Sunday November 11th, 2007 also could be called the day Spitalfield last played in St. Louis (or Sauget). It wasn't a sad night though, parts were, but for the most part it was a party. So, supposedly Spitalfield was going to play an acoustic set before the show for those who had preordered tickets. I showed up roughly two hours early with a ticket in hand hoping that they would still let me into the acoustic set, no. The ticket sales were so low they had just decided to cancel it. So I show up and there's about twenty other people there and no one else really starts showing up until around six, six-thirty. I knew Spitalfield wasn't that big, but c'mon. Almost ten years as a band, that's probably what upset me the most. So they open the doors at seven, and after dealing with Ben having to pee every five minutes and just being creepy, I was ready to go inside. They only have the side stage open, and I'm pretty happy about it. This means I can sit during most of the bands and still see them fine. The first band was Catch The Light, never heard of them before. The go on stage and they're all cute and talkative with the crowd. Thir songs were halfway decent. I'd see them again. Next was The Graduate, who always puts on a good show. Their sound is so complete, and they actually bring that sound to the stage. It's a show I definately suggest for everyone to see for themselves. Next was Ludo, who played acoustic. Strange. I had my money on the guitars saying, "No, we can 't do this," then walking off stage. Despite the fact that it was extremely awkward, it was amazing. Sitting down they still brought the energy of an electric show, I think it's just their personalities. I bought a Ludo toothbrush. After them was The Forecast, who I'm not a real big fan of, but I really do like a couple of their songs. I used to listen to them without knowing who it was, I seem to do that a lot. But I just couldn't get into their show, maybe it was the killer headache I had all night. Their bassist, however, amazing. Most girl bassist just kind of stand there and look awkward, she rocked it. Props mystery girl in The Forecast. Finally, time had come for Spitalfield. (Which the correct pronunciation is SPIT-alfield, not SPITE-alfield.) A lot of people left before they played, another upset. But I was okay with it that just meant less space between me and those sweet boys of Spitalfield. They played songs from throughout their history and I feel it was a pretty nice set, with the exception of the missing Van Buren. Anyway, there were some pretty sweet drunk kids standing next to me starting a dance party during every song, and during the breaks too. I loved them. Spitalfield loved them too I do believe. Even though I know that was my last time ever seeing them, it still feels great. It was a great show, and the kids in the crowd were great, and I don't know. It was just a good show, and nothing's going to change that. After they played two encores, I mosied my way over to the amazing Mark Rose. That's right, he's amazing. Talked to him for a quick minute, took a picutre, then decided I must go see his solo act in Chicago sometime. So he told me to add him on MySpace, and that's exactly what I did. One huge paragraph. Yeahhhhh!

That's it.
Listen to "Van Buren" by Spitalfield.