DAY 3

11.3.99 - Cleveland R&R Hall of Fame/Columbus OH - Bernie's

sean - snow on the ground when we awoke this morning. we expected this at some point but this is quite early. no complaints from me, i love the stuff.

Bagels and coffee in the gut, then off to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in downtown Cleveland. we finally locate those crazy sandwiches (Panini's) we were seeking yesterday. tour has done something bizarre to my appetite, increasing it immensely. i am either burning off the calories on stage every night, have acquired a tapeworm, or will be arriving home about 20 pounds heavier. (even now as i write, i am tempted by the Waffle House only spitting distance away from our room). we get to Bernie's and load in. its our third time here and the previous shows have always gone well. we soon discover a band and a solo act have been added to what was already a 3 band bill. of course the person who set up the show is nowhere to be found to confirm or deny exactly who is supposed to be on-stage tonight. The guys in Tiara graciously offer to play last, which is great because the folks who are there to see them will now have no choice but to endure us. i don't feel that we are really "on" tonight. or maybe its just me, as i proceed to break my snare drum mid-set and then open a huge blister on my right hand. urghh.
scott - did you know that if you are a touring band you get in for free at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? well now we do and we used it to our fullest advantage. we've been here before and not much has changed. as we strolled through the stale exhibits we noticed that the security in the joint was mighty lax. when no one was looking, Jay reached over the velvet ropes that were cordoning off the Elton John hairpiece collection and grabbed a human hair wig off one of the EJ lookalike dummies. Jay promptly put the wig on and danced a jig. we all followed his cue. dave yoinked the oversized purple top-hat from Tom Petty's "don't come around here no more" video. sean put on a summer frock that was worn by Mama Cass. I squeezed into a jumpsuit that was worn by Mick Jagger during the Steel Wheels tour, which i promptly split the ass in. we pranced through the entire museum in our outlandish get-ups. a "big up" to R&R H.O.F. security for deciding not to press charges when they finally caught us. Also, "mad props" are given to the Fred Schneider outfit display from the B-52's "good stuff" tour and the GG Allin hummel collection exhibit. Here at Bernies, so far the performers on this bill have been: a cherubic singer/songwriter gal who played acoustic and sang songs that tugged at the heartstrings of anybody that ever asked their parents for money. i forget her name, i think it was Sally Singsalot. the next band was the Plastic Hi-Fi, not a bad quartet, with beach boy harmonies and Big Star aspirations. its a relief to finally play with a band who dresses worse than us. after the plastics were The Velveteens. Oh Mercy! this band has 3 of the most beautiful women i have ever seen. as the song says, "i have to turn my head until the darkness goes". as i write, drool drips from my lips. we go on and pray for the gods of hellfire to bring us fire. the gods deliver and we perform a nice tight set. Tiara closes the show in a Built To Spill kinda way and get quite the warm reception. vey good band and super nice folks them Tiara boys are. all in all, an inspired and very well received night.

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