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Are you in a Band? … and do you want to play a show?
The first Frodus tour started in Charleston, SC and was beyond insane. Eight hours and several wrong turns later, we found ourselves on the outskirts of town knocking on an apartment door.
“Who are you guys?”
Completely discouraged, we decided to stretch our legs and walk to the payphone. A few minutes down the road, a car drove past and abruptly pulled over. The passenger door flew open. A girl jumped out and started running towards us. Frodus were not brawlers, but we were ready to protect ourselves if things got ugly. The girl raced towards us waiving her hands. Once within earshot, she yelled “Hey, are you guys in a hardcore band?” We were stunned. She slowed down to catch her breath and was now standing in front of us. “We’re having a house show at my friend’s place and one of the bands just cancelled. Do you guys want to play?”
We ran back to the van & followed her to the show. I was in the bathroom putting in my contact lens when total pandemonium erupted outside. In a flash of chaos, a large dog violently attacked and attempted to eat a smaller dog in the middle of the audience!! People were punching and kicking the big dog and trying to pull the smaller dog out of its jaws. After the scene settled, we set up and played to a completely traumatized handful of people.
Canceled show and animal attack aside, it was a decent first day. Two days later I would accidentally interrupt a drug deal in Orlando and three days later a neo-Nazi was gutted during our set in Tampa. Frodus was always surrounded by the strange, weird, and wrong.
-Jason Hamacher
Hand-bound blank journal
Approximately 200 pgs.
Part of a series of paintings in a vintage paperback book cover style based on Evan Keeling’s research into the history of the DC punk scene. Imitating a variety of vintage illustration and cover styles the back cover has the quote from Evan’s interviews that informed the cover illustration.
Cover text:
A Frodus Adventure
Are you in a Band? … and do you want to play a show?
The first Frodus tour started in Charleston, SC and was beyond insane. Eight hours and several wrong turns later, we found ourselves on the outskirts of town knocking on an apartment door.
“Who are you guys?”
“We’re Frodus from DC. We’re supposed play a show tonight?”
“We aren’t doing shows anymore. The cops came earlier this week and shut us down.”
“That sucks... Is it cool if we use your bathroom and phone?”
“I don’t believe in phones. There’s a payphone about a mile down at the gas station.”
Completely discouraged, we decided to stretch our legs and walk to the payphone. A few minutes down the road, a car drove past and abruptly pulled over. The passenger door flew open. A girl jumped out and started running towards us. Frodus were not brawlers, but we were ready to protect ourselves if things got ugly. The girl raced towards us waiving her hands. Once within earshot, she yelled “Hey, are you guys in a hardcore band?” We were stunned. She slowed down to catch her breath and was now standing in front of us. “We’re having a house show at my friend’s place and one of the bands just cancelled. Do you guys want to play?”
We ran back to the van & followed her to the show. I was in the bathroom putting in my contact lens when total pandemonium erupted outside. In a flash of chaos, a large dog violently attacked and attempted to eat a smaller dog in the middle of the audience!! People were punching and kicking the big dog and trying to pull the smaller dog out of its jaws. After the scene settled, we set up and played to a completely traumatized handful of people.
Canceled show and animal attack aside, it was a decent first day. Two days later I would accidentally interrupt a drug deal in Orlando and three days later a neo-Nazi was gutted during our set in Tampa. Frodus was always surrounded by the strange, weird, and wrong.
To be continued...
-Jason Hamacher