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State: Iowa
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007 
The DMMC really put on a nice event this year at the Hotel Fort Des Moines. LBF featured an all-Iowa lineup with two simultaneous stages.

All the bands were great, although Billy from Floodplane stole the show with his stylish white tanktop.

Mr. Baber's Neighbors capped things off nicely with several additional Neighbors in the mix

A lovely time was had by all, thanks for coming out everyone!

P.S. The showers at Hotel Fort Des Moines are reminiscent of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer buys the black market showerhead designed for circus animals. Worth the price of a night's stay right there.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 
There are rumors of a third episode, so I should re-post the first two.

To those who say they are not funny, and that some of the characters don't really look like the band members, I say: "Fook, you tree-climbing assclown - I didn't ask you."

OK, he's totally right but its just stupid enough to be posted one more time!

I mean look at the Fook character - the cartoonist really captures the Fookness










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Monday, May 07, 2007 

(above: Country Boy Shag creates  fire to warm family of wandering keyboardist)

I am pleased to report that Shaggy has taken to the farm life like a fish to water. 

Its like some agricultural Uptopia, some might even call it a Collective.  But no need for a new Red Scare, this is no fringe-living wook - we're talking about a true American pioneer here. 

Drummers were seen harvesting morels and eating food free of taxation.

Shag's chickens are growing into voluptuous hens

and sizable cocks.

Well done shaggy.  I like them well done, on wheat. With a little Jiimmy sauce.

Any eggs yet?  Let's sell them by the roadside and hawk a few OD t-shirts and scramblers at Waka! 
                





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Sunday, April 15, 2007 

Fook prepares to rockIPB Image

Here's one of the other 6 bands, "Gimikk"

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Another band, Standing Damaged


Duff busts out "The Obsidian's Dream Point"
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Fans show off the latest Obsidian's Dream fashions
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The Rev in the house. IPB Image

We busted out a brand new song ("Living on the Fringe)" and Shaggy nearly busted his head, but made it home with only minor damage. 

What can you say about Boone's newest venue, aptly named "The Venue"?  Its big, really big.  The stage is gigantic.  Thanks for coming out Faithful friends, and nice to meet all you other bands - it was a really fun night. 

 

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Sunday, March 18, 2007 
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O.D.'s St. Patty's Day Weekend
by Tinkle McIvory

While alas, there was no pot o' gold at the end of the the two-day party, but the boys slid down the rainbow of rock with Celtic abandon, as if there were  Leprechauns wrestling in green Jello on the other side.

According to Heddy McJams, who attended both shows, "Ole Fook he ain't Irish, but after a pint of green bud light or three - he might just brandish his Shelayee and show you the cut of his jib! Obsidian's Dream rocks me face off!"



3-16-2007
People's - Ames, IA
 Many Irish eyes were a smilin' when People's intrepid soundman when drove the snakes out of his awesome system and things got underway with a groovin' set from Dr. Gonzo.  Check them out, a great funky/jazzy jam outfit from D.M.  They played one of my favorite songs - Spirits in the Material World by the Police.  Thanks Doc!

In the spirit of the Holiday - Shag tore into Booze Me Up and Get Me High by Ween to start the OD set.  From there on out it was just fantastic fun, there's not much more to say than that!
 Big thanks to bandmates, Peeps crew and attendees alike, it was better than a bathtub full of Lucky Charms!  One of my personal all-time favorite shows.

3-17-2007
Water Street Bar and Grill - Cambridge, IA
 Now here's where the tale takes a weeee strange turn as our bus broke down and non-heady vibes seemed about to prevail.


Shaggy McPeepants dances a jig in the Cambridge mud.

But fter a wobbly first set at Water Street (a friendly smalltown establishment in Cambridge), suddenly ole St. Pat himself looked down upon the assembled faithful...and smiled. 



Obsidian's McDream was then born in a torrent of green ale, and thusly the roadweary crew joyfully spewed forth their frothy jams upon their assembled friends - fresh and clean as a whistle! 

Highlights:
Lots of covers tonight

Impromtu "Friend of the Devil" by request.  Make that by demand.  Whoever you are, Mr. Shouting Deadhead Guy, thanks for adding a great song to the repetoire. 

"Rider" with Shaggy's Irish McVocals, Celtic accordian and a reggae jam.  Wow that green beer really works.

"Hey Joe" went completly otherworldly. 

The return of  "Empty".

An Obsidian's Dream first: One female patron threw a bra at Shaggy onstage as predicted in the lyrics of the extended version of Family Vacation.
 Apparently the drummer was re-inacting a scene from "Weird Science" later in the evening because I'm pretty sure he was wearing it for a hat at about 1:45.



Thanks to all you new faces and old friends, we hope you had as good of time as we did, and we'll see you down the Ole Plank Road!

