Hope everyone had a nice long weekend. As for me, I ate like a total asshole all weekend, consuming enough hot dogs at Hogg's barbecue to qualify my ass as an alternative energy source.

But wow oh wow - did we have fun at the Tufts show on Friday night? Yes. Yes, we did. The often imitated but never fondled highlights:

- After a rousing pre-show game of Upwords, Keith decided to use the board to make himself a set list (PS - there are two cover songs in there, if you want to play the guessing game at home):



Once again, proof that Keith is a complete psychopath. Of course, I had to ruin it during the show by spilling the letters all over the stage. Once again, proof that I am an insufferable jerk. We are what we are, friends. Ain't no changing us now.

- We realized that we had run out of rehearsed material about one hour into our two-hour show. This resulted in several unrehearsed impromptu cover songs, including Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone," Venga Boys' classic "Boom Boom Boom Boom," and Nate's improvised version of "Snakes on a Plane." Brought the house down.

- It was one of those nights when anything seemed possible. Late in the evening, we even managed to use the power of our rock to disprove the necessity of capitalism. People asked about buying CDs and we told them of the bargain $5 price tag. Later in the set, we realized - these were poor college kids. They were generous enough to spend their time on our ridiculously bloated unrehearsed set, so Keith made a decision: one night only, all CDs are free.

Then, something amazing happened. After the show, kids who had just gotten a free CD and a free show came up and gave us $5. They wanted to thank us for the good show and the free CD. We actually made more money than we normally do on CD sales. It just goes to show - if we get rid of this capitalist thing, maybe we'll all figure out another way to take care of each other.

Thanks, Tufts! You restored our heretofore shaken faith in Kelly Clarkson covers.