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We played our first Disaster Show last night.
Our first real show in Bellingham. Disaster. Bellingham, meet the Tallest Building in the World, the band who can't finish a set because their equipment dies in the middle of a song.
"I swear, this has never happened to me before!"
The show was primed for failure to begin with, as the venue's system was not up to the task of pumping out our phat phbeatz, the stage was so small that Colin's cello bow was gently prodding my ass, and there was only one stage monitor to be shared between the 4 of us, but things didn't really decompose until mid-way through, when all of my gear mysteriously crackled out of existence.
Nick drummed and Jared played "tech difficulties" music while I tried to figure out what was wrong. I borrowed a guitar, borrowed an amp, borrowed cables, but nothing was helping. We played one song that didn't require my amp. Then we came to the moment of decision: how does a band handle this situation gracefully? Do we apologize and quit, walk off stage with some dignity intact? Or do we try to limp our way to the finish line, playing songs half-assedly, lacking an entire lead instrument?
We did a little of both, but ultimately had no choice but to walk off, heads hung in shame. But then what do you make of it when afterwards, people hear that your instrument was out and all your parts were missing, and they tell you, "Oh, well you couldn't even tell the difference."
Always nice to know you're contributing.
8:18 AM
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