LYTID was released in early January of 1990 and I spent the next few months promoting the album with live shows, radio appearances and print interviews, all the while booking a mid west tour for March. The band was in heavy rehearsal mode. Our repertoire was large. Sometime in February I was approached about a fraternity party at Steven's Technical Institute in Hobroken. The timing worked out, in that it would give us a low key warm up show about a week before we left on tour. Also too, I had always wanted to play a frat party. Seemed like the perfect gig for the show I was doing. I was correct.
Butler, Grula and I arrived at the frat house a few hours before show time and discovered the "PA" was a mishmosh of bits and parts. I think a boombox was powering the set up. Luckily Rich lived in town and was able to get a ride back to his pad to grab what we needed to turn it into something resembling functioning.
Powered by pitchers of red liquid and cigars, we plowed through almost every song we knew. And then some. And we were very happy when the SPECIAL GUEST I invited actually turned up and played a number of songs with us in the first and second set. After the show he told me that this was the first time he had ever had fun playing a live show. In addition, we had The Maries and Nancy along for moral support. It wasn't our tightest show, it wasn't our best show, but it remains my favorite OB&C show of all time. All our stage tricks, the request bucket and the longest Charles Manson's Birthday ever.
And though I didn't know it at the time, it would be seen by more people than any other OB&C show ever. Someone asked us before the show if they could videotape it. I never had a problem with bootlegs. All I ever asked for was a copy. Well, I got that and more because a few weeks after the show, Stevens Tech started broadcasting the entire show on their low powered campus TV station.On an endless loop. For about 3 weeks.
And so it is my pleasure to bring you Otis Ball & The Chains' FRAT PARTY! With SPECIAL GUEST! The set lists are posted in the comments for those that prefer no spoilers.
FIRST SET
SECOND SET
THIRD SET
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FIRST SET
ReplyDeleteLike A Rolling Stone
Amy
Ana Ng
Under A Rock/Show Me The Way
Innocent (with Special Guest)
Dianamal
Fun Ride (with Special Guest)
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Love You Til I Don't
Academy Fight Song
Artists In Day Jobs
She's Not Dumb
Just May Be The One
SECOND SET
We Will Rock You
Peace, Love & Understanding
Do Ya
Walk On Water (with Special Guest)
I Wanna Be Sedated
Cry
Crashing Your Wedding
Louie Louie medley (with Special Guest)
The Kids Are Alright (with Special Guest)
Ticket To Ride (with Special Guest)
Hey Blues Singer (with Special Guest)
More Than Nothing
THIRD SET
Luke/When You Were Mine/Used To Love Her
Can't Get Enough
September Gurls
It's A Small World
You May Be Right
Fourth Of July
Charles Manson's Birthday
Otis - I was part of the group that organized that show/party. I had a set of the VHS tapes that I think were the originals, that disappeared in my last move. I was so happy to have found you put your copy up, and have a bunch of other Alumni who were at that party discussing it on Facebook right now. Tried to tag you in but it wouldn't take.
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