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Hey Jim,
You said in the previous post they didn't do any vocals,
What gives?
Just razzin' ya man,
And I am definetly Jealous I couldn't go.
But I did see about 15 bands and a Tiki Party in 3 days, So I
definetly made my weekend busy to make up for not going.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "tfj" <toofastjim@m...> wrote:
Que Honda (with Ted and Bob doing the "ahhhhhh" vocal part),
> jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Neal
> To: ; ;
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 12:53 AM
> Subject: [cowabunga] Satan's Pilgrims Show Report - Part 1 -
Seattle
>
>
> Friday June 3rd
>
> Post Pre show report: Picking up where I left off in my pre-show
> report (on SG101), our party expanded to include myself, Shari,
Dick
> Messick, and 3 of the mighty Nebulas: TFJ, Dano Ware, and Eric. We
> showed up at the Fun House at the advertised door time, but
nothing at
> all was happening. So all of us (minus TFJ) went out for some
food. A
> great time was had hanging out with Dick, Dano, and Eric while
they
> wolfed down some pizza. Not only do the Nebulas rock and have that
> intangible "it" quality of a first class surf band, but they are
> genuinely cool and funny people. We were truly in great company,
and
> it got even better the 2nd night (much more on that in part 2).
>
> Making it back to the venue, we found it to be a fairly small
aluminum
> box with a large evil clown head over the door. Typical dive bar.
> Typical, except for that it is literally across the street from
the
> Space Needle. Inside we were reunited with Ran (from the
Astroglides),
> and I got to meet Eric Hutchinson of "signing each post
with 'Surf in
> Seattle?' fame". Great guy. I also got to say hi to Ted Pilgrim,
it
> was so cool to finally meet you. We quickly bought some t-shirts
and a
> show flyer. Shari, with Ted's help, managed to get all 5 pilgrims
to
> sign our flyer. How cool is that? That will be framed and on the
wall
> very shortly.
>
> The first band was a punk band. Not my thing, enough said.
>
> The second band was Girl Trouble, who are apparently stalwarts of
the
> Pacific NW scene (going on 20 years). Like Rick Selby mentioned,
the
> lead singer has a tendency to take off his shirt, play maracas,
and
> just act goofy. Under other circumstances I may have enjoyed the
> performance, but by this time they were all that stood between me
and
> Satan's Pilgrims. I was just itching to get it started. Sorry,
Girl
> Trouble, I'll check you out later.
>
> Making a beeline to the stage after Girl Trouble, we had an all
SG101
> lineup across the front row. After the guys setup, the show began.
>
> Now let me just say it plain and simple. I never imagined that I
would
> ever get a chance to see SP. Not in a million years. I thought I
had
> missed my chance. But here I was, on the verge of seeing them
TWICE.
> SATAN'S PILGRIMS! Everyone I was with felt the same way. We were
all
> so incredibly pumped.
>
> So the show began. The guys took the stage wearing their trademark
> outfits: matching white Levi's, matching black boots and belts,
black
> shirts, and of course, the black capes. Damn they looked cool. The
> backline was filled with Showman amps and reverb tanks (although
there
> is some debate about John's bass rig). They brought their Hammond
> organ, complete with the rotating speaker cabinet. Holy crap.
Guitars
> were: Scott: white Jaguar, Dave: red Jaguar, Bobby: one of those
> hollowbody Mosrites (Celebrity?) - sunburst with a Ventures logo,
> John: I have no idea...a Silvertone with a Fender neck? As for
drums,
> maybe Ted or TFJ can say...I'm not a drummer.
>
> And then it was like being hit from a bolt from heaven...I simply
> could not believe I was witnessing Satan's Pilgrims playing live
right
> in front of me. It truly was an out-of-body-experience. They
started
> off with Vampiro, Plymouth Rock, and then into Que Honda. Simply
> unbelievable. They had a two page set-list, and they damn near
played
> them all before running out of time. Hit after hit, all my
favorite SP
> songs and covers. These guys had tremendous stage presence, and
had
> very cool choreography. Dave Pilgrim switched from his Jaguar to
the
> organ on several numbers. I was simply blown away by the whole
> thing....amazing. I was screaming my fool head off.
>
> Seeing and hearing their 3 guitar attack was overwhelming. These
guys
> know exactly what to do with 3 guitars; 2 guys are doing the
> traditional lead guitar and chunking/rhythm guitar stuff. The
third
> guy, usually Bobby, was playing what I can only describe as
> "embellishing" guitar, adding drifting minor chords, little lead
> texture lines, and just filling in the holes to make a solid wall
of
> sound. It was SO DAMN cool. John is also very good on the bass,
very
> fun to watch, and Ted is a monster on the drums. Ted often stands
up
> to play, and his bass drum was walking across the floor half the
night
> until a cement block was thrown on stage to stop it. The guitar
> players often mixed up their roles; eg. sometimes Scott took
leads and
> sometimes Bobby. Dave switched to the organ. Each guy is
tremendously
> talented, and all are working together like a machine. There is no
> leader, each guy is adding his part, and without each member, it
just
> would not be the same. I think that is an essential element in
the SP
> formula.
>
> I wish I could remember all of the songs...there were so many...I
was
> definitely not disappointed in the song selection. They are one
of the
> few surf bands that have a huge catalog of material (all top notch
> too) to pick from. Please, the others that were there, fill in the
> songs I am forgetting: Scorpio 6, Rag Top, Godfather Theme, Music
to
> Watch Girls Go By, Badge of Honor, Shit Sandwich (a crowd
favorite,
> but they all were), Haunted House of Rock, Soul Pilgrim, etc.
Again,
> please help with the rest, there was so many more I am spacing
them
> off right now.
>
> The crowd was really going crazy the whole time, and the bar
literally
> shut everything down and threw everyone out onto the street
shortly
> before 2 am. The guys had played almost an hour and a half.
> Wow...!!!!! What a show, easily one of the best, if not the best,
I
> have ever seen. And then I got to see them the next night! That's
> coming up in part 2....
>
> BN
>
> PS
> Once I get my SG101 website back online (it was crushed under the
> weight of the SG101 mp3 compilation - 16 GB of bandwidth in 12
hours!)
> I will post a ton of pictures and some quicktime video clips. I'll
> announce that later.
>
>
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