6/7: Industry Night at Bones

Body paint.

Tequila.

Pasties.

My mom freaking out at the 95% naked cocktail waitresses walking around.

Had you gone to the industry party at Bones Brewery in Billings on Sunday (yes, Sunday) night, you would have seen or partaken in every single one of these.  The most entertaining, of course, was my mom freaking out at the mostly-naked cocktail waitresses–sporting pasties, body paint, and a smile…kind of–prancing around in their pert near birthday suits serving tequila to every Peter, Paul, and Mary in the place.   It’s something you don’t see in Montana too often.  Wait, scratch that–it’s something you don’t EVER see in Montana.

The party was sponsored by Hornitos, a tequila owned by Jim Beam.  It was obvious that the planning committee had put a lot of time and effort into decorating the venue with the green from the Hornitos label to coincide with the brand.  Everything looked great.  Granted, it initially felt like we were celebrating St. Patrick’s Day instead of a tequila, but that wore off as the night went on.  We took the stage shortly after some fat beats delivered by Bozeman’s DJ Bones.  Our setlist was probably one of the more danceable collections of songs I’ve put together recently, as was evident by the scores of folks on the dance floor.  After a raging “Jesus, If You…”, we tore down our equipment in record time so that DJ Bones could finish off the evening with Drew, drummer from Eight Track Mind.  If you’ve never seen this duo perform, then do yourself a favor and catch one of their gigs.  It’s extremely unique and it definitely keeps the party going.

In all, it was a very exciting and fun-filled Sunday evening.  Now why can’t my other Sunday nights be that crazy?

Highlights:

–I broke a string right after I started playing “Pride and Joy,” forcing me to switch over to Leon, Josh’s Gretsch.  If that guitar stays in tune for more than one song, I’ll eat my shoes.

–They had a naughty photo booth.  It was probably the coolest thing ever.

–We hung out at the party till 1 a.m., then we all drove back to Bozeman.  It wasn’t one of our finer moments.

Setlist:

Three Day Bender
Alright Tonight
Mexico
Little Miss Perfect
That Girl
Jail
321
Free Ride
Potion
Pride and Joy
Save the World
Chimney
Booty
Beaner
Highway
Alabama
Stripes
Spiderman
Baltimore
Jesus