So this weekend was the 4th annual Hatchet Attacks show. It came to Farmington, NM this year and I was lucky enough to not only be in attendance with my son for his first show but was able to take part in the setup of the show itself. So for those that follow my blog here is everything that I saw happen at the show!
We left our home in Clovis, NM and started our 8 hour drive across the state to Farmington, NM on Thursday. We got in about 2 am and along the way we found plenty of Family headed to the show as well. Friday morning we got up and went to the venue about 12 to start working with the road crew setting up everything in the venue. When we got there the venue was completely empty. Throughout the day we move a ton of equipment including the stage, sound and light equipment, wrestling ring, Faygo, etc. I worked about 13 hours that day and at the end of the day I was completely exhausted. But the stage was setup, the lighting was done, and most of the cables were in place. The next day we arrived at about 10 am and went to work putting the finishing touches on everything. Throughout the day we encountered many of our favs from Psychopathic including Billy and DJ Clay. I can say from that experience that DJ Clay is a cool dude. He was down to earth and didn’t avoid talking to any of us. We had a little break and then 3 pm rolled around and the doors officially opened. There ended up being about 6800 Juggalos and Juggalettes in the crowd so the show was the largest I have ever been a part of.
At 4 pm JCW took center stage. There were 5 matches in total. Here is how it broke down:
- Ryda Red, Ryda Blue and Zack Gowen defeated The Freak Squad (Dom, GQ & Joey) via pin- The Weedman defeated Officer Colt Cabana via pin
- The Necro Butcher defeated Shawn Daivari via pin
- J.W.O. (Kevin Nash & Sean Waltman w/Scott Hall) defeated The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) via pin
- 2 Tuff Tony defeated Kongo Kong via pin to become the new JCW Heavyweight Champion
All of the matches were hype and they put on a great show. Congrats to 2 Tuff Tony for being the new JCW Champion!
After that the ring was removed and the show was about to begin. DJ Clay was on the tables and hosting the show. First up was Cold 187. This was my first time to see him or hear his flavor of music. He put it down for West Coast Gansta rap. Since I grew up listening to that genre of the music I had a ton of respect for that guy. He had a section of his show which was a memorial to all of the fallen West Coast rappers in the game. He started with a cover of Boyz in the Hood by Eazy-E and ended with a combination of Tupac and Nate Dogg. It was completely West Coast and I absolutely loved it. After his set DJ Clay gave him a shout out and asked the Juggalos to give him another round of applause to which they booed him, which I thought was pretty shitty considering it was something new and it seemed like most really didn’t give it a chance.
Next up was Anybody Killa. His set was hella long and covered everything from his catalog of music. He killed it as usual and left Juggalos seething for more. Then came Blaze Ya dead Homie. He brought that Detroit Gansta shit to New Mexico like never before. He did all the favorites from Crypt Keeper to Dub Sack. Toward the end of his set he did a track I had never heard before and can only assume is a new track from him. It was good and was all about what he would do for a forty. Then it was time for one of the favorites, Twiztid! When they came out Madrox was sporting a blond Mohawk and Mono had the many tiny braids. This should come as no surprise to anyone but they killed it! They performed most of the favorites we have all come to know and love. They didn’t do any new material but the energy they had on stage was unmatched all night.
Finally it was time for the clowns, ICP! The stage was set and the family was ready to explode. They hit the stage with Mike E. Clark and blew the roof off of the venue. Faygo was flying and the dirt floor slowly became a nasty mix of dirt, cow shit, and faygo. They performed everything from Assassins to the dating game. Then we all got a taste of the forthcoming Mighty Death Pop. The track was really hype and I am looking forward to the album which is going to be released on 8-14-2012 at the Gathering of the Juggalos. In the end Faygo Armageddon hit Farmington and my son was finally indoctrinated into the family. We were front and center and I can say we both left totally soaked and sticky, and of course I wouldn’t want it any other way.
All in all the trip was worth the time and effort. I got to take part in a ton of stuff most of us never get to see. If you missed it this year I would suggest you don’t next year. It was one of the best shows I have been to. DJ Clay gets my respect for being the host and DJ for the entire 8 hours of music and mayhem. To all of the fam that was in attendance it should stand as a testament to the family love. I saw a lot of old school Juggalos there and the vibe made me remember why I love being a part of this family. There were only 22 arrests mostly for being drunk and disorderly and fighting. I saw juggalos picking up fallen los in the pit and making sure no one was injured there.
This blog is known as Juggalo support because we as a community need to support one another. In a previous post I covered why I love being a Juggalo. In some downer news one of our own was on his way home and got jumped by 14 young “juggalos”. I think this kind of crap needs to stop. The movement is about family love. The longer I have been a part of it the more I see young Juggalos acting stupid. Now not all of the new generation is like that but there has been a large number who have given new los and lettes a real bad name. Let’s stop family in fighting and start showing the love again. And for any young new gen Juggalos that were at the show remember that is what it is all about.
MMFWCL,
Juggalotus
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