Melvins Lite - Live in Hamilton 7/7

[(the) flutter nuts]

Ok here goes, my last night of the MELVINS!!!

so after the london show i had to clean my car , as the driver i have to stay fairly sober but my friends tend to indulge this makes for a destroyed inside of my car. My friend Mike dropped an extra large iced cap (a frozen coffee drink from Tim Hortons) into my sons car seat and never said anything untill i dropped him off at home, as he proceeded to clean it he broke apart a pack of cigarettes which got all soggy from the drink, needless to say the wife was not happy in the morn. So with a freshly cleaned car we made our way to Hamilton (Stinktown). We parked beside the venue close to the tour vans again and had a few beers.We started to talk to Mitch the camera guy for Retox, he's a really cool guy. Also the guitar player Mike came out and we talked for a while. As we talked and drank Mitch filmed a bit of my friend Mike (the guy with the long beard and , yes he was the guy in the construction vest) doing handsprings and chugging a beer. This brought us close to their show time so we let them go get ready then went to make our way in. My friend Mike got a Ticket off a guy named Brent (he looked like Tom Petty) for $20, we had some smoke with him and then made our way to the door. As i walked around the corner i saw Bigjilm and Greasy , so i stopped and talked for a little bit, Jilm told me he brought some samples of his home brew for me to try . My friend Mike wanted to see Retox so we went to the door. This would prove a problem as Mike lost his ID. The door guy was a shithead as he was giving Mike a hard time he let like 10 people that did look young in without checking their ID  So i had to leave Mike outside as i was gonna talk to the Retox guys in sneaking him in the back, this did not happen.

Ok, now for the show
   Retox was starting as my other friend Nick )the guy with the bandaged hand) and I walked in, there was a big open area right in front of the stage where the singer was moving around , so took my hair down and started to rock for Mike because he was really into seeing these guys. the singer knocked out a ceiling tile and handed it to me between song and said it was a souvenir. At one point in one of their song the guitar player was getting all sorts of noise and feed back while the band chilled out. The drummer then came up to me and kinda asked for my beer so i gave it to him and he chugged it and went back to the stage. These guys are pretty intense as the singer was climbing on the speakers and railings around the stage.
So now we are waiting for the MELVINS. This venue is laid out pretty dumb for shows like Jilm and Ambulance were saying. They played very tight aside from  a few time they messed up lyric parts  The crowed from where i was seemed really tame.I did lots of moving but i stay in my own bubble and try not to invade others. Trevor was very animated that night , moving his bass around , laying on his back and playing (see pic below) Dale was very tight and punchy.Buzz seemed to look like he was having fun, i seem lots of smiles.
Highlights for the night were History Of Drunks, Sky Pup, Let Me Roll It. they were all very spot on.
After the show i took my time going out, then some dude came up and we started talking, i asked "Hey are you on the melvins.net board?" he says yeah i'm DUMPSTER D!!!!!!!  Finally i thought i was never gonna meet him. D is a super nice dude, i ended losing him as i met up with Bigjilm and Greasy again and went with them to their car to get the excellent gift of Bigjilm's homebrew beer. we ended up talking for quite a while then i realized i had kept my friends locked out of my car , so we parted ways and i made my way back. They were there waiting and as i walked up thet brent guy came back over and we began to have little (big) smoke session during this Nick puked all over the place.
So i had to load the "boys" into the car and make our way home.
Sad that this little journey is over, but look forward to one in Spetember

If you read all this thanks, and i'm sure i'm leaving something out

[Mount Ambulance]

Yeah, it was a fun weekend huh? Glad everybody seemed to have good times and good vibes through it all ... 3 cheers!

Sorry I didn't chat it up w/ any of you guys ... after seeing (but missing) Flutter at London. I was pretty sure I knew who was who ... got the group right but not the individuals ... thought Mr. Bandage was BigJim and thought Mr. Construction was Greasy ... inside the tunes were going, it was loud ... so I figured I'd make intros post show ... but I never saw any of those people exit ... guess you were talking to Dumps?

If any of you are going to the Detroit show, we'll have to give it another try ... plus, you get to meet Glen ... and yeah, Glen I plan to hit Motor City ... though I'll be flying solo ... so it's still a little up in the air ... but yeah, I hope to make it.

Flutter, are you really making the trek up to Alaska?

[Greasy Statement]

it was sadly the end of a fantastic three days that completely cemented why i love this band and would gladly follow them around. i hope tours like this will be at least semi regular in southern ontario. not that i dislike the treks down to buffalo or detroit, but i'd prefer the treks down the 401 or on the streetcar any day.
super awesome to meet you and your friends flutter. thanks for that terrifying tale of mike's impalement. eek.
big hugs and gratitude to big jim for hauling me out to london and the hammer and for going out of his way to drop me back at home in toronto last night.

the shows were awesome, especially the non toronto stops (oprah's house just sucks the life out of everything). a friend and i were talking after the show last night about how no band comes close to the melvins. after 30 years they continue to amaze and confuse and are never dull. if people "used to like them" or just don't get it, that's fine. it's also their loss. add a great opening act (i know alot of people here don't like Retox, but i've been into justin pearson's music for ages and this project adds to a solid discography) and you have the summer concert highlight for me.

[(the) flutter nuts]

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[(the) flutter nuts]

Yes, i will be going to Alaska.

[(((O)))]

When/how does Dunn change from his black attire into his schoolboy outfit?

[jules]

When/how does Dunn change from his black attire into his schoolboy outfit?

In a telephone kiosk when he gets angry.

[(((O)))]

When/how does Dunn change from his black attire into his schoolboy outfit?

In a telephone kiosk when he gets angry.

I take it he leaves the bass unattended outside then? 

[jules]

When/how does Dunn change from his black attire into his schoolboy outfit?

In a telephone kiosk when he gets angry.

I take it he leaves the bass unattended outside then? 

The phone booth becomes the bass. It's also a portal to Narnia.

[anaconda]

one would presume after soundcheck and before taking the stage for the evening's performance.

[(the) flutter nuts]

yes, he comes out about 20min before the set to sound check himself then comes back in out fit

[Mount Ambulance]

Yes, i will be going to Alaska.

Damn! That's awesome ... and insane. But insane at times is awesome. Have a blast!

[buddy holiday]

glad you canadians had a blast! i am so jealous...
i really hope we europeans get a chance to see this line-up too... other than flying to alaska 

[glen]

I just want to know where trevor gets those snazzy sock suspenders. 

[Illusionator]

My guess is Fogey Unlimited.