wed, apr 19, 1995
fifteen, ground round, bum magnet, happythoughts, the catnips
the phoenix theater, petaluma, ca
wednesday morning rolled around and we called hieu about a show he said we might be able to play. he gave us the good news that we'd be able to play the show opening for ground round and fifteen at the benefit for the humboldt house in petaluma. all the profits made were going to be donated to fix the cat which had just had kittens and to clean the stove and to pay off some bills so their water wouldn't get turned off. anyways we loaded up all the gear and went to hang out in santa rosa for the day. when we left the humboldt house, we had 7 people in the van with only four seats, everyone very cramped into the little spots the equipment didn't take up. some band called catnip played first. they weren't too great and i tried to keep myself busy by chatting with some of the other people in the green room. when we played our set, people seemed to like us, but the sound guy fucked up don's vocals so you could barely hear them.
after our set i had to keep an eye on heather, who was very drunk after celebrating her 21st birthday by drinking brandy in the girls bathroom and didn't really hear the band that played after us. ground round played and then fifteen, during which time we sold a t-shirt. whoever told me fifteen were assholes was dead wrong, they took requests throughout their set and even hung out and talked with don, ian, sara, and i after everyone else left. for the show we made $20 and used most of it to go to taco bell and eat after the show.
don's summary:
our performance rating: quiet vocals and long set
overall show rating: pretty dang good
updated january 9, 1997.