This Is Spinal Tap || A Halloween Mockumentary: Playing Live as the TAP
PRESENT DAY MOCKUMENTARY:
For Halloween this year my band Steal The Prize went as Spinal Tap from the 1984 mocumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap'. The movie is absolutely hilarious if you've not seen it.....since it is as old as I am.
THE INCEPTION:
We first thought of the idea when we were asked to join an ongoing 6 year event called 'Mock Stars Ball' at an established joint called The Southern. They told us that every band has to choose another band to be at the event and to play a 40 minute set as this band in costume.
~REWIND~
A month before the gig the whole band gets together to watch the movie again to refresh our minds of the clever humor within, as well as, start our preparation for our characters. We instantly realize that we have only 4 members in the band and there are five that we absolutely need. We call our engineer who records our music analog onto reel-to-reel tape. Without having to twist any arms.....he instantly agrees and loves our idea.
3 SHOWS BOOKED AFTER OTHER VENUES GET EXCITED:
After some heavy duty practice and slightly leaking a couple songs during an open mic.....the word got out. We got offers to do the Spinal Tap performance on Friday, Saturday & Sunday before Halloween. As you can see above we didn't have to play after a puppet show but we did have to play after a football game!
Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You, Tonight
Big Bottom
Give Me Some Money
Listen To The Flower People
Sex Farm
Heavy Duty