Go Behind the Scenes at AFI’s L.A. Fan Gig
Even after 22 years, it's still exciting to see your name on the Marquee.
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Performance Prep
The room is quiet. Outside, the queue creeps around the corner of Santa Monica and up Doheny. We are preparing.
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17 Crimes
I sing "17 Crimes to Souvenirs" and hydrate. The Troubadour is nearly empty. Levels are set.
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Dressing Room
Above the stage, catching up. The dressing room is little more than a narrow hallway. The Southern California sun has relented a touch but it's still smoldering.
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Caught Smiling
A call from Aunt Stacy – our lawyer – she's on her way to join the celebration. Getting caught smiling makes me uncomfortable. She leaves me no choice.
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Backbone
Some people say singers can't do anything for themselves. Others say the drummer is the backbone of any band.
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Minutes Away
We are minutes away. In the house, Bauhaus plays through the PA. Adam drums along.
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The Leaving Song Pt. II
The Leaving Song Pt. II hits. Hunter soars.
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We All Sing
A hand holds me, a voice joins me – we all sing.
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You Lied
I opened my heart to you. You lied just to reach inside.
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Louder
Everyone is louder than everyone else. By now, the mic is as necessary as the stand.
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The Before and the After
This is the before and the after. A chant rises from the floor below. We ready ourselves to meet it.
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Don’t Mean to be Rude
I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude. I can't hear you, not unless your voice comes through the wires.
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Set list
A set list made for the Despair Faction, gifted to a fan in the front row and signed by the boys with rhythm.
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Waiting
The house lights are on, our bows have been made and our thanks given. The Puget brothers await their mates.
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Autograph
Afterward, Hunter signs a Bowie homage.