The Capitol Years Rock Rittenhouse- And Make Dreams Come True!
So all of my friends here know this but for my friends elsewhere, here is the most insane thing to happen in Philadelpha in the last week…which is saying a lot.
Last night, there was a concert in Philadelphia in Rittenhouse Square of the Philly band Capitol Years. About 1,000 people were there watching. A reader of Philebrity.com elaborates on what happened (and no, it wasn’t amazing music):
“Last night at the show, there was a drunk or cracky or insane (or all three) woman in a wheelchair who somehow managed to crawl onstage with the band and molest the members, grab the microphones, crawl up Dave Wayne Daniels‘ back, and attempt to pull up Gretchen’s skirt. Shai eventually got off stage and sat in her wheelchair. After 5 or 10 minutes of this, someone finally dealt with the situation. Hello, security?
It was also reported that this same woman pulled down her pants and flashed the Gildon Works during their set.”
Then, the Capitol Years responded with this…
Dear Philadelphia,
We are The Capitol Years, and we have been playing in this grand old city for some years now. Sure, we’ve played music for folks in the UK, Spain, Israel, and across the country, but our closest friends, fans, critics, and supporters have always been here, in Philadelphia. We’ve always returned home to play our best shows just a few blocks from our beds.
We wanted to take a moment to thank all our friends and fans who came out for the show last night in Rittenhouse Square. It was certainly a night to remember.
HOWEVER, before all the awesome clips and photos leak out, we wanted to take a moment to apologize for our newest band member, “Naomi Two-Steps.” Many of you may have been horrified at the sight of her climbing onstage, grabbing the mics, fondling our various guitars and body parts, or simply her violating our strict Capitol Years “No Hats, No Shorts Onstage” rule.
At rehearsals, Naomi was super professional and truly impressed us with her pipes… as well as her singing voice. Even still, it seems this was all a ruse as she was simply waiting for her Capitol Years debut…to try and take over! Her antics surprised us all.
We want to apologize for her distracting from the magical tunes were were weaving, and hope that it’s some consolation for you to learn that we did manage to cut her microphone at the peak of her 38 minute performance and diatribe (we honestly don’t know what she intended by her rants, but let’s just say we heard the words “John McCain,” “tiger cage,” and “iPhone”).
And now, with the comedy behind us, we actually do want to take a candid moment and ask, “What the hell happened last night?,” or rather, how can this be prevented in the future? And much more seriously, should or can (!) the city make greater efforts to address, help and treat the homeless population of Philadelphia. There’s only so much a band can do…
Now listen, we love our Philly cops as much as the next band, but there was apparently no police presence in the park or near the stage. This, on a night when we all knew there would be a solid 1,000 or so people coming to enjoy the weather and the music. There was no concert security as well, leaving it to random spectators, friends, the sound crew (not their job) or passersby to try and handle “Naomi.” For this, we thank you guys and girls and are amazed and heartwarmed that you were the ones who took it upon yourselves to try and solve the situation. Not only was this awkward for those who tried to help, it was also a bit dangerous, as there was really no way to know what could have transpired. (The silver lining for us is that Naomi kept her pants on while onstage… Gildon Works were not so lucky, forced to stare at her bare nether regions on display in the audience towards the end of their excellent set.)
Hopefully, people enjoyed themselves, but it must be obvious to all who witnessed last night that there was something peculiarly wrong with the events as they played out. A lively discussion of last night’s events should benefit us all. And to those reading who were not there, please make a note of the fact that our friend “Naomi” was on and off stage for a solid 20-30 minutes. She was also at the foot of the stage for the remaing 30 minutes or so. There was plenty of time for the appropriate parties sort this out peacefully. We tried our best to handle the situation thoughtfully, with some light banter and “love each other” vibes, with mixed results. As we played through our various “hits,” we too were trying to think of a good way to deal with the situation. “What cover song can we play that will mellow this crazy chick out?” “Which Phil Collins’ movie theme will soothe her soul?”, “Is it ‘Against All Odds’, or ‘Separate Lives?’, “They’re both so good!”
But seriously, we do thank our friends wholeheartedly for trying to help, and we thank the audience for sticking it out.
Thanks for being patient, we so very much hope you enjoyed the show (and our songs, the ramshackle performance that it was), and please come see us again.And now, if you’ve nothing better to do at work, please discuss!
Oh, and check out some new songs online…Simply put, the woman had no legs. And she was on stage. And she not only climbed on bandmembers, she also flashed her ho-ha to everyone in the audience.
God bless Philadelphia.
