Tonight was a special night. It was the first Junebug show of 2009, the year which Nick has designated The Year of the 'Bug. It was also special because our dear old friend, Vanessa C. was in town from Seattle. It was the first time she'd seen us play since the days of playing acoustic in friends' basements. Having her in the crowd was great. This was the first time we have played Whiskey Junction. It was definitely a fun venue. The stage wall was decorated in the club's winter motif, with sticks arranged as bare trees and snowflakes scattered about. It looked pretty cool.
We wanted to bring in the new year the right way, so we played a doozy of a set, chock full of bangers. It was non-stop energy from start to finish. "Bad MammaJamma" was dedicated to Anna D. and though we forgot to mention it from stage, "Jumpstart" was dedicated to Vanessa tonight.
Tonight, Anthony announced to crowd that we're going to be on Oprah really soon. To his chagrin, we had to correct him and let everyone know that it's actually KARE 11's "Showcase Minnesota" that we'll be on. What can we say? The boy loves Ms. Winfrey. But who doesn't? Other than that, the show was pretty typical. Except I (tony) tried to hit on the collective crowd, asking it if they come here often and what their collective sign is. When there was absolutely no response, I dejectedly started the next song. Furthermore, we later gave a shoutout to all those who went to high school in North Dakota (we know there were some there). It was again met with complete silence.
*sigh*
Also appearing tonight were Afterall and Casual Confusion.
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