    



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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 

Current mood:Fookalicious

for those who are interested, and for our own reference:

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"ABC song" (?)

 

 

Aquajaunt

 

 

Alone (Bert voc.) (?)

 

All Along the Watchtower (Bert)*

Blister in the Sun

 

 

Bonnie B (Mike voc.)

 

Back in the USSR (Bert)

 

Backdoor Man (shaggy)

 
   Booze me up

Breathe in the Air*

 

Casey Jones(mike)

 

Change

 

 

Could It Be Butter

 

Crossroads Blues (Bert)

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Division Street Breakdown

Dr. Mack

 

 

Darth Vader Bar Mitzvah*

Empty

**

 

 

Eurotrash Girl

 

 

Family Vacation

 

Fallen Angel

 

 

For Bob Ross**

 

For What It's Worth

 

Gallow's Eve (Mike)*

 

Good for You (Bert) (#)

 

Gin & Juice (Bert)

 

 

Hey Joe  (Bert)

 

 

Hard to Handle (Mike)

 

Hide & Seekers Grove

 

House of the Rising Sun

 

"Introduction Song" *

 

I Know You Rider (mike&shag)

It Don't Come Easy

 

Heaven on their Minds/JC Superstar

La La La La (mike&shag)

 

Linus & Lucy (inst)

 

Made it Here

 

 

Mama (mike&shag)

 

Moon over Boone

 

My Secret

 

 

Noodles Can't Drive

 

   Obsession

 

 

One More Sat. Night (Mike)

OrbitalMotion**

 

 

Promised Land**

 

Possum (Mike)

 

 

Red House (Bert)

 

 

Sensory Overload

 

Sick in my Head

 

 

So Long (Mike)

 

 

Spooky

 

 

 

Sugaree (Mike)

 

 

Superstition

 

 

Squeezebox (mike&shag)

 

Stayin Alive/Sat Night Beaver Jam

Stolen From the Snout

 

Sweet Jane (?)

 

 

Taco Grande (inst) *

 

Ted

 

 

 

That's OK

 

 

Tidal Wave

 

 

Timeless

 

 

Umbrella (Bert)

 

 

Unicorn

 

 

Werewolves of London

 

What's Up?

 

 

White Lady

 

 

Whole Wheat Toast

 

Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partials/teases: Hey Jude, Black, Wooden Jesus, Lowrider, FV remix

 

 

(?) = not in repetoire

(#) = debut me

* = in retirement

** = in nursing home

  
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 
    Well thanks everyone, the cold kept many a hardy soul at home that Tuesday night, but OD got the nod and won the Ames edition of the Waka Winter Classic.

But better than that, what a great night of music in Ames!

Melodie Profitt - I missed their show, heard they were cool - DM band

Sour Diesel Band - fantastic 3-piece jazz rock from DM, some nice keyboard wizardry, fearless bass, and tight drums

Hunab brought a lot of folks from IC, along with a huge amount of energy

Solution kicked ass, there's a band you'll hear of again.  From S.Dakota.

Then there was some band of called Obsidian's Dream:


Thanks for voting OD!  for a Wook in Every Tent!!

See you at Wakarusa this June - great lineup - MMW, Yonder, N Miss Allstars, WSP and who knows what else they will add.  

Also - Public Prop won the Iowa City Waka Classic - congrats boys and girls!
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007 
Thanks to all the folks who went to both shows this weekend, what a blast!



We played Dec 30 '06 at People's, then next night, many hearty souls braved an icestorm to help us rock the greatest place since the Mos Eiley Spaceport - the Adobe Lounge


Here we see Slamzbeer, (master of the pan-party noisemaker) just before starting off
2007 with the PERFECT note.  Branford Marsalis eat your heart out!

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Saturday, November 11, 2006 
People's was a lot of fun, a technical clusterf*ck loading 2 bands in while two were loading out after FAC and some technical diffs onstage, but a good time was had.  Dean played with a busted finger but didn't cry once.  Well, once but that's pretty good.

Public Property was hellacious as always.  They're always playing around so go catch a great reggae show.

The Venue in b-town was pretty impressive, thanks for those who found out about this pretty-much-unannounced show. 

Here's a pic of shaggio warming up his vocal chords at the Venue:
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006 
briar patch
 what a weekend - briar patch opening for the public prop crew was a blast - public property was bad ass as always - they are the total package, more proof that Iowa is cooler than you think.  (Speaking of PP, we will be appearing with  them Nov. 3rd at Peoples)

After waking up in our Obsidian's Tents at the Patch to the sound of Turtle Turdhole snoring like Paul Bunyan sawing down redwoods, we were off to the quaint town of Panora, where a crew of lost Rabrai riders stopped in to get down as only bicyclists can. 
Thanks Bob, thanks PP, thanks Melissa from Panora.  And you too, Haile S.  All aboard!
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