December 12, 2003

Jonasay

Recher Theatre

Towson, MD

Stay

Wish

Fire in the Hole

Hero (new song by Michael)

Call My Name

Gone Away

We Talk

Ultraman

Queen's Fat Bottom Girls (sung by Michael)

Karen and I trekked to one of my favorite venues, the Recher Theatre in Towson, to see Jonasay and Cowboy Mouth. It was bittersweet for me since I got hooked up with this band when they played the Cork with Cowboy Mouth last summer. And its been such a crazy year and a half that introduced me so much more than just the Jonsay music. Without Jonasay, there would not have been as many miles on the odometer, not as many animals hit, not as many states crossed, not as many secrets and inside jokes, and not as many rocking times. From Maine to South Carolina, it was all golden. So here we are again.

The guys hit the stage and played for a little less than an hour. Started with my favorite Jonasong, Stay. Also on the setlist was Wish (I stayed), Fire in the Hole, Hero (new song by Michael), Call My Name, Gone Away, We Talk, Ultraman, and Queen's Fat Bottom Girls (sung by Michael). Joe got some good shots with the digital. All in all, the show was solid and Michael's vocals stayed strong despite losing his voice recently. Though the crowd was a bit sparse for being a Friday night, the stage presence was energetic. Not playing as many shows recently really showed on stage as being more refreshed and less fatigued from living in a van careening down the highway from show to show. Hero sounded awesome and it will be interesting to see how Michael's songwriting/performing comes out. Karen and I danced like the crazies that we are and yelled loudly to embarrass them, though I don't think it worked.
Afterwards we hung out with Mike, Joe, and Mark and talked some more and compared recent shows and CDs we've checked out. Cowboy Mouth was playing during our chatting and they are always an enjoyable band to see. Great live show and their fans are intense. I was able to catch some of the songs off of their new album (Uh Oh came out in October) and they sounded awesome. I just love the fact that the frontman is the drummer.
We load out and Joe, Mark, Karen, and I talk in the freezing cold next to the Silver Beast where after we conversed about porn and sex and cars, we decided that the Timonium Diner was the place to be. So off we go, where Karen said the quote of the night--
Karen: I think I am too tipsy to be drunking.
Me: You mean driving?
Karen: Yeah that too.
We get to the diner and talk some more and analyze certain situations we have placed ourselves in and enjoy many greasy and fattening foods.
As usual, there is no Jonasay show that goes as planned, but the path is always enjoyable.

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