Transcript: November 15, 1991


Venue: Emo’s
Location: Houston, TX
Hole Lineup: Courtney Love (Guitar/Vocals), Eric Erlandson (Guitar), Jill Emery (Bass), and Carolyn Rue (Drums).


CL: We can play the entire Nirvana record.

Guy in Crowd: Hey.

CL: Yeah. Over and over.

Guy in Crowd #1: Play The Devil Went Down to Georgia!

Guy in Crowd #2: Freebird!

-DOLL PARTS

-PRETTY ON THE INSIDE

-GARBADGE MAN

CL: You guys are like…I’m not trying to be nice, but don’t you think this is like the best looking crowd in a while? Is that like a Texas thing or…? No, I…or Minnesota and Texas. It’s a genetic…

CL: (Coughs) We’re TAD.

-VIOLET

-TEENAGE WHORE

CL: Can I have your E, Jill? (laughs) Lucky you. Mine is not as totally ??

-BERRY

CL: Thanks, we’re Beat Happening.

CL: Do you guys know who Beat Happening is?

Guy in Crowd: Yeah, I hate ’em! Do you?

CL: But you know.

Guy in Crowd: You sound like The Hellcows.

CL: I’m from Portland. Did you know that? (laughs) Fuck you. They ran me out of town.

Guy in Crowd: Portland sucks!

Guy in Crowd: ??

CL: No, no, I gotta tune, ok. It’s my responsibility as a girl for me to tune. There’s too many girls that don’t tune and it’s my duty. Hold on. There’s a new thing. I want to tune now. Eric, just…Eric wait. Play Teen Spirit, please…please.

Eric riffs.

-MRS. JONES

CL: Every song ??

CL: Shit. That’s not a guitar.

-BABYDOLL

-THE ONLY RAPE I KNOW

-DICKNAIL

CL: Thanks a lot, we’re The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

CL: I want to have your babies.

(Cut)

CL: We don’t have any more originals. (laughs) No, no, see that was a real dull vibe, I’m sorry…we have to play like, a blues cover now or something.

Guy in Crowd: Smells Like Teen Spirit!

CL: Yeah, ok Smells Like Teen Spirit. Eric, just play the fucking Nirvana album. That’s what they want. The kids want the Nirvana record.

Guy in Crowd: It’s contagious!

CL: What’s contagious? Syphilis is contai…wait, oh, yeast infection.

CL: Is this the milk? Aw, Budweiser, aw, so cute.

Eric starts playing Hot Chocolate Boy.

CL: Wait…it’s gotta be…not that, no Eric. I can’t do Hot Chocolate Boy tonight, I just can’t.

CL: Why don’t you guys just play something ??

-SASSY

-WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

-FORMING

Man: ?? ALL NIGHT LONG, ALL NIGHT LONG, ALL NIGHT LONG, ALL NIGHT LONG, ALL NIGHT LONG, ALL NIGHT LONG.

CL: I think that every girl that came here tonight is cool. You girls.

Man: There are Hole shirts for 10 bucks up here. Stickers, if anyone wants them.

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