October 14, 2002

• I was talking to a friend tonight, about music and how it reminded us of our teenage years.
  
  And I was thinking about nightclubs. I’ve always been the perpetual outsider, the strange traveller as opposed to the affable local, and even when I was going to Fitzgerald’s, in Houston, at least a couple times a month, I never really understood it.
  
  I was playing in a band, called The Bends. We only had one gig upstairs at the Fitz; the rest were downstairs on the less reputable small stage. Though it must be said: GWAR played that small stage.
  
  Be that as it may. I went to Fitz a few times with some friends, mostly people I met online. It was a tremendous amount of work, but it was also enjoyable. The work came from getting overstimulated; the rebound time could be as long as a week.
  
  Hmm. Listening to iTunes. Shuffle play brings me ‘Rigged’ by Joint Chiefs. You say, “WHO?”
  
  Well, The Bends begat Suction Prints. Suction Prints begat Joint Chiefs. I wasn’t involved in Joint Chiefs, and only peripherally involved in Suction Prints. A Joint Chiefs show at Fitz was a sight to behold!
  
  Even though it’s not yet Monday, I think ‘Rigged‘ is todays music du jour. It was written in reaction to the first Gulf War, but regains relevance a decade later. And yes, they’re Zappa and King Crimson fans.

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