Well, the Reverend Horton Heat made their first appearance at the Wormy Dog last Saturday, so you know Vinny had to be there to welcome them. Vinny’s been a Rev fan for years now. Saw them play at the Bricktown Brewery many years ago and has also caught them at various other venues across Oklahoma and North Texas. They never disappoint. Anyhow, let Vinny talk about the opening band first. The Goddamn Gallows. A different band to say the least. If you’re looking for a circus act, this is the band for you. Most people in the crowd seemed to enjoy them, but Vinny wasn’t impressed. First off, let Vinny say this, the volume was turned up TOO DAMN LOUD!!! Come on Wormy Dog, that was ridiculous. Maybe Vinny would have enjoyed this band a little more had the volume not been turned to 20. Tried going upstairs to see if it was any better, but it was actually louder up there. Ridiculous. That being said, Vinny has to go on what he heard. The mandolin player and the banjo player had talent, but the rest of the band was a joke. Lead singer had a voice that made listening to Kristen Kelly desireable. It was horrible. Bass player, while he had talent on the stand up strings, was also hard to listen to. The drummer, tattooed face and all, sang the last song and basically screamed Evil and Satan over and over and over and over. When Slayer or King Diamond do it, it’s okay, when Goddamn Gallows does it, it’s horrible. Okay, let’s get to the guy who most of you and Vinny watched the whole show. The washboard player. A cross between Charles Manson and Animal from The Muppets. Between playing the washboard with his spoons, he would mess with the bass player by taking off his hat, putting it over his face, putting it on the mic stand. They would act like they were mad at each other, like they were gonna fight. At one point, Animal bit the bass player on the arm. Vinny knows it was all show, but come on, are we here to watch a band play music or watch a clown show? At one point in the show, Animal spit a loogie in the air and caught it on one of his spoons. He then acted like he was gonna flick it in to the crowd, but instead swallowed it. Awesome. And during the band introductions at the end of the show, Animal proceeded to turn around and pull his pants down. Hopefully, this band never graces the Wormy Dog stage again.



Wow, that was a lot said about a band Vinny hated, but it had to be said. They suck. Vinny would rather sit thru ten Kristen Kelly shows with Johnny Cooper opening. The Reverend Horton Heat did their usual thing. They started off by playing a song from each of their albums, they did a four song medley of Johnny B. Goode and songs from Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Merle Haggard. They then did J-I-M-B-O!! and all their other hits like they normally do. They were exactly what Vinny came in for. The volume was turned down to a reasonable level and Vinny enjoyed it a lot.



The Reverend Horton Heat certainly brings out a different crowd than the Red Dirt Bands do. No frat boys, cowboy hats or short dresses with cowboy boots were in attendance. Saturday brought in the tattooed greasers, the Rosie The Riveter bandana girls, and a few headbangers here and there. But the fan of the night goes to the pork chop sideburned midget who was wearing a lacy purple camisole as a shirt. Vinny also loved the Harley Davidson One Logo tattoo on his arm. Went well with the camisole.