Big John Bates Voo-Doo Dolls with Switchblade Valentine @ Lucky bar Jan 14

Humph.... Well it was a full house of greasey guys with tattoos.... scarey for an innocent bystander like myself. Still, Ben was serving beer and highballs in GLASSES.... yes GLASSES.... not plastic cups like at the punk rock shows he puts on.... so even though you tattooed greaseballs look mean they were all gentlemen and no glasses were thrown. A ugly swab of freshly URGE tattooed guys from Vancouver showed to support Mr Bates and maybe pick-up a few car parts from the WAY BACK GARAGE as well as pick-up a few of the local women. It was nice to chat with the owner of BEALE KUSTOMS in Vancouver..it's another fine place to get your old school auto restorations done. Whew... hows that for shameless advertising!

The first band was The Switchblade Valoontines who are probably Victorias only greaser rock-a-billy band and they do a damb fine job. The drummer ripps and really looked like he was enjoying the music he was playing, the singer belted out the songs going from emotional to country to rockin... The stand-up bass player slapped it just fine but did anyone check his ID at the door? Its nice to see a Rock-a-billy band based in this town.

The Big John Bates band came on stage and executed a Big John Bates style set of billy,surf,soft cell,ac/dc, set of toe tappin music. The Hugh Hefner ciggarette smokin drummer played the with a flat drum style that was quite unique to watch. The stand-up bass playin good lookin lady was smiling the whole time... still more proof that if you like the music your playin "Smile". Then about the third song into the set the Voo-Doo Dolls came out and danced to Johns music... Hey did anyone ID these girls at the door. Anyway they were good at the TEASE and even though they where a little young for my taste they was very pretty. It was fun and all in all i had a good evening with good music.

I recon it's safe to searve drinks in glasses at rock-a-billy shows when the music is good and the tattooed greasballs are wimps..... man am i ever gonna get it the next time i go to one of these shows -eh! RULE 62 bros.... ha ha ha

- ricky jak