12/29/06 - Wild Oats - Aberdeen, S.D.

December 29, 2006
Wild Oats
Aberdeen, SD

Soundcheck:
| Piper |

Set:
| Pay the Toll to Ride the Junebug Flow | I'm a Bad MammaJamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Ghostbusters [Ray Parker, Jr.] | Clone You | The Date | It | Money [Pink Floyd] | Aphrodite | Dr. Phil, Part Two (Dr. Phunk) / To the Next Episode | Jumpstart My Rocket | Last Night | Bullet in Your Head (short version) | Sledgehammer [Peter Gabriel] |

Show Closer:
| With a Little Help from My Friends [as performed by Joe Cocker] (with Pops Blue Rhythm Band) |

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After playing a show already tonight at the Aberdeen Eagles, we hightailed it over to Wild Oats for a pre-New Year's party with BlacKat Bone and Pops Blue Rhythm Band.

Our dear friend Molly from the old days was present tonight and she requested that we play "Piper". So there it was, just for her! It was also Tony's friend Erin's 21st birthday, so he shouted out to her.

After stunning the crowd with "Pay the Toll...", we dedicated "Bad MammaJamma" to the hardest working bad mammajamma in show business - the late, great James Brown. It was only tonight that we realized we should have actually played one of HIS songs.

The balance was good, and the sound was good too. The energy was there and the crowd was a pretty decent size. We worked our way through a pretty rockin' set. There were definitely people gettin' their grooves on during "It" and it continued through "Money" and "Dr. Phunk".

After "Jumpstart", Tony and Josh unitentionally hijacked the set and went into "Last Night". We followed up with a very abbreviated version of "Bullet" that went quickly but still got the point across. We finished our set with the classic, "Sledgehammer" which met with very fine reception. Who doesn't love Sledgehammer...really?

After we were done, Pops Blue Rhythm Band took the stage and played the night out. The final number, however, was a conglomeration of Pops and Junebug for the Joe Cocker version of "With a Little Help from My Friends". After a couple false starts, it was underway and it was a blast. Later reports said that it didn't necessarily sound the best, but it was really fun. It was indeed.

Thanks to BlacKat Bone, Pops Blue Rhythm, Randy and Wild Oats.

12/29/06 - Eagles - Aberdeen, S.D.

December 29, 2006
The Eagles
Aberdeen, SD

Soundcheck:
| Piper |

Set:
| Casanova | Underneath the Sweet Love | I'm a Bad MammaJamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Refrigerator | Last Night | Crossroads | M'Lady | It | Sledgehammer [Peter Gabriel] | Chosen Ones | Dr. Phil, Part Two (Dr. Phunk) / To the Next Episode | Jumpstart My Rocket | Bullet in Your Head | With a Little Help from My Friends [as performed by Joe Cocker] |

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Tonight's show was the "Christmas Breakdown" featuring Groove Reflex with Junebug - an A-List event. Following the great success of the Halloween Hoedown, Groove Reflex invited us onboard for this show and we readily accepted. It was at the Eagles again, but in the big bingo room this time.

It was a little slow getting started. The crowd was a bit small at the beginning and most were hanging out toward the middle of room where all the tables were set up. The energy level started a little low. Anthony informed the crowd, "Dance floors do not bite, ladies and gentlemen." He later let everyone know that there actually is "no legal limit on ass-shakin'."

Tony mentioned later that he had trouble hearing the rest of the band. He stated that about 95% of the time, he was simply running the songs through his head and playing by memory. However, members of the crowd said it didn't necessarily sound like it. In fact, Josh mentioned that "Chosen Ones" was perhaps the tightest we've ever played it. Listening back to the video, it sounded way better than we had thought.

At one point in the show, Tony came out from behind the drum kit to the foot of the stage and removed his pants. [Un]forunately nobody but Liza and Katie seemed to notice. How strange.

We pushed on, rawking our way through the set and as the night went on, some familiar faces showed up at the front, but perhaps we didn't see much of the faces for all the dancing and bouncing and jiggling. We ended on a positive note with our version of Joe Cocker's version of a song done in a different version by the Beatles. Anthony hopped up on top of the subs and finished the crowd off in near-rockstar fashion.

Thanks to the Eagles, A-List and Groove Reflex.

12/1/06 - Red Rooster - Aberdeen, S.D.

December 1, 2006
Red Rooster Coffee House
Aberdeen, SD

Set:
| Country Intro | Chosen Ones | Paint It Black [The Rolling Stones] | Pay the Toll to Ride to Ride the Junebug Flow | I'm a Bad MammaJamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Refrigerator | M'Lady | Crossroads | Place | Breathe You In | The Date | Last Night | Back in the U.S.S.R. [The Beatles] | Aphrodite | Dr. Phil, Part Two (Dr. Phunk) / To the Next Episode / O Come All Ye Faithful [Dustin only] | Jumpstart My Rocket | Found My Boogie | Downtown Liquor Store | Poet Who Didn't Know It | Jamming Out in a Soundproof Room | Bumblebee | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen [Dustin only] |

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After taking over a month off from performing in order to practice and plan for recording, we came back with a vengeance and rawked that ol' Rooster one more time. This was what Dan Cleberg referred to as his "dream gig." However he and his wife couldn't make it because they were ill. The show started off with the lovely Georgette - a violin and accordian duo - with their hit song "Ghost Cat" and their unique version of the Cure's "Love Song". Next up were a very fun synth rock band from Brookings, called Welcome to the Cinema. A good time was had by all, but the night was just beginning.

The show started out pretty high-octane with such hits as "Chosen Ones" and a little known hit of ours from the 1960s called "Paint it Black". That was of course the era in which we were known as "The Rolling Stones".

After ripping through "Pay the Toll...", Anthony announced to the crowd that we are a band that believes in Hope. Dustin added, "Hope...Charity...Grace...and all the other characters on Passions." Indeed.

In the midst of the band intros (in the middle of "Bad MammaJamma"), in the place where Tony usually introduces Anthony, he drew a complete blank and had nothing to say. Then, because Tony forgot Anthony's name, it was up to Cheryl Tullis, Red Rooster regular and Junebug fan, to announce him for us. It was a very loud and boisterous introduction indeed.

Tonight, good ol' Dr. Phunk made an appearance. The Rooster got its first taste of the good doctor, and we got to experience him with a brand new groove, never before heard. And just when the funk was too much to handle, we rocked it to the next episode. Now, if you follow our shows at all, you know that in the middle of "Next Episode" Dustin generally plays a different guitar solo - generally something well-known. Tonight was no exception, but it was exceptional. At Dustin's solo break, he retrieved a music stand and a book of Christmas music. He opened to a random song and with the help of a couple spectators, set the book up on the stand. He then began sight-reading "O Come All Ye Faithful". During this beautifully awkward moment, Josh, Tony and Anthony all left the stage and left the spotlight to Dustin. The crowd sang along with his performance, and finally, we kicked back in to complete a dancetastic version of "Next Episode".

Just when we thought we were going to end the show tonight, Anthony and Tony suggested that we play "Downtown Liquor Store". However, Dustin was tired. He set down his guitar and rested for awhile. He soon came back to it, but laid down on the couch next to the stage to play out the end of the song. Tony didn't know where he was though, and spent most of the song very confused. He could hear the guitar, but not see him anywhere.

Tonight we played a special request for the birthday girl. Sarah requested that we play "Bumblebee" and it sure went out to her.

Tonight we also debuted a brand new song, "Crossroads". This will be the closing track of the forthcoming epic, Stan. If you missed tonight, you missed a good show.

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