I'm a bit, I'm a bit PISSED OFF

Picture this. 1997. Or maybe it is 1998. But 1997 sounds more dramatic because it is ten years.

Imagine this. 1997. CBGBs. Some bands opening and some headlining act, but you are there for the L.E.S. Stitches because your sister has picked up the CD at Generation Records in the Village after a listen at their newly installed listening stations by the cashier. The CD is really good. So the place is packed. Or it is up front, and CBGBs is really small anyway, so it feels cramped.

The L.E.S. Stitches come on. Everyone is mostly standing still, listening. Except for you, your sister and one other random dood with glasses. Mick the singer notices this and hops onto the floor and we crowd around to sing choruses. Fun times!

So now it's 2007. They have had a few sporadic reunion shows, but here (August 17) they are playing in Williamsburg. Some true nuts are screaming and flailing around like crazy, including that sister and me :) In fact, during the encore songs when they refused to get off the stage (that is to end their set; Mick got off the stage more than a few times, running into the audience like a mad man) and said two more songs, then three more songs! and ended up playing five more even though they are technically not the headliner. Yes, during that encore, we're near the front yet again and screaming lyrics, and this chick in front of us looked SO PUZZLED, her eyes were shifting back and forth, as if she was saying WTF? in her head. It was awesome. Somehow I didn't lose my voice.

I have video I'll put up later, but in the meantime I'll link up some of their older reunion shows (which are also on their Myspace page)

2005 after a hiatus of a few years (two or three?)


2006, the L.E.S. Stitches' last time at the Continental before it stopped having live shows:


2007 vid coming up soon!!!!!!!