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Each review will feature highlights & lowlights of the show as well as a grade on overall band performance.
Rice Hotel Ballroom
October 6, 2001
Corby & Jodi's Wedding Reception
Highlights:
The food was so totally awesome, especially the lobster bisque.
Corby paid us some totally righteous ca$h money. Thanks, dude!!!
"Amazed", as performed by myself and Craig was so much better than I thought it would be. (It was requested as Corby & Jodi's first dance.)
Considering the acoustics & the sound onstage, the band performed valiantly, especially me.
I looked damn good in a suit & tie.
The entire dinner table ragging on Big Sexy for some reason during the meal. So totally funny.
Lowlights:
Me & Elliot were the only ones "available" to carry all the equipment up to the ballroom, which was the biggest pain in the ass eeeeeeeever.
After all that work, the band only had one hour to perform.
Crowd wasn't very rowdy, even for a wedding reception.
Overall band performance: B+
Cadillac Bar
September 29, 2001
Jeremy & Johanna's Wedding Party
Highlights:
The food was so totally awesome.
There was some bachelorette party next door with an incredible amount of hot chicks.
Band played exceptionally well due to responsible alcohol consumption.
Debut of "Sweet Caroline"......crowd participation was pretty cool.
Major props to Scott Pope for being Super Roadie and helping us load most of our equipment.
Major props to Craig for putting on an electrifying performance....especially "L.A. Freeway".
Major props to K.C. for showing up to sing "Mad About You", "Material Girl", and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" even after having to get up @ seven in the morning for a "Drama Tournament" & having sang a long-ass gig with Mid-Stream right before.
Lowlights:
Could not enjoy the awesome food due to the effects of drinking too much the night before.
Could not consume any alcohol due to the effects of drinking too much the night before.
There were two men dancing with each other during one of our songs. (One of them might have been Johanna's dad). I don't really dig seeing two dudes dancing with each other.
Overall band performance: B+
West Alabama Ice House
August 3, 2001
Highlights:
We made some totally righteous bucks on tips.
Band was sober. I never realized how much difference that makes. I think I actually played pretty decently.
Big Sexy singing background on "Material Girl".
"Rain" was so totally awesome. "Island in the Sun" is also way better with somebody else doing background vocals.
Overall band performance was so much better than expectations.
Lowlights:
It was hella-hot. I was sweating like a hog.
Broke string on main guitar and was stuck with backup guitar for entire second set.
Big Sexy's birthday wish: "I wish Simon would die". K.C. agreed. Where's the love, y'all?
Could not get the choreography right on "Working For The Weekend".
Overall band performance: B
I made the following predictions about three weeks ago. Boy, how wrong was I!!! I will admit that I was kind of a prick writing predictions like these. I guess that's why everybody else in the band hates my guts.
Predictions:
We're gonna suck. (We didn't!!!)
Public will be exposed to "Mojo" for the eighth time. It certainly won't be the last. ("Mojo" was not performed.)
Public will be exposed to "Getting Drunk in the Sun" for the second time. It certainly won't be the last. (This song was also not performed.)
Although we're only gonna have to play for two and a half hours, we're gonna end up repeating alot of songs.....most likely "Folsom Prison" and "Luckenbach". (Again, I was wrong. We played these songs once each.)
We're all gonna be wasted. (Damn, I suck at predictions for gigs. It was actually way too hot to get a buzz off of beer as it was 100,000 degrees on "stage".)
We're gonna argue over what song to soundcheck with. (No problems here. "Dukes of Hazzard" it was & shall remain.)
Somebody's gonna request Randy Travis & we're gonna end up doing a horrendous rendition of "Diggin' Up Bones". (I was actually the one who wanted to try it at practice before the gig. It ended up not being played at the gig.)
"Promised Land" is again gonna be one big clusterfuck. (It couldn't be a clusterfuck since we didn't play it.)
Predicted band performance: D
West Alabama Ice House
June 22, 2001
Highlights:
FIRST PAYING GIG EVER!!!!
"Mad About You" lived up to expectations.
Unplanned performances of "Love Bites" & "18 And Life" & "Mickey" reeked of awesomeness.
Big crowd made West Alabama Ice House extremely happy.
After gig, watched "Urban Cowboy" at the Carter residence while eating all their food.
Lowlights:
Most band members got too drunk too fast.
Drunk band members extremely liberal with their individual parts. <-----(very nice way of saying we played like shit.)
