Transcript: November 7, 1991


Venue: The Rathskeller
Location: Boston, MA
Hole Lineup: Courtney Love (Guitar/Vocals), Eric Erlandson (Guitar), Jill Emery (Bass), and Carolyn Rue (Drums).


CL: Check. Check. Little louder, please. Does anyone here know Mary Lou Lord?

Guy in Crowd: Not personally.

CL: Give her my love.

Guy in Crowd: Cool.

CL: It’s nothing personal.

CL: Yeah, that’s right, I think I’m Debbie Harry. Really, you know the Prozac is not working tonight. Don’t give me any shit. I am not looking for my ?? life stuff ??

CL: Can you hear this guitar? I can’t hear it at all. Yeah?

CL: Check. I can’t hear this guitar at all.

-DOLL PARTS

CL: Thanks. That’s an acoustic song.

-PRETTY ON THE INSIDE

– GARBADGE MAN

CL: Thanks a lot, we’re The Lemonheads.

Audience laughs.

Guy in Crowd: Ballarat.

CL: Yeah, I’d like to dedicate this next song to Mary Lou and Evan.

CL: This is Joe Cole, our roadie.

-VIOLET

CL: Could you…could you put my vocals up with a little more reverb? (??)

-TEENAGE WHORE

CL: Thanks.

-BERRY

CL: Does anyone know Donnie Wahlberg? Do you think that Donnie Wahlberg and Mary Lou Lord should maybe go out? I’m sorry, I don’t even know her, I’m just kind of…

Guy in Crowd: ??

CL: What?

Guy in Crowd: ?? rules!

CL: Who rules? No, no, no…

Guy in Crowd: ??

CL: I don’t even know her, man. She’s probably really nice.

CL: What is wrong with being a whore? Do you mean she’s orgasmic? I mean, sometimes we play shows and someone will go, like, ‘Slut.’ I mean…(huffs)… it’s good.

-THE ONLY RAPE I KNOW

-MRS JONES

CL: I love how my guitar sounds, so pleasant really. Thank you, we’re Beat Happening.

-BABYDOLL

CL: Thanks. I see the girls. I like it when there’s some girls.

-WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

CL: It’s a Mark Lanegan’s cover.

-DICKNAIL

Courtney begins playing an instrumental song. (NOTE: The song sounds like Chad, which was eventually played on 11-24-1991).

CL: Wait. It’s a pop song. I want to be Evan for a minute.

Courtney adds some lyrics to the song.

CL: One day I’m gonna write a really good pop song, just let me try.

Audience applauds.

CL: We’re Hole from Oregon and Los Angeles. Long live the no wave.

Guy in Crowd: Phonebill! Phonebill!

Phonebill Song riff.

CL: We’re trying to progress.

Guy in Crowd: Phonebill!

CL: I can only sing that song if I’m on Prozac.

-DROWN SODA

CL: Hey, we’re just as ugly as each other.

CL: That’s Joe Cole, our roadie. Oh, I mean, oh, our documenter. Thank you. Thank you.

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