Merriweather Post August 12th - Roll Call

Started by headhunter, May 11, 2011, 01:53 PM

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Ghosts_on_TV

Great show! I really wanted to punch that douche in the face....I was about to. I'm no hardass, trust me.
Some girls mothers are bigger than others girls mothers...

FiddleCastro

Really bummed I missed this show.  :( However, I am looking forward to the Philly show!  :)
I NEEDED IT MOST WHENEVER tbh

kydiddle

Great, great, great show. Horrible crowd where I stood, though. Had three drinks spilled on me (by the same dude thankyouverymuch), people making out, drunks, shoving....awful and disappointing in that regard. But I think it was spotty, because other people did not have the same experience. This really only escalated right before the encore, so most of the show was incredible.

I'll say it again. This is the best live band in the world. Carl was EATING it up. We cheered and screamed and reached for him and a few times he almost cracked a smile, but held it back. (Not sure why, Carl? Let it go!!!  ;D)

Great to see woody, ms. y (again), scotty, and all the usual crowd of course.

I also went to the soundcheck and I am not sure if I would pay the money for it again...the signed poster was worth it as was Jim passing around the golden bear for everyone to touch. (According to him, the price of gold dipped, so this would help us all...) ahahaha. There was also a little bit of banter between him and Carl. The guys were really relaxed and Outta My System (least favorite song in the new album) sounded fantastic. Jim stomped and jerked his head to the beat, it was fantastic. More than half the people there were radio station winners and did NOT look like Jacket fans, but people who just won tickets and were probably leaving right after. It's a shame because more Roll Call folks should have had this. They played Slow Slow Tune, Outta My System and Freak Out. I think it was Freak Out, my mind is going blank.

Amazing, amaaaaazing to hear I Will Sing You Songs. Sigh.

I will post a few pictures in a bit. Had to leave at 6:30 to drive back up and work today. Blerg...
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kydiddle

Quote from: FiddleCastro on Aug 13, 2011, 08:53 AM
Really bummed I missed this show.  :( However, I am looking forward to the Philly show!  :)

Rich...Philly is going to be SO MUCH BETTER. Assigned seats are the way to go. This was my last time in the pit at Merriweather. I should have left and joined Ruckus's lady friend on the lawn.
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bluesky

I have to agree with Ky. The band sounded great and niko case as an opener!!! Long ass mahgeeta and I will sing you songs!!!!!
The drunkness  around us really took away from the show. It was sweaty and disgusting!!! There needs to be a pig pen for those who choose to experience the jacket in such a glutinous way! Didn't want to hang out after, was so grossed out!
Quote from: kydiddle on Aug 13, 2011, 09:28 AM
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Aug 13, 2011, 08:53 AM
Really bummed I missed this show.  :( However, I am looking forward to the Philly show!  :)

Rich...Philly is going to be SO MUCH BETTER. Assigned seats are the way to go. This was my last time in the pit at Merriweather. I should have left and joined Ruckus's lady friend on the lawn.

Ruckus

I really enjoyed the show and overall the crowd didn't bother me.  I think it was me that kept spilling my drink on you Ky.  Believe me, if you had to hang out with my girlfriend on the lawn, you would have been back in the pit in a second. ;D ;D ;D

Mahgeetah, PWW and a surprising Evil Urges were my highlights while IWSYS to close the set was sick!  That made the show for me.  I actually thought the encore could have been much better.

Like I was repeating over and over after the show, the assclown next to us that was fighting with everyone got hauled out by security after the show.  It was great to see security actually get the right guy and also execute an excellent choke hold on his pathetic ass.  I got his number later and we went to lift weights together.

It was great to see all the familiar faces.  We really had a great time at the tailgate.  Peafunk and his wife are such amazing people!  Also awesome to meet manonthemoon and his wonderful wife.  Good times for sure
Can You Put Your Soft Helmet On My Head

BIGVICLBI

How loud was highly suspicious? My ears are still ringing from it. I need to hear lay low in the worst way. As always don and mag were highlights for me. Thought moving away kinda killed the momentum and was a bad choice where they played it. Carl really jammed out a few times.

kydiddle

Quote from: Ruckus on Aug 13, 2011, 09:55 AM
I really enjoyed the show and overall the crowd didn't bother me.  I think it was me that kept spilling my drink on you Ky.  Believe me, if you had to hang out with my girlfriend on the lawn, you would have been back in the pit in a second. ;D ;D ;D

Mahgeetah, PWW and a surprising Evil Urges were my highlights while IWSYS to close the set was sick!  That made the show for me.  I actually thought the encore could have been much better.

Like I was repeating over and over after the show, the assclown next to us that was fighting with everyone got hauled out by security after the show.  It was great to see security actually get the right guy and also execute an excellent choke hold on his pathetic ass.  I got his number later and we went to lift weights together.

It was great to see all the familiar faces.  We really had a great time at the tailgate.  Peafunk and his wife are such amazing people!  Also awesome to meet manonthemoon and his wonderful wife.  Good times for sure

Seriously!!!! I had such a good time talking to them about T5 and ralph!!

And no, Rob, it was not you who kept spilling drinks. It was a mystery dude who came up from the back. *grumble grumble* I have to get over it, though and think about the good stuff. Like this:



Carl was on fire. I think I am sticking to his side from now on.



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JaneCool

Are they the best live band on the planet or what?? What a great show! I must admit that I over-imbibed myself though.  :embarassed:
I won't be doing that tomorrow or in Philly. It was so great seeing everyone, and I got some good pics when we were waiting for the show to start and a few of the band which I will try to post later. Can't wait to rock out again tomorrow in Boston!
So, I do believe.....

