Band History (1996)

February 27, 1996

First practice of the year, in preparation to record this summer.  We 
wrote 3 new songs based on jam material from old rehersal tapes.  

March 2, 1996

Practice day.  We also did a photo shoot with our "official" photographer,
Garrett Fabian.

April 5, 1996

Show at Playerz, in Edinboro PA.  We played 3 one hour sets, both 
originals and covers.  Unfortunatly, during our cover of Nirvana's "MV,"
with Jason on drums, Steve on bass, and Mike on guitar and vocals, the
bass drum pedal broke.  We ended with Polly, cutting about 6 songs from
our set. 

April 13, 1996

Another show at the Blue Planet Cafe'.  This time, the set is electric.
The place was jammed with people, and we played an extended set.

April 20, 1996

We play for the "Beaux Arts Ball" at Allegheny College.  It was basically
a party for weird goth-type people and the art department's real weirdos.
It was in this cement room, and it sucked.  We began the set with Radio 
Friendly Unit Shifter, and ended with a noise jam / trash fest just to piss
everyone off.  Sorry guys, we just aren't the Cure.

Sometime in May or June, 1996?

We played John Hackworth's Graduation party sometime this summer...
Also on the "bill" was a band called the Burning Gypsys.  I have never
heard of them since.  It's weird the stuff I remember as time goes by...

July 12, 1996

Another gig at Playerz.  What else can I say?

Sometime in July, maybe the 15th?

Blue Moon Festival at Wishing Well Park in Venango, PA.  It was supposed
to be this huge show.  Other bands at the fest were Bitter Creek, basically
a decent Creedence Clearwater Revival type group, the Big Mac Blues Band,
the Road Apple Big Band, and Dick's Loft.  I can safely say that this show
was pathetic.  Not our performance, just the show.  We played a great set,
to an audience of about... 15.  Only the people who we told about the show
showed up.  Nobody had heard about the show or something.

Late July/Early August 1996?

Show at Jason's aunt's barn, for a house party.  Mike got his new Fender
Jaguar the same day.

August 12, 1996

Yellow No. 5 records 18 songs in about 5 hours at Cycling Troll Recording
Studios in Fairview, PA with engineer Tom Hitt.  Cost: $176.04

August 19, 1996

Mike mixes the tracks with Tom Hitt.  Cost: $160.48

September 14, 1996

Jaeson and Mike return to Cycling Troll to remix a few tracks.
Cost: $78.48

Which, of course, brings our grand total to:	$415.00
It was probably worth it though.  The CD sounds DAMN good.

December 1996 to January 1997

Yellow No. 5 plays a show at the Continental Ballroom in Erie, PA
in December with the band Somber.  Added to the lineup is a new 
guitarist, Matt.  Preparations commence for Blue Planet '97 and
several area shows.

Go on to 1997 history!

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