Mar 08 1997 @ Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR

I just saw the best show they have done since the Reality Tour. They are back!!!!!!! They added a guitar player and keyboards. I went nuts at this fucking show. The best surprise of the night, they played tons of shit from IN YOUR FACE. Let me tell you about the whole thing. First, I went to get my tickets. I am walking back to my car and I run into Angelo. Talked with him for a little while. He told me the show will surprise old fans and that they will play for 1.5hrs. The 1.5 hrs was a lie, it was more like 2.5. The surprise was to say the least. I will run you some of the songs off the top of my head, I couldn't get a set list. I was way pissed, but happy that I made it on stage 4 times, slapping fives with Dirtty Walt who helped me out there.

Some of the songs that I didn't expect to see: Fishy Swa Ska Hide Behind My Glasses Selection Cholly In the Air Party at Ground 0 Freeze Dry Monkeys Butt ( whatever the song is) Lyin' ass Bitch Fred is Dead Ma + PA Slow BUs Bonin' Question of Life ( way cool version) HOuse Work Sunless Saturday (dedicated to Kendall, Concert was on Sat) Fight the Youth Naztee Mennnn Black Flowers (dedicated to "Brother Dowd" Unyielding Conditioning

Angelo had this cool device. It was a round antenna and when he put his hand in its magnetic field it would make all these cool noises. Norwood fucking rocked like always, the fucking guy played fretless the whole show. HIs technique is still amazing fucking. He wore his usual towel and and sneakers, sungless like Parliament's bass man. Ahhhh, John B played a fucking Bedrock!!!!!!! It sounded so cool, his playing was best I have ever seen him. Fish played with the back to the crowd. He has a huge ass fishbone on his back. They fucking rocked, it was cool but I still wish those guys were with them(dowd and kendall). THe show would have been the best of my life if those guys were there.

Sorry about all the typos, I am in a rush.......

They are still the best in my book...........

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