The Concert Thread

[ggould]

Alicat sent me some text messages just now!

Stevie playon low spark

it's like a semi religious experience

I guess she's having a good time!

[Alicat]

Alicat sent me some text messages just now!

Stevie playon low spark

it's like a semi religious experience

I guess she's having a good time!

Wonderful time. Piss poor planning having a ball game and concert same night. Took waaaayyy tooo long to get in and park. Got into my seat at 8:25 missing the first 2 songs. Who knew they'd start on time! Security didn't even check bags or purses on the way in, just tried getting us in ASAP. Seats in Sec 102 were decent. I took a few pics and one video. I'll post somewhere later if they're decent. Clapton sounded solid, as did Winwood. I got the Traffic I hoped for. While Winwood tickled the ivories mighty purty, Low Spark ended prematurely without the vigor I expected. Not disappointed though. Eric is still one of my guitar gods and did what he does as well as ever.

OPD was on the job. In the section to my left, three persons in 2 incidents were escorted out. This all happened before 8:45. One guy was cuffed and had about 5 OPD and 5 security assisting him up and out. Two others I think were taken just for smoking pot. I think there was zero tolerance. Must be a new Coliseum rule being enforced. I know people taken out of Madonna show for pot too.

[Tinka Cat]

Wonderful time. Piss poor planning having a ball game and concert same night. Took waaaayyy tooo long to get in and park. Got into my seat at 8:25 missing the first 2 songs. Who knew they'd start on time! Security didn't even check bags or purses on the way in, just tried getting us in ASAP. Seats in Sec 102 were decent. I took a few pics and one video. I'll post somewhere later if they're decent. Clapton sounded solid, as did Winwood. I got the Traffic I hoped for. While Winwood tickled the ivories mighty purty, Low Spark ended prematurely without the vigor I expected. Not disappointed though. Eric is still one of my guitar gods and did what he does as well as ever.

that's all cool and everything, but how many Michael Jackson covers did they do? 

[urth]

Alicat sent me some text messages just now!

Stevie playon low spark

it's like a semi religious experience

I guess she's having a good time!

Wonderful time. Piss poor planning having a ball game and concert same night. Took waaaayyy tooo long to get in and park. Got into my seat at 8:25 missing the first 2 songs. Who knew they'd start on time! Security didn't even check bags or purses on the way in, just tried getting us in ASAP. Seats in Sec 102 were decent. I took a few pics and one video. I'll post somewhere later if they're decent. Clapton sounded solid, as did Winwood. I got the Traffic I hoped for. While Winwood tickled the ivories mighty purty, Low Spark ended prematurely without the vigor I expected. Not disappointed though. Eric is still one of my guitar gods and did what he does as well as ever.

OPD was on the job. In the section to my left, three persons in 2 incidents were escorted out. This all happened before 8:45. One guy was cuffed and had about 5 OPD and 5 security assisting him up and out. Two others I think were taken just for smoking pot. I think there was zero tolerance. Must be a new Coliseum rule being enforced. I know people taken out of Madonna show for pot too.

Wow, that's really poor planning on the part of the promoter and the house manager not to have held the curtain until most of the patrons were seated. It resulted in a lot of folks probably being pissed off for the first part of the show, and made it tough on the ushers who had to seat people in the dark while the show was going on. Not to mention the folks who were already seated but had to put up with people crawling over them to get to their seats. Who was the promoter on that one, Ali?

As for people getting busted for smoking pot at a concert, I just shake my head. Times have sure changed since the 70s and 80s.

Glad you had a good time.

Btw, speaking of promoters, I saw that AEG is looking at the largest ticket refund in history, what with the cancellation of MJ's 50-show run in London in the wake of his demise, to the tune of about $85M.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bottomline/detail?entry_id=42716

[RGMike]

Wonderful time. Piss poor planning having a ball game and concert same night. Took waaaayyy tooo long to get in and park. Got into my seat at 8:25 missing the first 2 songs.

