Shows #31, #32, & #33 (Whiskers for All)

July 11th 2019

Stage West in Scranton PA

A. Parker

Starving Hysterical Naked

Blind Choice

The Crypid

The first time I met the SHN guys was at an open mic that my friend invited me too. Seemed like cool guys who had their shit together. Liked playing music and hated cover bands. Stage West is set in what I think is a old bank, its pretty cool, great sound, beer is WAY to expensive so it was mostly I dry show unless people bought me a shot. They rest of the bands were good, a lot of covers, but they seem young enough to be in that stage of the band. (start with covers, write songs, weed covers out) we have all been there and I dont think they are going to go the cover band road. All in all it was a really good show and I had a good drive home.

July 12th 2019

Mikes Tavern in Reading PA

A. Parker *

Drew & The Blue

Mikes Tavern is always a fun place to play, other that having to keep it down, you get free anything and the bartender, Eric, is a super nice guy. So ill gladly turn it down to play there any time. Drew & The Blue are cool fellas/gal. They had a great show doing their 50s covers and what not. I had the BPR guys back me up so it was full band, and I thought it sounded really well.

July 13th

Hucklebucks in Pottsville

SOH

A. Parker*

The Martini Bros

The Barren Wells

Drew & The Blue

Yuengling Beers 190th Birthday came up this year, and instead of waiting 10 more years to have the 200th they decided to shut down Pottsville and have Better Than Ezra play, yes.... that 90s band that had one song. The concert took place at the bottom of a flood zone were all the junkies hang out, it wasn't washed or made to look nice they just plopped a giant ass stage and got food vender to set up along the street. People paid $12 for hamburgs and some people paid $80 for the VIP area that was the old parking garage that meth heads are paid to have sex with the buisness men in. Im sure there were a few couples there that the husband has "Parked his car" more than the wife. Parking was horrible and trash was everywhere. Im glad I was not apart of it.

I played at Hucklebuck, which was right next to the flow of drunks and junkies wandering the street for the event. It was a good show but people filtered out because of the main event about to start. Had a good time hung out for little and then after passing the 100th cop I decided this was not a safe place to be. I headed to a party in the woods to watch friends rip mini bikes while I ripped whiskey.