Leading up to Saturday night’s show in Chicago
We had a few hiccups
Like, Saturday being the first time Dad had been out of bed since he’d arrived Wednesday
Bronchitis had been fucking with him big time
Minus the lube
And then we had a 2 hour soundcheck before the show
Our sound checks normally take around 20 minutes
Saturday’s had me still standing on stage, sans makeup, in my tracksuit at 7:55pm
The show was supposed to start at 8pm
Battling to get the sound, backing tracks, guitars to work
Long story that I won’t go into
You know, the whole, if you don’t have anything nice to say about the fucktards you’re dealing with, then don’t say anything at all
Anyhoo…
After a record 7 minutes to get ready
I was so rushed I forgot a couple of things
Like tuning my guitar
And underwear
You know, nothing important
It was show time
It’s always interesting to play to a room full of people that have never seen you before
Especially in a different country
Pretty much the whole crowd were ‘virgins’ to our show
There were so many people I knew at the gig
Friends, neighbours, Macaroni & Magoo’s school teachers
I was a bit excited
Then there were the fans that had driven, flown & bused in from all over
Michigan, California, Ohio, New York, Idaho, Canada
It was an intimate theatre setting
And it was awesome
Dad proved that he can still put on a shit hot show
Even when he’s feeling like death warmed up
And I proved that undies are optional
My wife and I are probably the only ones who flew out from California for the show. We hadn’t heard your music before but now I’m supposed to get it as a Valentines present. Good one!
lol – you’re welcome Benny! Appreciate you guys coming all the way from CA – hope you enjoyed the show!! x
hmmm maybe you should write a song about it….”going commando in Chicago” perhaps?
I see you stole my pic lol and pics from my hubby hahaha.. I have had trouble with facebook uploading my pics.. will try again tonight.. I got some good ones.. It was so worth the drive from Ohio.. and the waiting to see ur dad for over 20yrs..
Deb xxx
Oohhhh… schoolteachers! That would have been WAY scarier than lil ol’ me!!!! Tell me more…
🙂
BB
The school teachers? I bet they had their eyes opened.
I can picture it now, Monday morning at school…
Little Miss Macaroni, where’s yer fuckin’ home work?
No you can’t use the toilet, I’ll tell you when to fuckin’ shit.
I’d have loved to see the teachers reactions to your show!
Take care Jenny, I catch you when you’re over in UK.
Dilli Gaf
Ooh…possibly no more Parent-Teacher Conferences…they will not confront you now with any possible negatives, now that they know the possible reaction they may get! 🙂
Sorry to hear about the Sound Probs…not a good spin to be in pre-showtime. Especially, in the “Home Town”. You polished up well (impressive – 7 mins) and Dad looks fit & healthy in B&W!
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU DID GOOD! Jxxx