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BASH IV

10/22/2000

Once again it's time to get all dressed up and celebrate the
Halloween season with the Pajamas. The Fourth Annual
Halloween Bash is on for Friday, October 27. It's still in
Lenexa, but it has moved to a new location. The function
will take place at Scott Jacobs' house, which is also the
practice studio for the band. You are strongly encouraged
to wear a costume. You will be brutally taunted if you show
up without one. There will be no opening act for this show,
but there will be beer a plenty.

Jacobs got laid. Hooray! (photo--Brian Leonard)

Monkey Tour
Winds Down

9/16/2000

Unless some other shows pop-up quickly, the SPJs will wrap up the 2000 Monkey Tour Friday, September 29 at Fin's Waldo Bar in Kansas City, Missouri. Lead singer Patrick Dors will soon be taking maternity leave, so the band is looking at an extended lay-off. The rest of the band will take the time to "start getting damn serious" about recording.

The September 29 show at Waldo should be a good one as Mustard Couch will join in on the fun. It's a nice little
touch since Couch was there when the current tour started back on March 4th at Pauly's in KC. We'd like to see as many people as possible for this one. We've had good crowds for the summer shows, and it's been a lot of fun. As usual, you can get drunk with the band after the show, and we will bring along some of our demo CDs to pass out (yeah, they're still free). Come on out and enjoy the show.

Sideshow Freaks

9/16/2000

Although the September 29 Waldo show is most likely the last official public show for 2000, the SPJs are doing at least one semi-private party and are rumored to be considering another one. They have already committed to the Hootenanny on September 30 in Brookside, Missouri.

Cowboy Part 2 (photo--?????????)

Boot Hill Benefit

7/25/2000

This one just came up today, but the Pajamas are in for a benefit at the Grand Emporium on Thursday, August 3rd.
More details should come up later, but the other bands playing are Sister Mary Rotten Crotch, Boot Hill and Snot Rockets. The show is a benefit for Boot Hill who had all of there equipment stolen. The Pajamas are expected to take the stage around 8:45 p.m. Hope to see you all there.

A Little Break

6/3/00

It was a small crowd, but the band was real pleased with Gee 2000 as a venue. It's a big place with a nice stage and a great sound system. The SPJ performace was a little loose, but things held together pretty well. The fans that were there were very attentive and seemed to enjoy "SuperPunk" which is really starting to sound good for the band. The other new song, "Purple," is still taking shape.

The SPJs are now taking a little time off before preparing for the July 8 show at the Waldo Bar and Grill with Cross Country Felons. A few members of the band will be working on some recording to improve on the current "SuperPunk" demo that we've been handing out. If you'd like a copy of the demo, e-mail us at spookycd@spookypajamas.com for information. Otherwise, we will have some free copies to hand out at the July 8 show.

Ready for Gee

5/24/00

After playing three long shows in the last two months, the Pajamas are excited to do a shorter set this Friday at Gee 2000 in Olathe. The venue is an all-ages bar with no alcohol, so the band will get a chance to experience a much younger crowd. It should be interesting. The SPJs are the first of four bands and are scheduled to go on at 8:00 p.m. Other interesting facts:

1) This is the Pajamas' 10th show overall.

2) It will be only the third time the Pajamas have actually played on a stage.

3) After slaughtering "Purple (Detox the World)" at the last Waldo show, this will be the first official performance of the band's newest original.

4) Both SuperPunk and Superfriends will also be in the 45-minute short set.

5) The other bands will be Trench, Stewart and Powerglide.

6) Gee is located at 301 E. Santa Fe in Olathe, 913-779-7382.

Return to Waldo IV

4/29/00

After making a trip down to Laurie, Missouri to play at Millstone Lodge the Pajamas will once again return to the Waldo Bar & Grill on Saturday, May 6. Joining the SPJ's will be Spongebath from Omaha. The band will be in full pajama gear, and we are encouraging all fans and friends to throw on their favorite PJ's and come on out for some beer and "lite punk."

The Millstone show went well despite some PA problems that cut the first half of the set short. Dors did some serious mattress diving and jumps, but he did fail to deliver on the promised jump into the lake at the end of the show.

New Logo and Site Update

4/1/00

If you're reading this, then you've already seen the new logo that was designed by Adam Novak for the band. It was definitely time for something more professional for the band. The band is extremely grateful, and we'll be working on that T-shirt that Adam requested.

Anyway, you've probably also noticed the new look of the first few pages. I hope you like it because our webmaster will be working hard to redesign all of the pages on the site over the next month. Other than that, there is no official news to report. The booking department has been working hard though, and I'm sure we'll have a few new shows to announce soon.

Superpunk Forever!

Hangin' on Wornall without Jay

photo--Jay Thornton

Warm-up at Pauly's

3/3/00

The Band will be performing this Saturday, March 4th at Pauly's with Mustard Couch and Velvet Freeze. The SPJ's are scheduled to go on at 9:00 p.m. We will be performing our short set (40-45 minutes). Pauly's is located at 1744 Broadway. The phone number is 816-221 8787. This will be the first public performance of
"Superfriends," so if you get a chance come check it out. Also, the message board has been a little dead lately, so if you want to, stop by and leave a message to spice things up.

The Gig in Waldo

3/3/00

We are proud to announce that Velvet Freeze will be closing for us at the Saturday, March 11 show at The Waldo Bar & Grill. The SPJ's will kick things off at 10:00 p.m. We're hoping to have a really loud crowd, so we hope to see everyone out there for this one. We need your help on the backing vocals. The Waldo Bar & Grill is located at 7438 Wornall Road (75th and Wornall) and the phone number is (816) 523-9964. C'mon out and get wasted with the band.

May 26 in Olathe

3/3/00

We've also added a Friday, May 26 show at Gee 2000 in Olathe. We will offer further details on this gig later, but we will be playing with three other bands. Gee 2000 is located at 301 E. Santa Fe.

Can You Watch the SPJs?

1/23/00

Yes you can! A second band has not yet been announced, but the Pajamas will return to the local bar scene with a March 11 performance at the Waldo Bar and Grill in Kansas City, MO. This will be a Saturday night show and will most likely be the first live performance of our new song, "Superfriends." The Waldo is located at 7438 Wornall Road (75th and Wornall) and the phone number is (816) 523-9964. We hope to see you there.

Monday Night Chat

1/23/00

Since its damn near impossible to run into anyone else in the SPJ chat room, we are setting up a chat on Monday (1/24/00) at 6:30-7:30 p.m, central time. At least one member of the band will be there and hopefully several members of the SPJ mailing list. Click on the link below or
click here to go to the chat room.

Chat with the Spooksters

1/2/00

Since the message board has been so popular, the site has now added an official chat room for SPJ fans and members. Click here to check it out. In other news, the band has moved into its new studio in Lenexa and has been working on a few new songs and stage moves. The working titles are "Lightswitch," "Superfriends" and "Sally was a Hooker." Anyway, we should have at least one or two new songs when we do get our next gig set up. On that subject, we still don't have anything yet, but we have been working diligently since our last gig to set a show up. As reported before, we've had a couple of opportunities, but nothing has worked out yet.