Last night at the 9:30 Club in DC Clutch's set list included: Who? Pure Rock Fury, Wishbone (which I am still singing in my head) Smoke, B.F.P, Going Market, Horses, Elephant Riders (yeah!) Immortal, Soapmakers, El Jeffe, Monsters, Marcus, T.S.V.G.

The 9:30 Club is Clutch's hometown bar, playing at 9:30's original location many years back. Last night was a nearly sold out show. Everyone had a great time. Family and Friends were everywhere. We met Tim's family. They are really interesting people who have been supportive of Clutch since Day 1. I want to trade tapes with Mr. and Mrs. Sult! They spoke of ther collections and I was envious. I met the girlfriends/wife. Everyone of them are beautiful, supportive, interesting women. I met longtime friends who all had great stories to tell, as well. We all got pretty plowed, drinking "soup" shots of Jack Daniels, Corona and Cuervo margaritas. I took so many pictures of COC and Clutch live. Heheee, I can not wait to get back home to get those off of the camera and post them puppies. Cuz, it was one awesome night of friends and merriment and I caught it all digitally! The most awesome part of nights like last night, is the music. The guys can reallllllly jam. The audience was singing along with Neil having a great time. I saw more women in the audience then usual. Which totally rocks. There was the usual cirlce of moshing fools, but overall it was calm. Calm enough for fellow femine fans to be front row, singing and jamming along with the band. Which, jamming is what the band does best. They played a long set, with many favorites. Since it was a DC show, Elephant Riders was a good choice. As soon as the lights came up after the show was over, we all milled back into the dressing room that was shared by COC. They were very hospitable and put up with alot of Clutch friend rowdiness. Thanks guys! This is where things start to get a little hazy. We talked about the new album, Pure Rock Fury (aka Slow hole to China.) Everyone who has heard it sings its praises. I can tell that the band is proud of this accomplishment. SO BUY IT 3-13-01! This leg of the tour has more nights, Boston and Philly, then it is off for a few weeks Holiday vacation. They will start again on the 11th of January in SC. From there, they go back out across the U.S. hitting stops in cities that they (COC, SWS, and Clutch) missed on this last leg of the tour. At 2am, we left the bar, stumbled to our car with memories, sweatshirts and one future hella hangover. It was all worth it.
K
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