Hey rockers. Thanks so much to all of you good folks who eschewed your relatives on this high holiday weekend by rocking out with us on Holy Saturday. And Holy Moley was it a fun show! Nee hah! Some highlights:
- If you haven't been to O'Brien's since the remodel, it's a whole new ball of balls. First and foremost, the "Saskatchewan Rough Riders football locker room in August" smell has been mercifully removed. The whole place has been redone and turned into a nice little rock club. And the bathrooms! Oh, but are they glorious! To quote Hogg about his favorite restroom, "I felt like a king. I mean, a king taking a shit. But a king nonetheless."
We couldn't have been treated better by the staff. All the bartenders hooked us up all night long and we were blessed with the hardest-working sound guy in show business. When I walked in, the manager's sister even gave me an oatmeal raisin cookie. Yay O'Brien's!
- Before the show started, I pulled each one of The Mystery Tramps aside and said, "Look, this is an important show for me - don't fuck it up." Even at their tender ages, they weren't even slightly intimidated by me. They absolutely rocked the scroti off the entire place. Great kids, a great sound - just a really fun band. Check them out.
- Thanks to the kindness of our bartenders, I had a few gratis Miller High Lifes flowing through my bloodstream, resulting in me being (if you can imagine) even more obnoxious than usual.
Early in the set, I felt a little bad about all the verbal abuse I was heaping on my bandmates, so I decided to show my appreciation by awarding the "Brendan Boogie Band Employee of the Month" award. It was just my way of showing that I care and respect my band members.
Nate opened up the envelope and read, "And the winner of the March 2008 Brendan Boogie Band Employee of the Month... for the fourth straight month - Brendan Boogie."
I know! I was as shocked as you. I would like to dedicate this award to all of my past bandmates who I had to fire for drawing attention away from me by being too good.
- I must have been more obnoxious than even I thought, because immediately after the set Nate approached me and said, "Look - I know yelling at your band is part of the whole 'schtick' you do, but even I have my limits, man." I had to give him a beard massage with full release just to make him feel better. Sorry, pal! I like beer. A lot.
- And what can I say about Soap Stars? A really fun band full of chronic masturbators. Great guys. At 2am I got a text from Duncan the guitarist that read "I heard you went home with one of the Mystery Tramps." I swear - I have no idea how these rumors get started.
Thank you all for coming out. It was a great, fun night. We look forward to playing at O'Brien's again next month as part of the April Harris residency.
- If you haven't been to O'Brien's since the remodel, it's a whole new ball of balls. First and foremost, the "Saskatchewan Rough Riders football locker room in August" smell has been mercifully removed. The whole place has been redone and turned into a nice little rock club. And the bathrooms! Oh, but are they glorious! To quote Hogg about his favorite restroom, "I felt like a king. I mean, a king taking a shit. But a king nonetheless."
We couldn't have been treated better by the staff. All the bartenders hooked us up all night long and we were blessed with the hardest-working sound guy in show business. When I walked in, the manager's sister even gave me an oatmeal raisin cookie. Yay O'Brien's!
- Before the show started, I pulled each one of The Mystery Tramps aside and said, "Look, this is an important show for me - don't fuck it up." Even at their tender ages, they weren't even slightly intimidated by me. They absolutely rocked the scroti off the entire place. Great kids, a great sound - just a really fun band. Check them out.
- Thanks to the kindness of our bartenders, I had a few gratis Miller High Lifes flowing through my bloodstream, resulting in me being (if you can imagine) even more obnoxious than usual.
Early in the set, I felt a little bad about all the verbal abuse I was heaping on my bandmates, so I decided to show my appreciation by awarding the "Brendan Boogie Band Employee of the Month" award. It was just my way of showing that I care and respect my band members.
Nate opened up the envelope and read, "And the winner of the March 2008 Brendan Boogie Band Employee of the Month... for the fourth straight month - Brendan Boogie."
I know! I was as shocked as you. I would like to dedicate this award to all of my past bandmates who I had to fire for drawing attention away from me by being too good.
- I must have been more obnoxious than even I thought, because immediately after the set Nate approached me and said, "Look - I know yelling at your band is part of the whole 'schtick' you do, but even I have my limits, man." I had to give him a beard massage with full release just to make him feel better. Sorry, pal! I like beer. A lot.
- And what can I say about Soap Stars? A really fun band full of chronic masturbators. Great guys. At 2am I got a text from Duncan the guitarist that read "I heard you went home with one of the Mystery Tramps." I swear - I have no idea how these rumors get started.
Thank you all for coming out. It was a great, fun night. We look forward to playing at O'Brien's again next month as part of the April Harris residency.
4 Comments:
Nate has a beard again? I can't keep up.
Nate has a beard again? I can't keep up.
He was clean-shaven at the beginning of the Mystery Tramps. By the end of the Soap Stars set, he was off to join a ZZ Top tribute band.
I'd like to take this opportunity to mention that, contrary to my comment during the show, the rest of my party agreed that Scamper was, in fact, better than The Brendan Boogie Band, as well as 'nicer', 'less stressful', and 'hoppier'.
Also, The Mystery Tramps were, as a unit, more 'adorable' than either Scamper or The Brendan Boogie Band. Also, O'Brien's new 'homeless vagrant urine'-free smell is a major improvement.
Also, The Mystery Tramps were, as a unit, more 'adorable' than either Scamper or The Brendan Boogie Band.
They're so tiiiiiiinyyyyyyyyyy! I couldn't get over it. It's so cute.
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