Stevenson's 2001 US
Tour Diary (page 3)
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FRI
9/14 & SAT 9/15: NEW YORK, NY -
Heading into Brooklyn and we can see the smoke billowing
up from lower Manhattan. We pull into Brooklyn and after
some aimless driving, hook up with the Fleshies. After some
more aimless driving, we make it to their buddy Ed Gein.
In the morning, Jon Fleshie talks to the Parkside, where
we were originally supposed to play, and we decide to do
a free show there. We head into Manhattan. A mix of emotions,
as I immediately recognize many of the lower east side landmarks
from a prior visit. (Parked right next to the Orensanz Foundation
where I saw Current 93 in '96) |
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Our
Pals in Philly
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The air is thick with the rubble from
the disaster. Spend the afternoon in bars talking to the
bartenders and locals about the madness and wandering
about the lower east side. Everyone is pretty shell-shocked.Run into random people
who are in NYC for various shows which are cancelled (everything is canceled),
and invite them to the show. Decent show. Afterwards,
Skot B pulls some jumanji shit and somehow avoids an unavoidable
car accident when some jackamo makes a left turn right
in front of us. Back to Ed Gein's where we are subjected
to endless bad metal (you know its funny for about 5 minutes.)
The next day, as we're on our way out of town, Ed Gein
calls accusing us of stealing his bike and corrupting
his sister. Mostly untrue. (do you like ice cream?)
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SUN
9/16: PROVIDENCE, RI - The Hive
Show in Boston cancelled. Too bad, as we were planning on
hooking up with our pal Jeni B. Fleshies get us on a gig
with them at the hive in Providence. Bad directions. We
are lost forever, until by dumb luck, we end up
behind some kids on the way to the show. The venue is a
gilman type place. Mostly thrash bands on the bill. Its
Sunday, which means NO LIQUOR. Can we play sober? Apparently so. Who knew?
Another fun show and our last on tour with the Fleshies. After a long, tearful goodbye,
we're off. |
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Limbs Outside Mr. Roboto's Wilkensberg, PA
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MON
9/17: PITTSBURGH - Mr Roboto Project
Spend the night before in the middle of nowhere. (Good film
on the tele: "The Loved One" 1965) The next day
we kick it with the Miller kin and some of Jason's old school
peeps from back in the day. Another Gilman type venue and
another fun show. Afterwards, I spend 4 hours on the cell
phone thinking we have 1000 minutes a night. Turns out its
per month. (Bloody "Eye of the Tiger" still lingering
in our heads from Philly.)
(somewhere around here, everything on the dash of the van
stops working.) |
Klosoff's
Drawing of Dean Los Rabbis from Memory***
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TUE
9/18: OBERLIN OH
Kicked it in Geneva OH with Jason's folks. His mom makes
some killer grub and its off to Oberlin College, where
Dean from Los Rabbi's has set us up at a house party.
I go with dean to the bar to get a coupla cases of PBR
(he's only 18!) and we have a kick-ass party, yo! (jackalope
jackalope jackalope jackalope jackalope) Kathleen from
SF, our self-proclaimed biggest fan, proves the point
by showing up.
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The
Limbs in Detroit Rock City.
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WED
9/19 DETROIT -- St. Andrews
Ok, this is an awesome venue. We are playing with AFI, which
I have never heard, but are apparently huge, as the show
has sold 600 presale tickets. We get to Detroit to discover
that the show has been cancelled! The booker, who didn't
tell us beforehand, at least gives us gas $, which we blow
and more at the casino in Greektown. Elena has flown from
Chicago to see us. Luckily we find her and give her a lift
back to Chi town. |
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(***
Dean would like it pointed out that he is, in fact, not as gross
looking as this pcture)
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