MrWhippy

Amazing show as always.

We were in the center of the second row of seats, and much of the first two rows were sitting down through much of the show, including Phone Went West.  WTF?
My heart can't wait to meet you on the other side.

peafunk31

Just got back. What a freaking amazing show! We had such a blast at the tailgate party & rocking the hell out in the pit. It was just awesome. I unfortunately over-imbibed a bit myself :embarassed:. I actually had to leave the pit a bit before the encore as I was seriously dehydrated & overheated. But I slammed a Gatorade & was right as rain fairly quickly. Definitely lighter beers for me at the Philly show. The combo of strong IPAs & pit heat was not the best idea.

Much love to everybody we met & hung out with. It was so great seeing Ruckus, Ky, Scotty, Trish & Bob, lil sis, YWNA, Headhunter, Eric, Jersey Dan & anyone else I forgot to mention. What a great crew! Can't wait til Philly!
Homer no function beer well without.

jmk

Amazing show as always, despite a few drunk people straight out of a Dave Chappelle skit (and an old feller seeming to collapse on end for 5 minutes straight in the middle of Dondante).

I was the guy with the beard in the black and gold Batman shirt. Awesome nite. Can't wait til Philly.

headhunter

I'm running out of words to describe how much fun I've been having at MMJ shows.
The forum folks hanging out at the pre-show tailgate (big shout out to Trish & Bob for the tent) were an awesome gang to be with, way too many to name but thanks for the beers and good times.

The hangout by the rail pre-show was as always a wonderful and memorable time with big thanks to ynwa, lil sis and bluesky for saving that great spot on the rail for me and to deathstick for the poster  So wonderful to see many of the JFW crew again and all you great peeps that I hadn't seen since T5 (Ruckus, you look great w short hair! and Woody, what a great treat to see you first right when we checked in at the Sheraton).  It's become a great combination of seeing the greatest live band there is with the greatest fans and some of the nicest folks we've ever met.  Oldtimers and newbies alike, thanks for sharing all the great vibes and smiles.

The show is always special and being right in front of carl on the rail was awesome.  This band is so tight that you never get tired of hearing songs you've heard many times before.  Nothing get's old and PWW and IWSYS were real highlights for me.

Eric, thanks for taking care of Beth for me during the show and I'll get the sleeping bag from you another time (what's that all about the people are asking?   :o )

Will post some really nice shots later of many of you great forum peeps.  Beth and I agreed on the ride home today that there is no better way to spend a day/night than at an MMJ show.  Also, we would rather attend any MMJ show with all you crazy, beautiful. enthusiastic people than with other friends who we've known for 10, 20 years or more.  Being with all of you guys is so much of what makes the show so special for us.  Like the band, you guys never disappoint.   

Hope to see all of you at the yet-to-be-announced NYE show!

was some shakin' and some record playin'

Ghosts_on_TV

Im still trying to get over that guy and his girlfriend. Grabbing people by the throat at a mmj show doesn't fly with me. Other than them the crowd was fine.
Some girls mothers are bigger than others girls mothers...

bluesky

Ghost you handled the situation so well, so glad you were there and sorry that it put a stinger in the show for you. Im feeling the same but about other crazies on the carl side 
Quote from: Ghosts_on_TV on Aug 13, 2011, 02:11 PM
Im still trying to get over that guy and his girlfriend. Grabbing people by the throat at a mmj show doesn't fly with me. Other then them the crowd was fine.

bluesky

Someone please take that camera away from jeff :D

Ghosts_on_TV

Quote from: bluesky on Aug 13, 2011, 02:23 PM
Ghost you handled the situation so well, so glad you were there and sorry that it put a stinger in the show for you. Im feeling the same but about other crazies on the carl side 
Quote from: Ghosts_on_TV on Aug 13, 2011, 02:11 PM
Im still trying to get over that guy and his girlfriend. Grabbing people by the throat at a mmj show doesn't fly with me. Other then them the crowd was fine.

Thanks. I felt like that guys fucking father, I was scolding him, Haha. I asked his girl if she would get him out of there and she told me to fuck off. I told her they should stop coming to see them.
Some girls mothers are bigger than others girls mothers...

Ruckus

Quote from: Ghosts_on_TV on Aug 13, 2011, 02:31 PM
Quote from: bluesky on Aug 13, 2011, 02:23 PM
Ghost you handled the situation so well, so glad you were there and sorry that it put a stinger in the show for you. Im feeling the same but about other crazies on the carl side 
Quote from: Ghosts_on_TV on Aug 13, 2011, 02:11 PM
Im still trying to get over that guy and his girlfriend. Grabbing people by the throat at a mmj show doesn't fly with me. Other then them the crowd was fine.

Thanks. I felt like that guys fucking father, I was scolding him, Haha. I asked his girl if she would get him out of there and she told me to fuck off. I told her they should stop coming to see them.
Can You Put Your Soft Helmet On My Head

Ruckus

Can You Put Your Soft Helmet On My Head

kydiddle

Everyone in our crew was awesome as always...it's those who are new to these shows who forget the pit ettiquette. And the drunkenness is fun...hell I only remember snippets of T5 night three so I shouldn't point fingers! The violent drunk dude who knocked into people....not cool. You handled it well Ghosts. You telling that girl to never come back to an MMJ show was hysterical.

As for Ruckus's frequent hugs... My only complaint is they weren't touchy-feely enough for my standards. Hee hee. ;)

Can't wait to listen to this recording! That Mahgeetah blew me away.
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