[kj] chicago?

[Brendan]

Beasts of Bourbon, Big Day out 1996

*comic store guy voice*

"Worst gig EVER"

Seriously, that's their name. Beasts of Bourbon. Must have been really
funny one Friday night back int he 80s or something.


>

> A tad subpar?

>

> THEY WERE INDEFENSIBLY DREADFUL. With the fleeting exception of

> possibly the Infants of Sin, a slackjawed quartet of meatnecks who

> opened for the Mission at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio in

> the fall of 1988,  THEY WERE THE WORST BAND I'VE EVER SEEN.

>

> Seriously, Ascenion of the Waters were sincere bags of crap. I

> wouldn't listen to that claptrap again if you PAID me.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

>

> On Oct 17, 2008, at 8:35 PM, The Exorcist wrote:

>

>> Is this the first mention of someone liking Ascension of the Watchers?

>>

>> I found them a tad subpar. As I've said before, maybe I was to hard

>> on 'em because I felt they didn't

>> belong there and I found the songs to be "meh" compared to KJ.

>>

>> Who knows?

>>

>> Cheers,

>> Yos

>>

>>

>>

>> At 08:03 PM 10/17/2008, Squibah at aol.com wrote:

>>> Oh boy....

>>> As I sit here in the comfort of my own home a million scenes and

>>> sounds from the last week or so play through my head. Sorting

>>> through the events and trying to put together some words to

>>> describe them seems like an impossible task right now. Miche said

>>> she thought KJ was not 100% there in Chicago and I agree. The set

>>> was still amazing though and all in all the gathering in Chicago

>>> was a blast. The HOB Chicago is definitely not as strict as LA. I

>>> could go on and on about how hilarious this is to me but maybe you

>>> just had to be there to see why. LA is full of actors, including

>>> security. The Chicago HOB had a VIP balcony that I was certainly

>>> not welcome on unless I paid $200. Fuck that. I waved up at Martin

>>> Atkins and Dick Friction and then kept my eyes on the stage.

>>> Ascension of the Watchers opened with a great set that was so heart

>>> felt, they were just as or more excited for KJ to play than any of

>>> us. Then they joined the pit for the finale. This is Madness was so

>>> mad my ass hit the floor!!! By the end of the show I had Rick

>>> (Dick) and his woman standing next to me both with our Mob Research/

>>> Raven shirts on. How cute. An early morning flight back to Seattle

>>> yesterday left me feeling lost and my mind has been flooded with

>>> the sights and sounds from this adventure. I have so much to

>>> celebrate and just as much to mourn. All I want to do is hit up

>>> Crow Bar for some connection but we all know that place just isn't

>>> the same anymore. I miss Raven... 3 days to the year... "As you are

>>> I once was, As I am You will be." Back to the recess of my mind.

>>> I trust 2009 will bring us all face to face again and closer than

>>> ever. See you then.

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