New Venue Causes a Little Difficulty
Duggan's Pub ~ 11th & K
Downbeat at 9pm
Friday, September 21, 2007
After taking up residence at the Del Ray for the first months of our genesis, we've decided to shake things up and try out some new digs. Duggan's Pub was willing, so, we booked a couple of dates. Breaking in the new place wasn't without adventure, however. The FAC band played longer than their slot which put us a little off-schedule. And, being a pretty difficult band to amplify, it took Robbie a long time to get us set up. So we didn't actually get going until well after our 9pm start time. [Grumble.]
So the audience was getting a bit restless as we lit into our first set. You know, the one that's designed to be mostly background music so people can get their drink on and chill with friends. What we forgot to calculate, however, is that once that set was over, we didn't have much time to wind it up. So we took only a short intermission and got busy trying to jack the place UP. And, well, it worked pretty well. By the time "Rock the Casbah" came around, there were some whoops and hollers and asses shaking on the dance floor. Whew. It's going to be a good gig after all.
The break between the second and third set came at the winding down time of night...much later than ususal. So by the time we got around to our last set, we were out of time and most of the audience had headed for home. But the group that remained couldn't get enough and we stayed a little longer than the bar would've preferred. But, under the circumstances, relented and didn't pull the plug.
All-in-all, the band and the venue got to know each other a little better, and for the most part, the crowd was none the wiser as all seemed to have a great damn time. Which, after all, is really the name of the game. We're all relieved to have another crack at this place in another month. See you then, kids!
Other details
Lineup
Vince Learned with
Jon Appleget, Matthew Landis, Stanley Raetz, Randall Snyder & Clayton Stryker
Set One
Lady Madonna
Fly Away
Low Down
Abbey Road Medley
Black Friday
Green Earrings
Squeeze Box
Locomotive Breath
Got A Line
Riders on the Storm
Roadhouse Blues
Love Her Madly
Touch me
The Real Me
Set Two
Eyes of the World
Cisco Kid
Reggae Woman
Sweet Emotion
Your Mama Don't Dance
Rock the Casbah
Can't Get Next To You
PGR/Love Train
Sex Machine
Rubberband Man
Spill the Wine
Fortunate Son
Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Set Three
FBG Intro/Bo Medley
Kid Charlemagne
Crazy
This Love
Mustang Sally
