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alright, i was at one point gonna write some long winded, old-dude, back in the day kinda jam but #### it. I'm old and busy and tired so you get this instead: 12 years ago today Hands Up had their first show at Oven(now it's..., whatever, it's still the Oven). The line up was Port Vale, Freedom Sold and Modulator. Over the course of the next 5 years we put on so many shows we lost count, made some money, lost lots of money(sorry the dog ate your money Chavez), had awesome times, had terrible times, went to waaay too many meetings, lost jobs, sleep, patience, sanity, significant others(but most of us did gain weight, thank you late-nite Spanish Flower), made friends, made enemies, made flyers and posters, made asses outta the naysayers, made asses outta ourselves...but most of all, we made what seemed the impossible possible. We made Houston a ####in to rad place for people to see shows and for bands to come to and play. So to all the Hands Up alum, i raise my glass(yup, it's still filled with cherry coke). I may have wanted to kill all of you at one time or another, but i wouldn't trade that time for anything. THANK YOU: Jason Colburn Russell Etchen Ryan Chavez Lance Scott Walker Anthony Calleo Eric English Rawn Hall Kevin Moore Andrew Morgan Alex Hughes Anna Garza Bobby Lane Blythe Tucker Melissa Lonchambon Rebecca Bush Mike McAloon honorable mention to E.Casey Leydon fuxck i'm probably forgetting somebody, but there ya go. Thanks to all the venues and owners who let us ruin their spots and put them outta business: the Oven Club Last Chance Urban Underground the Mausoleum Helios Metropol Oberholtzer Ballroom UH Towers Common Area Zelda's Fitzgeralds Notsuoh(upstairs) Mary Janes/Fat Cat's Silkys Walter's on Washington(aka Pamland) Engine Room 1908 Binz Grand Hall at Rice Sammys at Rice Lyle's at Rice the Proletariat Diverse Works Numbers the Axiom Student Video Network SMOM MECA Props too to everybody else who got inspired and picked up the torch, whether for 2 shows or 200, you made Houston better. Word up: Willow(Hate Tank) Jacob(Third Grade Rules/Pizza) Stewart & Erica(Friends Forever) Nathan & John(Always Summer) Jagi(Pegstar) Eric(iheartu) except for OMG Booking. You guys just sucked and we all still hate you. JOKEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ> Bucky Thuerwachter |