How'd That Speaker Taste?

The first weekend of this month we played Friday and Saturday at The Ott House Pub in Emmitsburg, MD. Friday night there was a "fan" that displayed some of the funniest behavior I've ever seen at a show and I would like to share the experience with you now...

A group of women in their late-20s/early 30s walk in to the club, several of whom are intoxicated to the point of stumbling. They are undeterred by their state, however, and hit the dance floor hard. One in particular starts making some very explicit sexual gestures towards me, and I just start laughing and grinning as I sing/play while looking at the guys to see if they're catching all of it. Oh boy...

After some very risque dance movements, a few bordering on exposure, the same woman comes right up to the stage where one of our monitor speakers is sitting. The stage is elevated several feet and the speaker comes up to about her chest. All of the sudden she starts licking the speaker with the earnestness of someone trying to solve the "How Many Licks?" mystery. I completely lost it and had to stop singing, and as I looked over at Randy he was laughing as hard as I was. I think that speaker had the best night of its life...

The women were eventually asked to leave (much to our dismay), but not without earning a place in the folklore of my musical adventures. That's the great thing about playing--you never know what might happen or what tales you might get to take with you...