For anyone who can bow a fiddle, blow a bagpipe, or dance a reel, Saint Patrick's day is probably the busiest day of the year-- in fact, the whole week can easily become saturated with green beer induced performances of traditional music and dance. Such was the case for Molly's Revenge.
The adventure started with an early assembly put on for the students of Robert Luis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach. The enthusiastic students where treated to a surprisingly lively set by the band, considering the time of day, with Bethany sharing the dance arena with this young dancer, Alexandra, who was the daughter of a teacher there. Well done, gals!
Later that evening, the crew was off to perform a rare candle lit acoustic set for a full audience inside Monterey's historic Colton Hall.
Being the birthplace of California's first Constitution, David felt compelled to make a few amendments of his own; mostly pertaining to late night noise ordinaces.
To her dismay, Bethany was allowed only to dance in her soft-shoes to avoid any hard-shoe scuffs on the floor. The hall's floor itself is considered a historical artifact as each slat of wood was cut by hand in the 1800's.
None-the-less, a wonderful performance followed with the candle light inspiring an unusually intimate mood.
The next day, the city of Arroyo Grande was preparing the area's premier performing facility, the Clark Center, for the arrival of the band. The gang drove up and were greeted by a giant flashing billboard sign: "Tonight, celebrate St.Patrick's Day, with, Molly's Revenge"With a nice sized turnout, a moshpit of young girls, and a conga line through the audience led by bagpipes and step-dancing, the evening was marked a success.
With such a rowdy night in good Irish fashion, the band presented a hair-of-the-dog performance the very next evening in the unsuspecting town of Cambria. Hidden inside another historic building once called the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Molly's Revenge packed in another dangerous amount of people partially consisting of notorious Live Oak attendees. A gem of a venue and now called Painted Sky Studio, the frenzy was recorded in high fidelity on at least sixteen tracks...
Did they catch John's pre-show rendition of Bonny George Campbell on the house piano?
After a quick stop in Morro Bay for a Hauff Brau sandwhich, it was straight back to Santa Cruz and into the studio for the final mixing of the new album.
Amidst mind numbing sessions, plans for the coming Mollys Revenge Pacific North West Tour are ironed out; reducing some band members to tears in the face of rising gas costs...
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