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Ghoti Hook Cornerstone Festival Saturday, July 6, 2002 By Trae Cadenhead The night that stood out the most in the minds of 2002 Cornerstone goers was Saturday, July 6. It marked a very special event, filled with both excitement and sadness: the final show of Cornerstone 2002 was also Ghoti Hook's final performance. There was plenty of hype. When Ghoti Hook announced their demise, they made a point of proclaiming Cornerstone to be their last show. During the week, a petition was circulated to keep Ghoti Hook together. There was a guy walking around wearing a sign proclaiming, "Ghoti Hook is breaking up. Where is their mind?" A couple thousand Ghoti Hook fans and undoubtedly a few people who just wanted to know what the buzz was about packed the enormous Encore 1 tent. Three large banners greeted the fans, reading "R.I.P. Ghoti Hook." Scheduled for a midnight start, this show needed to be perfect, so punctuality was sacrificed for setup. The event was recorded for a live Tooth ‘n’ Nail CD. The royal treatment the band received was interesting to see. Due to the fact that this was their last show, they didn't have to set up their own instruments as they always did in the past. Gravestones were set up on the stage. By the time the music began, the anticipation had built to an insane level. The stage was dark as the band came out. When the stage lights were brought up they revealed the members of Ghoti Hook in skeleton costumes with their faces in black and white greasepaint skulls rocking out "Mach 3" in true Ghoti Hook fashion. The crowd just took things in during this opening song, but when the band broke into the favorite "Shrinky Dinks," things got crazy. As the set progressed, many guests made appearances on stage. Former Ghoti Hook guitarist Mark Lacasse played with the band on "Chevy Nova." Sam West of Stavesacre played drums during “Cowboy,” the "greatest rock song ever" (Joel Bell's words, not mine) so Adam could get out from behind the drum set and act like a cowboy. Singer/guitarist Joel Bell led the crowd in song while bassist Jamie Tolosa smiled as he played, obviously having a lot of fun. Another former Ghoti Hook member and founder of Decapolis.com, Conrad Tolusa, came out to play on "My Bike." As Adam later said sarcastically, "This is our last show. We can do whatever we want and you can't do anything about it." The band certainly displayed a sense of humor throughout their set. The band singing the words "blah, blah, blah" instead of using the song's lyrics on "My Bike" was hilarious. Some in the audience failed to understand and kept shouting for the song "Spice Drops," a rude request that thankfully went unheeded. They ended the set with a cover of Susanne Vega’s "Tom's Diner" giving Robb-A a chance to come out and dance in a clown outfit. The band left the stage, but it would be very un-rock and roll, hence, VERY un-Ghoti! for them to not come back. And back they came proceeding
to rock out on seven more songs, mostly from the new EP that I believe
includes their finest work. Everyone knew they had to close with “I Love
Rock and Roll," with everyone within earshot joining in. The band left
the stage with the crowd loudly chanted "Ghoti Hook!" The band returned
for final bows amidst thunderous cheers. When they left for the final time,
the audience broke out singing, "Nah nah nah. Nah nah nah. Hey hey hey.
Goodbye." Rest in peace Ghoti Hook. You will be dearly missed.
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