Date: Feb01/08
Location: The Tiki Lounge, Waldorf Hotel l(Van., BC)
Personnel: Schatzie Boneslide (guitar, bass), Mr. Fist (guitar, bass), Corndog (sounds) Pancake Jack (drums), Evil Dr. J. (organ).

The legend of the "Mystersynth" came to a glorious end this night. This aging and debilitated bit of technology had served well over the years (since 2002) although it could only make one cheesy organ sound near the end of its life. However, after suffering serious abuse (beer, hamburgers) at previous shows, the end had finally come.

The group had been expecting the night to be something of a "Fonzie" convention owing to the rock-a-Billy headliners booked for the evening. Likely due to poor promotion, the duck tails never materialized and only supporters of the opening band (The Flaneurs) and The Mysterons were in attendance.

The evening had a distinctly dark menace about it. The Mysterons set immediately went into the deep end of the pool. Strange creatures convulsed on the dance floor and alcohol swam around the room and stage in a deadly current. Midway through the set, Mystersynth began showing terminal signs, having already received a beer baptism by its owner, Evil Dr. J. Attempts to reboot resulted in momentary sputters of life, but they were short lived and the sharks in the audience could smell blood! When it became apparent that it was well and truly toasted, the assaults began from both band and audience all while the rockin' noise kept rollin' on. Soon, the battered, abused instrument was tossed onto the dance floor where it was brutally stomped, smashed and subjected to the indignant scavenging of cadaverous creeps. In the end, it was dragged out into the alley by its owner who gave it the final blow with another baptism of a different, amber sort.

The set closed with a raucous finale topped by an impromptu audience member guitar solo and a "living dead" Mr. Fist staggering off stage. When the set ended, the band cleared out and so did the audience. This, for the unfortunate headliners, meant playing to an empty room (which they didn't seem to care for). As has become tradition, the band and select audience members went off into the night for much more booze until the wee hours of the morning.

Check out pictures (thanks to Babs & Col. Hanna for video duties)!

Group Shots, Schatzie Boneslide, Mr. Fist, Pancake Jack, Corndog, Evil Dr. J., Audience Participation, Mystersynth Dies.