Minneapolis!
Jason has wanted to play here at First Avenue since he
was a young skater boy discovering punk rock and early indie bands. His
entire family showed up tonight. Magnolia gets to stay at Grandma and
Grandpa Hammel's house for a few days and play with her cousins. We like
staying there too, of course. At the show, I mentioned something about
dancing. Before we knew it, thirty-plus people climbed on stage to
dance. It was chaos. Just amazing. Those moments playing live are the
ones you remember. When people just want to join you, to be a part of
it. And even though I worry about chords getting unplugged, and even
though I wouldn't welcome it every night, tonight it felt so right.
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