Imagine…
after listening to Les Rallizes Denudes: “Double Heads”…
&&&
a band comes on the stage…ready to RAWK!!!
the guitarist strums a chord, then another…
the drummer smashes a cymbal…
the bass player hits a note…and another…
there is no vocalist
they are tuning
a minute or two passes and it sounds like…
YES YES YES!
they are ready to hit that BIG chord to get everyone
m o v i n g
the guitarist attacks the original chord…
the drummer hits a tom…
the bass player fiddles with his amp…
they are getting ready to motherfucking ROCK
the shit outta this place!!!!!
yeh yeh
i can hear it coming…
what the fuck?!
the guitarist fiddles with his amp?!?!
the bass player walks off-stage leaving his bass
leaning against the amp…
thick loud feedback erupts from the amp…
the drummer stands up and starts hitting the wall with his fists
eventually leaving
blood stains etched into the piss-stained wall…
what’s that???
a FUCKING electric drill!!!!
what the fuck is the guitarist up to now????
this is fucked…
he’s drilling his fucking microphone!!!
the bass player comes back…
the guitarist stops the SHRILL drill
then stomps on his guitar falling on his ass!!!
he crawls off the stage…
the drummer stops smashing the wall with his fists
bows to the crowd and walks off…
the bass player stands at the microphone
…the feedback from his amp slowly fading…
“good night”
the bass player says into the microphone
then walks off the stage…
the crowd of 4
lie in a heap
soul upon soul
ears drained
brains fried,
the 4 leave together in silence,
until one says to the other:
“That was fucking awesome!!!”
the other says to the one:
“That was fucked!!!”
The other 2 remain silent
digesting
the shards of pain they have experienced
and the anger they witnessed…
meanwhile…
the 3 bands members sit holding beers
passing a joint
from one to the other,
they sit
sweaty
bloody
agitated…
exhausted…
then one says to the other:
“We were fucking AWESOME tonight!!!”
the other says to the one:
“My hands are fucked!!!”
the remaining 1 sits silent
digesting
the pain suffered together for…
for…
still trying to figure that motherfucker out…
Completed: August 15, 2009