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'''The Blonde Beast vs. DJ Dionysus''' is the name that I've given to a few of open-stage performances I participated in with my friend, Travis Armbrust, in the Fall of 1997.
==History==
It was some time in the Winter of 1997 that Travis and I witnessed an open stage performance by a group called '''Negro y Azul''' at The Union in Athens, Ohio. It was total chaos on stage. One person recited spoken word poetry while another danced around the stage and another played a saxophone and another wrapped himself in plastic wrap. Most importantly, one of the members used a small sound module to create sound effects and beats, which would be employed in our own performances.
==Performances==
===The Swindlefish Saloon Show #1===
The first performance was at '''The Swindlefish Saloon''' in Athens, Ohio. We signed-up under the title '''"Slay the Shepard, Run with the Wolves!"'''<ref>The open-stage MC commented on the fact that I used the name "Shepard" rather than the word "Shepherd" on the sign-up sheet.</ref> which came from the main sample that we used during the performance. The sample amounted to Travis growling that phrase in a demonic voice and carrying the final word on and on until it resembled a monster's scream. Our instrumentation while on stage included empty wine bottles and a lead pipe, and my Akai S-20 filled with samples that varied from the fore mentioned demon scream, to a coat zipper that created the primary rhythm, and other assorted items. We were allotted 30 minutes to perform and were essentially booed-off the stage by the friends of the funk cover band that followed us.

===The Swindlefish Saloon Show #2===
The second show was the first that used the title "The Blonde Beast vs. DJ Dionysus" and resembled the previous show combined with the following show. I had the show recorded through the sound booth, but the recording was of such low quality that it was unlistenable.
===The Front Room Show===
Our final performance was performed at [[up:Ohio University|Ohio University]]'s '''Front Room''' on October 3, 1997. Unlike the previous shows, the Akai S-20 was used to create a musical soundbed, rather than simply produce a barrage of sound. Travis pulled much of his performance from a sketch book, while playing his harmonica and megaphone ("post-modern harmonica"). The recording of this show was used to split-up my [[Maximum Strength]] collection.

==Appears On==
* [[Maximum Strength]] (1999) (The Front Room show from 1997.)
* [[Union Point Sessions]] (2003) (Instrumental backing track used for The Front Room show.)

== References ==
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