At the time I was making at effort to try and be more friendly and outgoing at shows.  While we were setting up I went over to the singer of Foetus to introduce myself and to say that we played with them before.  I said hello and was about to try to shake hands with him when he walked away from me.  I'm not sure if he thought I was a fan about to kiss his ass or if he just didn't feel like dealing with anybody.  Either way I didn't think it was cool.  Maybe he's just getting old and cranky.  It was kinda like the time I was backstage helping out at the Sisters of Mercy show.  I saw their singer so I waved and was like "Yo, whats going on buddy".  He walked away from me too.  I thought that was pretty funny.  I hope someday I become famous so I can be the same way. 

- Jeff 

See previous Foetus comments.
No –seriously. The only differences between the two shows were that this time it was at a better venue, it didn’t rain marbles after the show, and that we out-played Foetus. Not that they would know- they were eating Chinese food across the street while we played. Rock stars! What assholes! C’mon guys. We play the Balcony all the time and pack it without you on the bill. I didn’t even bother with Thirwell this time- just shook his hand and went on my merry way. I was hoping to talk to the bass player, Brian Emrich. I thought the soundtracks for Pi and Requiem for a Dream were astonishing- and I would like to have told him so- but no- he was a shit-licking egomaniac too. I put out my hand and he said ‘hey man’ with his head turned 180 degrees away from me- then bolted for shelter to hang with his guitar tech and some girl who looked straight out of a Delia’s catalog. (Yes- I leaf though it. Yes- I have it delivered to my house. And yes- I think underage girls modeling cheezy bright-colored outfits is a good-no-great thing.) To add insult to injury –they teased us during our brief and hurried sound check- hurried because Foetus spent way too long on theirs. Emrich was really impressed with himself for knowing how to play the bassline for ’My Sherona’ –so impressed that he thought everyone in the club should hear it- 11 times. Well- it could have been worse- I could have been wearing the same hawaiian shirt that Jim Thirwell was wearing- then I would have looked like an asshole.

-Darren