Live at Undici Undici, Mesa, AZ, April 12, 1996 Concert review by Martin Mathis For the first time since their 1996 European Tour One Foot In The Grave played locally again, this time in Mesa, Arizona at Undici Undici. And what a homecoming it was! The place, a café, was unusually packed for their all-evening two-set performance and the band was primed to give everybody a lesson in punk rock, solid entertainment and audience interaction: Not only did JoDina stage-dive (ok, after arranging to be lifted up from a chair) twice over the heads of young male admirers (not repeating the "crotch-neck incident" from one of the tour's gigs), she also let herself be carried on this writer's shoulders, pulled (slam) dance partners up to the stage and rocked out on chairs and tables. The band appeared as a solid entity having a grip on their songs and shticks which included Lowell getting dressed to leave because it gets to tiring and boring for his 77 years of age and shmoozing up a birthday girl from the audience during "On the Cover of the Rolling Stone", drummer Dave Cook doing a blues/jazz number with JoDina taking over the drums and "Spike" playing guitar behind his head and between JoDina's - erm - knees. Material from both albums was combined and cover songs like "Pinhead" by the Ramones, "Elvis is everywhere" by Mojo Nixon and two Elvis tunes were added. To the special enjoyment of yours truly Ramones fan they answered the audience's "we want more" screams with an encore and a repeat of "Pinhead" and "Menopause". The audience was a lively and refreshing mixture of punkers, rockers, shirts and ties, casuals, curiosity seekers, oldsters and youngsters. If my wife says "They were much better than how I remembered them" ;) and her friend who came along says "Thanks for taking me along, this was hilarious!", I know it means something. It definitely shows again that The Foot is a live and very alive band and the more people come to see them, the more fun is had by all! Last update 10-Mar-2002. © One Foot In The Grave. Contact us or sign the Guest Book.