Venue: Donna Jean’s Libations
If there’s one place we love playing, it’s at Donna Jean’s. And if there’s one thing we hate, it’s turning down a gig there. But it looked like we had to, since Matt the Bassist was going to be out of town. Enter Stash from Dorks in Space. He’s subbed a few times in the past for us, jammed with us and attended many a Hung Dynasty show. We asked him to fill in - he apparently camped outside Donna Jean’s with a mobile studio for the past few weeks to prepare.
At about 10 a.m. the day of the show, we got an e-mail from him: “So I was thinking … in what key do you guys play “Beat It”? There’s a dead bleached pedophile that needs a tribute.” (We’d been working on that tune for a side project) He learned the tune post-haste and was ready to rock it.
In other events, the opening band didn’t show, and Chris had a massive problem with his bass drum’s double pedal. Much sweat and cursing issued from him as he worked like Scotty from the Enterprise to get it ready. Great success! A very good gig with an excellent vibe and a heaping helping of enthusiasm.
Set List:
Rampage
What It Means
Beat It
Little Jeanie
Be a Man
Close the Deal
Seek & Destroy
Rage
Ill Wind
Stick it to the Man
Breakin’ the Law
