Ween at the Disco Rodeo

The Disco Rodeo, formerly the Ritz, is sponsored by Cat's Cradle. This was to be an evening with WEEN. Thank the good Lord that they sold ear plugs. Disco Rodeo allows smoking, however, there is not enough ventilation. The place was packed with many rude, tatooed, filthy and chain smoking people. The sound system was old and very distorted. Jean and I stood under an active air vent so we could try to breathe. A can of beer is $3.50. We never did get close enough to see the band. I really regret taking her there and apologized most of the way home. Following is a comment from the Tour Diary...

Finally a night off before the Raleigh show. Went out for thai food and stayed awake late enough to watch the re-run of Sunday's episode of the Sopranos. Got up the next morning and took my guitar to get looked at again. Basically the guy couldn't help me, the frets need to be taken out and the neck needs to be planed. So I'm pretty much stuck playing it this way until after we get home. F**k. The gig was at the same place we played years ago when it was called the Ritz. Now it's called "Disco Rodeo". It is a strange place and the dressing room is a really bad vibe. Only flourescent lights with the walls painted bright yellow, covered in peeling paint and tape. The club itself is strange, try and imagine what a gay, mexican cowboy bar would be like and you'll get some idea. The sound onstage was total s**t but we kicked a** nonethless. I was kinda happy to get the f**k out of there to tell you the truth.