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Were you there? There were soooo many people in their Ball finery and pirate-wear, the place was aglitter with diamond tiaras and shiny steel. What a time we had! The Sprockettes rocked in bright pink with their bike-a-licious moves, and ended up their mission with an inspiring speech about proudly dancing out loud to whatever drum you hear. Hova asked, “How many of you want to be a Sprockette now?” and the crowd huzzahed. IndieKid Films created a stir with hilarious and funky film footage, and the Orbitbug silk-screening table squeegeed their way through the full three hours — many a Greasy Kid (and several adults) sported some fine-looking bandanas with designs by Jessica Wolk-Stanley (aka Friendly Robot Studios).
Doug Snyder of The Jellydots traded bike stories and swag with the Sprockettes, and then had a fine Portland debut of Jelly Rock, Austin stylee, with help from some hometown rhythm. Greasy Kid Stuff listeners gave them a nice welcome, and were especially excited to hear the first strains of “Bicycle”! And boy-o-boyardee, you know we have seen Captain Bogg and Salty many, many times. I’m not even sure how many, that’s how many. And we always think they rock hard and fun — they hold their own in our old punk-rockin’ musical memory with the many, many not-for-kids rock bands we’ve seen over the years. And I’m not sure if it was the glint of McGraw’s new duds, the extra-specialness of the pumping light effects, or just the glittering tingliness of the Grease Ball, but the Bogg boys were extra-super piratical and fun. We dug a bewhiskered Sunny Jim, always fun to watch but especially great today — he even had an extra spring in his tango. Mr. Filibuster and Ramshackle kept the joint jumpin’, despite having already had a full morning voyage. And Captain Bogg and First Mate McGraw — have they ever sung with such wink, twinkle and vigor? The debut of the schpunkity-punker "Don’t Drink Sea Water" — featuring Salty! — had us singing for days.
It was a fine, fine show. We felt so happy and proud that we could present such wonders at the Wonder Ballroom. We’re still recovering, but one thing is sure: the Grease Ball will become a regular event.
If you were there, please let us know your impressions! If you have any suggestions for future Grease Balls, please click on the e-mail link above and give us an earful. We want to have the biggest Ball of them all!
