Looking through the maroon curtain, I saw several hundred people in the college amphitheater. Two female students were stooled onstage, tuning their acoustic guitars. I walked inside the mens bathroom, hearing my bandmates arguing. "No way in hell am I playing our first gig ever named samesexunicorns. I'd rather be stabbed in the eyes.", the bassist, Kraig, complained. Writing on the dingy wall above a urinal, Aaron, the drummer, said "stab spelled backward is bats." Seizing a moment, I proclaimed "Fine, this place is about to be rocked by The Stab Bats." No one said anything, we just happened.
*blogger's note* This is my contribution to @velvetverbosity 's 100 word challenge at http://velvetverbosity.com/ . This week's one word prompt is STABBED or DEB BATS spelled backward. This is based on a partially true of a college's friend's band, in 1991, who renamed themselves before their first gig, minutes before playing. It was their only performance.
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This was hilarious. I had a friend in high school who was also in a band. Loved this, brought back some very fond memories.
ReplyDeletePretty cool. Good story and good use of the word "stabbed," although if you read my entry, you'll know for sure that I cringed when I read "stabbed in the eyes." ***swoons*** My son's band went to perform at a competition and when asked their name while doing a sound check, they looked around sheepish-like and announced that they were Soundcheck. It worked for awhile, then they became Written in Stone.
ReplyDeleteSoundchecksounds pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteMy colleges buddies started a band, practiced for two months, played a college talent show thing, got drunk afterwards, got in a fistfight and broke up....true story....a college buddy i still laugh about it.
Thanks for coming to 100 words, Deana Bobina is so excited.
The Stab Bats- even bigger than Eddie and the Cruisers.
ReplyDeleteNice job Lance - This was a great way to start my day!
ReplyDeleteExcellent story - well crafted. Well done.
ReplyDeleteMy ego says thank you.
ReplyDeleteGreat band name :P (soundcheck, too!) and a fun little look at the bands development
ReplyDeletelove! Thanks, Lance. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Stab Bats! Ha!
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