With three days in Auburn with the Pygmies its hard to figure where to start with all the gossip, rumors, and truth! So, lets start with the show on Wednesday night, and go from there...
Theta Xi had an awesome BRAND NEW stage for the band to rock out on! The band was excited to play there, and the students were just as excited to see the Pygmies. The house only had 27 active members, which allowed for a more "intimate" show. The band had a few... uh, FIRSTS, if you will, they were actually handed a small envelope during the show, Cameron opened it, and with a surprised look in his face announced that the Theta Xi house wanted the band to Pledge! Cam was very excited and saved the card, we can't wait for the "Old School" band guys to go through rush week, lol. The show was cut off short due to noise complaints... apparently, some students are at Auburn to "Study" or something like that ;) But don't let the short show fool you, it was quite a wild party, complete with mooning of both males and females, a few boobs, lesbian make-out sessions, and a sad wardrobe malfunction that left one fan with her hands...full. Luckily Christeen came to the rescue with a brand new Pygmie shirt. The shirt read "I've been a naughty little Pygmie" which fit the fan perfectly. Rain came and went throughout the night... which made load out a lot more "fun". The night ended with the routine stop to the famous Auburn Waffle House with Christeen and Cameron. It was there we learned that Christeen may want to invest in a new pair of jeans...thats all I'm gonna say about that. Lights went out around 5 a.m.
Thursday's show was at Bourbon Street Bar downtown Auburn. I woke up early, about 3:00 p.m., and headed to the bar. The guys were there setting up and practicing some new material. Practice was going well until a young lady, about 50 yrs of age, comes storming through the front of the bar waving her hands. Confused by this, Cameron stopped singing and asked how he could help her. She replied with " You have to stop playing! I can't work with all this noise!" he apologized for being loud and politely asked where she worked, then she stated, " I mean it, if you don't stop playing I will call the cops!" Cam, trying to lighten up the situation said, "Oh, don't do that, they are our friends, we don't want them mad at us. We can stop, but let me ask you, how did we sound?" the lady then responded " You all sounded like crap! All I could hear was boom boom boom!" ( apparently thats a music note I was NOT aware of) Cameron replied, " Hey, thats not nice, where do you work?" She walked out, waving her arms and once again threatening to call the cops. Note to self : practice may make perfect, but it can also get you in trouble with the law if you are too loud ;) The Pygmies rocked out Bourbon Street that night, and despite the lack of practice were able to premier there newly-learned song, "Un-Skinny Bop" with " flawless accuracy". Woo Hoo, go Pygmies! The band was also mentioned in the local college paper as being the number ONE band to see in Auburn! What an honor! Another night of rain, followed by another night of Waffle House... this time Christeen wore pants that covered most of his legs and his unmentionables, we were all happy about that.
Friday, the famous WAR EAGLE SUPPER CLUB! I woke up, showered and headed towards the club. Load in was at 2:00pm... it was about 4:00pm... I was a little late, but just couldn't get outta bed! As I was driving towards the bar, I was almost in a car accident with a crazy driver that pulled in front of me to turn, and flipped me the bird in the process. A little upset by this I slowed down to get a better look at the hooligan. It was the Pygmie's very own Johnn Depp and Angel acting a fool on the streets of Auburn, imagine that? Shortly after I recieved a call from the wild boys asking me to come with them for a drink and appetizers at Santa Fe Cattle Company. We sat and had pina coladas and read tattoo magazines, then headed to the bar for "work time". I folded and organized all the NEW Pygmie shirts so it would be easier for me to sell them during the show that night. The Supper Club is always a late show. They started about midnight and played till 4 am! A great show, including a cameo by the famous bad boy himself, Justin, from DOWNSTROKE! who lead the audience in singing "She Hates Me", a crowd favorite. This was then followed by an unusual load out. Cameron, finding humor in almost everything, decided to cut Christeen's jeans into Daisy Duke shorty-shorts. Though they may have been cooler to wear, they were not at all flattering on Christeen, of coarse, his work boots, red hairy legs, and sweaty Pygmie shirt did not help the situation. Thank God there was no Waffle House... I love Christeen, but I don't know if I could've been seen inside a Waffle House with him wearing an outfit that would get him beaten up in most places. 7:00 a.m. was on the clock as my head hit the pillow...check out comes too early.
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the Chattanooga show with the Pygmies due to my sister's 18th birthday party. Anyone who was there, send me a summary of how the show went! I'm sure everyone would love to know!
Hope to see everyone at this week's shows! Lets make them memorable! I know the Pygmies always do!
