63 Monroe

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More photos from the Boot to the Head CD Release party of April 2003 at Call the Office (CTO). 63 Monroe, who headlined the event, were in fine fettle that night with Markii and Scott dressed to the nines. 

The original Boot to the Head celebration was at CTO on July 5/6 2002 and had a heady lineup to celebrate 20 years since the closing of the Blue Boot/Cedar Lounge. That event was organized by Danny Husband (of Napalm Babies and Schmagpies). This event was to celebrate the CD recording of that original show a year earlier.

63 Monroe had recently reformed, I believe they had reformed for the Boot to the Head event, and were the headline acts this night. Markii Burnaway had returned to the band and they stayed together for a couple of years -- including our 25th wedding anniversary. 

We had gone out to see 63 Monroe in their early NFG incarnation on our wedding night back in 1980 and had always joked that we ought to have them play at our anniversary. This event, only a few years before our 25th anniversary convinced us that we could and should!

This night Pete Dekoker and Mark Deroux (who died of a cancer in 2004) shared bass duties, I see Brad Lavard and (I think) Peter Lambert sharing the drums. Markii Burnaway and Brian McMillan share guitar duties with Steven R Stunning on vox. And, near the end of the show, a couple of young ladies got up to twerk with Scott. I didn't know twerking was even a thing then! 

Larry Brandt (of Dead Rabbits and Flying Squad) replied: "The two young ladies on stage are my daughter Cayleen, and her friend Danielle." Wow!

Nick McMillan observes, "Dang, dad looks pretty young aha!"

I've shared some of these before but have rescanned the color ones. If you have any comments, corrections, or memories to share please let me know. 

See also 63 Monroe at the Graphic Underground London event, October 2012.

Finally: this posting composed during the pandemic of May 2021.