So even though we spent most of the night backstage with the band I did wander out and find myself shooting this awesome video. I can't tell you how impressed I am with my camera after this. Sorry for the few huge outbreaks of singing off key. I was really into the gig. :) This one is NOT as good as the vid for Faberge Falls For Shuggie that is coming up next!
So, now I can announce that Of Montreal are playing AGAIN! Yes, it seems that there was some sort of SNAFU with the Majestic folks and they were actually supposed to play the Theater and not the Stick. So, you now have the opportunity to catch the phenomenal show that you may have missed on Wednesday.
The Wednesday show was way over the top. These guys know exactly what their doing and they have really good taste as we walked in the door and they came to us to tell us how incredible we looked. I, of course, shaved my beard and did myself up in my best glam drag persona and gave my all to dancing and being a part of the show. I guess this participation thing stems from my past work with Crash Worship and from the mother of all dress up parties, Burning Man.
We danced like I haven't since the last Ill Measures gig on New Years and I really let go, singing every lyric and throwing pieces the christmas garland I had wrapped myself up in onto the stage and throughout the audience. Angela met me blow for blow and we taught these all ages kids the way we really do it in the D. Any rock show equals what you put into it. T-shirts and postures simply don't cut it. When you go to a show, I mean a really good show, you can either observe or become a part of the band and rock the house with them. I'm serious, we're all rock stars and the world would be a much better place if we all acted like it. Imagine! :)
The band asked us to go out with them after the show and we had a blast talking about the old Elephant Six days and the attempt to write a psychedelic song to rival The Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows.
My biggest complaint: Not seeing Kevin naked. Maybe we'll catch that on Sunday! :)
We even had a blast the next day! We were so damn giddy from the show that we floated through it like a thin fog. I have to say that I love working in a place where I can say, without hesitation that "yes, in fact I do still have make up on from last night and that I used to be a professional drag model!" Every one's so open and supportive of our quirks and joyful obsessions!
Alright, I'm off to the next slice of madness I can find. Until next time, remember "physics makes us all it's bitches!"
I've got to tell you folks, I've not been this excited for a rock and roll show in years. The last Flaming Lips show and the Tom Waits show got me all fired up, but this is another story all together. I know, I know, how can Tom or Wayne even be compared to Of Montreal? I'll tell you this much, I remember some of my first shows: ELO, Circle Jerks, The Cure, Van Morrison, Skinny Puppy (back in the way back days) even Crash Worship, The Polyphonic Spree, Coil, Scissor Sisters, Current 93 and the Liars (what a strange grouping), but I've not been this excited about a show like this in a LONG TIME.
I feel that Of Montreal will be, like the above, one of the stand out shows of my lifetime. I'm sorry to say that it is sold out. You might of caught tickets if you read to my infinite posts about them, but alas, if you didn't, go right now and buy Hissing Fauna You Are Not The Destroyer and you will catch a whiff of why I am almost unable to contain myself.
Angela bought us tickets a few months ago and bless her soul! If they come to your town don't miss it!
These kids are going to tear the fucking shit apart tomorrow night! Let's tear it apart, let's have some fun!
So, we were wondering what in the world Of Montreal looked like. I had a vision that they would look a bit like Hedwig's backing band, The Angy Inch. I was not that far off. 
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