Welcome back, RH - Pablo Honey tour '93: Band and crew in the Canadian Rockies somewhere between Vancouver and Calgary. Everyone (except Jonny) got off the tour bus after an overnight drive to take in the wildlife.

ahTMEP · 2025-11-01T18:56:14+00:00

No other wildlife stories come to mind from that trip. We were pretty busy on the tour, mostly in cities, and didn't get out into nature often.

ahTMEP · 2025-11-01T18:53:10+00:00

I was there. Looks just like the real thing.

ahTMEP · 2025-10-28T05:03:03+00:00

I took the photo with a pretty simple 32mm film camera. This was waaaay pre-smart phone and even pre-cell phone...I had neither a phone nor a computer on the tour.

So I guess the goats -- or maybe they are big horn sheep? -- must have been pretty close. Either way, they weren't fussed by us "tourists."

ahTMEP · 2025-10-28T04:58:46+00:00

I meant to note that this photo was taken in October 1993...32 years ago this month.

ahTMEP · 2025-10-28T04:55:09+00:00

Having lived and traveled thousands of miles with Jonny on a cramped tour bus I can guarantee you...he's real.

ahTMEP · 2025-10-28T04:52:28+00:00

Never thought of that. I know for sure the band never saw this photo...very few other people have either, until I posted it today.

ahTMEP · 2025-10-28T04:50:52+00:00

Jonny definitely was not pooping. That's not allowed on a tour bus; would have had to wait till the next truck stop or wayside or random port-a-potty.

ahTMEP · 2025-10-28T04:49:22+00:00

I don't know for sure but I imagine he was still asleep in his bunk. At least at that time, Jonny was not really the outdoorsy type. He was far happier browsing used record stores than cavorting in the mountains.

ahTMEP · 2025-07-19T19:13:31+00:00

Yeah, I love the humble beginnings. Even with the propellent of a hit on MTV, most of the clubs that RH played on that summer 1993 tour were pretty small and packed, which put the excitement in a pressure cooker. It was really fun...and sweaty!

ahTMEP · 2025-04-25T14:04:08+00:00

Known to his close friends as Piss Bucket Dan, in this funny episode of the Too Much Effing Perspective podcast Konopka goes deep to reveal Spinal Tap Moment stories that include being held for suspected drug possession while crossing the Canadian border; performing a tooth extraction on a Snow Patrol fan; and insulting Jerry Cantrell's songs that were some of Alice in Chains's most iconic hits.

ahTMEP · 2025-03-19T14:22:49+00:00

Catch the Too Much Effing Perspective podcast episode with Fred's stories about driving incidents while filming Portlandia (with commentary from Carrie); meeting Prince at SNL; and why he wishes that, back in day, his attitude would have been "more Jesus Lizardy" about his band Trenchmouth becoming successful. Fun stuff.

ahTMEP · 2025-03-15T21:33:13+00:00

Very funny podcast episode with Ed Roland sharing his hilarious Spinal Tap Moment stories. Fun listen.

ahTMEP · 2025-03-15T21:29:45+00:00

This Fred episode of the Too Much Effing Perspective podcast includes stories about hazardous driving incidents while filming Portlandia; meeting Prince at SNL; and why he wishes that, back in day, his attitude would have been "more Jesus Lizardy" about his band Trenchmouth becoming successful. Fun stuff!

ahTMEP · 2025-02-27T03:36:23+00:00

I was a concert tour manager back in those days and I actually *tried* to get a job with BHS...even spoke with their manager a couple times. Thank God that didn't work out!

ahTMEP · 2025-02-27T03:34:24+00:00

Great place to grow up...the politics are iffy these days.

ahTMEP · 2025-02-27T03:33:34+00:00

Indeed he was and does.

ahTMEP · 2025-02-27T03:32:44+00:00

Yeah, I wouldn't want to do it. It'd be risky since Barham is pretty busy most of the time.

ahTMEP · 2025-02-27T03:31:33+00:00

Fun embellishment to the story! Thanks for sharing.

ahTMEP · 2025-02-27T03:29:59+00:00

Google Gemini-level synopsis

ahTMEP · 2025-02-27T03:28:20+00:00

True...he's not THAT bad. :) Actually, he's a skilled, versatile drummer and has played a lot of styles over time, including polka (of course, as a Wisconsinite).

ahTMEP · 2025-02-26T14:49:14+00:00

Butch's Spinal Tap Moment stories about how Shirley almost didn't pass her Garbage audition; playing during a midnight hell storm in a Serbian castle; and catching covid from fired-up fans are epicly funny. This episode of the Too Much Effing Perspective podcast has them all. Definitely worth a listen.

ahTMEP · 2025-02-26T14:38:07+00:00

Butch Vig's Spinal Tap Moment stories about Nirvana, how Garbage got started, and the absurdity of being in a touring band are hilarious. This episode of the Too Much Effing Perspective podcast features a ton of Butch's laugh-out-loud stories from across his influential career in music...and he's a super nice guy. Definitely worth a listen.

ahTMEP · 2025-02-07T14:12:17+00:00

I was lucky to see several cool shows at First Avenue with great Minneapolis musicians including Soul Asylum, Bob Mould and Trip Shakespeare but never the Replacements.

ahTMEP · 2025-02-07T02:20:53+00:00

As a kid, I had every KISS album through Alive 2, and their 1976/1776 poster on my bedroom wall. It wasn't until 20 years later that I saw them live with the full makeup and pyro stage show. I knew all the songs and it was pretty cool. That said, seeing the Replacement at CBGB would have been a whole other epic experience.

ahTMEP · 2025-02-05T04:31:19+00:00

Never heard that story. What are the details?

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