On the Road with the Mountain Goats

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Peter Sohriakoff followed the Mountain Goats to 20 shows in October 2005...

Oct. 31: Knitting Factory, New York NY
"...The last night of the tour. Culmination of the entire month. And I don’t remember a goddamn thing. You know how you’re not supposed to realize you’ve got a drinking problem until you hit rock bottom? This was it. You don’t know what rock bottom is until you completely black out for the last night of the tour you’ve followed all the way through, and on the night which is by almost all accounts its high point. Rock Bottom is blacking out for a rock show in which the singer is dressed as a priest, the bassist as Death, and the lead guitar player is a toilet paper mummy. Fuck me. I guess that’s what happens when you start drinking at 3pm and the bartender keeps comping you shots of Maker’s. I take solace in only the fact that my buddy Josh tells me it looked as if I was having a hell of a time...." [Peter's Journal]

(via LHB)

Previously
Grizzly Bear @ Knitting Factory, NYC | Halloween | pics

posted at 4:05 PM on February 10, 2006 in music | Comments (7)

Comments (7)

The story of my life

Posted by Matt Saturday | February 10, 2006 4:43 PM

wow, people still use geocities?

Posted by wes | February 10, 2006 4:59 PM

Rock bottom is claiming that you've hit rock bottom, but still having the wearwithal to blog about it.

Posted by Anonymous | February 10, 2006 5:03 PM

Those hard-partying Mountain Goats strike again...

Posted by Anonymous | February 10, 2006 5:29 PM

when are they coming back around?

Posted by brassbonanza | February 11, 2006 12:26 AM

hmm, maybe i'll go dig up the tape of this..

Posted by joly | February 11, 2006 4:27 PM

Hey there. For any Mountain Goats fans out there, I have this entire show recorded. It sounds great. So, if anyone wants it or wishes to hear songs from it drop me a line or stop on by the above link. (They did an amazing live version of Going to Georgia that night. Every time I hear it, I get chills).

Posted by mihow | March 14, 2006 5:40 PM