19-Dec-1978 Portland,OR Paramount Theatre, USA
...well sing...
Audience (weakly): "Show a little faith, there's magic in the night. You ain't a beauty but hey you're all right."
Practice, practice, you guys need practice!
(Monty Smith)
...it was about...when did we live down on 6th Avenue? We had that place, ...69...68...68...1968 and me and Steve
we were living in Asbury Park on this place down on 6th Ave., 1610 (giggle). I remember that place because it was
the only time we used to live together; was in the attic. We had this place up in the attic. I had the couch...did you
have a bed? I don't think you had a bed. We had two couches and I...remember the joint for two reasons. One
because it was the only time I ever washed the dishes. I...flooded...I left the water uh I went and talked on the phone
for an hour; flooded all the apartments downstairs. The other reason was I went to the dentist. Now you guys go
every month or something (laugh). That was in 1968. I went again last month
(laugh). Passed the test. Anyway we
were living down in this joint and working down, down along the beach in this bar and I remember it was Christmas
Eve and we were feeling low 'cause we didn't have no girl friends, we didn't have no money and had no folks
and that and so we were sitting there. We went home early, you know, put the...uh...put the old Pop Tarts in the
oven, you know, the toaster and we went to bed. It was the night before Christmas all through the house there was
nothing to eat but Pop Tarts. So anyway we're sleeping (some guy in the audience yells
out). This is the quiet part,
give me a few minutes will you? (snore) We always slept standing up with our guitars on so we'd be ready for action
in case anybody wanted to sign us up...giggles. Anyway we hear this noise up on the roof, right? Now we're old, I
mean we were eighteen right? He was seventeen. We don't believe in none of this Santa Claus stuff. We didn't go
for any of that stuff, you know? But just in case I left a little note underneath my pillow saying what I wanted. We
hear this sound up on the roof, we figure it's burglars trying to break in...steal our guitars, steal our amps...steal our
money. So anyway we climb out on the roof. Now out on the roof is real dark. There's no big light like that and we
can't see too good but we see somebody trying to stuff something in that chimney. Now we know it's these burglars
coming to rob us so we sneak up on this dude. I say Steve show him the karate move man! We get him...all right,
Steven come on (thunk!). Oh oh shit, oh we got his ass...you got him man, you got him, no you got him, go on, go
on see, see is he out? Is he out? Oh oh! Oh shit! We fucking knocked out Santa Claus man! Oh man I thought he
was dead a long time ago. My father told me he was dead when I was six years old, that's how come I never got
presents after that. Goddamn it. I don't know what to do now. Wait 'til my little sister hears about this. Probably
supposed to be like in China by now or something. What the hell was he stuffing in the chimney. Hey he was stuffing
my present in there...57 Chevy...with a brunette in the front seat. Oh! Some Christmas! Oh shit, Santa you all right
man? Better try and wake this cat up man. Santa...ho-ho-ho all that stuff. Give me some of that snow, bring it on
over here (audience cheers) Not THAT kind! Jeez! Sorry Santa. Think he's coming around man. Hey Santa let me
hear you baby. (Ho-Ho-Ho) Oh the dude's all right man (Ho-Ho-Ho)..."
(Monty Smith)