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Screwing Bon Scott - Mr Bungle in concert - March 14, 2000
My brother worships Mr Bungle, and not just Mike Patton either, but the whole Bungle experience. I must say I have never been hardcore, but I appreciate their stuff, especially Disco Volante. Their style is this articulate fusion coupled with odd socks and sailor suits.. Starting my story now..
We managed to smuggle in Dinky's mini-disc recorder. We put it in my black satchel and I was packing shit because I thought we would be searched. All these "Firm" security guards were outside. My I.D. was checked twice.. Sometimes I swear to god they just want to check out my ugly photo. Either that, or they think I am hot stuff.. I think its the first choice.
Doors opened at 8pm and we were standing around for a good hour and a bit. I was standing next to a cool chick - Hayley and her weird ass friend (big tall dude that *only* wanted to hear Girls of Porn) She was speeding or pilling or something... We were talking about how supreme Mike Patton was, she told me she was going to see Henry Rollins at the Lookout. I was impressed.
Neil Hamburger came on.. He sucked, but Mikey (Love Camp 7) confirmed my suspicion that he was supposed to suck... Luckily I was standing next to the two people who started the "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi" chant. I felt pretty spesh when every pair of eyes in the place looked over at Hayley and the Big Tall Dude... How fucking embarrassing...
Anyway, after the Hamburger riled up the audience, the Bungle-ites came on stage... Mike Patton wearing a sailor suit.. Damn... He mentioned that he wanted to fuck Bon Scott, and asked if anyone knew where he was burried.. He also wanted to know where the best place to fuck in Fremantle was... I was tempted, really tempted to tell him out the front of Jeans West in the Mall, but I remembered that I had my brother standing next to me, and I have a boyfriend. Such a shame.. But as usual Patton rocked. The tightness of Bungle always astounds me.
HIGHLIGHT: watching the drunk/drugged retard dance like Jamiroquai. Damn that was funny.. then he kept crowd surfing and would always get slightly beaten by the security guards..
LOWLIGHT: finding out Mike Patton is married. Why wasnt I told this??? Am I just a mushroom, people?? Kept in the dark and fed shit? huh huh?
Mr Bungle - the players
Trevor Dunn: bass
Danny Heifetz: percussion
Clinton (B�r) McKinnon: tenor sax, clarinet, keyboards
Mike Patton: vocals
Trey Spruance: guitar, keyboards
ticket stub from the Palace Concert in Melbourne.. what I want to know is why my brother paid $36 each for our tickets ??