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Jenny Clark's avatar

I'm so glad the raccoon was okay!!

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Chris Bro's avatar

That. Is. A story. Thanks for sharing

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Kelly Stith's avatar

So I’m actually a Vegas local and I went to all of these shows and personally thought you all sounded great, but I appreciate your candor and honesty with your experience! And as an addict whose vice was marijuana (specifcially edibles), I am all too familiar with their often nightmarish and unpredictable effects and sorry you had to go through something like that.

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Queen Kwong's avatar

oh wow. thats nice to hear. i’m glad our meltdowns weren’t too obvious from your view. that makes me feel better…i feel like tripping on edibles is how it must feel like to be in hell. like, it’s a never ending nightmare you can’t escape or control. i. hate. it. good on you for getting out. XX

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Kelly Stith's avatar

Thank you <3

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esabibis's avatar

I love all of your stories but this one is epic. And that drummer was an asshole.

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Jess K's avatar

I visited a friend in Portland, Oregon and went to a dispensary and bought my first edible at age 39. I said I didn’t want a head high but to just feel chill. The teenage/early 20s saleswoman brought me something the size of a laffy taffy and told me to eat the whole thing when I asked how much to take. I ate 3/4 of it, went to a Perfume Genius show, and had the experience you had, where everything was wavy and people’s bodies trailed their head. I felt insane. We ate something greasy, thinking it would help, and then I went home and got so sick. I’m so leery now. I don’t think they’re for me.

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Lori Christian's avatar

Great story!

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Juan D's avatar

Always a curious thing to look back on events & situations that at the time were crushing anxiety & felt like end times are now funny & ha-ha moments. I guess it’s par for the course when we evolve in our jaded cynicism.

And thank you for confirming the racoon ended up OK. I was anxiously gripped by that side story & relieved to see a happy resolution.

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Thea Wood's avatar

The trippy sea of bucket heads is something from a horror movie, or SpongeBob. So is an insane drummer. But doesn’t everyone have a Spinal Tap story about a drummer? 😳🤣🤘🏻

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SweetSweetHeart 🌹's avatar

A funny, great read! <3

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SweetSweetHeart 🌹's avatar

Wow, now that's a story! I loved reading it! The audacity of that drummer lol. I loved how you compared getting lost inside the Hard Rock to being lost in the halls of the hotel in The Shining haha. This was a pleasure to read and you have a way with words, indeed! That poor, poor little racoon, I would cry too. Oh my gosh, so glad she was rescued. And you are so brave for handling those performances the way you did. What a badass! I'm a fan!! <3

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AJDeiboldt-The High Notes's avatar

The few experiences I've had with that nuclear-grade weed/gummies has convinced me I'm better off sticking with booze. I dunno how people do that on the regular.

Your drummer story reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me about one of her band's first tours opening for a semi-major rock act back in the late 90s. They'd picked up this new guitar tech and were stoked to have someone working on their guitars. They get to the first show, get ready to play, she strums the first chord and it sounds like shit. They stop, she switches guitars, they try again, same thing. Turns out, she's left handed but the guitar tech strung all her guitars right handed. She yelled at him from the stage and all dude did was shrug and walk away. They never saw him again after that lol

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Steve Parkin's avatar

So funny..made my day.

I good listen to Sucker all day on loop. I adore it. X

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Queen Kwong's avatar

aw, thank you. it’s a deep cut.

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Steve Parkin's avatar

*could

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Sean Stampley's avatar

As the saying says, kind of, "Whatever makes you piss yourself makes you stronger"

Now, a drum machine ..that's music to my ears!

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Emile's avatar

Love “sucker” great track! Glad the raccoon made it despite the odds being against (her? Him? Them?) - See u in LDN!

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Queen Kwong's avatar

her. i did a lot of research on her back then. she was a "slightly underweight" female, approx 2yrs old. i'm her biggest fan.

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Emile's avatar

Love it!!

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Tammy's avatar

I was there that first night, trippin on cid. The nin-wits were pissed that trent dint play head like a hole

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Queen Kwong's avatar

hahaha sounds right

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Lo Carmen's avatar

‘Sucker’ is fantastic! And the video is incredible! Also this story is frighteningly relatable but weirdly makes me want to go on tour… wishing you a great London show x

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Queen Kwong's avatar

strange, right? that’s how i felt writing it. like, that was the worst. but also, i kinda wanna tour again…huhh

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Lo Carmen's avatar

A coupla rock’n’roll suckers 😂

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