A new rule to live by
A new rule to live by: Make Bands Dinner. This is a very nice gesture that fans everywhere should try. You’re not going to get the Rolling Stones over anytime soon, but if you are a fan of an indie band and have maybe had some contact with them in the past, send an email when they are coming to town and invite them over… They might not be able to make it, they will definitely be late, they will definitely leave quickly after and they will definitely appreciate it beyond belief. This time in Thunder Bay it was Nancy and friends. Excellent!! (Note to self: buy a bread maker!!!) (update: I have a bread maker and have made 145 loafs so far) Drew just stuck duct tape in my hair. I’ll leave it for a while so he doesn’t get the joy of watching as I try to remove it… The band will randomly do odd things. Suddenly sending off packages with posters and shirts and CDs and photos when they get bored. This is all stuff that needs to get done, but I’m amazed at their sticktoitiveness… I’ve decided that it is unnatural to be surrounded by attractive women in a party atmosphere for 3 hours only to return to a hotel room to sleep next to a man you’re quite bored of. This could very well be psychologically damaging. As the band’s official psychologist (and biographer), I’m afraid I’m at a loss… The show this time in Thunder Bay was a half decent one. It was in the lounge in the SUB at Lakehead University. The maximum capacity of the room was 130 and they cut it off at 130. This is unfortunate because people got turned away and it could have easily fit another 50-100 people. Promoters don’t like to break rules when it’s a door deal… When bars feel totally overstuffed it’s because the band got a guarantee. When there’s a lineup or it’s soldout, 99% of the time the band is getting the whole cover charge… Adam put the show on for the band and sang “I’ll Never Take The Place Of Your Man” with Drew. He also did an opening set with a friend or 2 that we heard was kinda funny. Not sure if it was supposed to be funny, he was very drunk though… We missed it because of the dinner that we were late for. Actually we were late because a nice fellow gave us directions based on the Big Dipper being in the east. He later corrected himself, popped his head out the door and said he meant west. Both were moot, as it was cloudy. Duct tape is not hard to remove and put in Drew’s nose while he sleeps.