The Remedials Like Jam

Original Post Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Hey kids! Well it looks like summer is over for The Remedials and it's back to school! Boo! While on their vacation The Remedials did a bunch of cool things like: Getting married, getting engaged, breaking up, summer school, travelling to Europe, getting kicked outta a band and yet another member of The Remedials losing a musical instrument! Boo-yah! After taking exactly a year off to the day to jam for their first and only show of 2008, it was time to set the alarm clock so they aren't late for the short bus!

The Remedials have been trying to schedule a rehearsal since they are set to perform on Friday December 12^th at The Cobalt. They decided the best time would be on the anniversary of their last show at The Royal Unicorn Cabaret on November 9^th 2007! So with that the studio was booked and all they had to do was let Wayne of The Remedials know they were good to go. But why would they have to tell Wayne? Well, it's because he doesn't have a phone so instead of the regular channels of contacting him (snail mail or smoke signals) the rest of The Remedials decided to drop by his crib to give him the 411. Arriving early in the afternoon (an amazing feat for these kids) the day before the rehearsal with beer (now that's more like it) and then booking to Bon's for breakfast seemed like a rad way to get the news. Unfortunately, Wayne was working at a job that day (something Lionel and Gabe of The Remedials did not see coming at all) and therefore missed out on beer and Bon's. While waiting in line for breakfast Gabe called Wayne at work to give him the news and see if he was ready to rehearse and with a "No problem!" response it seemed like smooth sailing from here. But things are never that easy for The Remedials and when Lionel started wondering if Wayne even still had his bass guitar Gabe's reassurance started to waver.

Receiving a phone call a few hours before the scheduled rehearsal time, Wayne casually mentions to Gabe that his bass is in the pawn shop and he doesn't have cash to get it out. What a surprise! Wayne did take the initiative and called the rehearsal studio if they had a bass available but it was a "No go". Further conversations between The Remedials ensued to determine what their course of action would be. Finally, it was decided that Lionel of The Remedials would pony up the cake to get the bass outta hock as he was the only person who has saved up enough lunch money to make that happen. So armed with that plan Lionel picked up Gabe and Wayne in The Remedialmobile and it was off the pawn shop! Once the bass was back in the hands of it's respective (that term used loosely) owner it was off the rehearsal space to make some noise! And not a moment too soon as the bass shoulda been picked up a couple of months ago and was up for sale. When Wayne mentioned that "No one would buy this bass cuz it sucks!" to the pawn shop clerk, he just lowered the amount he'll get the next time he brings it in.

With all that behind them The Remedials showed up early to the studio and watched "Natural Born Killers" on the projection screen while waiting. Once it was their time to jam The Remedials entered the room and let loose after exactly a year off and who woulda thought that they would sound like they had never even stopped playing. Well not really… After going over the set list a few times The Remedials are confident they'll be ready to play on Friday December 12^th at The Cobalt! Here's the set list they'll be playing so you can jump on stage and sing along: Abduction / Bloody Snot / Claire Is Clairvoyant / Close Enough For A Punk Rock Band / F_ck N' Drink / Haunted House / Idiot / Stuck In Between / Succubus / $2 / 12345. So there it is The Remedials are getting ready to play and having a blast and you should all be getting stoked to finally see them back in action!

"Man, I felt so bad that I missed out on the beer and had to work instead!" Wayne of The Remedials (a man who has his priorities straight)

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