Monday, December 12, 2005
BLOODYMINDED
10 December 2005
The Big Horse Lounge
Chicago
with:
Gays in the Military
Billy Carter Band
Scarcity of Tanks
01. “IN THE MOOD”
02. “ANGEL OF DARKNESS”
03. “CHALK EATER”
04. “LAKE STREET”
05. “PORN LORDS”
06. “GENITAL PANIC”
07. (PROVISIONALLY TITLED) “GIRLFRIEND ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN SCHIZOPHRENIC EPISODE BY REVEALING CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE”
08. “HEAD”
09. “PRO-ANA”
10. “PRO-MIA”
11. (PROVISIONALLY TITLED) “VISITING AN EX-GIRLFRIEND IN THE HOSPITAL – AIDS WARD”
12. “A SONG FOR LISANNE, A YOUNG MODEL”
BLOODYMINDED
Rob “Misfits Robby” Kerr - Synth
Ed Knigge - Synth + Vocals
Chris Mack - Synth
Mark Solotroff - Vocals + Synth
Thanks to Chris, Brian, and the rest of Gays in the Military, for asking us to play this show, as well as for the great support at shows this year. Also thanks for asking me to join in on “25 or 6 to 4.” Thanks to our new friends from Cleveland, Scarcity of Tanks, for driving out in such shit weather, to play a show at The Big Horse Lounge. Thanks to the Billy Carter Band, for the crude swordplay. Thanks to Julie Fabulous, for the heartfelt introduction. Thanks to all of our friends, for showing up on a snowy night, as well as for the great support all year. Thanks to Marlene, for videotaping.
Scarcity of Tanks, with Mr. Plastic Crimewave on guest guitar, started the night off with some very welcome, dark, noisy psychedelic dirges, replete with seemingly stream of consciousness lyrics and possibly bad vibes. You have not really lived until Matthew has furtively pointed at you during a show… or picked you up and moved you across the room a bit… in a very different style than Grey, though --- but I still believe I can fly. We were up next, and we blasted through a dozen songs before the PA cut off. I had to finish “Lisanne” a cappella, No Fun-style, so as a result, we did not do the last three planned songs: “TROPHY” - “MIND THE GAP” - “TEN SUICIDES.” We still played for nearly 19 minutes, so maybe it was for the best. It seemed like a solid set (the MiniDisc recording came out very well), the crowd was really responsive, and we debuted a new song from the forthcoming CD. Rob had his “official” Chicago premiere, in front of people who would notice, and appreciate, his recent inclusion in the band… as well as his amazing Larry Clark T-shirt. Billy Carter Band followed us, after the PA situation was sorted out, and they belted out a solid set of heavy, pure, negative energy garage-y punk rock. Finally, Gays in the Military stepped up to the plate in awful Christmas-themed shirts, and proceeded to lay waste to the room. These guys are truly an inspiration… to someone… There was so much pornography flying around the room, the floor was carpeted in shredded pages of skin mags, and shrinkwrapped DVDs were in abundance. I ate some high-density gingerbread bustier. I saw things that would make many a man weep like a little girl. Then they called me up for a wonderful Chicago moment. What a year it has been and what a great note to end it on!