Repetitions of too many songs.
Technical difficulties with microphones.
Public exposed to "Mojo" for the seventh time. It certainly won't be the last.
Public exposed to "Getting Drunk in the Sun" for the first time. It certainly won't be the last.
"Admiral" Loral Reed AWOL.
Counterfeit Cash soldier John Rocker gets traded to Cleveland.
Overall band performance: C-
Griff's Bar & Grill
June 16, 2001
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Highlights:
Wireless systems made what would've been a pretty dull show into a rather fun and electrifying gig.
"Hashpipe" - debut of Elliot on lead vocals.
Bruce purposely ripping the skin of his bass drum during "Steamroller Blues".
Big Sexy breaking his hip while gatoring during "Whiskey River".
Jason actually performs Homer's do-re-mi beer song.
Big crowd made the owner of Griff's extremely happy.
Watched "Baseketball" till five in the morning after unloading all the heavy equipment.
Lowlights:
Sloppy band performance. Could be attributed to wireless systems. And alcohol.
Couldn't play "18 And Life" because a certain somebody had other obligations.
Broke guitar string during "Suspicious Minds" yet valiantly finished the song with only five strings. That's the Triple H influence....finish the match no matter what happens.
Public exposed to "Mojo" for the sixth time. It certainly won't be the last.
Overall band performance: C
Blanco's
May 12, 2001
UH Law Center graduation bash
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Highlights:
Good turnout. Not as insanely crowded as Jason's b-day bash.
Fat Elvis was actually pretty funny.
"18 And Life" played in public for the first time. Still trying to contain my happiness.
Lowlights:
The law school "awards" thing.
Public exposed to "Mojo" for the fifth time. It certainly won't be the last.
That cocksucker who tried to run off with the afro.
Felt like crap all day from drinking binge the night before.
Car broke down earlier that day.
Overall band performance: B
West Alabama Ice House
March 30, 2001
Best gig ever?
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Highlights:
Starting during daylight & ending in the evening looks pretty cool on tape.
Maintained even buzz throughout, instead of getting obliterated and hindering my playing abilities.
I actually sang James Gang's "Walk Away". Maybe this is a lowlight instead of a highlight.
Lesbians giving $5 to K.C. for "services".
This was the beginning of Wrestlemania weekend. The next night was WWF Fanfest & Sunday night was Wrestlemania. Possibly the greatest weekend of my life.
Lowlights:
Public exposed to "Mojo" for the fourth time. It certainly won't be the last.
Overall band performance: B+
University of Houston Law Center
March 29, 2001
Counterfeit Cash's final Lawlapalooza
Highlights:
Surprisingly good crowd turnout, considering it was late Thursday evening.
"Spiderwebs" & "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" performed for the first time.
"Flowers on the Wall" turned out awesome despite being rehearsed only a couple of times.
Great setlist overall.
"Sex Machine" actually turned out pretty good. I had made up my mind that it was gonna suck ass. It's good to be wrong sometimes.
Lowlights:
Shitty sound.
Public exposed to "Mojo" for the third time. It certainly won't be the last.
Certain somebody sasses me right before the gig. There's two people in the world you really shouldn't sass: Stone Cold Steve Austin & Simon Jung.
Overall band performance: B
West Alabama Ice House
March 23, 2001
The beginning of the end OR the end of the beginning?
Highlights:
K.C.'s debut with Counterfeit Cash...."Back In Baby's Arms" & "I Fall To Pieces."
First set possibly band's best performance to date.
Lowlights:
Turned 26 the night before. I'm much too young too feel this damn old.
Public exposed to "Mojo" for the second time. It certainly won't be the last.
Infamous "Behind The Music" incident. Entire segment caught on tape!
Overall band performance: B-
Blanco's
February 17, 2001
Jason's birthday party
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Highlights:
Insanely large crowd turnout.
Corby sings "Hotel California".
Lowlights:
Bartenders were less than cordial.
Bar was ill-equipped to handle the Counterfeit Cash crowd's alcohol consumption abilities.
Decker kept invading the stage like the N.W.O. invaded WCW a few years ago.
Public exposed to "Mojo" for the very first time. It certainly won't be the last.
Second set dragged on...and on...and on (Imagine a Big Show/Billy Gunn iron man match).
Rock set cut way too short.
Sound wasn't all that great.
Overall band performance: B-
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