It seems that each time we play at the Redstone Room, it's more fun than the previous time, and last night once again exceeded all my expectations. Our opener for the evening had canceled, which made for a little more of a relaxed set up for our light show and soundcheck. After all the work was done, we grabbed a quick dinner at the sandwich shop downstairs, and then awaited showtime as the fans started to stream in. Hanging out at the bar, I ground-scored a dollar...wooohooo!
The first set flew by, with the fans raging super hard in the front row. The venue had set up a "riot fence" at the front of the stage, and this probably enticed the crowd into being more rowdy than they may have been had the fence not even been there, climbing on the fence, shaking it, lifting it, and all sorts of other craziness. We even had a kid jump up on stage and dive out into the mass of people, successfully crowd surfing for a full 15 seconds or so. Totally epic!!
We didn't think it could get any crazier, but the second set got even more rowdy, with the crowd grooving hard and going absolutely apeshit. All I wanted to do was watch them go nuts, but the distraction made it hard to concentrate on my bass playing. I even got a "Janis is hot / Janis rocks!" chant between a couple tunes, though Adam swears they were saying "Janis sucks!" Hmmm, I'll need to review the recording. However, there was undeniable Janis support in the form of many WWJD shirt sightings:
After the show, the tear down took forever, and we didn't get to the hotel until well after 4am. Luckily, the continental breakfast was already out, so we raided it like hungry savages.
Now we're off to Ames, Iowa for a show at DG's. I don't know what it is about Iowa, but the people here freakin' ROCK. Will the Ames crew top the enthusiasm of Davenport?? Stay tuned for an update!
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