Went Roo 08 alone, also NYE 08. Never felt alone for a second at either show. Just curious do you go to shows alone? Would you?
just the app voices show in lexington earlier this year. I don't know if I'd be happy going to a NYE show alone, but if it was the only way I could go I'd do it.
I watched roo '06 alone, even though I was at Bonnaroo with like 12 people. Met some fine folks that night.
I would give my extra ticket to an mmj virgin. I would never buy just one ticket. I either buy 2 or 4. If for some strange reason that was the only way, I would definitely do it.
Taste of Chicago '06? I think that's it.
Stretched out on a blanket in the grass. It was nice.
Houston '08 EU tour
Louisville '09 21C solo
Outside Lands SF '10, I watched from outside the fence
T5 '10, every night, but it doesn't really count cause there were tons of forum buddies and I made a bunch of friends
I travel a lot for work, and always check the local music schedule wherever I'm at. Over the past several years I've gotten lucky a few times. Beastie Boys, Tom Petty, Flight of the conchords, Further (ran into old friends), jackie Greene, John prine, plenty of others I'm forgetting. Went by myself...much better than sitting in my hotel room.
i went to live at letterman solo. Went to a few nights at T5 solo but met some rad people.
went to the benefit for 826 at the Beacon NYC 08 , Jim solo ...me solo
Radio City 08
Boston August 08 EU solo ... met Penny, Kenny and Ren
NYE MSG 08 solo met up with the forum!
Newport Folk Fest 10
Phili 10, but then road down with Fiddle
and a few of T5
a few shows prior and in between dragged my friend Sara along, but she didn't seem to mind ;)
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Columbus 5-2-10 but met up with twofingers & was it "mike" from here?? brainfart sorry!!
*should have gone to Appalachian Voices shows in WV but punked out....
Outside Lands on my birthdayyyy 8-14-10
Pittsburgh 8-27-10 but met up with Im The Dude, his lovely wife, and their friend 8-)
Then 10-16-10 Woodstock but was SO fortunate to meet up with br00ke and ynwa, bold99, dodobird (& friend??), alexzbik, & others?? BRAINFART
Drove in to T5 solo but met the loveliest group of people in the whole of NYC!! :-*
Now onward!!!
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Columbus 5-2-10 but met up with twofingers & was it "mike" from here?? brainfart sorry!!
*should have gone to Appalachian Voices shows in WV but punked out....
Outside Lands on my birthdayyyy 8-14-10
[highlight]Pittsburgh 8-27-10 but met up with Im The Dude, his lovely wife, and their friend [/highlight] 8-)
Then 10-16-10 Woodstock but was SO fortunate to meet up with br00ke and ynwa, bold99, dodobird (& friend??), alexzbik, & others?? BRAINFART
Drove in to T5 solo but met the loveliest group of people in the whole of NYC!! :-*
Now onward!!!
Woodnymph, That was a special night for us since we got pizza delivered to us by Bo. I know I had them sign two of my albums and the set list....didn't you get back from your trip that day?
We gotta do it again!!!
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Columbus 5-2-10 but met up with twofingers & was it "mike" from here?? brainfart sorry!!
*should have gone to Appalachian Voices shows in WV but punked out....
Outside Lands on my birthdayyyy 8-14-10
[highlight]Pittsburgh 8-27-10 but met up with Im The Dude, his lovely wife, and their friend [/highlight] 8-)
Then 10-16-10 Woodstock but was SO fortunate to meet up with br00ke and ynwa, bold99, dodobird (& friend??), alexzbik, & others?? BRAINFART
Drove in to T5 solo but met the loveliest group of people in the whole of NYC!! :-*
Now onward!!!
Woodnymph, That was a special night for us since we got pizza delivered to us by Bo. I know I had them sign two of my albums and the set list....didn't you get back from your trip that day?
We gotta do it again!!!
You guys definitely made it super extra special!! I think I made it back into town just the very night before! Fresh from Louisville, as I forged it into my route home 8-) Shewt, I plugged some serious miles on the way back... just to catch a special hometown show for myself hahah that doesn't even make sense. But I made it, thank jeebiss. And thank him also for lettting us converge to form a pillar of fandom on the rail!!! What a special setlist.......damn. And the crowd was friggin wild, and it takes a lot to stir Pittsburghers up!! I'd love to do it again for sure!
I used to go to most shows alone, it makes for meeting folks that much more likely. MSG, NYE08, ....That is until I met the husband at a Jacket show. Now I cant get rid of him. ;) :-?
I always imagined going alone, and would do so in a heartbeat, but Bob always wants to tag along :) I can't figure if it's his sheer love of the band, or his suspicion that I may run off with them ::) ::)
After all the fun I had going alone at the T5 shows, unless I'm going with my wife, from now one I'm going alone. MMJ fans are more fun to hang with at an MMJ show than my friends who are only casually into the band.
I need to be with nuts like all of you :D
As the year winds down, certainly many (if not most) of my year's highlights were spent those 5 wonderful october nights.
miss you guys
I went to my first show with my wife (Boston '08). Since then, I've struck out on my own for 5 of the next 9 shows.
For the opening of their spring tour in 2010, I travelled from NH to Birmingham, Nashville, and Atlanta solo.
HOWEVER, minutes after checking in to my hotel in Birmingham, I'm in Seth's (scosby2) livingroom, listening to MMJ vinyl and we became instant friends.
