Jim James with Carl Broemel at The Colonial Theater - Oct 1

[johnnYYac]

Some pictures

[johnnYYac]

The Way That He Sings, prefaced by Jim's speech for Obama.

The Way That He Sings

[johnnYYac]

Wonderful

Jim James/Carl Broemel - Wonderful - Live in Keene NH 10/01/12

[Fully]

What song was Carl using the bow on?

[johnnYYac]

What song was Carl using the bow on?

Hopefully, Fully.

Hopefully

[nuggets]

Great show. Jim's voice was amazing in that place. Cool to be able to meet Carl.

Nice to meet ya too, Yac. Great pics. TFS.

See ya at New Years!

[Fully]

What song was Carl using the bow on?

Hopefully, Fully.

Hopefully

Off topic, but my daughter that we adopted when she was 11 wanted to change her name. She picked Hope, so now she's Hope Fully.

[johnnYYac]

My Twitter pics.



Rocky (guitar tech for Carl and Tom), me, and Eric Mayers (tour manager)




me and Ryan Pickett (sound engineer and setlist saver)

[ericm]

Nice pics John. Looks like you had a great seat for the show!   

Totally cool you got to chat with Carl for a bit. I knew he recognized you at the Mann show. He kinda did a double take that night, like " there's John" and then came over to melt your face in that great pic Laura took. One of the top moments of my summer tour for sure.

[bluesky]

What song was Carl using the bow on?

Hopefully, Fully.

Hopefully

Off topic, but my daughter that we adopted when she was 11 wanted to change her name. She picked Hope, so now she's Hope Fully.

love this Beth

[SaraBananaBear]

What song was Carl using the bow on?

Hopefully, Fully.

Hopefully

Off topic, but my daughter that we adopted when she was 11 wanted to change her name. She picked Hope, so now she's Hope Fully.

Oh how beautiful in so many ways!

[tomtom69]

Someone taped this show? Can't wait to hear this show....thanks for the vids.

[APR]

Awesome Yac.  Great show, good cause, meeting Carl.  Nice pictures.  I like the back-drop..... very cool colors and simple.

[headhunter]

Great pics John.  Looks like a really special night.  So wish i could've been there but glad you  were there and got to chat w Carl and the others.

[Penny Lane]

Craig Finn. Ughh. I thought it was a terrible performance of dark, indulgent, self-pitying, jesus-filled ideas put to notes. I'd hardly call them songs. He created a heavy, leaden mood to open the night...and I like the Hold Steady.

sounds like Craig Finn, which is why I can't stand THS..(sorry, Ghosts)

[mahg33ta]

http://m.youtube.com/?reason=8&rdm=162#/watch?v=X5N1ISFKQYg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DX5N1ISFKQYg
HoPeFuLLy
http://m.youtube.com/?reason=8&rdm=5369#/watch?v=ftV5yuHsPVo&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DftV5yuHsPVo
BeRmUdA hIgHwAy

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=nFPzmGcYstc&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnFPzmGcYstc
LoOk At YoU

http://m.youtube.com/?reason=8&rdm=565#/watch?v=X5N1ISFKQYg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DX5N1ISFKQYg
ThE rIgHt PlAcE

The Right Place link is the same as the first one, unfortunately - as that's the song I'd most like to see!   I searched youtube but couldn't find it... if it's out there, please point the way!!   (And thanks for the other links, they were great)

[johnnYYac]

http://m.youtube.com/?reason=8&rdm=162#/watch?v=X5N1ISFKQYg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DX5N1ISFKQYg
HoPeFuLLy
http://m.youtube.com/?reason=8&rdm=5369#/watch?v=ftV5yuHsPVo&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DftV5yuHsPVo
BeRmUdA hIgHwAy

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=nFPzmGcYstc&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnFPzmGcYstc
LoOk At YoU

http://m.youtube.com/?reason=8&rdm=565#/watch?v=X5N1ISFKQYg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DX5N1ISFKQYg
ThE rIgHt PlAcE

The Right Place link is the same as the first one, unfortunately - as that's the song I'd most like to see!   I searched youtube but couldn't find it... if it's out there, please point the way!!   (And thanks for the other links, they were great)

Here it is.

The Right Place

[johnnYYac]

Some other videos

Jim James/Carl Broemel - Bermuda Highway - Live in Keene NH 10/01/12

Jim James Solo - What A Wonderful Man Keene NH 10/1/2012

NH for Obama Concert at the Colonial Theater, Keene, NH

[johnnYYac]

I've wanted to post some thoughts on Monday night since right after I got home, but that's when the flu symptoms started... almost better.

So, I got there early, discovered a great little dive bar with cheap beer, met a nice guy from DC who flew in for the show on his 40th birthday, and ended up having nice conversations with Carl and some of the crew. 

In line, met nuggets, a fellow forumite and the only other one from NH (as far as I know).  In the Colonial Theatre, I met CountSA, who actually had a spare seat in the 2nd row, a much appreciated upgrade. 

Craig Finn was pretty dour and bleak, but there was some humor, too.  I thought it was fine, though flawed.  I won't be running out to buy his music anytime soon, but it wasn't bad.

When Jim and Carl came on stage, I had to pinch myself, to realize I was having this moment so close to home.  They were pretty spot on all night, and there were a lot of surprises in that set list.  Some Jacket tunes, Carl's Carried Away, Monsters of Folk's The Right Place, and New Multitudes's Changing World.  The closer, The Day Is Coming, was very cool as it was Jim on Omnichord.  The album version has subtle 'chord in the intro, but this was a very cool version.  I must now learn to play it myself.

Carl's harmonics during Bermuda Highway and bow work during Hopefully really brought back to mind the At Dawn versions of those two tunes.  I can't get over Carl's talent, yet he is such a down-to-Earth, nice guy off stage.  He came up to me on line to say "hi" and stuck around for probably 15 minutes. 

Carl shared a great story with me about when he was in LA, before joining MMJ, listening to KCRW, and this remarkable song came on.  He wasn't sure who it was.  Weeks later, Carl begins listening to MMJ's back catalog to prepare for his audition and hears the song... I Will Sing You Songs.  He knows, at that moment, that he MUST join this band.

Yeah.

[APR]

Sweet story that you actually got to hear directly from Carl himself.  Awesome.  Happy for you Jon.