The Live Music Thread

[en480c4]

I'm in for the July show! Please let me know when you hear about tickets going on sale.

Will do!

[n_maher]

Will do!

x2 Going to do my best to not miss it this time!

[Genetic]

Just looking at the Nearfest schedule I saw that Van der Graaf Generator will be their opening act.

[url=http://www.nearfest.com/event/schedule.asp]Progressive Rock Festival | NEARfest

[Dusty Chalk]

I might have to go to that. I know one of the guys in Oblivion Son (sort of), really like Beardfish and PFM (of course), and Gong of course (although they get a little weird for my tastes).

Plus, it's on a weekend.

[naamanf]

Avenged Sevenfold/Buckcherry/Drowning Pool

[postjack]

its that time of the year again for me to announce I'll be seeing Widespread Panic at The Wharf in Orange Beach, AL this weekend.

[guzziguy]

its that time of the year again for me to announce I'll be sowing Widespread Panic at The Wharf in Orange Beach, AL this weekend.

FIFY

[postjack]

FIFY

[Genetic]

I might have to go to that. I know one of the guys in Oblivion Son (....)

Dont tell me it's one of the Happy the Man original members....

Anyway I hope you'll be able to find tickets at a reasonable price.

Amicalement

[grawk]

damn jimmy's looking old as hell

[postjack]

he's 47-48 years old. still rockin'.

[Voltron]

But if he is only 47 or 48, then I agree with Dan that he is looking way old for his age.

[grawk]

He's gotta be older than that, I saw him with ARU back in 92, and he wasn't young then.

[Voltron]

Wiki says: Born January 22, 1962 (1962-01-22) (age 47)

[grawk]

Guess he's like you, and always looked old for his age

[Voltron]

You get sassy when you start drinking early.

[grawk]

It's almost 5, and there's a playoff game tonight :b

[Voltron]

No excuse needed as far as I am concerned. 8~)

[Dusty Chalk]

Dont tell me it's one of the Happy the Man original members....

Funny story: so I went to Sugarloaf -- a crafts festival, to talk to Lucy about a blanket, maybe a coat, see what she had, etc. While I'm there, this cute couple are there, too. And the girl -- who is really nice and friendly -- points at me, and says to the guy, "look, he's wearing your shirt". I said, "whu...?" He said, "yeah, I'm Stan Whitaker". (I just happened to be wearing my Happy The Man "hippy" T-shirt that day. It has rainbow colors on it, which I thought was appropriate considering I was going to a crafts festival.)

My knees buckled. Literally.

So we talked for a bit (I actually complained that they never released the Live at the State album -- a show I attended), I bought a blanket, and when I went back for the blanket, they had left a message for me with Lucy that I should visit them where they were playing, at which point they basically played and devoted an entire set to me.

It was great. I bought everything they had -- Oblivion Sun, Pedal Giant Animals, and of course, a Stan and LeeAnne something or other. Signed, of course. I think they gave me the S&LA CD. They did a really rockin' version of Black Horse and the Cherry Tree. He's amazing to watch up close. He makes it look easy, but he's one of those people who actually looks more comfortable with a guitar than without.

They strike me as the sort of people who'd remember me if they ever saw me again. Which is why I say, "sort of" -- I'm not exactly receiving Christmas cards from them, but they made me feel like I knew them at a personal level, and more importantly, vice versa.

[grawk]

I was just saying that considering the circumstances, I started LATE

[boomana]

he's 47-48 years old. still rockin'.

There's nothing unrockin' about 48.

[grawk]

Ok old fart

[postjack]

There's nothing unrockin' about 48.

hell yeah there ain't. in fact I know plenty of rocking 60+ year olds. I'm going to rock for life.

[grawk]

don't trust anyone over 30

[postjack]

John Bell just turned 47 last night, he looks real old too.