Nashville was a bit lonely at first, but met Rowan (flyguy), Chris (CrispY), and a few other forum folks pre-show at the Flying Saucer, then met Dylan (aMillionDreams), Maggie (ALady), and a bunch more forum folks inside Memorial Auditorium.
Atlanta was on my own until I pulled my Omnichord out of the trunk of my rental car. Turned out the people next to me included a forum member, Thomas (EasyWay), and we hung out in the lot and in the show. Great and generous people!
Arrived solo in Vermont but got a ride from the hotel to the show from Liz (ynwa) and Laura (lil sis), then met Trish & Bob (tbd810 and 8bobby8), Eric (ericm), and a ton of others in the show.
Finally, drove to NYC for T5 #5 on my own, but I was never truly alone, meeting the great Jeff (headhunter), to whom I am forever grateful. Of course, once arrived at T5, forum folks came out in force and I felt as if I had attended the show with dozens of good people, for whom the term "friend" seems appropriate.
I also know I will never go to any future Jacket shows alone, 'cause at least one of you nutjobs will be there. How awesome is that?
John- I suspect none of us will every truly be alone at an MMJ show. There will be plenty of us "nutjobs" at each one and I am very excited about all the (hopefully) many shows we attend together next year.
Next show on the list - - Trish&Bobfest - - see ya'll there!
I went to see PJ in May of 06 with a bunch of friends, all huge PJ fans. MMJ was opening.
While we were pregaming across the street from the Fleet Center, I tried to talk those guys into joining me to see MMJ. They all chose to stay for another round of beer and pizza. No-one else had heard of them or had any interest. So I went in myself and saw them by myself. Loved every (too-short) minute.
One of those people, Sean "Riley", has since seen the light and now calls MMJ his favorite band (and he's a big music fan). Quite a few forum peeps have met him as he joined me in NYC and MD. I remind him regularly how badly he blew it way back then. I never get tired of asking him "Did you know Vedder joined MMJ onstage?? for the 100th time.
QuoteJohn- I suspect none of us will every truly be alone at an MMJ show. There will be plenty of us "nutjobs" at each one and I am very excited about all the (hopefully) many shows we attend together next year.
Next show on the list - - Trish&Bobfest - - see ya'll there!
Yay! Cannot wait!!!
Quote from: Ghosts_on_T5 on Dec 15, 2010, 08:54 PM
I watched roo '06 alone, even though I was at Bonnaroo with like 12 people. Met some fine folks that night.
Same here, I also met a few people. I'm not sure which reality they existed in though.
saw them alone this year in birmingham and loved it. i saw jim solo at sxsw in '08 and loved it (top 5 show probably) but was wishing the wifey was there to share it. she was 9 months prego.
Quote from: Cameron on Jan 03, 2011, 03:20 PM
saw them alone this year in birmingham and loved it. i saw jim solo at sxsw in '08 and loved it (top 5 show probably) but was wishing the wifey was there to share it. she was 9 months prego.
Birmingham was my first show going solo, flying in from NH by my lonesome, but you'd never know it. By the time the lights went up, I was looking over to my newest Jacket brother, Seth (scosby2), we with our shit-eating grins, welcoming the boys back to the stage after the '09 hiatus. That Eminence Front intro shook that little theater! Woooooooo! Who would have thunk that OBH, a great closer, would also make a fantastic opener? Wonder what they'll open with in 2011?
I have, both times I've seen them here in SD. I honestly wouldn't have it any other way. I don't know anyone else who appreciates this band as much as I.
;D
Quote from: Apeskies on Jan 04, 2011, 02:02 AM
I have, both times I've seen them here in SD. I honestly wouldn't have it any other way. I don't know anyone else who appreciates this band as much as I.
;D
We do! Go to one with us! :D
I went solo to the Birmingham show on 4/20/10 and to the Ryman show in 2006. I never felt lonely, as I'm always able to chat it up with fellow Jacketeers. <3
Quote from: megalicious on Jan 04, 2011, 10:47 AM
I went solo to the Birmingham show on 4/20/10 and to the Ryman show in 2006. I never felt lonely, as I'm always able to chat it up with fellow Jacketeers. <3
Amen, Meg. I appreciated our stroll to the Alabama Theatre from Speakeasy that evening, though I lost sight of you from there. How'd you hold up in them heels?
Quote from: johnnYYac on Jan 04, 2011, 11:41 AM
Quote from: megalicious on Jan 04, 2011, 10:47 AM
I went solo to the Birmingham show on 4/20/10 and to the Ryman show in 2006. I never felt lonely, as I'm always able to chat it up with fellow Jacketeers. <3
Amen, Meg. I appreciated our stroll to the Alabama Theatre from Speakeasy that evening, though I lost sight of you from there. How'd you hold up in them heels?
My feet were killing me, but (as they say) beauty is pain. LOL. I was
working it that night for sure.
Quote from: Crispy on Jan 04, 2011, 09:10 AM
Quote from: Apeskies on Jan 04, 2011, 02:02 AM
I have, both times I've seen them here in SD. I honestly wouldn't have it any other way. I don't know anyone else who appreciates this band as much as I.
;D
We do! Go to one with us! :D
Trueeeeee that! Meybee
went to NYE at MSG by myself, a neighbor dosed me and i was then with me, myself and I and some freak that kept speaking of himself in the 3rd person...
You are never alone at a My Morning Jacket show.
Quote from: slimkim on Jan 20, 2011, 02:04 PM
went to NYE at MSG by myself, a neighbor dosed me and i was then with me, myself and I and some freak that kept speaking of himself in the 3rd person...
that sounds like a good time