The men of “Awesome” are up in Bellingham at the moment, trying out a few more ideas before the world premiere of West in April. Before opening up there, they made a stop at the grocery store to get the following provisions for the performance:

1. eggs
2. IPA
3. orange juice
4. Archie comics
5. Mint Milano
6. Pico De Gallo
7. carrots & pineapple
8. ice skating lessons
9. saloon sketch
10. 24 karat gold bikini

 Read more and see pictures from past shows on the “Awesome” blog.

What were OtB artists up to during the holidays? “Awesome”, for one, played at Winterfest and had an impromptu moment one evening that the Seattle PI declared to be British Idol-esque:

During a technical glitch in the performance, the lead singer who had noticed this Seattle Center local singing along in the audience motioned him to come forward. They talked for a few seconds and, Preacher John, as he is known began singing into “Awesome’s” mic in this bluesy, gospel voice about the Lord and salvation. Improv group that it is the band began backing him up.

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