ok, story time
the band got there about an hour early, so i met up with them at the place next door to the club. half of them were getting food (vegan food for Forbes, RIGHT NEXT DOOR!). anyway, i met greg first. he was outside on his cell... it's hard to miss him.
hugs happened, then we went to track down sam. we jumped in the van so i could show them a legal place to park. we took the trailer off to move it, that's when i met DJ. then we went back inside, where i met everyone else.
good conversations about the tour and other things. blah blah blah.
then we stood outside, smoking and talking for a good hour or two... because the first two bands sucked. DJ busted out his little handheld boombax thingy and started blasting Dokken... i swear. then Mia showed me video of her being rear-ended by burt (ask her to see it). blah blah blah, more talking and hanging out.
between the last two bands, they couldn't decide who should play last... so they played together. one band would play a song, then the other band would play one. it actually worked out great because then Kayo Dot could tune and get ready for the next song while Frankenixon (or The Sword of Exactly... they are in the middle of a name change) was playing. the two bands really complemented each other, totally different sounds, but the same kind of feel (if that makes sense)
ryan wasn't to hip on the idea at first, but i think he came around. it was a good way to get people in the place until 2. i think the switching also alowed Kayo Dot to play the 4 songs.
chatted with the band before i left, then sent them on there way. it was a fun night for sure.
(oh, i still need to know if DJ got with the girl that was following him around all night)
