Bob's 50th Birthday Bash

Made our way to Dayton this weekend for Robert Pollard's surprise 50th birthday party. I would guess approx. 200 +/- family, friends, and fans in attendance. TOO MUCH FUN!! While it took a while for Bob to make his way into Bimini Bills, it looked like he was genuinely surprised and touched (to be sure).

A poster of Bob seen at the party read:

"God Made Him. He Broke the Mold."

Couldn't be more fitting.

The Heedonists were on hand to play a slew of GBV / Bob covers, with some various guest appearances, including Rich T and Jason Narducy. Here's one, with The Heed and G Lynn on the mic, doing "Harrison Adams." Sorry, it's a bit dark and the sound isn't that great, which has more to do with my camera I'm sure...

Then shortly after the High Strung from Detroit hit the stage, Bob came on board, and with some help from Mike "Rep" Hummel, did "Scalding Creek":

A mini GBV reunion followed, with Jimmy Mac on drums, Greg Demos on bass, and Nate Farley and Doug Gillard on guitar...doing "Cut-Out Witch." PURE MAGIC:

"Exit Flagger," "Subspace Biographies," and "Some Drilling Implied" were also played. The place was up for grabs at that point. Absolutely berzerker.

Oh, and the Bad Football helmet was making its rounds.

A ton of other GBV alumni on hand, including Tim Tobias, Chris Sluserenko, Mitch Mitchell, Kevin March, Don Thrasher, Jon McCann. Todd Tobias played some drums. Here's some more pictures from Dayton on this glorious day. Great seeing so many good people and friends, and major props to Rich T and Matt Davis for organizing this once in a lifetime event. Can not wait for Bob's upcoming shows at the end of November.