{"id":674,"date":"2009-12-30T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T23:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therealverticalhouse.com\/blog\/?p=674"},"modified":"2009-12-30T16:14:16","modified_gmt":"2009-12-30T23:14:16","slug":"purgatory-lounge-12-26-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/therealverticalhouse.com\/blog\/?p=674","title":{"rendered":"Purgatory Lounge &#8211; 12.26.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 26th we had a Purgatory Lounge and it was a lot of fun! We had a great crowd turn out and the audience seemed to really enjoy the show. There was a mishap with my song and Matt stopped me in the middle of the performance to try this one part again. In rehearsals, the band always got off at this point so I was nervous about it, and it wasn&#8217;t a huge surprise that it happened during the performance. I&#8217;m not sure exactly what happened, either the drums came in late or the guitar too early&#8230;or something along those lines&#8230;but I was kinda shocked that Matt stopped the show. I know he did it as a favor to me but it did throw me off a bit. Anyway, it was still a lot of fun and I&#8217;m always glad to participate in the shows.<\/p>\n<p>I sang a cover of a cover, Military Madness. Originally, Graham Nash wrote the song, and Woods covered it on their new album. I think the song is so good and very fitting for the times we are in now. I&#8217;ll post the lyrics under the cut with the rest of the photos. My death was that my Five Star General father didn&#8217;t like my views on the war, and put me in front of the firing squad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4225289097\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2624\/4225289097_61be213eac.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Corry took that first photo and I absolutely love it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4225998290\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2601\/4225998290_e970d53393.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4226069200\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2614\/4226069200_00ed022ba1.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In an upstairs room in Blackpool<br \/>\nBy the side of a northern sea<br \/>\nThe army had my father<br \/>\nAnd my mother was having me<br \/>\nMilitary Madness was killing my country<br \/>\nSolitary Sadness comes over me<br \/>\nAfter the school was over and I moved<br \/>\nTo the other side<br \/>\nI found another country but I never<br \/>\nLost my pride<br \/>\nMilitary Madness was killing the country<br \/>\nSolitary sadness creeps over me<br \/>\nAnd after the wars are over<br \/>\nAnd the body count is finally filed<br \/>\nI hope that The Man discovers<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s driving the people wild<br \/>\nMilitary madness is killing your country<br \/>\nSo much sadness, between you and me<br \/>\nWar, War, War, War, War, War<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4226056390\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2537\/4226056390_4bced8d4c6.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4225276719\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4034\/4225276719_af5e5a8976.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4225270131\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4029\/4225270131_2a378899bb.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Robert Fitzpatrick sang &#8220;Lonesome Sundown&#8221; and did a fantastic job!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4226029020\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2459\/4226029020_1f55023658.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anna sang an original song and mesmerized the audience as she normally does.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4225250483\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4056\/4225250483_e0b18f478c.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kara, a new gal so I don&#8217;t know her last name, sang a cover of Lady Gaga&#8217;s &#8220;Speechless&#8221; (I think that&#8217;s the title). I&#8217;m not a GaGa fan, but Kara has an incredible voice so I think she could cover anyone&#8217;s song and it will sound amazing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purgatory Lounge by verticalhouse, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/verticalhouse\/4225240655\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4067\/4225240655_c68993ec05.jpg\" alt=\"Purgatory Lounge\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Corry did a funny skit after intermission and he got lots of laughs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 26th we had a Purgatory Lounge and it was a lot of fun! We had a great crowd turn out and the audience seemed to really enjoy the show. There was a mishap with my song and Matt stopped me in the middle of the performance to try this one part again. 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