So last weekend we were invited back to be the "house band" at the 2nd annual White Trash Bash in Houston, TX. The idea of the party was to dress up in your best trashy clothes and have a good time. We found the ease at which we came up with completely appropriate attire to be somewhat bothersome, but were happy that it helped us get a gig. Most of our songs are either trashy or grossly inconsiderate, and last year we melted everyone's hearts with our rendition of "the re-remix to ignition."
While there were only two band members available this year, we pretty much took the WTB to a whole new level. Here's the photo recap:
Liz and Everett Hosted us. Nice folks. Their yard was littered with kiddie pools, discarded refrigerators (which conveniently doubled as ice coolers), flamingos, and empty beer cans.
Brian brought his "let's party" belt, which added a touch of class to the party. It also signified that Brian thought partying was warranted. In addition, we found ourselves without beers a couple of times throughout the evening and it really came in handy.
We ditched our traditional attire and went for more of a "back to our roots" look. Adding to the theme was the fact that Jomo's guitar pickup quit on him and he had to purchase an add-on... only to find that it wouldn't exactly fit in the sound hole of his guitar - and had to be duct-taped to stay in place. Keeping it classy.
We finally got our new Possum Posse T-Shirts in. We used them as speaker covers and shamelessly promoted them. By the way - they're for sale. $10 at all Posse Shows. We even sold a few! Granted, we sold them to a couple of people who looked like they just felt sorry for us, but we'll take what we can get.
We left the P.A. set up overnight so we could get a little rest, and headed back to the motel. When we returned the next morning, we found this kind gentleman "guarding our gear." Somehow his last beer had ended up in the bobcat's paws above his head. Nice guy. His name is Ben and he works for the government. I mean the guy on the couch, not the bobcat.
So all in all, an extremely successful gig. We were told that we would be the house band should there be a 3rd annual White Trash Bash. I'll keep you posted.
