“More people will come if they think we’ll have punch and pie!” ~ South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999)
I am going to share with you a tale of humor and humility.
I suppose that I would have to admit that with my love for live music, I’ve been kind of a super troll lately towards local bands whenever they are promoting/announcing an upcoming show.
They are only doing what they can in order to get people into the venues. It’s their job. I know that. But whenever I see something like that, I always ask if there will be “punch and pie”.
This past weekend I went out to see several bands play live. One of which was “Skunkfest 2018”. Ten glorious rocking bands at one venue. One of those bands is “Inch of Dark”.
In the days leading up to the event, the band would just promote, promote, promote all over social media. And I kept messing with them about having “punch and pie”.
Well, I think the promotions worked because there were so many people there. It was so hot outside in the Texas summer heat that I wanted to go back inside, but there were so many bodies inside that it drove me almost crazy.
I had received a message several hours from one of the band members of Inch of Dark, and they said that they had a surprise for me when I showed up. 
Inch of Dark wasn’t playing. They called me out to the max!
As I arrived at “Skunkfest 2018” I saw so many people that I knew that it was hard to say hello to all of them.
Then I saw members of Inch of Dark and they began to laugh and said “Wait here!”
They LITERALLY bought a pie and a bottle of Hawaiian Punch!! And they had saved me some. (I do wonder what happened to the rest of it.)
I was busted….
I was grateful for the surprise, even if it was a joke.
Inch of Dark is a bunch of great guys. And I think even greater music. But I warn you, don’t mess with them because they will mess with you right back!!
I look forward to seeing them play live once more.
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