Usually, when people are parked in front of the stage screaming and gesticulating, I guess they’re drunk. That means they’d be as nuts about the music no matter who was playing.
At Jughead’s last night, I thought for sure the dudes closest to the stage were
From a previous Jughead's show. Photo by Laura Rude.
just plastered. Turns out I was wrong. After the set, I gave them a few Hung Dynasty picks to say thanks for the enthusiasm (whether influenced by fermented beverages or not). We exchanged a few words, and they sounded stone-cold sober.
Heh. I guess we must’ve done something right. We busted out a few covers, which got people into sing-along mode.
A minor glitch: During the first song, I saw the sound guy run up onto the stage. I looked over my shoulder, and saw that some huge banner had falled off the wall, square onto Chris’ head. It was draped over him like a tent! But he kept on drumming, to his credit.
Seriously, that stuff doesn’t happen in the big leagues, which makes life in the musical nether regions a lot of fun!
Set List:
Rampage
Little Jeannie
Rage (which may get a name change)
Close the Deal
Be a Man
Seek & Destroy (Metallica cover)
What it Means
Stick it to the Man
Breakin’ the Law (Judas Priest cover)
