I Went Bananas

Electric Six @ The Temptress (A BOAT!!!) 7/19/2007
I Buy The Drugs / Gay Bar / Feed My Fuckin’ Habit / Dance Epidemic / I’m The Bomb / Mr. Woman / Bite Me / Night Vision / Infected Girls / Rock and Roll Evacuation / She’s White / Pulling The Plug On The Party / Improper Dancing / Danger! High Voltage / Future Is In The Future / Germans In Mexico / Dance Commander / Synthesizer // Naked Pictures

Electric Six “Night Vision” – Yeah, that’s right. I saw the Electric Six play on a boat, and it was awesome. It was one of the most intense concert experiences I’ve ever had — the interior of the boat is kinda cramped, but 75% of the people on board were dancing and moshing and crowd surfing non-stop. You’d think it was pretty crazy, and then they’d do something like play “Danger! High Voltage” and it’d reach a new level of insanity. People who were there with me who had seen the band several times in the past told me that they had never seen an audience get that wild for them, so maybe it had something to do with the boat? Like, I guess you can’t get wishy washy if you’ve spent $30 to see a party band rock out on a cruise.

This was certainly the most fun I’ve ever had at a show where I couldn’t actually see the band. The sight lines on the boat are horrendous — you really can’t see anything unless you’re in the first two rows — so you either danced, or went and hung out on the deck. Win/win, basically. In a way, I’m glad that I couldn’t see Dick Valentine. His appearance is a little bit disconcerting, and I guess I prefer to picture some burly guy with a mustache whenever I hear his voice.

Also, a lesson learned: If you and your friends decide to arrive at a concert on a boat wearing matching paper top hats, everyone is going to want to talk to you.

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