A Brief History of C.O.G.: the Lectures
Opening for Garaj Mahal
photos? (There were photos snapped by somebody)
video? (I remember somebody was taping parts of it)
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / LoveKill / Dance or Die / Hey You / Krazed Archer / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons
No tape to videotape show; photos available? "Where's Lewis?!!?" Numerous technical glitches. "Damn you, Bill Gates!" Entire show served off Amiga 3000, running Cakewalk 3 on 25Mhz 386sx bridgeboard. Drumbot AWOL, just barely not ready in time.
Opening act: Kwazi Moto
photos?
no video
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / LoveKill / Dance or Die / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death
Forgot to press record to videotape show. Can't believe we fit all that onto that little stage. Drumbot's first performance. Red stage light almost caught on fire. Dancing around pool table to "Brain Wrap." Strong, positive audience reaction to C.O.G. Show mixed by Mike Martin.
Opening acts: Lunch, Kwazi Moto
no photos
one camera handheld video
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / LoveKill / Dance or Die / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death
Got in real late, setup during Lunch and Kwazi Moto. Power failure during "Dance or Die." Small crowd but well received performance. Videotape came out really well. Show mixed by Mike Martin.
Opening for Shudderpulp
photos by Jude
no video
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / LoveKill / Dance or Die / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death
Video camera was plugged into bad outlet so no video. Show was well received despite venue! Mixed by Mike Martin.
Opening act: Kwazi Moto
photos by Amy
two (fixed) camera video footage.
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / LoveKill / Dance or Die / All I Wanna Do Is You / So Confuse / Krazed Archer / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death
First show on a big stage, played to a large, mesmerized crowd. Mixed by Mike Martin.
Opening act: Fiend
photos?
One (fixed) camera video footage.
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / LoveKill / Dance or Die / All I Wanna Do Is You / So Confuse / Krazed Archer / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death / Rabbid
Lots of technical problems marred a potentially good night. Mixed by Spike. Dr. Smerlington's last show.
Opening for Hovercraft
photos?
no video
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / LoveKill / Dance or Die / Krazed Archer / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death
Strong performance opening for a national act. Dr. Snodgrass's first show. Mixed by Spike. Stickers finally available.
Opening act: Six Demon Bag
photos?
handheld, high quality one camera video by Alfred
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / LoveKill / Dance or Die / All I Wanna Do Is You / So Confuse / Black Plague / Krazed Archer / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death / Rabbid
Very strong performances by all involved, well received by small but appreciative crowd. Mixed by Spike. CD finally available.
Opening act: Fiend
photos?
One camera fixed video footage
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / Lovekill / Dance or Die / All I Wanna Do Is You / So Confuse / Black Plague / Krazed Archer / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death / Rabbid
Even better performance than last time. It rained outside while we reigned inside. Even smaller crowd than last time. Mixed by Spike. First attempt to split the audio output feeds to main mixer into rhythm/synth-samples. As a consequence, samples were mixed in too low.
Opening act: Igor Kitty
photos by Amy
no video
Songs: Ode on a Mass Spectrometer / Lovekill / Dance or Die / All I Wanna Do Is You / So Confuse / Black Plague / Krazed Archer / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / March of the Skeletons
Krazy night. Power problems early on, followed by problems with the club personnel later - the D.J. attempted to drown out our music, then stopped the show! Nevertheless, we made more profit than at any previous show.
Opening acts: Converts, Igor Kitty
photos?
no video
Songs: Science Party / Dance or Die / All I Wanna Do Is You (full version) / So Confuse / Black Plague / Krazed Archer / Hey You / Brain Wrap / Free Bird / LoBoToMy / Green Slime / March of the Skeletons / Death to the Angel of Death / Rabbid
Problems early on when the video computer was plugged into a plug miswired for 240V! Despite lack of video, a strong night, with great performances all around, and good crowd response, particularly to the new material. Set it and forget it mix, contributing to feedback problems. We lost money due to computer damage and parking tickets, but in the end, nobody seemed to mind.