I pray never to see video of myself on that stage. If only a little angel had come and told me, "Hey, you know that performance you're really excited about, the first live appearance of Disguising Godiva, and all your Internet friends from around the world will be there? Yeah, well your drummer is actually lying to you about his intention to attend the event. You'll learn about that a few hours before the show, but you'll figure you can adapt and play as a duo. Then the bridge on Steve's guitar will be dislodged, due to the fact that he didn't know you have to loosen your strings when you get on an airplane. That fact will go unnoticed until about fifteen seconds into your set. The whole thing will generally be a disaster; and just to add insult to injury, photographic evidence will show you have the whitest legs on the West Coast. Have fun!"
The only thing that makes the memory tolerable is that Mike had to leave to get his daughter and missed the whole thing. But I do remember Bryan saying he was eager to hear "Dumb" (which was incredibly flattering), and then leaving the room with a pained expression as we started playing it (which was incredibly depressing).
But hey, everything else was awesome. Yay, selective memory!!! Actually, I seem to remember "Basketball Retiree" and "My Dear Heather" coming out reasonably well, so I can't say it was a total wash.
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