Austinist: Fun Fun Fun Fest Wrap Up: Day One, Part Two

Joel Nihlean

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:46:22 -0600

All I can think about when I hear any of Montreal song is Outback Steak House. I hate that. And, now I think I hate of Montreal too.

txtoast

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:16:24 -0600

Great photos by Keith Gaddis!

adi

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:20:17 -0600

When I did my brief "interview" with the Saints, I do believe they commented on having been here before, and how much they loved Austin (and Pittsburgh!)

k

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:01:20 -0600

of montreal got sad when they thought they were booted off. more like threw a hissy fit. but understandable.

seth

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:04:03 -0600

Great coverage. I do think the Angry Samoans comments are a bit off-target. For starters, their first gig was in 1978, so I wouldn't refer to them as "fellow aged punk alums" with Sick of it All, who began playing in 1984. As someone who has listened to punk since the mid-eighties, the Angry Samoans were what Fun Fun Fun was all about for me- the rest of the bands were icing on the cake. They played their hits and delivered merchandise for the cheapest prices of any bands at the fest-- $5.00 t-shirts as well as full length CD's for the same price. Maybe they were old guys like myself. For us oldsters, seeing the Samoans play "They Saved Hitler's Cock" live was a phenomenal experience. The silliness was as authentic as it was in 1983. And the other bands were good, too. Seth

oh steph

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:06:32 -0600

You know, Adam, the lead singer may have been drunk enough to think that he was on another planet, so I can understand their forgetfulness about having visited our city. I'm talking EPIC drunk here, to where he even forgot how to play the guitar, or possibly, what a guitar even was.

deadflowers

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:08:09 -0600

Awesome writeups!

Adam S

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:45:48 -0600

Oh really? They implied this was their first time in Austin...or maybe I misunderstood. They definitely had their shit together when they played Fun Fun Fun.

oh steph

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:20:07 -0600

I saw The Saints during SXSW in the parking lot of the Dog and Duck, and boy were they drunk (read: highly entertaining.) I was pleasantly surprised to see that they remembered more of their words and could actually play their instruments this time.