They do that all the time; I went to an A's/Yankees game (one of the few guaranteed sellouts on the A's sked -- and this was pre-tarping the upper deck) on a Saturday night about 8 years ago; it was the same night as the "KFOG Summer Picnic" --also featuring Crapton -- was at the arena.

[ggould]

Alicat sent me some text messages just now!

Stevie playon low spark

it's like a semi religious experience

I guess she's having a good time!

Wonderful time. Piss poor planning having a ball game and concert same night. Took waaaayyy tooo long to get in and park. Got into my seat at 8:25 missing the first 2 songs. Who knew they'd start on time! Security didn't even check bags or purses on the way in, just tried getting us in ASAP. Seats in Sec 102 were decent. I took a few pics and one video. I'll post somewhere later if they're decent. Clapton sounded solid, as did Winwood. I got the Traffic I hoped for. While Winwood tickled the ivories mighty purty, Low Spark ended prematurely without the vigor I expected. Not disappointed though. Eric is still one of my guitar gods and did what he does as well as ever.

OPD was on the job. In the section to my left, three persons in 2 incidents were escorted out. This all happened before 8:45. One guy was cuffed and had about 5 OPD and 5 security assisting him up and out. Two others I think were taken just for smoking pot. I think there was zero tolerance. Must be a new Coliseum rule being enforced. I know people taken out of Madonna show for pot too.

Wow, that's really poor planning on the part of the promoter and the house manager not to have held the curtain until most of the patrons were seated. It resulted in a lot of folks probably being pissed off for the first part of the show, and made it tough on the ushers who had to seat people in the dark while the show was going on. Not to mention the folks who were already seated but had to put up with people crawling over them to get to their seats. Who was the promoter on that one, Ali?

As for people getting busted for smoking pot at a concert, I just shake my head. Times have sure changed since the 70s and 80s.

I think I just heard Alicat on the radio talking about the concert!

[Alicat]

Alicat sent me some text messages just now!

Stevie playon low spark

it's like a semi religious experience

I guess she's having a good time!

Wonderful time. Piss poor planning having a ball game and concert same night. Took waaaayyy tooo long to get in and park. Got into my seat at 8:25 missing the first 2 songs. Who knew they'd start on time! Security didn't even check bags or purses on the way in, just tried getting us in ASAP. Seats in Sec 102 were decent. I took a few pics and one video. I'll post somewhere later if they're decent. Clapton sounded solid, as did Winwood. I got the Traffic I hoped for. While Winwood tickled the ivories mighty purty, Low Spark ended prematurely without the vigor I expected. Not disappointed though. Eric is still one of my guitar gods and did what he does as well as ever.

OPD was on the job. In the section to my left, three persons in 2 incidents were escorted out. This all happened before 8:45. One guy was cuffed and had about 5 OPD and 5 security assisting him up and out. Two others I think were taken just for smoking pot. I think there was zero tolerance. Must be a new Coliseum rule being enforced. I know people taken out of Madonna show for pot too.

Wow, that's really poor planning on the part of the promoter and the house manager not to have held the curtain until most of the patrons were seated. It resulted in a lot of folks probably being pissed off for the first part of the show, and made it tough on the ushers who had to seat people in the dark while the show was going on. Not to mention the folks who were already seated but had to put up with people crawling over them to get to their seats. Who was the promoter on that one, Ali?

As for people getting busted for smoking pot at a concert, I just shake my head. Times have sure changed since the 70s and 80s.

I think I just heard Alicat on the radio talking about the concert!

Wasn't me. I was off to work. Did ppl have favorable comments?

[Alicat]

I have a video of Cocaine and some pics. Getting uploaded to FB momentarily. Had a really short video of Low Spark but stopped recording in order to groove.

