The school year of 1997-1998 showed
much growth in all members. They all got tummies. They came home from breaks
weighing numerous pounds more than they had mere weeks beforehand. They were
getting slobby, and eating fattening food.
We
practiced occasionally on Holiday breaks. With the new year, an ending
of a long relationship between Dave and his girlfriend inspired him to write
songs like he'd never written before.
Date:
March, 1998 - Location: UNH campus and Garage
Meeting a girl from Bolivia, and
consequently falling for her yielded the song "Ali Toro". SiMent, minus Brian
(cause we couldn't find him), recorded a demo of that song in the garage for
Dave to give to Ali and try and win her. It worked.
Other such songs written in this
period were "Anything For You", "Ride My Rump", and "Lying to Myself" with
the last being forgotten for almost a year later. We learned a new song called
"Green Green Goo," too.
Date:
May, 1998 - Location: The Garage
Feeling both older and wiser,
the three college freshmen came back to Milford. We got back into the Garage
spirit again and started jamming on some new tunes. Since they were
left with virtually no songs excepting MLToF and S&G, thier goal was
to write as many new songs as possible for the summer.
Date:
June, 1998 - Location: Stacy Johnson's basement
We rented some microphones and a
mixing board to record our new songs for a new tape entitled "Landscaping"
Songs Featured:
Anything For You, Ali Toro,
Ride My Rump, Green Green Goo, and Lee Ann Rimes's "How Do I Live?"
Dave spent way too long mixing
and mastering Landscaping that by the time it was finished, it sounded good,
but nobody cared.
Stacy took some pictures
of us that day. Hope you enjoy:
Date:
Late June, 1998 - Location: Kevin McLaughlin's
basement
Continuing the tradition of graduation
parties, we kicked this one's ass. Opening for us was Ralph Thompson and the
Q-Funk All-Stars. They played only two songs: A cover of The Rentals' "Friends
of P", and a cover of SiMent's "Reef". Silly cover band. We played our new
set chock full of new songs such as (the now defunct) "Not Enough" and yet
more Weezer covers.
Then we ate pizza, thus contributing
to our unhealthy eating habits.
Date:
Some two weeks later - Location: Brian's back
yard.
We were invited back as a
second-time player at the Woodcock's backyard barbeque. We played much
better this time around. Then we ate yet more unhealthy food.
NOTE:
We're sure by now, by the pictures, you can see the transformation from
skinnies to fatties. We'll let that rest now.
Date:
Really Late June, 1998 - Location: Arch St.,
Greenwich
In between BLT and the Fryalator's
sets, SiMent sans Jay jumped up on stage and ripped through that Lee Ann Rimes
song. Or was it another stupid country singer who wrote that? Ahh who gives
a fuck. (Dianne Warren does.. that's who)
Date:
July, 1998 - Location: Kevin May's house
Reprising our third year
playing Kevin's in the summer, SiMent once again set up on the stage (uhhh,
deck), and showed thier new wares. They swam, too. They reminisced over
the Brenda ordeal a whole year before. They took too many requests and
ended up playing stuff noone in the band knew. Noteworthy covers: "Lowrider",
NIN's "Closer".
Date:
Mid-August, 1998 - Location: Stacy Johnson's
Basement
The first and only show of it's
kind -- A Triangle Show! A triangle show refers to: SiMent, The Fryalators,
and BLT, a.k.a. Bermuda Love Triangle. Members of these aforementioned bands
shared way too many members, and it gets rather confusing, so just deal. It
was a fun show for all. The Fryalators even got naked! No, wait... everyone
there got naked!
Date:
Last week of August, 1998 - Location: Lazlo's
Arts Cafe, Monroe
We trekked up to Worcester to
gather Ralph and Brian Felouzis to bring them down to CT so Ralph could play
in his band. We opened for a random noise band called "Erratic Tempo". Appropriate
name. This was apparently the very first night of music at Laszlo's Arts Cafe.
