02nd Oct 2009
Queers Tour Day 9
After picking up a new bass amp at the music store we headed to San Antonio. I watched Shaun of the Dead on the easy two hour drive. We stopped at another barbecue place again but this one was a lot cooler. It was a tiny place called Van’s Barbecue and only had about 10 menu items total. All the food is served on wax paper.
The show was at this kind of crappy 2-stage venue appropriately called Rock Bottom. One highlight was this super awesome guitarist wanted ad posted on a bulletin board. The description is pretty amazing and you know they are serious because of the sweet lightening bolts.
However gross the place might have been, it was probably the best attended show and the craziest crowd. On the first note of the first song I got beer in my eye. I had to back up several feet from the edge of the stage because I kept getting hit in the face with my microphone by kids going nuts. It was also hotter than any show I’ve ever played - I was literally dripping with sweat. You could barely breath in the place by the end because there was no fresh air coming in or air conditioning.
I’ve noticed a high correlation of “new songs” to exciting shows, so naturally I had to play two new songs on stage again in addition to the ones I learned from last night. It was so hot and crazy that I didn’t really care - I just did my best and faked it. The set is going further and further away from being all pop which is kind of a bummer, but the crowd definitely responds more excitedly to the more punk songs.
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