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march 'n april shows and more news
we're playing in new jersey! that's right, the home of rockers like 'the boss', and the place you drive thru to get to new york. here's the spec's:
ST. PATTY'S DAY TEN BAND PARTY
281 1/2 second street, basement apartment
Jersey City, NJ 07302
party and bands start around 8pm
tell EVERYONE you know
playing:
Dirt Bike Annie
Kung Fu Monkeys
Grady
The Shy Guys
The Grand Prixx
International Waters
Attention Deficiet
The Lynnwoods
DBA's Philipino neighbors
The Hissyfits (maybe)
The Break Ups
The Ergs
Punch Buggy Blue
the order is still up in the air so we'll let you know asap. also, all you NYC and Jersey folks, here's your chance to catch a lot of bands in a beautiful city...
here's the directions:
Just take the Jersey Turnpike to Manhattan, get off at
the Holland Tunnel exit. Head towards the Holland
Tunnel and stay to the right. Just before the toll
booth, make a right on Manilla (right before Burger
King). Follow Manilla for about 10 blocks until you
get to Second Street. Make a right onto Second.
Cross Erie Ave. The Souse House is about 3/4 of the
way down the block on the left hand side before Jersey
Avenue. it's under the stairs.
if you have any questions, email us (grady@operamail.com) or check out dirtbike annie's site
HERE
we have a april show set up, which we'll tell you about soon.
also, we are now officially a 3 piece - a power trio! what this really means that we only have to split our huge ticket and merchandising profits 3 ways! time to bug out...
february 2000
sorry for the lack of news - a inexcusable 20 days since last update - but here's what's up:
last saturday's show was both great and bizarre: just the way we like it (sort of). there was a large turnout, and a good response, which makes playing a complete blast and charges us up with energy. we love it. Pat Troxell, the mastermind behind getting the show together, kept it all solid and deserves all available props.
just hours before the show, we abruptly 'lost' our bass player - no comment - but 'money' matt put his guitar down and assumed bass duties like a double-crossed pimp's backhand.
his guitar, however, ended up going on a road trip to new york sometime during the show - no comment - and should be coming back soon.
our set went something like this:
1. jones
2. teller
3. (i got the) phantasm ball (stuck up my ass)
4. cover: monroes 'could you be the one'
5. friday night
6. simply complicated
7. cover: descendents 'hope"
8. so long
9. plug
the lighting made it seem we were playing in a elementary school classroom, florescent and hot. i(chris=drummer) started sweating so much that by the third song i had to keep my eyes shut to stop the sweat burn, which probably made me look like an idiot savant up there.
i brought a camera+film along hoping to get some performance pictures taken, but forgot to assign someone to the duty. i managed to get a picture of a young(very) couple making out while sitting amongst their friends on a crowded couch, which i'll post up here asap.
if anyone has pictures of the show, please get in touch with us!
thanks once again to everyone there for showing ton's of enthusiasm and really getting into the music. it does make all the difference, and drives us beyond our normal physical and emotional limits 'on stage'. seriously.
also thanks to our regular supporters/gradyites -
steve r, renee(sp?), tom, emily, rob m & s and crissy, hardcore dave, rebecca and dave, steve m, and grady family member fred.
next show:
saturday february 12th 2000
hatboro community center
(our last show at this looney bin of a venue)
show starts 5pm, $3 at door
bands to play:
dirtbike annie(from new jersey)
wormbath
121
mid iron blast shaft
jealousy faction
sheldon
and us, grady
the address is 44 N. York Rd., Hatboro Pennsylvania
(across from the Wawa)
note: york rd. is not the same as old york rd.
click map for larger view
we swore to never play this joint again (check the news
section), but will return once more just to play as hard as we
can under the most bizarre circumstances.
right now, we're slated to play 2nd to last. we extend many
thanks once again to pat t. for hooking us up, and being an all
around cool cat.
questions, specific directions? email us
(11/14) curiouser and curiouser:
saturday's show was a bit shocking. we found out shortly after
arrival that the 'community center' was actually run by some
local christian church. yikes. there was a one sign with posted
rules (including no profanity, rowdy behaviour...), and various
strange and somewhat covert posters which used a cutesy, mid-late
80's style of magazine cutouts/collage to show people having good
times and such, but upon closer inspection revealed messages of
anti-homosexuality and much more. yikes again - we just came to
rock,have fun;that's it folks.
the kicker was the jesus christ loves you speech that the
proprietor(?) gave inbetween bands. this no way implies that
grady is against freedom of religion or such things (grady, by
birth, at least = 2 jewish and 2 irish-catholics), but man,
couldn't we have least have gotten some sort of warning as to
what type of gig this was?
regardless, the 1st band, sunday drive, were pretty good. a
young band, with emo-influenced music, great presentation and
obviously was full on-into their performance. we were next, with
a good but not great performance, at least with accuracy, but
sweated our asses off in hopes of catching the elusive 'rock'.
good long set, to be posted soon for those who care (???). little
albert played last, and gave their usual super tight, energetic
speedy pop. a decent bunch of guys.
after the show, most of grady and company adjurned to the
Chestnut Hill pubs to drink plenty of free and delicious
beer!!
excitement! we have a bunch of new material that will be
finding it's way into our next show. jimmy, our
singer/guitarist/brother for life, has made up some kick ass
t-shirts and patches that we're selling fer el-cheapo, and pics
of said merchandise will go online a.s.a.p. for you to check out.
god bless you james patrick mcnamara.
props and such for this weekend to:
andrew knote, billy sidall, steve and chris reed, steve matt,
johann + friend, and that blonde gentle giant-ish guy whose name
i forget.
(11/11) new show
just found out today that Grady will be playing a show this
weekend. here's the details:
all ages show
saturday nov 13
hatboro community center
44 north york road
(next to wawa)
performing:
little albert
grady
sunday drive
doors open @6pm
$3.00 - a price u can't beat!
this should be fun. we're pumped and primed to play, sweat, and
most importantly, it'll be near a wawa!
if anyone has any additional questions about directions or
anything else, email us
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