W/ Lifesite, Playing With Matches, One Weak Yesterday, The Mercy Kiss @ Foxtown, Pittsburg, KS (5/7/05)

This was a fantastic show all around.  The five bands on the bill put on high energy shows and the crowd kept the good vibes flowing.

A very special thanks goes out to the amazing audience and the guest musicians who helped Pond Monkeys put on one of their most energetic shows yet.  Trent Pruitt of Army Of Prawnz added percussion throughout the set and plugged in his guitar for a rocking finale of "First Comes Love."  Wearing a face mask of the honorable Richard Nixon, Logan Payne of Heads Up (and the band's art director on Breathing Buildings) contributed vocals on "Prepare The Noose" and "First Comes Love."  

By the time the smoke cleared, several amps, drums, guitars and stands had been destroyed, and even more audience members had found themselves pulled onstage (Quinton, Duncan, Andrew).  At least one audience member had to be removed from the venue after dropping from the ceiling rafters onto the crowd.  Incidentally, this person was the band's infamous "roadie", Mr. Matt Trotter.

Another thanks is in order for Tanner Cheney who took some fantastic up-close-and-personal photos.  

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