Good morning, monkees. We're back to normal in Scamper land after a furious and wholly unexpected 3 straight weeks of rocking your pants down around your ankles, exposing your pink and brown bottoms at which all the world could snicker.
Yeah, I'm still a little punchy. A lot to cover this morning. First off, when I think of the incredible outpouring of support that all the Scamper fans and friends showed us during all three rounds of this little doo-daddy known as the WBCN Rumble, the words "thank you" don't really seem to cut it. Your phone calls, your emails and above all your eardrum-shattering cheering during all three rounds - just incredible, guys. I owe each and every one of you an oatmeal raisin cookie or a foot massage from Mike (your choice).
The WBCN Rumble was a great experience, beginning to end for us. See - Scamper's dirty little secret during this whole experience was that we never actually considered this thing a "competition." If you think about it, the idea of value judging bands against each other on a points system is at best silly and at worst sort of fundamentally wrong. It's kind of like the Grammys or the Oscars or something similarly stupid - did winning an Oscar actually make A Beautiful Mind the "Best Picture" of that year? Of course not - that movie was a giant turd burrito covered in suck salsa whether it won a stupid award or not.
No, Scamper went into the Rumble with three goals: A) play our best show(s) to a whole bunch of people that had probably never heard us before, 2) do our best to foster a spirit of comraderie and good will amongst all the other bands with which we played and III) avoid bodily injury. While the third was a complete failure after the disastrous and blood-soaked preliminary round show, we were very happy with how everything else turned out.
If you've ever been in a band in Boston, you know that the BCN Rumble has a reputation for getting a little ugly. Sometimes, bands take the whole thing way too seriously, project juvenile rock star attitudes and even go so far as to try to sabotage their "competition." We were lucky enough to have a tremendously warm and friendly experience from beginning to end. We met a lot of great new fans and almost every member of all the bands we played with were amazingly terrific people. The bands Taxpayer, Mach 5 and We're All Gonna Die were particularly gracious. So we made some new friends with some great guys in great bands, which is very cool and doesn't always happen.
At the risk of overwhelming the rest of you with sugary sap, I'd also like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the members of my band. I'm really proud of how the guys conducted themselves throughout these past three weeks. In the face of pressure and negativity, they showed unbelievable class and character. Not that I was surprised in the least.
Okay, let's put this Rumble baby to rest. The final episode of this season's podcast is up and running, so check that poopie poop out. Now that things are a little more back to normal, this journal will return to its regularly scheduled crap tomorrow, covering such groundbreaking and controversial subjects as what I'm watching on television and what I think of aforementioned television programs.
Yeah, I'm still a little punchy. A lot to cover this morning. First off, when I think of the incredible outpouring of support that all the Scamper fans and friends showed us during all three rounds of this little doo-daddy known as the WBCN Rumble, the words "thank you" don't really seem to cut it. Your phone calls, your emails and above all your eardrum-shattering cheering during all three rounds - just incredible, guys. I owe each and every one of you an oatmeal raisin cookie or a foot massage from Mike (your choice).
The WBCN Rumble was a great experience, beginning to end for us. See - Scamper's dirty little secret during this whole experience was that we never actually considered this thing a "competition." If you think about it, the idea of value judging bands against each other on a points system is at best silly and at worst sort of fundamentally wrong. It's kind of like the Grammys or the Oscars or something similarly stupid - did winning an Oscar actually make A Beautiful Mind the "Best Picture" of that year? Of course not - that movie was a giant turd burrito covered in suck salsa whether it won a stupid award or not.
No, Scamper went into the Rumble with three goals: A) play our best show(s) to a whole bunch of people that had probably never heard us before, 2) do our best to foster a spirit of comraderie and good will amongst all the other bands with which we played and III) avoid bodily injury. While the third was a complete failure after the disastrous and blood-soaked preliminary round show, we were very happy with how everything else turned out.
If you've ever been in a band in Boston, you know that the BCN Rumble has a reputation for getting a little ugly. Sometimes, bands take the whole thing way too seriously, project juvenile rock star attitudes and even go so far as to try to sabotage their "competition." We were lucky enough to have a tremendously warm and friendly experience from beginning to end. We met a lot of great new fans and almost every member of all the bands we played with were amazingly terrific people. The bands Taxpayer, Mach 5 and We're All Gonna Die were particularly gracious. So we made some new friends with some great guys in great bands, which is very cool and doesn't always happen.
At the risk of overwhelming the rest of you with sugary sap, I'd also like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the members of my band. I'm really proud of how the guys conducted themselves throughout these past three weeks. In the face of pressure and negativity, they showed unbelievable class and character. Not that I was surprised in the least.
Okay, let's put this Rumble baby to rest. The final episode of this season's podcast is up and running, so check that poopie poop out. Now that things are a little more back to normal, this journal will return to its regularly scheduled crap tomorrow, covering such groundbreaking and controversial subjects as what I'm watching on television and what I think of aforementioned television programs.
13 Comments:
thanks for making me cry a little more than i already was.
jeesh. way to go, killer.
Let me just say that the road to the finals was an exhilarating experience for the fans as well. Every show was a blast!
You guys are a class act and my hat goes off to each of you.
Congratulations Scamper.
Well said, Big Cat.
Thanks for the wild ride, Scamper. I honestly don't remember being as excited about anything (including the World Series) as I was hearing your name announced TWICE.
And the shows you put on rocked my socks off.
Brendan said it well. All your support has been a real inspiration to us. There are so many of you that came to three shows in three weeks... and that truly meant more to us than any scorecard from a panel of judges.
We promise to unveil some big, fun things for us all to do together this spring and summer - thanks again for riding the wave with us.
So... y'all lost?
I'm glad it's finally over. That was too much time spent at the Middle East.
So... y'all lost?
I wouldn't say "lost." I'd say "stomped like redheaded stepducklings."
So... y'all lost?
3rd out of 24 ain't bad
now that i'm a little more composed...
i seriously cannot think of a better way that i could've spent the last three weeks. between losing my voice, barely sleeping, and sweating more than i ever had before, i was probably the happiest i had been in a while.
if i didn't say it enough, i am still so proud of you guys for this whole thing, and thank you for always allowing us to all be a part of it with you.
Brendan, that was a classy post. Props to you B-man.
To Scamper at large, I'm really proud of you guys! Not only did you show Boston what you're made of, the crowd really, really enjoyed your stuff. You've proven to everyone that you're one of Boston's best acts (and not just nice guys). Congratulations!!!
---==> Christobal
True, 3rd place is no turd. Sure as hell beats anything I've ever done in my life. I just wanted to clarify for myself.
rock and roll and congrats!
you know this sappy shit is killing me....Face it guys..you got wripped off in the final round...you should have been at least a strong second...but what can you do...Just stop crying over it...
I don't hear anyone crying about it. Anyone in Scamper anyway.
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