9/19/09 Mojo's, Columbia, MO

On Saturday, we had a nice leisurely check-out of our hotel and headed to lunch at a local pizza place that I had a coupon for. This lunch turned out to be a very exciting one, as thanks to a combination of my coupon, the house specials, and an order screw-up, the total to feed 5 people was only $12.11. Nice. We left for Columbia happy and full.

The Mojo's show started out as a bit of a clusterfuck, with the opening band deciding to take over the stage with their setup before we even got there. Good thing we didn't pull that stunt with Victor Wooten the couple nights prior...sheesh. After braving the opening band, we hit the stage for a small but appreciative crowd. The vibe was totally different than our short high pressure opening sets the two nights before, and we all seemed to play a little more adventurously and with less inhibitions. We did a particularly fun version of MSMW's "Little Walter Rides Again," a tune that we used to play quite frequently but hadn't ripped out in some time, so it was fun to revisit it. Another event of note during the show was that Mattias raged so hard that his drum stick caught on his glasses and flung them across the stage, bending up the frames quite a bit. Yes folks, we are too rock-star to smash our instruments and amps, and instead go for the eyewear.

After the show, we hung out with some fans, seizing the opportunity for two WWJD tshirt photo opps. Then back to the hotel for a short night's sleep before heading back home to Chicago the next day.



All in all, a fun weekend!