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from: A Fool Like You (Last Fan
Club newsletter)
THE LAST & X AT THE STARWOOD
APRIL 29th & 30th
OR
"WILL THE STARWOOD EVER HIRE ANY NORMAL HELP?"
Well, at least the beer problem was resolved that night. Mike
told me how he was going to go broke having to pay $2.00 every
time he wanted a beer 'cause he had to bribe Joe into
getting beer by buying Joe a beer, too. Everyone was relieved
to find that the management of the Starwood had sent a case of
beer in a bucket full of ice to the dressing room (that's one
for their side).
A girl who works for the Starwood (who, from this time on
I will refer to as "Bleach Baby" for reasons
I can not begin to list) came backstage to tell the Last
how much time they had before they went on. She said there was,
"like a mix-up, ya know" last night,
AND that the Last's set was too long last night,
AND they ran behind schedule last night,
AND could the Last please get on stage at 9:00,
AND would they be off at 9:30,
AND could that please include the encore!?!
(I take back that one for their side)
The Last went on stage at 9:00!!! (hup, two, three, four)
Everything sounded pretty good. They played mostly new songs
with the exception of a few old favorites. And those new songs
are better than ever, Vitus and Joe have really
out-done themselves this time with their catchy lyrics and haunting
melodies. Vitus even gets to show-off his singing talent
on the new album by singing lead on one of his songs, and he
does quite well I might add!
(excuse me Vitus, the song he sings is called "Should
I Say a Word")
Some other song titles are: "Everybody Had it With You,"
"Subway Song," "Everyone's a Holiday," "Look
Again," "Snake in the Grass," "That's Just
Life," et al.
The Starwood was packed both nights. They played a great set.
The Last was off the stage at 9:30!!!!!!!!
(about face, to the rear ho, hup, hup, hup)
X played a good set, too. Tuesday X had a big
write-up in the Los Angeles Times, saying how great their album
is and raving about their producer, Ray Manzerik. It also
said that they were playing at the Starwood that night and Wednesday,
subsequently curious people from all walks of life (hippies,
businessmen, LA punks, tourists, glitter refugees...) came crawling
out of the woodwork to see the show.
Tuesday night, as X came out to do their first set,
amazed Exene gazed out into the faces of the numerous
people, God knows where they all came from, and said something
like, "Oh look — Woodstock."
X WAS
GREAT.
Back at the dressing room, "Bleach Baby"
came in about 3 minutes before the Last were supposed to go on
for their second set, and said, "Uh... uh...there... uh...
the... uh... uh... you guys go on in about twenty minutes."
Joe asked why they were waiting so long, and she replied, "Well...
like X's set was kinda short ... and, well ... ya know we're
really ahead of schedule, ... and, uh ... it's really ... like
early, ya know?"
So... In the mean time, Jeffrey Lea and Don Waller,
of Slash and Back Door Man magazines, respectively,
were backstage with the band and other people — well, to
make a long story short, they were all a bit sloshed (remember
the bucket of beer?) and decided to sing a bunch of songs a little
out of key and a lot loud. Hearing the noise, "Bleach
Baby" came in and said to calm down, which no one did.
Some time later, she came back in to say, "Oh wow, you guys
are supposed to be on stage, like now!"
The Last staggered out to do their second set.
("Bleach Baby": Wow, you give them an inch
and they take a mile!! And drunk on top of that!!!)
The second set went amazingly well, despite the band's difficulty:
(a) standing; (b) falling into each other; and (c) knocking their
teeth out on the microphones.
IT WAS AN INTERESTING TWO NIGHTS.
The Last's next show is at the Starwood with Berlin
and Tex Cymbal and the High Hats on June 30. For free
tickets, send a stamped, self address envelope. . .
tillnexttime . . . . .
—marz
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The Last are always pissing about
not getting any press in Slash, well here's something —
enjoy it while it lasts. But let's do this chronologically.