[mshray]

in case anyone was listening yesterday afternoon, I won M3S & tix for Lyle & his Large Band at the Mtn Winery.  That was one of the shows I most wanted to see, so I was/am stoked!

the songs were:
Hooters - "All You Zombies"
Broooce - "Adam Raised A Cain"
Burning Sensations - "Belly of the Whale"

[RGMike]

in case anyone was listening yesterday afternoon, I won M3S & tix for Lyle & his Large Band at the Mtn Winery.  That was one of the shows I most wanted to see, so I was/am stoked!

the songs were:
Hooters - "All You Zombies"
Broooce - "Adam Raised A Cain"
Burning Sensations - "Belly of the Whale"

the connection is... Biblical stories, I'm assuming. Figures a minister's son would win!  Congrats!

[Alicat]

in case anyone was listening yesterday afternoon, I won M3S & tix for Lyle & his Large Band at the Mtn Winery.  That was one of the shows I most wanted to see, so I was/am stoked!

the songs were:
Hooters - "All You Zombies"
Broooce - "Adam Raised A Cain"
Burning Sensations - "Belly of the Whale"

Most excellent!
I just lined up tix for Chickenfoot in Sept at the Greek.

[mshray]

in case anyone was listening yesterday afternoon, I won M3S & tix for Lyle & his Large Band at the Mtn Winery.  That was one of the shows I most wanted to see, so I was/am stoked!

the songs were:
Hooters - "All You Zombies"
Broooce - "Adam Raised A Cain"
Burning Sensations - "Belly of the Whale"

the connection is... Biblical stories, I'm assuming. Figures a minister's son would win!  Congrats!

Ha!  I even said that on the air.  "Guess it pays to be a preacher's kid after all."

Actually it was biblical figures: Moses & Noah, Adam & Cain, Jonah respectively.  I got a busy signal almost all the way through the third song, so Annalisa must have fielded a few wrong answers or people who couldn't ID the tunes.

[Tinka Cat]

more Hardly Strictly Bluegrass acts have been announced.  Fri Sat & Sun Oct 2, 3 & 4. 

The list so far:
 
 Aimee Mann
 Moonalice
 Amadou & Mariam
 Malo
 Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
 Elizabeth Cook
 The Wronglers
 Steve Earle & the Bluegrass Dukes
 The Duhks
 Allen Toussaint
 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
 Todd Snider
 The Fireants
 Austin Lounge Lizards
 Dar Williams
 Laurie Lewis
 The Tim O'Brien Band
 Rosie Flores with Jon Langford and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
 Old 97's
 Jessica Lea Mayfield
 Tom Morello
 Earl Scruggs
 Dry Branch Fire Squad
 Neko Case
 Roger Knox presents the Aboriginal Country & Western Songbook
 Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson
 John Prine
 Pamela Rose
 Marty Stuart
 Reckless Kelly
 The Flatlanders featuring: Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
 Dr. Dog
 Nick Lowe
 The Claire Lynch Band
 Eliza Gilkyson
 The Brothers Comatose
 Jorma Kaukonen
 Red Wine
 MC Hammer
 The Chieftains
 Hazel Dickens
 Boz Scaggs and the Blue Velvet Band
 Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women
 Gillian Welch
 Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers
 World Party
 Robyn Hitchcock
 Mavis Staples
 Marianne Faithfull
 Robert Earl Keen
 Okkervil River
 Billy Bragg
 Rodney Crowell
 Elvis Perkins in Dearland
 Booker T. & the DBTs
 Hayes Carll
 The Del McCoury Band
 Emmylou Harris
 Doc Watson & David Holt
 Darrell Scott Band
 Abalone Dots
 ODC/Dance
 Richie Havens
 Kevin Welch
 Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin
 Marley's Ghost
 Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue
 Barefoot Nellies
 Buddy Miller
 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
 Old Crow Medicine Show
 The Knitters
 Kimmie Rhodes
 Marshall Crenshaw
 Allison Moorer
 Little Feat
 Charlie Haden
 Billy Joe Shaver

[mshray]

MC Hammer!?

[RGMike]

MC Hammer!?

he kickin' it REALLY old-school, y'alls!