Set One: | Found My Boogie | Pay the Toll to Ride the Junebug Flow | Modern Day Fairy Tales | Back in the U.S.S.R. [The Beatles] | M'Lady | Downtown Liquor Store | Casanova | I'm a Bad Mamma Jamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Refrigerator | Moon Over the Water | Last Night | Poet (Who Didn't Know It) | Sledgehammer [Peter Gabriel] | Fargo Gypsy Girl | The Date | Like a Spy (Not the Stalker) |
Set Two: | Come Together [The Beatles] | Aphrodite | On the Sidewalk | Crossroads | Golden Girls Theme [Andrew Gold] (feat. Eden Parker) | Dr. Phil (Part 2 - Dr. Phunk) | Damn the Man | To Outer Space [To the Next Episode] / Misty Mountain Hop [Led Zeppelin] | Clone You | Godzilla [Blue Oyster Cult] (feat. San Haven Chuckle) | Vacation to Oblivion | Jumpstart My Rocket |
We had never played the Sidestreet before, but I (tony) heard from some family members that it was a hoppin' joint. When we arrived, we were greeted by a big ol' Budweiser poster on the door advertising both that particular brand of beverage and our rock and roll show. (After the night was over, I grabbed it for our rehearsal space... because we never tire of looking at our own faces. Or maybe it's just me.
We ordered a tasty and zesty taco pizza which we enjoyed heartily with some lovely hoppy adult beverages. The San Haven Chuckle played some killer tunes, as usual, whipping out brand new, never-before-heard material. However, they opened the show with the beginning of our very own "Chosen Ones," after which we all needed new pants. Because, you see, we were so overwhelmed with our own egotism that we couldn't control our bodily functions.
There were many, many wonderful people in attendance. Two of my sisters and two of my nieces were present as well as many of their friends. Sarah and Katie were both there. So were the Trumbos. Plus, our old pals PJ and Bryan were both there. They're our buds from high school and they both live in the general vicinity of the Twin Cities... which makes it odd that they were at a Fargo show. But there were there and we are happy about that. In fact, PJ taped the show. A torrent link appears below. Aside from these amazing people were establishment regulars and tons of folks we don't know. The place was full and they seemed to be having fun.
Our set time arrived, so we donned our white shirts and wigs and stormed the stage. We broke out "Found My Boogie" right off the bat and got it started out right. Early in the set, we played "Back in the U.S.S.R." exclaiming that we had to celebrate the Beatles finally being released on iTunes. Later in the night, we played "Come Together" to keep the dream alive. "It's a big event," Anthony mused. "It's huge." "Just think," Dustin interjected, "of the money that isn't going to them."
We barreled on, right on through "Casanova" (no guest rapper) and when it was finished, Anthony asked, "Was there anybody having sex in the room during that song? If you were makin' love during that song, just imagine throwing some Wendy's fries into the mix. Hot fries!" Boom! We hit 'em with "Bad Mamma Jamma." That's the way it goes at a Junebug show.
We played "Refrigerator," by request of Travis from the Chuckle (though we were actually going to play it anyway... shhh, don't tell him). What happened next... we knew it was going to happen at some point. The Chuckle came to the foot of the stage and showed us their butts. "It's a full mooon!" Dustin shouted. Then, quite appropriately, we played "Moon Over the Water" (with the obligatory Chuckle lyrics).
After "Fargo Gypsy Girl" Anthony informed the crowd that we were actually IN Fargo, and that we can't play that song in Williston and have it mean the same thing.
We took a set break, had a drink, visited with some folks and then got back on the ol' sage. "We'll try to make this one good," I said. "We apologize for the first half of our portion of the show." Dustin shouted, "It's YOUR fault!" I'm not sure who he was talking to. It may have been me.
Anthony introduced the second set saying we were going to "get all fudged up, if you know what fudgin' means!"
A few more cool things happened tonight. We played a new version of "Chosen Ones" that we call "On the Sidewalk" for the Fargo crowd, and those who know the song enjoyed the newness. We had a guest vocalist on "Golden Girls" tonight. A gentleman by the name of Eden Parker is a Fargo/Moorhead musician and he performs the song as well. So why not? He nailed it. Good stuffs.
The fun-ness continued. We had a revival of an old self-help tune. Dr. Phunk returned tonight. We asked how far you wanted to rock it. "Outer Space" was the answer. So that's what we did, with a little Zeppelin thrown into the mix.
Even more fun times rolled on. We invited Bud and Travis up to perform Blue Oyster Cult's "Godzilla" with us. "Get ready for some audio sodomy," Travis warned. He wailed, Bud shredded, The Reverend jumped up and shouted some Japanese gibberish into the mic (says Bud, "it's not functional Japanese, but it is actual") and we brought down the house with that one.
And I can't forget the lone dancing girl, which is becoming more and more common as shows go on. This one even knew the words. Lone dancing girl, we salute you.
There was a winter storm rolling in, so as Anthony & Katie and Dustin & Sarah went to their lodging for the night, Brandon and I braved the ice and snow and got on the road back home to Minneapolis.
Torrent this show in its entirety at The Trader's Den.
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