Best Western Courtyard~Blue Room~ Millennium Music Conference~Harrisburg, PA~Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, 12:30am

Dear Diary,
The Millennium Music Conference this year was far better than we expected. All of us have learned how to take control of the music industry, and we will. We are inspired. This show had energy. Thank you panelists for the helpful information this weekend. Special thanks to the bands we hooked up with, we're looking forward to the future gigs.
People in van: Frank, Sam, Mike, Mark, Jim
Music there & back: Can't remember
For details, email us
Set List: The ultra new song
Ename
Tear it down & Bring it home
Might (as well)
Open Wide
Fondle
Sick House
Stillborn

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Symposium~Lakewood, OH~Saturday, April 4, 1998

Canister, 2nd Half, ivet
This show rocked. I can't remember rocking this hard, ever. Sure we were a bit sloppy, but damnit the crowd was into it, andnomic.jpg (24310 bytes) so were we, so it didn't matter. Even though we took all of March off to record and gather our material, we still rocked. We had short notice on this one. On to the funny stuff. Before the show, all of us were hanging out and playing chess. Frank was telling all of us how bad it would 'suck' if he had to sing up there without his guitar, how 'stupid' he would look. Before the last song, I looked over and saw three strings dangling off his guitar...so, for the first time in ivet history, Frank fronted the band by himself, no guitar to hide behind, and he kicked ass. After the show, Pat the Producer invited us over to his place. We made music til 6am. I played electric guitar (clean), Frank played acoustic, Pat played the harmonica, Sam played the flute, and Mark had an eggshaker! It was really cool. Pat can play guitar really good, and it's only his first year. We met some really cool people this night, and we made good friends with Canister. A special thanks goes out to all of our fans for their support, and Pat for having us over and listening to our guitars all night.
We apoligize to the people who couldn't stay to see us, our time slot was moved at the last minute. Thank you all, see you next time.
People in van there: Frank, Sam, Mike, Mark
People in van back: Sam, Nora, Pat, Mike, Mark, Frank
Music there: Flasback weekend, 107.9
Music back: REAL screwed up stuff Sam found on the radio
Quote of the night: "...Now shake that egg shaker, damnit" -Mike Roberts
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Set List: A real cool, powerful, short one.


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Saxon Club~Youngstown, OH~Friday, May 1, 1998

Dear Diary,
We showed up AFTER the fire department came and sorta closed things down for a while... anyway...We didn't think this show was going to work out because usually when someone rents out a hall and tries to promote it themselves, it completely flops (Well, this one came pretty close to flopping when someone pulled the fire alarm), but it ended up to be a complete success. We played last, and we played like complete hell because we were all out of control. It was a blast. We played from our hearts, but we were jumpin around so much that we fully missed most of the notes. Mark was playing so hard he broke all of his sticks. It's fun to do this every once in a while, when it doesn't really matter if you're sucking, but you're having a damn good time anyway, and the people don't even notice. We would like to thank Sift for putting on a kickass show, and for inviting us on the bill.
People in van there: Sam
People in van back: Sam and his Dad
Quote of the night: "If you guys sucked that good, then your best must be incredible" -Dom Roberts
Set List: If anyone remembers, let me know.


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Skatorade '98~Grove City, PA~Saturday, May 2, 1998

Dear Diary,
This was really weird. We showed up to this hall these kids rented out, so there were a bunch of kids running around, and old Mason guys standing around to make sure no one messed anything up. (Masons are these old guys that have done really hard work in their lives (usually veterans), and give awards to each other and have secret hand shakes and stuff) Yea, so there were like 12 bands and we were last, and the best part, we were there early. By the time we got on stage, there were like 19 people left. It ROCKED. These were, quite possibly, the coolest 19 people in a crowd ever. Thanks for sticking around, buying our cd, and supporting the band in every way you could.
People in van there: Mark (speedy), Jim, Sam, Frank, Mike
People in van back: Jim, Frank, Mike, Mark, Sam
Quote of the night: [Sam, fresh out of the ER, seriously] "Damn dude, my ass HURTS" [Frank] "Try using vasoline next time"


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Annabells~Akron, OH~Wednesday, May 13, 1998

Dear Diary,
Before the show, we watched some tv in the van, drank some beer, hung out, and had a pretty good time. It's pretty cool when we can play small places that feel like home, because we all seem to get along a little better and have a pretty good time. We were in the parking lot way in the back of the building, and we spotted some girl getting dressed in front of her window in these weird ass looking apartments. Sam immediately ran over there to knock on her door to meet her. Yea, so Annabells is a place that you can't fit more than 30 or 40 people into, and we usually do pretty good there. We have some damn good dedicated fans in Akron. In the middle of the set we saw some of our good friends, the Funkomatic Boys, and it really loosened us up. Thanks to our Akron crew, and the Funkomatic Boys.
People in van there: just us
People in van back: just us
Movie on the way there: You don't want to know
Movie on the way back: This movie with John Travolta where he holds hostages in a museum.
Quote of the night: "There's alot of decaffeinated brands out there on the market these days, but they're just not as tasty as the real thing." -Frank J. Silver, Jr.

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Cedars~Youngstown, OH~Friday, May 15, 1998

Dear Diary,
I'll have to ask Sam about this one. I can't remember one thing.

