Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah is a live album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released on October 19, 2004, on Fat Wreck Chords.

Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah
Live album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Released	October 19, 2004
Recorded	October 25, 2003
Genre	Punk rock
Length	46:36
Label	Fat Wreck Chords
Producer	Ryan Greene
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes chronology
Take a Break (2003) Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah (2004) Love Their Country (2006)

It was recorded live at an actual bar mitzvah party,[1] and its runtime lasts their entire performance, including a break in which little can be heard other than the sounds of party guests wandering around and chatting amongst themselves. Jonny Wixen, the Bar Mitzvah boy, plays drums on one of the hidden tracks that are on the final track. The CD comes with footage of the bar mitzvah.

The album is almost entirely made up of songs that have not appeared on previous albums. The only exceptions are two hidden tracks: "Seasons in the Sun" from Have a Ball (1997) and "Sloop John B" from Blow in the Wind (2001).

Track listing

Personnel

• Spike Slawson - vocals
• Chris Shiflett (a.k.a. Jake Jackson) - lead guitar, ukulele
• Joey Cape - rhythm guitar
• Fat Mike - bass
• Dave Raun - drums

Additional musicians

• Jonny Wixen (the Bar Mitzvah boy) - drums on hidden track #16 ("Sloop John B") and spoken word vocals (Hebrew blessing) on opening track #1 “Jonny’s Blessing”
• Uncle Roger (a party guest) - French vocals on hidden track #15 ("Seasons In The Sun")

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Punknews.org	[5]

Giving the album three stars, David Swanson with Rolling Stone magazine said the band members "revel in kitsch and irony", adding "What's not to like?"[6]

References

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