This past New Years Weekend was BUSY. There were so many great shows and parties you just had to wish you could be everywhere at once. Let’s start with Friday December 30th. While there were multiples shows going on, two were on my radar the most. The first was a Show at the Riot Room, Definitely wanted to get down there to catch as many bands as I could. I managed to see Broken Divide steal the show with a metal version of the Humpty Dance and then finally got to see Alice Sweet Alice in person. They were pretty terrific and fit well with the band that played after, Mad Libby. Mad Libby always puts on a great show, and did not fail me this night. I had to jet shortly before they finished to make sure I got to Tardstock before the Tards played. But not before doing a shot with the Birthday Girl Roxxi Quinn.

When I arrived at Aftershock the Tards were only a set or so away from playing and that was a relief to me as I had not missed the last time I might see them. The Tards REALLY need to stay together in the form they are right now. Tom’s infectiously positive personality makes for a fun show. The fact that every one of the bands preceding the Tards and even the one that would follow got up and did a song with the band says a lot. They will be missed until they decide a triumphant return….hopefully sooner than later. Roxxi showed up with the rest of Burning Tide and by the smell of her “21” Chalice it was obvious people were buying her drinks that when mixed would cause uncontrolled regurgitation and major hangovers. She passed out on a table and was thankfully carried out by her band mates and properly cared for from what I hear. That’s awesome to see in this day and age.

Anyway, the Tards played for a bit over an hour I think and I jetted shortly after, Sorry Vanlade, I am told you put on a hell of a show and I will definitely see you soon. I needed sleep so I could prepare for New Years properly. I had a DD planned for New Years and could actually drink….so drink I did.

We started New Years at the KC Anthem Lair, I had been drinking before arrival, and even though the Wings smelled wonderful, I had to decline to avoid regurgitation myself. Wings are no good coming back up. I did leave the lair with a monkey that screams when I spank it, but that is another story for another time. Suffice to say the KC Anthem Monkey will be around the scene as much as I. We left there in time to catch Psychostick and toast the New Year in with a half glass of beer. Not sure how I survived without passing out, but my DD’s nephew did not fair as well. He pulled a Roxxi and passed out on the bar. So we had to take him home shortly after the toast.

I know there were tons of shows and parties going on, I wish I could have hit more, Kim Commando, we did miss you that night. Scott Barnett, I hear the Speedway was a boatload of fun, but really is any Drek show not fun? There are tons of these shout outs I can give, but I digress, don’t you just wish you could be everywhere at once?

JD Enke
Project Backstage Reporter
http://www.projectbackstage.com