Junebug Reunion Show
The Red Rooster Coffee House
Aberdeen, SD
| Vacation to Oblivion | Modern Day Fairy Tales | Piper | Casanova | Poet Who Didn't Know It | Place | Punktry | Cake | Like a Dream | Clone You |
Set Two:| Pay the Toll to Ride the Junebug Flow | I'm a Bad MammaJamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Jumpstart My Rocket | Wanted Dead or Alive [Bon Jovi] / To the Next Episode | Like a Spy | Downtown Liquor Store | Bumblebee | Found My Boogie | Bullet in Your Head |
At long last, Junebug has returned. It's been roughly three years since the last time we played a show. Children have been conceived, born, and have learned to walk and talk since the last time we played a show. It was good to be back.
There was a pretty decent sized crowd - over 75, which doesn't sound like a lot, but for the Red Rooster it's pretty good. There were fans present from the old days. Melissa Kindig, Mike Bowser, Alex Forred, Drew, just to name a few. I don't know why I don't know Drew's last name. But he's one of the baddest mammajammas ever to don a Wendy's uniform.
Our first set seemed a little rocky and low-energy. A number of the songs were a little slow, but we plowed through. We opened with the classic "Vacation to Oblivion" going right into a rockin' faster version of "Modern Day Fairy Tales." "Punktry" nearly derailed, but what surprise is that? We made it a point to NOT practice it. "Piper" went well with the new intro (that possibly wasn't noticed since it's pretty subtle).
We took a break after the first set and it apparently was what we needed. The second set rocked from the outset with "Pay the Toll" going right into "Bad MammaJamma" with no break. That got people bouncing in their seats and Drew was dancin' the night away in back and singing along. It also gave us a chance to try out the new ending to "Bad MammaJamma". Yes, after all these years, the song actually has an ending. The rock continued with a high octane version of "Jumpstart" and I think the crowd really found the groove after that. We paid tribute to our hero Bon Jovi with a cover of "Wanted Dead or Alive"... or did we? We slammed right into "To the Next Episode" from there and the new fans seemed a little confused. But the old fans were hollering and cheering and singing along.
We debuted a few new songs tonight; "Poet Who Didn't Know It", "Place", "Clone You", "Like a Spy", and "Bullet in Your Head". We got great comments from old and new fans. Sarah Ernhart, and oldschool fan, said it was like going back in time. Liza Johnson, a new fan, said that it was all very original and really great.
Tonight was the last party night before Halloween, so of course people were in costume all over the place, including onstage. Anthony was a highway patrolman, Tony was a biker, and Dustin was a Rock 'N' Roll of Toilet Paper. However, after the break, the toilet paper was gone. Dustin was quoted as saying, "When you gotta go, you gotta go." Classic.
Junebug is back, baby. The rawk continues.
