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BDF Live at the Low Down!

Friday, November 9th, 2001

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BDF Live!
The Lowdown
Friday, November 9th, 2001

You've visited the website...
You've read the stories...
You've heard the music...
You've seen them drunk...
And now, BDF brings the energy and excitment of their unique sound to a bar for the first time ever!

In what is sure to be one of the biggest events of the year, BDF will be making their live debut at the Lowdown in Mount Vernon on Friday, November 9th. The wait is over. And the music is ready to explode.

Founded in 1993 as an entry for SPIN Magazine's "Worst Band in America Contest", BDF's early sound was raw and unrelenting. Two full-length albums, "We're Outta Beer!" and "Sobriety Sux", were recorded within the first 2 years. After that, BDF fell dormant and inactive for several years. In the Summer of 2000, the band got back together to record a few songs on a live (and still untitled) EP. But no real follow-ups developed at that time.

In April 2001, the band shuffled it's lineup significantly, adding a new bassist, vocalist, and drummer. New songs were written, and BDF went into the rehearsal studio at least once a week to work on the songs. The new sound that emerged was a more refined and organized BDF sound, yet one that still made you want to jump around and consume large amounts of alcohol.

With such catchy and hummable new songs as "Work Sux", "Meet Me At The Bar", and "This One's On The House", BDF is prepared to begin their tour of the local bars in NYC and Westchester. And it all begins on November 9th at the Lowdown. Doors open around 8pm, and BDF expects to go on stage once they have worked up a nice buzz. Don't miss what is sure to be a historic event for not just the band, but the entire music industry!

The Lowdown
42 Fleetwood Ave.
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
(Just a few blocks from the Mount Vernon Metro North station on the Harlem Line.)
(914) 667-5422
Here's a map of the area around where the place is. It's like right off the Cross County Parkway.

Set List

We were originally planning on scanning in the original set lists, complete with dirty footprints and beer stains, but our crazy fans took them as souveneirs while we were at the bar getting drinks. :P
Anyways, here is what we played. The second set was pretty much the same songs, in random order, and removing a few of the less popular tunes.

Anthem
Latrell Sprewell (always a crowd favorite)
Work Sux
Alleyways and Avenues
Meet Me At The Bar
Are You Drinkin With Me Jesus?
Fear God (the Fairfield crew recognized this classic)
Smack (Mark sang the chorus for this one during the 2nd set!)
No Yuppies
Waiting Room
Quitting Time
Only The Weak Ones Die
Bitch Stole My Dog (during the 2nd set, Marty came up and sang this one with us!)
This One's On The House (a few people actually kept up and drank every time we said it!)

Oh, and by popular demand, you can now check out the lyrics to our latest songs so people can sing along at the next live gig!

Aftermath

Thanks to all the peoples who came out to support BDF at their first gig. The turnout was pretty amazing, and the crowd was what really made it a memorable and historic night. BDF fans are the best! We hope you all enjoyed the show and had as great a time as we did!

For everyone who wasn't there, do not despair. We are playing there again soon with our friends Squirrels from Hell! We'll send out more information about that gig soon.

On Friday night, we were the HEADLINING BAND!! We had a GREAT opening band... us!! That's right. The other two bands didn't show so we played two sets. There were lots of singalongs and special guest appearances, and anyone who bought us a beer got a limited edition demo CD.

Thanks again to all those who showed up. And we hope to see you again at the next performance. And for those of you who couldn't make it, forgot about it, or got so drunk you forgot where you put your car keys, we hope you'll make it there next time!

Photos

	Richie Rheingold croonin' away	The two Mikes	Steve and Mike Moosehead
		BDF rocks the Lowdown
The two Riches		Tearin' shit up	Steve, Mike Moosehead, Rich Guinness, Eric from SFH, Mike Michelob

Reactions

"BDF is more fun than driving a chocolate car through Disney World naked on Christmas after a dozen shots of Tequila. "
- Richie Rheingold

"yo man- excellent gig!!!! you guys rocked the house. and your cd came out awesome."
- Eric from SFH

"Couldn't have asked for a better crowd than this! Definitely a night to remember in BDF history yo!"
- Steve St. Ides

"I like good clean-cut rock n' roll bands."
- A Fan

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