Monsterbait @ Peoria

What a show that was. The FUCKED-up ice storm kept a lot of people away, but there was still about 100 people there.

Bloody was KILLER as always, and Lisa Leathers was cool as well...

Lori's basement is AWESOME, it's like a having a rental hall in your basement... she had a couple of barrels of beer for us, and as usual, everyone in Peoria were so nice, we had a GREAT time. Bloody's video guy was there and he recorded the show on some fancy gear, which he'll send us a copy of.

Actually, I was talking to the guy and he says he'll flip all of my video tapes over to DVD for me for cheap, so I will my archives have conserved, which is very fucking cool. (Then I can get them on the internets)

We rolled into town and hung out at Bloody's for a few hours. He played the new Wes Beech CD for me and gave me a bunch of CDs and stickers and stuff. He is an awesome host. It's people like him that make doing this all worthwhile.

We played well, ecspecially for playing last, we didn't get too drunk. We had a problem with the drum stool (it kept falling down to the lowest position) so Moon just grabbed a regular folding chair and placed his snare drum on it (he was using Bill's (Bloody's drummer) kit), so that he was at the right level to beat the shit out of it. I borrowed a nice Marshall half-stack, it sounded killer, I am going to have to do something about my rig, it just doesn't have the sound I like. Research time.

John did really well considering it was his second show, he's taking to the stage pretty quick. A few more shows and I think he'll have his confidence-meter pegged to the top.

Our setlist:

We're Monsterbait (and you suck)- The Meatmen
Blow Up The Embassy- Fearless Iranians From Hell
Twist Of Sexy- Danzig/Rod Stewart
Get It On- Turbonegro
Today Your Butt, Tomarrow Your Skull- The Ramones
Bite It You Scum- GG Allin/Kiss/The Anti-Heros
I Think You're Shit- 10-96/The Fuck Ups
Fuck You- 10-96
Born To Kill- The Damned
I Want You Now- MC5
Cop Killer- Ice T with Bodycount

I re-learned/remembered a lot of the basics about performing, hahaha.... it had been awhile since I have played out (I don't really count the show in Kenosha).... but we'll rectify that next time....

The drive home was FUCKED UP, it took us six hours.... Josh had ny nerves SHOT by the time we got home and I yelled at Mooch upon arrival..... time for a shower and some sleep (did I even sleep last night? I don't remember)

All-in-all, the show was a success..... next up, Milwaukee and Madison.....

food, yawn. pizza, schwing

That's one of the few good things I can say about SE Wisconsin, we have a MEAN pizza style here...... the mom-and-pop places, HOLY PIZZA! There are a few places that I would put up there with Latinas..... Pizza is one of my four food groups, I usually order one on Monday or Tuesday and still have pizza on Friday night after I stagger home from the corner pub. As a matter of fact, guess what I am gnawing on right now?

The thing I still find peculiar, after living here near ten years, is how they cut the pizza here. They cut it into squares, rather than slices...... even the Chains do it.... I always have to ask to have it cut it into slices.....

And Chicago is only 40 minutes away, I am a huge fan of the authentic Chicago-style deep dish pie. I have been know to abuse myself with funny cigarettes and jump in the car and drive down to Evanston just to pick up a pie. If I call it in right when I leave and traffic isn't too horrible, I can sometimes get there before it comes out of the oven.

Other than that, the Wisconsin food blows. Bland cheddar cheese and grey, greasy bratwursts. There's only one bar in town where I can get a good beer AND a good burger...... and they won't serve me on Sundays anymore.......