The Knitting Factory Gig or Ian’s Shit Story
Nov. 16, 2006 by Jason
Thanks to everyone who made the trip to the Knitting Factory in New York to catch The Codes live. The crowd was amazing. We got a great response and the vibe was perfect.
And if you didn’t see the show, you missed out on one of the strangest moments of stage banter I’ve ever witnessed. Halfway through the second song, I broke a guitar string. I grabbed the backup guitar and of course I broke a string on that one too. That was our only backup, so Ian and I were left to share one guitar.
Jay grabbed the backup guitar and started changing the string. That left Ian alone at the mic to entertain the audience sans music. He told the following story:
I was at class today and I was getting really tired. So I got a huge cup of coffee and guzzled it. Before I knew it, I felt a huge shit coming on.
I took off for the bathroom and sat down in the middle stall. I dropped a huge log. That sucker was no joke. I flushed to get rid of the smell, but it wasn’t over yet. Before I finished, someone took a seat in the stall next to me. I looked down at his shoes and thought they were really weird. They had this odd flowery print on them. Then as I was about to get up, someone took the stall to my left. I looked down I noticed - HIGH HEELS!
I was in the women’s bathroom! And the place was packed. A nearby class must have just ended. So I did the only thing I could do… I waited it out. Several minutes went by and after the final set of footsteps went silent, I made a run for it.
I escaped the bathroom without causing any trouble. But I was in there for a while and had plenty of time to think. That experience taught me one thing. When they think they’re alone, women talk about the same sort of things guys talk about: sex, drugs, and partying.
The next song we played was a little rough, because we were still focusing on the guitar situation. But after that, we nailed every song. The set was tight and the audience really seemed to dig it. Check out pics from that show and from our other recent events on our pics page.
If you missed out, don’t fret. We have several show dates coming up. First, we’re playing Tritone in Philly on Nov 22nd. Then we have another Philly gig in December (possibly two). Check out our show dates page or The Codes MySpace page for details.
November 17th, 2006
I bet the crowd thought that was awesome. If I was in the crowd, I probably would have been a little annoyed at the lack of music right up until he said “Before I knew it, I felt a huge shit coming on.”
I was disappointed this picture was of you changing a guitar string. I thought it was you about to pour lighter fluid on your guitar and set that bitch on fire!
November 17th, 2006
Did you get molested by groupies?
November 17th, 2006
Sorry I missed that, for the shit story alone.
November 18th, 2006
That’s kind of a nerdy stance you’ve got there.
November 18th, 2006
mojotek:
I could never set my guitar on fire. I can’t afford to replace that fucker.
Ev:
Only if Momo counts as a groupie.
BeckEye:
You should come out next time. We’ve got a few Philly gigs lined up and Jersey City really isn’t that far.
Kevin Kubusheskie:
Seriously? I chose that pic because I thought I looked cool. Dammit.
November 18th, 2006
Damn JJ…still cute. Still have a man crush on ya!
November 19th, 2006
Aw man! I miss a couple weeks of blog-reading & totally miss out. Poop!
November 19th, 2006
Ron:
You should consider checking us out at on of our upcoming Philly gigs. It would be fun, I promise.
Shirley:
Hey - don’t fret. We’re lining up another Knitting Factory gig in January. Hopefully on a Saturday.
November 20th, 2006
Yay! I’ll go if you guys promise another poop story!
November 21st, 2006
Hey dude,
You have any hifi mp3s of the codes posted anywhere? The fidelity of the myspace version is lacking, but the song is catchy.
November 29th, 2006
yalan is pretty cool. she books shows there now. she used do shows at the black cat.
the knitting factory is fun.
i kinda like the old knitting factory better though. those shows were fucked up nuts.
November 30th, 2006
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