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Symposium~UNDERCURRENTS '98~Lakewood, OH~Saturday, May 16, 1998

Dear Diary,
Well, there are supposed to be a bunch of really important people here for this, but I can't tell them apart from anyone else in the crowd, so are they really more important than anyone else? We rocked the hell out of the Symposium, and we partied more heavily than a band ever has.
People in van there: just us, and Jim
People in van back: just us
Quote of the night: "Hi, I'm from Bighugeratsassbiter Records, and I really like you guys." -Bighugeratsassbiter A&R





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The Avenue~KSU, OH~Wednesday, May 20, 1998

Dear Diary,
I remember the way I felt when I walked in. Sick. I don't know why I felt sick, I just had a sick feeling, like the feeling you get when you're slightly dizzy, nervous, or haven't eaten in two days and still don't want to. It's the sick feeling you get when you think you're sick, but you're not really sick (possibly getting sick, therefore scared) and the sight of a big grease burger with cheese fries would make you throw up right there. You know, the feeling is really close to having a nightmare that your dad died and after you wake up, you still think he's dead for a second. You know that feeling you get when you did something wrong, but you're not sure if anyone found out yet, and you think they found out, but they really didn't, but if they do, you'll be in serious fucking trouble. The club was strange, the stage was below. It's like you walk down to the stage, and from the stage, you look up to see the crowd. I think we played ok, but there were 4 people there. A quick lesson...even when there are four people in a crowd, it does not limit the amount of rock you can achieve.
People in van there: Jim, Sam, Mike, Mark, Frank
People in van back: Jim, Sam, Mike, Mark, Frank
Quote of the night: "We're naming the next record sickhouse" - Mike Roberts

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Cedars~Youngstown, OH~Friday, June 12, 1998

Dear Diary,
The opening band kicked ass! Today we had a bad show. 1. Not too many people showed up, and 2. Jim was real pissed at us. Oh well, you know, sometimes it sucks, and sometimes it's great, but even when we have a severe case of the antifunk, it's still worth doing.
People in van there: sam
People in van back: sam
Quote of the night: "SAAAAAAAAAAAM!!! SAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!! SAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!" -ivet, excluding sam.
Beers of the night: Bud, someone bought us 4 each. (thanks, dude)

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Sidewalk~Buffalo, NY~Saturday, June 26, 1998

Dear Diary,
We all met at like 6 in the morning to play this show in Buffalo. We were really excited because we usually do really well there. Today Sam had the good van, so we were able to watch movies while Jim yelled at Sam about directions. Someone always has to keep an eye on Sam, if you go to sleep, you might wake up in Cincinatti instead of New York. I don't mind it, I really enjoy the laugh out of Sam sometimes, because well, he's just Sam and I love him. SOOoooooo we get to this college we passed up twice (because it was so hidden) and we drove around these windy roads with grass all around for 10 minutes. We finally got to the place we were supposed to be, and Jim got out to see where we'll be setting up. While in the van, I didn't really see a stage anywhere, or some sound equipment, or anything. Just a few college kids cooking burgers on the grill. Jim comes out and says, "You're playing right there", and points to a concrete sidewalk occupied with picnic tables. "Oh", I said, not yet completely disappointed, "ok, maybe the soundman is setting up now." We set up our things (it was getting a little close to showtime), and asked where the sound equipment was. The student said, "OH, it's upstairs, I'll bring it down". Well, you don't usually just "bring down" a sound system. We knew then what was going to happen, but that's ok, I'm open for anything. I ended up setting up the sound and running it, and we still had a kickass time on the sidewalk there in Buffalo. I'll go back and do it again anytime. We made some friends, and we even met some cool girls. Other bands remember this- Just because there's no stage and no sound system doesn't mean you can't fucking rock the shit out of the sidewalk in Buffalo.

People in van there & back: Sam, Jim, Mike, Frank, Mark
Music: Jeff Buckley, until Jim put in Elton John.
Quote of the day: Sam, from the stage: "Hurry, Frank. I have to take a shit"
Beers of the day: 0

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Symposium~Lakewood, OH~Saturday, July 25, 1998

Dear Diary,
A long time ago we used to hate doing shows at the Symposium, now we love it, especially when Canister and Lirk are there. The symposium is a really cool place to hang out because you can go (well, not everyone) outside and hang out and talk to everyone. There are 3 other clubs right next to each other, so there is always someone walking by, or a band playing upstairs that we know. Lirk went on first, and suprised the shit out of everyone. No one expected them to rock as hard as they did. Canister went on second, and rocked, as usual. The show was awesome.

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Peabody's Patio~Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame Series~Cleveland, OH~Saturday, August 22, 1998

Dear Diary,
Playing the patio of Peabodys didn't sound too appealing to me. It was very small, and like a backyard sorta, considering the stage was (i think) a wooden deck you'd find in a backyard. I still wanted to do the show, though, since we haven't been to Cleveland for a while. I was very sick. I had pneumonia and mono at the same time. My glands were so swollen, and I was so drugged up, I could barely play guitar. In the middle of the set, all of the sudden, the biggest and loudest fireworks in the world went on for 15-20 minutes, like less than 500 feet from us. The firewors were so loud, it was throwing us off tempo, or at least making it sound like we were off. Oh well, shit happens, but I thought it was pretty cool to watch (at the time) in my condition. I can't remember anything after that.

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Cedars~Youngstown, OH~Friday, August 28, 1998

Dear Diary,
Only god himself could've rocked harder than us tonight. We'd like to thank everyone who came to support us, especially all the people up front that were really into the music. Stuff like that makes our lives better.
...We always talked about having a light show, and it always seemed out of reach. The normal cost of a decent light show can take away your door money, but tonight we were really lucky to have someone who didn't. Thanks to Brian from HyperLite for doing such a great job.

People in van there & back: Sam
Music: I think Sam was listening to a self relaxing tape when he left
Quote of the night: "...I'm almost buff" -Mike Roberts