I just wanted to give a big THANK YOU to the Ditty Twisters for their final show. It certainly lived up to their assertion to go out with a bang and not a whimper. One of the best times I have ever had at a live show.

We (Taryn my girlfriend and I.) arrived late for the show because I had to work. When we got to the White Eagle there was a wait to get in because the bar was over capacity. When two people left we would get in. The guy working the door told me he had never seen the place this crazy.

After about ten minutes we got in. Our timing couldn’t have been better. The Jolenes, one of the guest artists, had just finished playing a set so there was a lull as the DT’s got back to the stage. I had time to get a beer and then we moved in toward the front of the stage as everyone else was heading for the bar. (Sneaky… heh, heh.)

When the Ditty’s hit the stage for the second set you could tell they were having a great time. Missing the Ditty’s first set was a bummer but the second one rocked me enough for both. Luckily, for me the second set included “Whole Lotta Jose”, my favorite of their live stuff, and “Smart Chick”, one of their best songs in my humble opinion.

As if their rocking wasn’t enough I also got two kick-ass, cool shirts for five bucks! Plus I have never been to a show where the lead singer would offer to pour beers, from stage, to anyone with an empty glass. I got three beers and maybe a little too drunk that way!

Steven Birch of Audio Learning Center sat in with them for the last few songs. Their final song was a cover of the AC/DC song “You Shook Me All Night Long”. During the final song I glanced around the room. I guess bittersweet would best describe the feeling. Everyone dancing and singing along knowing this was it. After this song it would all be over forever. It occurred to me at that moment that this was going to be one of those legendary Portland shows. This is going to be one of those shows record store geeks recall with a tear in their eye. This is going to be one of those shows people lie about being at so they can look cool. I realize I have never felt as cool as I do at this particular moment. Bittersweet indeed.

Thanks Courtenay Hameister, Pat Janowski, Alan Monk, Marie Murphy, Bob Thompson and Matt Tracy you ROCK! (Watch for those people to be in other cool projects around town.) Thank you Ditty Twisters for rocking and for making me cool even if for just one night.

I should have written this post a few days ago but while recovering form the DT’s shindig I lost a stupid bet causing an increase in my power drinking, something I don’t normally do. Which in turn made my brain act like pudding for the last couple of days.

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