One of Bob Almazan's favorite Qotes to me was "If you play in the middle of the woods does anyone here you?"He would say this to me all the time when he played in my other band Nostalgia Crisis.This would remind me of the time the Liars played at Bill shugarts house in Jim Thorpe PA.The House was located in a remote area on the outskirts of Jim Thorpe about 1 mile From the monument and grave site of Jim Thorpe.The Band played in this old in ground swimming that was drained.I don't think it had been used for years.When I arrived the Liars started with there slap the clap were the Liars banter. which still goes on today.They Played there first set which was pretty good.there were some mice who must have had a nest in the drain and pump lines. because when they played they would run out. Todd the singer would try to stomp them and chased them around. It was a great affect it made for a really good show. After the first set a band called Lofty ( nothing to do with me) this was Bill Shugarts band in the early 70's .They Played a set of some originals and a few old classics . When I was a kid I would watch them play at the ST. Lawrence Festival.You could say I was inspired by them,I loved to watch them play.It was turning out to be a cool party until the second set of the Liars. Todd and chip were pretty fucked up by then and were just starting into random songs waiting for Bob and Lap the Drummer.Bob came and plugged in but Lap was somewhere fucking off and was not ready to start yet. So Todd the singer took the drum sticks and punched them through every one of the drum heads on Lap's set. Lap freaked out and arguments started total chaos and the show ended.This is how many of the Liars shows ended and ultimetly ended the band.
PARTY AT THE STONE HOUSE
One other show to mention about the liars:The Party at the old stone house on wood street.in Catasauqua.This girl who lived there with her parents I don.t know her name.But she had this party with the Liars Playing in the living room of the house.What a disaster !! The Place was mobed with young punks and any one who showed up .The band started playing and people were jumping all over beer was going everywhere a real punk rock event ! The party just escalated from there,we were jumping off couches and chairs,Lamps were breaking pictures were falling off the walls It was like animal house.Down in the basement this girls mother did ceramics and had ceramic figures all over the place ,shelves full of ceramic pieces. People were down the basement just smashing the ceramics It was horrible I felt bad for this girl. I wondered where she was, so I looked for her only to find her drunk and passed out.Oh well ! Then I saw mike Rex My Guitar player with These packs of t-bone steaks,He said they were raiding the freezer and this is what he got. So we went to his house and fired up the grill and had steak .What a party I thought, Book the Liars and have a house wrecking party. Some how the band THE CLAP was blamed for some of the antics but fuck it I know what really happened,what a fucked up sight !
PARTY AT THE STONE HOUSE
