The Hold

The show last Saturday was a success. And by success, I mean that I had fun, the audience seemed to have fun, and I didn't screw up too much. The couple times I did mess up, I found it hard to pick up and continue. I couldn't hear KC's guitar much at all, and I knew that I was playing a rhythm that was off both him and Christian.

There was a game of FAXE hands before the show. I didn't even consider participating. I do drink at shows, but I try to keep it to a manageable level, and I knew playing FAXE hands would be a big mistake. I am glad that the people who played, did. They brought an extra level of excitement to the Seahorse.

Emily told me, near the end of Contrived's set, to contact her if I needed a beer while onstage. I was nursing the one in my hand, and knew I'd want a fresh one for the stage. Somehow, when the drink tickets were divided, I got an extra one. So I gave them both to Emily and told her to get one for herself while she was at it.

I've been working on not staring at the neck of my bass when I play, but when I looked up, I got shy. I've never looked people in the eye much while playing. I ended up looking above everyone and at the ceiling, or closing my eyes like Nanker does. I spit at the crowd once. I've been trying to break that habit, mainly because I like the people that come up front and it's rude to spit on them. It went right between Alfred and Dale, of the Spincycle. I'm glad I didn't hit them; those guys are the best.

I remember at one point, near the end of the set, Al and I did the cheers thing, smacking our bottles together. At the end of that song, he holds it up to show me that the bottle is smashed. Mine didn't break, and I hope it wasn't my fault his did. I also saw people laying bottles and glasses on the floor and stomping on them.

People kept getting up on stage, and Chik would smack the mic into their chest and push them off. Seabass was up there quite a bit, but he's also the best so it was okay.

Thanks to everyone that came out. KC already said he loves you all, now here's my turn: I love y'all. We don't have any shows this month, but watch for some in June when Christian returns from his tour with the Burdocks, who he plays bass for.