Since Iâ??m the only one really looking forward to the Dramarama reunion show, thought I would keep a running diary so the rest of you would understand what Dramarama were to the LA music scene in the late 80â??s and early 90â??s.
Preshow:
Was that marital aids or Marital AIDS? This should be exciting. Sex, drugs, rock and roll and Marital Aids â?? who could ask for anything more?
1st up, Guitarist Peter Wood. Peter Wood, youâ??re sitting in a tractor digging a ditch in New Jersey with 2 teenagers. Would you like to get the band back together? He actually took longer than I thought to answer yes. It was about 2 seconds when it should have taken .02 seconds.
1st KROQ reference, Iâ??ll set the over under at 5. Any takers?
Next up, Bassist Chris Carter Wait - KLSX is still on the air? Thatâ??s almost as shocking as all of the members still being alive. Does anybody still listen to Classic Rock except at themed parties or NASCAR races?
Ahh, Breakfast with the Beatles. Fond memories of the Breakfast with mimosaâ??s growing up. I was like 11. With the hippie parents I had, itâ??s amazing Iâ??m still alive.
Dramarama opened for Pearl Jam? The shocks keep comingâ?¦.
On and anytime the artists describe their album as â??decent,â? the breakup was eminent.
3rd up, Singer John Easdale Whatâ??s up in the OC, yâ??all? Nice fucking hat without a shirt. I bet you guys didnâ??t see that on Foxâ??s OC? By the way, thatâ??s exactly how it looked when I liver there.
Iâ??ve decided to amend my list of songs that I will never get sick of hearing to include â??Anything, Anything (Iâ??ll give you).â? Now that I know itâ??s a true story, EPIC is the only word to describe it.
KROQ reference 2.
First reference to â??the Drama in Dramaramaâ? at the 20 minute mark. What takes these writers so long to hit the obvious clichés?
4th up, Guitarist Mark Englert Lotâ??s of travel on this episode. LA, OC and now the So Cal desert. It seems that at least one artist from all broken up American bands ends up in the So Cal desert. Why is that?
CLASSIC - How did you get into insurance? â??My friends were just as talented and doing insurance work. They said it was great and I can go home at the end of the day.â? Smackette had to pick me up off the floor.
Everybody keeps talking about John and Chris breaking up the band. Is it that hard to replace a bass player in LA? Oh wait, the lead singer was a drug addict. Thatâ??ll do it.
Lastly, Drummer Jesse Farbman This is great. He left the band to become a â??World Music Recording Artistâ? in India. Hey, at least he left So Cal. Cue the flaming lipsâ?¦..
KROQ reference #3.
â??Zen to the Dramarama Denâ? â?? classic.
The Meeting Wow â?? awkward hugs and uncomfortable conversations. Now this is reality TV.
Surprisingly more references to Wayne NJ. How long until the Fountains of Wayne reference? And whatâ??s in the water of Wayne to produce to epic bands like Dramarama and FOW?
The tension and awkwardness always calls for a Coldplay song. Tonight it was â??Trouble.â?
The rehearsals always make me feel like an accomplished musician in the beginning, then Iâ??m reminded why these guys are so good when after one day of rehearsal theyâ??re back to the good ol days.
The Show Ahhh, The Stripâ?¦.
â??Home LA based audienceâ? â?? I like the sound of that.
Oh, and Iâ??m entering the contest about listening to Dramarama with my friends. Literally, there has to be 10, maybe 12 of us, right?
How long until Markie starts heckling bands by yelling â??Bands Reunitedâ? at shows?
First Song: â??Anything Anything (Iâ??ll give you)â? at a feverish pace. The stereo is cranked up. â??This is going to be my wedding songâ? I yell. Smackette has stopped talking to me. Ooohhh!!! Heâ??s throwing vinyl out. Man I wish I was there!!! Heâ??s jumping into the crowd, shaking hands, hugs and kisses all aroundâ?¦..this is AWESOME!!!!
I donâ??t know any of the people interviewed. I feel so out of the loop.
Second Song: â??Last Cigaretteâ? They sound great for not playing together for that long. Please keep touring!!!! Please?
!!!!??!! Too many interviews during last cigarette, I couldnâ??t hear the song.
The band is playing Coachella? No fucking way!!!!! Nooooooo!!!! Are you fucking kidding me? Then they crush you with Chris Carter refusing to play. What a fucking Assssssssshhhoooooollllllleeeeeee!!!!!!!! Oh, Iâ??m in tears. Iâ??ve left that notice on my screen for 20 minutes now. I canâ??t believe it. Again, is a bass player that hard to find in LA? How can they do this to me? How great would Coachella have been with Dramarama and the Pixies? Musical sex!!!! Canâ??t Rodney Bingenheimer do something about this?
I wish this show never aired. I hate this show now. Itâ??s just too much to take.
