St Mary's Catholic Church Royal Oak / WednesDay July , 2019
Summer Concert Series
There are some bands that Free Beer admires, and the Reefermen are certainly one of them. James Wallin, the lead singer, also books the bands for the St. Mary's Wednesday Night concert series. He asked us if we could play the and we said yes right away!! We love playing in Royal Oak and since our Arts Beats and Eats days are done, this is a great way to get in front of people at a reasonable hour. It's right on the steps of the church, no stage, no lights ... just the band on some steps. No wristbands. No shuttle bus. Just us.
Things went exactly like you think they would. We start at 7P. At 6:50P, Church people start showing up with lawn chairs. 7PM we start playing. 7:15P the Free Beer fans begin to arrive. We played what is usually known as our "second set". Not being a very good judge of the situation, songs at the end of the set included "Add It Up" from the Violent Femmes (Why can't I eat just one duck?) and "Sweet Transexual Transvestite from Transylvania" (Hey, who wants to hear a song about a transexual transvestite?). We were not sure if the church people were amused, but the minister (pastor? preacher?) sure noticed ... and didn't shut us down! Once we were all done, James Wallin let us know that it took balls to play those songs and the steps of a Catholic Church and since we didn't get struck buy lightning, the big guy must be a fan of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Things went exactly like you think they would. We start at 7P. At 6:50P, Church people start showing up with lawn chairs. 7PM we start playing. 7:15P the Free Beer fans begin to arrive. We played what is usually known as our "second set". Not being a very good judge of the situation, songs at the end of the set included "Add It Up" from the Violent Femmes (Why can't I eat just one duck?) and "Sweet Transexual Transvestite from Transylvania" (Hey, who wants to hear a song about a transexual transvestite?). We were not sure if the church people were amused, but the minister (pastor? preacher?) sure noticed ... and didn't shut us down! Once we were all done, James Wallin let us know that it took balls to play those songs and the steps of a Catholic Church and since we didn't get struck buy lightning, the big guy must be a fan of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.