hours spent at venue: 8
drink tickets given to Rob: 2
weird sparkling fruit water drinks consumed: 2
visits to restroom due to said drinks: 5
free sushi eaten: 0
birthdays celebrated by friends in attendance: 2
reprimands by venue staff: 2
minutes our set got cut short: 25
songs we played after we were asked to be done: 1
bizarre drunken compliments received: 6
times my phone died: 2
clock display when I got home: 3:32
thanks to those who came and had a good time with us
thanks audiosocket and brian (our sound man)
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"Awesome" is a band of seven vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and performers who combine live theatrics and lush vocal harmonies with a unique mix of guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, reeds, accordion, mandolin, banjo, theremin, typewriter, and on rare occasions, a steel drum.
4 bands that all 7 of us agree on: the Beatles, They Might Be Giants, Ween, Yes.
4 bands that all 7 of us agree on: the Beatles, They Might Be Giants, Ween, Yes.
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- "They've definitely got the skills to match the lofty status their name implies." -- Seattle P-I
- "And, music once again united us as mankind." -- A Christmas Story from the Seattle PI blog
- "The music itself is strikingly melodic and playful in places, downright hilarious in others and languid when least expected." -- Seattle P-I
- "It's been four decades since I've heard anything quite this zany or tuneful." -- Seattle Times
- "Who can resist seven good-looking guys in suits who play guitars, accordions, drums, typewriters, Theremins, and even less likely instruments?" -- Seattle Weekly
- "Their impressionistic spectacles have pushed against the boundaries of musical theater and are practically their own genre." -- the Stranger
- "Seven talented men trained in stagecraft, vocal harmony and hilarity could bear no better name than "Awesome"." -- Seattle Sound
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3 comments:
1. Way too many dudes with bad hair and lots of it…Dreds? Really?
2. Has Evan lost weight? Because, he’s looking handsome and older…in a good way.
3. What was with that floppy haired guy in the orange? I was waiting for him to rush the stage and actually tackle one of you. The look exchanged between Evan and David before they deigned to give him a palm tickle was pretty funny. Probably just as well he was outside for Fruivolution as he definitely would have rushed the stage in solidarity.
4. Kirk was concentrating so hard during Robot Ghost I was expecting his drum kit to burst into flames.
5. Sometimes I wonder if Evan will faint while panting into the mike or if David will sprain something while dancing. Good thing there’s a doctor in the house. Oh wait….
6. I’m fairly certain that JohnO has 8 fingers on his left hand…at least during the fast songs.
7. I’d gotten used to Pete during Basil’s paternity leave, but it just wasn’t he same without Ackerman. However, Rob’s silver suitcase full of many things made him look like a cross between a super spy and inspector gadget…in a good way.
8. While I’m on the subject, what’s with the MIA married guys? Please don’t tell me Kirk is next.
9. Please do tell me that Ride of my Life and Drive are on the new cd. Please tell me the new cd is coming soon.
10. Please publish the words to Fade to Black because they’re impossible to understand when shouted into over-amplified mikes.
1. I know, right?
2. Aw, shucks.
3. He had disturbingly rugged palms.
4. Kirk had a stroke once while playing this song at the old Crocodile.
5. I have experienced extremity tingling and tunnel vision on a few occasions, I admit.
6. He actually only has 5 fingers, but they each have 8 joints.
7. Rob... inspector gadget... niiiiiiiiiiiiiice.
8. I know, right?
9. Chances are good that at least one of those songs will find a home on the next album. We're still recording, in slow motion. For quality.
10. Chorus: One day this egg will crack, the warm yolk leaking out from the back of my head alack alack alack then fade to black. Now it's a singalong!
Three of the bizarre drunken compliments I received: A) "You guys remind me of Devo!" B) "It's like Devo or something!" C) "You're 'Jessie's Girl', with trumpet!"
I play along with the charade,
there doesn't seem to be
a reason to change
You know, I feel so dirty
when they start talking cute
I wanna tell her that I love her,
but the point is probably moot
'Cos she's watching him with those eyes
And she's lovin' him with that body,
I just know it
And he's holding her
in his arms late, late at night
You know, I wish that I had Jessie's girl,
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
Where can I find a woman like that?
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