. See y'all next month, hopefully. Hopefully my glam rock alter ego will be signing in.

PRETTY PLEEZE!!!!