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Re: Griffin vs. Spring Heeled Jack
Old 07-04-2009, 02:16 PM   #10
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Well, we were staying in this hotel in Leeds, and there was this picture of a griffin with a long description about it underneath. The description led us to believe that the city of Leeds was somehow involved in the invention of the Griffin as a creature and that it was the city's mascot or something.

Anyway, during a break in our set that night, we brought up this "fact" up as stage banter. The response was pretty much silence. The crowd had no idea what the hell we were talking about and it was super awkward. I mean, our stage banter usually is kind of awkward anyway, but this was pretty bad.

So it turns out that the Griffin just happened to be part of the hotel chain's history, but nothing to do with the city of Leeds. Then, the next time we played Leeds, a few fans playfully made the above sign to belittle our ignorance of their city and facts about the griffin. It's pretty funny looking back on it, and those fans deserve a pat on the back for making fun of us.