Show # 1: ICAC Hall 7pm 12/14, Gloucester City, NJ
The mayhem began Friday night 12/14 at the ICAC in Gloucester City. This was a last minute show we decided to hop because, "Why Not?" We always have such a great time at the ICAC, we couldn't pass up the opportunity, even though we already had a gig scheduled for later that evening (We'll get to that later on). We kicked off the show promptly at 7. Actually, it was more like 7:30. The opening song of the set was All The Things You Do, which I don't think we've ever opened with before, but it worked so maybe we'll open with it again sometime. We then went into What Happened to Your Love, a kickin version of Jingle Bell Rock, What I Think, and Bring 'Em Back; a great 5 song warmup prior to our massive Christmas Extravaganza at The Red Eagle later that evening.
Show # 2 : Red Eagle Tavern 10pm 12/14, Cherry Hill, NJ
In typical Jenny Crank fashion, we kicked off our Christmas Extravaganza at The Red Eagle precisely 45 minutes to an hour behind schedule. We could have been more on time, but we needed to get in full Christmas attire and set up the fiber-optic poinsettia bush. Much to our surprise, there was already a massive Christmas tree there, so we actually had TWO Christmas trees in our set! How's that for Christmas spirit?!
Once again, we divided the show into two sets, 13 songs in each; including a variety of covers and originals. Our cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Simple Man made its debut during our second set to great audience reception. Jingle Bell Rock was also a huge hit and many in the audience felt that our version "should be played on the radio, not that one they usually play. That one sucks, your guys' version is better."We agree! Let's get it on the radio! As usual, Won't Get Fooled Again was a huge hit and people at the bar were begging for it the second we walked in. We were kind to them and played it during the first set. Our originals were also received well, especially I've Seen The Way.
Everyone in attendance really loved our set except for one very drunken patron who thought we "sucked," but everyone has a right to their opinion. Although, the rest of the audience disagreed and told him not so nicely to shut his mouth because they thought we were awesome. In fact, one audience member named Henry thought we were so good, he gave us $115 in cash to purchase new equipment! We would like to thank Henry for his more than generous contribution.
Show # 3 : The Magic School Bus (Rutgers Basement) 9:40pm 12/15, New Brunswick NJ
Party, Party, Partaayyyyyyy!!!! Basement shows are SOOOOO MUCCHHH FUNNN!!!!!! This particular basement show featured entertainment from Mt. Hope, Merchant Copy, Ceilvino, and of course JENNY CRANK! We went on third, so we were super pumped and "Ready to Go" by the time our set came around. Naturally, we opened with Ready to Go/I've Seen The Way. Ready to Go was complete with the standard beer bottle slide solo, but this time Malcolm got so excited he smashed the bottle immediately after the solo, much to the enjoyment of the crowd. As we generally do at basement shows, we decided not to have a strict setlist and to figure it out as we went. Its more exciting that way; even we don't know what's coming next! After Ready to Go/I've Seen The Way, we went into Foxy Lady, which included an extended jam and teeth guitar solo in tribute to Jimi (visit our Facebook to see video footage). We then followed Hendrix with Weezer; can't say we've ever done that before, but it seemed to work. Next, we had absolutely no choice but to play What Happened to Your Love for an extremely excited Matt Genna, who could not wait any longer to hear his favorite song of ours. At this point, we were notified that our time was almost up and that we could only play two more songs, so we had to choose wisely. Of course, we had to go with What I Think so Andrew could do his always astonishing drum solo. We then finished up the set with Whole Lotta Love. As if that ending wasn't long enough, the crowd still wanted more. As soon as we finished up Whole Lotta Love, the crowd started chanting "ONE MORE SONG, ONE MORE SONG!!" So we did the only thing we could do in that situation, we played the longest song we know: Won't Get Fooled Again!
Awesome Show, Awesome People, can't wait til the next Rutgers basement show. It WILL be sooner rather than later. Thanks to JL and all the other residents of The Magic School Bus for hosting the event and risking their house and reputations in the process. Also, thank you to all the other bands for making this event happen!
Show # 2 : Red Eagle Tavern 10pm 12/14, Cherry Hill, NJ
In typical Jenny Crank fashion, we kicked off our Christmas Extravaganza at The Red Eagle precisely 45 minutes to an hour behind schedule. We could have been more on time, but we needed to get in full Christmas attire and set up the fiber-optic poinsettia bush. Much to our surprise, there was already a massive Christmas tree there, so we actually had TWO Christmas trees in our set! How's that for Christmas spirit?!
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| Unfortunately, the camera didn't catch the fiber-optic poinsettia. |
Everyone in attendance really loved our set except for one very drunken patron who thought we "sucked," but everyone has a right to their opinion. Although, the rest of the audience disagreed and told him not so nicely to shut his mouth because they thought we were awesome. In fact, one audience member named Henry thought we were so good, he gave us $115 in cash to purchase new equipment! We would like to thank Henry for his more than generous contribution.
Show # 3 : The Magic School Bus (Rutgers Basement) 9:40pm 12/15, New Brunswick NJ
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| Front Row View, Up Close and Personal |
Awesome Show, Awesome People, can't wait til the next Rutgers basement show. It WILL be sooner rather than later. Thanks to JL and all the other residents of The Magic School Bus for hosting the event and risking their house and reputations in the process. Also, thank you to all the other bands for making this event happen!
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| Drummer's Eye View Looking out at our Amazing Fans! |
