Posted On Myspace by Mad Man Films at 5am

Would he shed his blood for you? (Bill's Bar)

Sometimes a person just can't take it anymore, the same goes for bands. Every once in a while we all get to the point where silence is no longer an option. When we play with bands we are very respectful. We are usually early, we rush like mad to get our stuff on and off the stage, we jump when people need something, we have never refused someone who needed to borrow our stuff or acted bitchy about it, we are respectful when we meet and greet other bands, we have never bitched about money even when we have been blatently ripped off by people we know because money is just a medium of exchange by which we show how much we value and respect something; we are concerned with what is happening in the crowd: have they been standing for 3 hours already, will they be able to catch the train after we finish, are they getting ripped off for door and drink prices, can they hear everything ok, etc etc. These are all aspects of the bands that we respect and enjoy playing with, and in turn we pay them the same respect.Every once in a while the constant bitchy premaddonas, the assholes who take 45 minutes to set up on stage and act like they are the only ones playing, the people who short change you with a big smile, the musicians who treat everyone like shit and then suck when they play, the promoters who let these people play, the assholes who demand beer on stage and then don't say thank you, the people who yell at the crowd for not liking their music...this could go on forever; every once in a while a person has enough and has to say something. We can take it when people disrespect us as a band, but when other bands constantly disrespect the people who pay to come see our shows by doing all of the shit I just mentioned, it eventually breaks our nerve.When one of us opens our mouth on stage and calls a band out for disrespecting everyone, we do it for the people who pay to come and enjoy music, not endure assholes who think that they are God's gift. We do it because we care about music a whole damn lot and these people with no respect for anything are the ones who ruin the scene. If music was like it was in the old days when a promoter would shut you down if the crowd did not like you, then these things would not happen. The way it is now, even if almost the entire crowd (weary on their feet from waiting for the last band who they came to see) completely ignore the band, heckle them, or even go outside for their entire set, they are not accounted for. The band is still allowed to play a long set and nobody gives a shit about the crowd except for a few of us. We give a shit! And we will continue to make our meager attempts at stopping these bands from disrespecting you and the art of music even if it means that we get beat up. Love Always-zakps-thank you so much to all of the bands that give a shit and respect one another and thank you all for your help and inspiration even those of you who are assholes because you help us to see the worst in ourselves. no shit.