#jack dolan

Since seeing Twin Peaks on April 1st, I’ve been wondering where the jokes were. No opening band members in masks, or weird pop covers? But I’ve realized since that the boys of Twin Peaks don’t need orchestrated antics. Hilarity and rebelliousness just follow them everywhere.

     Its nothing new to say that Twin Peaks puts on a wild show. The second the festivities began, the floor was moving in waves, which from the run down look of the ballroom, was a bit frightening. About five songs in, Turner Hall dispatched a group of highly ineffective security guards, 3 to an entire front row, with no barrier. Apparently crowd surfing and touching a stage with your hands is a highly punishable offense.

     Once Clay informed the security that they were the worst and couldn’t stop the crowd from having a good time, several “boos” were shouted and one guard even left the scene!

          The show closed with “Strawberry Smoothie”, and Jack and Clay invited everyone onstage for an extended instrumental encore. I tried my hardest to get up, but spent the whole time on my stomach, half on and off the stage like a stranded turtle.

      This is why hundreds of kids all over the Midwest (and everywhere else!) sell out Twin Peaks shows and wait hours after for selfies and autographs. The whole show is a party, and it wouldn’t be a true TP show without both the ecstatic fans and fantastic music. Fancy concert halls and TV appearances are simply a means to an ends to connect with lovers of their music.