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June 16, 2012

Fateman Jam V

Fatty's brother Andy invited us up to attend the fifth year of Fateman Jam, a backyard BBQ where everyone we knows gets to play metal songs in front of kids. Yes!

See also:
2011: Fateman Jame IV
2010: Fateman Jam III

Saturday, June 16th

chris a
Chris picked Grant and I up and we headed north to Andy & Pepper's house. Dreamcatcher leads the way.
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Arrival.
house
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We came bearing beers.
beer ˆ clouds ˆ chris a ˆ grant
fatty, henry
Dave and Henry!
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andy f, colin, fatty, seth
We arrived just in time to see the band take the stage.
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HELLO, CLEVELAND!
crowd ˆ fateman jam ˆ grass ˆ kids
I like how the camcorders are protected with by a miniature octagon made of baby-proofing gates (that was obviously constructed for toddler MMA fights).
fateman jam
chris a, marina
Chris & Marina.
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A lovely day...
best ˆ fateman jam ˆ grass ˆ guitar ˆ chris a ˆ fatty ˆ frank ˆ grant ˆ marina
frank, grant, seth
...that got even lovelier when Pepper unveiled the treat table!
fateman jam ˆ grass ˆ laugh ˆ treats ˆ frank ˆ grant ˆ seth
Treat heaven.
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andy f, fatty, frank, grant
After everyone got hopped up on treats, it was time for a set of Ozzy Osbourne songs with Grant on vocals.
band ˆ fateman jam ˆ stage ˆ andy f ˆ fatty ˆ frank ˆ grant
fatty, grant
Flying High Again.
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andy f, fatty, frank, grant
They killed it, but unfortunately only one of the chicks there was into Ozzy's older stuff.
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After they were done, the kids took over the stage for a singalong!
fateman jam ˆ kids ˆ stage
chris a, frank, marina, seth
Treats and tunes = HOT NEWS!
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Coffee break on our way home.
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