I was in a bad mood when we arrived in Chicago because my friend Rita wouldn't answer her phone. I was coming down from the night before and feeling really bloated. I was about to sever our friendship for good when she finally answered her phone and promised to take me out to Ruby Tuesday's for dinner.
Our first show in Chicago was at Berlin, a fag bar in Boystown. The dressing room was E-mazing, complete with eight bottles of vodka, two bottles of Crown Royal, two cartons of Marlboro lights and a note on our door from the promoter that read, "Dear SSION, I wanna eat your ass for the rest of my life."
We invited some kids off the street to come party with us in our dressing room. We listened to Britney Spears's "Womanizer" on repeat and proceeded to smoke those two cartons of cigs in under two hours.
We didn't go onstage until three in the morning 'cause I couldn't get my eyebrows to look right.
When we finally hit the stage all the fags went crazy. It was such a great show that I seriously thought about shitting onstage and kicking it into the audience.
Our biggest Chicago fan, Derek, showed up looking fierce. Check out this video he made.
The next night we played at Metro with CSS. Like The Woman, they too had been perfecting the "face of bitch."
I noticed that Carol from CSS played a Fender Venus, which had been "co-designed" by Courtney Love (who is my favorite woman in rock)! I showed Carol how to play "Doll Parts" and she was so appreciative she gave me her guitar. I was so appreciative I smashed it during soundcheck!
The show that night was awesome. I always love playing on big stages to pre-teens. They really seem to get us, you know?
A group of Asian chicks was completely obsessed with us, so much so that one of them started crying while I was signing her t-shirt. I was a bit freaked out but then I remembered that Dead or Alive had been huge in Japan, so it was probably a natural reaction.
After the show I went on a mad hunt for some cookies (which led me to Subway), while the rest of the band went on a mad hunt for weed.
Except for Albert, our 16-year-old in transition, who went on a mad hunt for love and acceptance.
CODY CRITCHELOE
photos by Megan Mantia
is lovefoxxx preggers?
Posted by: css sux | 29/12/2008 at 16:26
settle down, man. you're going to suck all the gay out of him.
Posted by: chauncey | 29/12/2008 at 16:39
watch the youtube video if you haven't. funny, scary, and informative all wrapped up into one super fagtastic video.
Posted by: ssioned | 29/12/2008 at 17:20
you think dead or alive is bad? watch visitor q and get back to me...
Posted by: miike | 29/12/2008 at 17:57
the people in ssion (not sure whether to call them guys or girls at this point) scare me, but their fans scare me even more. hell, i'm not even sure if racoon girl on the couch is alive.
Posted by: shawn | 29/12/2008 at 21:07
their "biggest fan" in chicago doesn't know how to pronounce their name
Posted by: jigga what? | 29/12/2008 at 21:11
the first shot is from subway, too. caught you, you sneaky bastards.
Posted by: busted | 29/12/2008 at 21:43
I love ssion!
Posted by: tee | 30/12/2008 at 00:48
The members of ssion are terrors. I was like waiting outside in the snow for like ever right? this was in chicago. So ive got this poster and I ask the one with dark eyes to sign my poster? Albert ? The tranny right? and it just bursts into flames. I left crying. did I mention it was snowing?
Posted by: xxKarma<3Kameleonxx | 30/12/2008 at 03:04
I love subway!
Posted by: Brooklyn_Bulldog | 30/12/2008 at 03:11
their drummer is F*#&?*G hot
Posted by: Viking Girl | 30/12/2008 at 03:19
umm...what happened to the farm animal costumes?
Posted by: | 30/12/2008 at 03:26
It's a thing of beauty... You should come to my town and have a "Book banning" party with our local school board (that just banned a book that features masturbation). Show them how teh gay can really ruin society!
Posted by: Will | 30/12/2008 at 03:45
There was a girl next to me at the Metro who said that this was her first concert and that her mom almost didn't let her go because she had heard bad things about SSION.
Posted by: poo-roo | 30/12/2008 at 04:33
Love you guys, love you! I've done a dance to your music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACkR37QWnSc&feature=channel_page
Posted by: aidsboy | 30/12/2008 at 04:55
i luv albert. i want him to play me like a fiddle.
Posted by: Sousxie&theBangedCheese | 30/12/2008 at 05:01
desire and lust go hand in hand with ssion. forever famous.
Posted by: betsy | 30/12/2008 at 05:03
their drummer is F*#&?*G hot
Posted by: Viking Boy | 30/12/2008 at 05:14
Sofuckingsexy.
Posted by: Lauren from Laurence. | 30/12/2008 at 05:53
Yes, Lovefoxxx is pregnant, drink in hand...
Seriously?
Posted by: | 30/12/2008 at 06:03
Asians love you :D
But you're a liar... we didn't cry!
Posted by: Shion | 30/12/2008 at 06:53
I saw these guys on the street in the lower east side! One of them tripped! I think it was zach? the 17 y/o? He ate shit!
Posted by: smackerz | 30/12/2008 at 09:34
subway cookies are the BREAST
your eyebrows looked great. altho i am totally willing to come on tour and be responsible for eyebrows fyish
Posted by: sara t. | 30/12/2008 at 15:37
"Dear SSION, I wanna eat your ass for the rest of my life."
hahahaha.....
Posted by: scott | 30/12/2008 at 17:46
oh cody,
ur so cool.
Posted by: kristin | 30/12/2008 at 18:30