This was super wild. I cannot tell about everything that happened at this party but it was huge and crazy and obviously Halloween and never was broken up by the cops. We played a long set and then another with Farmer. We got to take breaks now and then like rockstars. My amp power got kicked out once or twice. We played ‘Pathetic Individuals’ last as we have many times and I remember feeling very nauseated. I was playing and contemplating my options. Stopping, collapsing, puking or even possibly puking and playing. The last was my favorite and I even leaned over to avoid splashing my guitar with vomit. Nothing came out though. I sweat so much and quite often I would let myself fall into the crown and they would grab me and hold me up and cheer me on. I was so hammered and it was a really fun crowd.
Pie in the Sky was supposed to play but couldn’t since Washburn went to see All that night. A band called 12 Gauge played and they rocked. I didn’t know any of them but the singer Tony Knight wore a shirt with a red 666 on it which is cool by me. They covered a Rage Against the Machine song and it seemed flawless. They also covered Sepeltura and other bands. They were very tight. I was scared since their faces were painted and it was dark and blacklights were on. For a minute I thought maybe it wasn’t real. Farmer sang “Where Eagles Dare” with them and it was a little fucked up but still great. The guitarist had the same pedal as me (XP100) and used it perfecetly on the solo for the Rage song.
As always Pie in the Sky or what remaining members were there took advantage of the situation and stepped into a room full of eager people and played without Washburn. It was OK and they used 12 Gauge’s equipment. Somehow Tony Perry had his bass though. I was in another room and I heard them play “Linoleum” by NOFX and I ran in and sang the song. It was cool since I used to jam that with Washburn and the band when Perry wasn’t around at the practice space. I screamed so hard and fell on the floor and I saw only stars and spots. It was very fucking intense.
