There should be lots of pics at the Lanes. We just need a good "wrangler".
Also, sorry about the "DJ" at Doug Fir-I don't know why, but that didn't happen the way it was supposed to. The guy who sent out the flyers was there, but I just saw him drinking and not doing any spinning-also, the flyer at the club said something else entirely, so we may have fallen victim to some DJ/club politics. Again, my apologies, but I was busy with more prescient matters.
I can't say much for the "cheesedicks" but aren't they at every show?

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hey I just got home, so I'm still a little foggy, but I can only concur with what has already been said - what a great time we had, both as performers and Pilgrims fans. The Pilgrims were great hosts, as were the 'Verb in Seattle. It was really great to see all of the travellers at the shows - Ferenc, Lava Rats, Tina, Unlf, Ran, doug from Reno, Sean from Double Crown & Dick "money in his pants" Messick (the last two for helping us out with merch sales at Seatle and Portland, respectively). I think the 'Verb sounded really good and full sounding - congrats on adding that fifth member/utility player for 3rd guitar/farfisa songs - that really adds alot. Pilgrims were great as usual - played a few songs they did not do last year & did a couple of Chimps-esque vocal numbers at the end of the Portland set - Little Latin Lupe Lu among others, but by that point the PBR had taken a firm hold and with no more performance obligations on my part, all bets were off. The staff at both venues treated us great and would love to come back and play at either place again. Just a correction to Ferenc's post - we specifically did not play any Pilgrims material in Seattle (either original or a cover they've recorded), however, we did play Ichabob Crane in Portland at Dave's request - ironically using their guitar to do it. Thanks again for the Pilgrims for setting everything up and letting us beat on their gear - you can have at our stuff on Saturday in NJ - we may even scrounge up a Farfisa for you.

It was an awesome show and it was great meeting members of the bands (many for the first time) and Ferenc, Ran, Dick, Eric, Unflunf and the rest. I worked the merch table for the night, but had a fairly decent view of the stage, and of course the music was amazing from start to finish. Thought The Verb were a little ballsy for starting with Miserlou, but they added the original trumpet part, which gave me goosebumps (probably the first time that's happened for me since hearing it in Pulp Fiction in the theater). Overall they really surprised me - they've really got it together and made it tough for anyone to follow 'em up. However, it wasn't just anyone following 'em up - it was The Nebulas and Satan's Pilgrims! The Nebulas were spot-on from start to finish, keeping things uptempo for the most part, but I actually got more questions from audience members about their slower tunes, wondering which CD they were from. Satan's Pilgrims capped the night with a set that blew me away. How can these guys go from not playing, to touring and sounding exactly the same as they did a few years ago? Like Ferenc said, what get's em under people's skins is the fact that their music is so damn catchy and dancable - it appeals to everyone.

I can't go into more detail, since I'm at work, but it was an absolutely amazing night. Thanks to the bands for hanging out before, during and after the show - it was great to talk to all of you. Thanks also to the bands for allowing me to sell Double Crown stuff along with your stuff. Thanks to the fans for coming out and buying stuff - all told we sold about $800 worth of stuff to about 100 people! Hey Verb, next time you gotta bring CD's to sell! Also, Unflunf, you can post any photos of me or the merch table - I don't have any photos from the show, so look forward to seeing some posted here.

Thanks,

Sean
Double Crown Records
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Sean
Double Crown Records
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Surf CD's / Vinyl / Fanzines / DVD's
Aloha Screwdriver - Lunar Wobble CD
The Nebulas - Euphorion LP / CD
Supertubos - The Fourth Drive CD
Continental Magazine - Issue #37 w/17 Song CD

Scott and Dave are freakin' giants by the way. I totally did not expect to see how large they were.

Still recovering, but here goes:
I had a great time and it was totally worth it. It was great meeting everyone - band members, Ferenc, Dick, Tina, Sean, Al, Eric, Doug, Paul, Bret, and everyone else I forgot. I was travelling with my friend thejab (big name on Tiki Central) who not only dug the shows, but made the time before and after very cool with tours of Seattle and Portland (bars, restaurants, record stores, vintage stores, etc).

We were late to the Seattle gig, but were able to catch 3-4 songs from the 'Verb, and it sounded very different from their partial line up a few months ago. Loud and energetic.
I was up in front for the Nebulas show and Satan's Pilgrims. I was impressed by the Nebulas' precise playing and energy, but the venue itself made the sound mushy, with the lead guitar getting burried most of the time. Not the Nebulas fault, though, as their playing was excellent.
The Pilgrims followed up, and took the house by storm. The way their guitar parts are constructed and the tightness of it all made better use of the venue's accostic properties, although Dave was getting burried from time to time.
Eric tool some pics of the set lists, and they stuck to it pretty closely in the Seattle show, so maybe he can post the song titles. I was finally able to hear "Devil's Punchbowl" played live, and that by itself was almost worth the trip. The fun continued until a bunch of drunk punk rockers thought it was still cool in this day and age to drink and spray the drink on the band and audience. This continued for a while (with most people, including me, deciding to let it pass), until one crossed the line and threw his cup at Jonh's bass. Scott has enough of that and confronted the guy while I was holding the idiot from going on stage. That was the end of the show more or less.

The Portland show was 10 time better in all aspects. The venue was very cool, has a great sound system, a sound man that knew what he was doing, and there was time for a good sound check. The Nebulas opened, and immedietly it was noticeable how much better everything sounded. My friend thejab, who for the night before wasn't impressed with the Nebulas, commented on how good they were. Being able to hear the melody makes all the difference! They also kept their masks on for most of the show which was impressive, being how hot they must have been.
The Pilgrims took the stage, and it was so obvious this was their hometown. So many people knew all the songs, and were dancing the entire show. The show was longer, and of course the sound was 10 times better, so I was in surf music heaven.
They used the same set lists, but mixed things up a little bit. Ted's vocal numbers were an added bonus. Not only he's a great drummer, he's a good frontman/vocalist.

The next day was a whirlwind tour of Portland with thejab and a friend of Mark Pederson (Surf Trio). She showed us around, and it was a restaurant/bar/lounge/vintage store/record store fest.

Until next time,
Ran

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Jacob,> The photographer without a name is Kari, Mike's girlfriend.

I did see Mike talking to her for some length of time, so I was pretty sure that at least one of you could approach her, and ask if she'd like to share the shots she took.

I think I look much better bald if I must say so.

Well, you don't have to say so, but you can if you wish. Of course, if you'd been a fly on the wall right next to me when the Nebulas were playing, you would have heard a certain pair of young, out-of-town, ladies chat me up about how "cute those Verbs are"!

I'm not saying anything here, I'm just sayin', ya know.

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So let me see how I can best recall my little "rock and roll weekend"...

So after a while, people started dispersing, and when Paul and Doug hit the hay, Brett and I met up with Tena, who had apparently been bounced some minutes earlier for being "visibly intoxicated" so we hung in her room and talked some ####, wrote on her door, and then snuck our way back down to the bar.
~B~

hahaha, yeah, but that was Heath, not me!

"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty

I have plenty of pictures. Brian, where do you want me to load those?

"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty

This caught my attention

"met up with Tena, who had apparently been bounced some minutes earlier for being "visibly intoxicated" so we hung in her room and talked some ####"

too bad it is being denied.

It looks like everyone was standing with arms crossed. No dancing?

I danced next to Tena at the ISC in Vegas the weekend before. I wish I had gone to this show. Next time.