Jim James Columbus, OH - 4/23/2013

[timescaper]

I forgot my laminate at home - emailed Roll Call so fingers crossed if anyone has two extra +1's let me know!!

[justbcuzido]

Have fun! Give updates as you can!

[EverythingChanges]

Just got back home, the show was ridiculous.

I got the setlist!

The rail was loads of fun.  I met a cool couple behind me who were huge fans of MMJ and various other bands.  After the Cold Specks set, I helped the guy hold his girlfriend's spot while she went to the bathroom.  I had mentioned to him that I was thirsty during this time, so he immediately texted his girlfriend to grab me a bottle of water.  I tried to pay them back, but they refused.  I know it was just a bottle of water, but water can be expensive at concert venues.  Regardless, it was a nice sentiment.  During the show, I had a blast rocking out to some of the tunes with the couple and my friend.  We all got to "E.T." Jim James and we sang our faces off to Monsters of Folk covers.  After the show they started handing out setlists to the crowd, per usual.  I was lucky enough to have the roadie hand me the first one.  After that, I noticed the girl really wanted a setlist, so we all tried really hard for the roadies to hand her one as well, but we weren't so lucky.  I felt bad about selfishly keeping the setlist, so I was super glad when the roadie came back with the drum sticks from the show.  He tossed them out to the crowd, and I managed to catch one.  I happily handed it over to the girl, and her face lit up immediately.  As we were walking out, the couple thanked me again for the help.

Moral of this story is this:
My  first experience with the roll call family was excellent.  Roll Call members are fucking awesome! 


NOTE: Jim also played Wonderful at the beginning of the encore (Highlight of the show for me.  Such a beautiful song.)

Btw, All is Forgiven's jam section is ridiculous.

[Penny Lane]

Glad you had a great time, EC. And it's not that RC members are awesome, it's that most MMJ fans are pretty awesome. You'll see as time goes by young grasshopper..

[Fully]

Just got back home, the show was ridiculous.

I got the setlist!

The rail was loads of fun.  I met a cool couple behind me who were huge fans of MMJ and various other bands.  After the Cold Specks set, I helped the guy hold his girlfriend's spot while she went to the bathroom.  I had mentioned to him that I was thirsty during this time, so he immediately texted his girlfriend to grab me a bottle of water.  I tried to pay them back, but they refused.  I know it was just a bottle of water, but water can be expensive at concert venues.  Regardless, it was a nice sentiment.  During the show, I had a blast rocking out to some of the tunes with the couple and my friend.  We all got to "E.T." Jim James and we sang our faces off to Monsters of Folk covers.  After the show they started handing out setlists to the crowd, per usual.  I was lucky enough to have the roadie hand me the first one.  After that, I noticed the girl really wanted a setlist, so we all tried really hard for the roadies to hand her one as well, but we weren't so lucky.  I felt bad about selfishly keeping the setlist, so I was super glad when the roadie came back with the drum sticks from the show.  He tossed them out to the crowd, and I managed to catch one.  I happily handed it over to the girl, and her face lit up immediately.  As we were walking out, the couple thanked me again for the help.

Moral of this story is this:
My  first experience with the roll call family was excellent.  Roll Call members are fucking awesome! 


NOTE: Jim also played Wonderful at the beginning of the encore (Highlight of the show for me.  Such a beautiful song.)

Btw, All is Forgiven's jam section is ridiculous.

Regardless of what a cow I was the other day, I'm glad you had a great experience and that roll call thing worked out for you. It's a magical experience.

[EverythingChanges]

Just got back home, the show was ridiculous.

I got the setlist!

The rail was loads of fun.  I met a cool couple behind me who were huge fans of MMJ and various other bands.  After the Cold Specks set, I helped the guy hold his girlfriend's spot while she went to the bathroom.  I had mentioned to him that I was thirsty during this time, so he immediately texted his girlfriend to grab me a bottle of water.  I tried to pay them back, but they refused.  I know it was just a bottle of water, but water can be expensive at concert venues.  Regardless, it was a nice sentiment.  During the show, I had a blast rocking out to some of the tunes with the couple and my friend.  We all got to "E.T." Jim James and we sang our faces off to Monsters of Folk covers.  After the show they started handing out setlists to the crowd, per usual.  I was lucky enough to have the roadie hand me the first one.  After that, I noticed the girl really wanted a setlist, so we all tried really hard for the roadies to hand her one as well, but we weren't so lucky.  I felt bad about selfishly keeping the setlist, so I was super glad when the roadie came back with the drum sticks from the show.  He tossed them out to the crowd, and I managed to catch one.  I happily handed it over to the girl, and her face lit up immediately.  As we were walking out, the couple thanked me again for the help.

Moral of this story is this:
My  first experience with the roll call family was excellent.  Roll Call members are fucking awesome! 


NOTE: Jim also played Wonderful at the beginning of the encore (Highlight of the show for me.  Such a beautiful song.)

Btw, All is Forgiven's jam section is ridiculous.

Regardless of what a cow I was the other day, I'm glad you had a great experience and that roll call thing worked out for you. It's a magical experience.

You're alright Fully, shit happens sometimes. No hard feelings. Perhaps neither of us were at our best. I definitely agree with it being magical, great stuff.

Penny, that stament is 100% true. Everyone I talked to last night were super nice. Its nice to be able to actually talk to people who care for the band as much as I do.

Thanks all!

[iLikeBeer]

Well, one thing for sure is I'm feeling my age this morning.   

We usually like to get a hotel to stay in for shows in C'bus but my wife couldn't get out of work this morning.  The 90+ drive from my house to C'bus is long as it is, but even longer driving home starting at almost 12 am?!  At least we didn't have that 3 hour drive you did EC!   

So, I somehow managed to roll out of bed long enough to get my kids off to school and then it was back to bed for me until now as I'm downing my first of many cups of joe today or maybe I should just make a nice bloody mary and be done with it!   

As for the show, all I can say was Jim was amazing and his band was equally amazing!  I'd been hearing how well this album translates live from reviews of the many forum peeps who have already experienced this tour and all I can say is I completely concur 100% about that with Givan on drums and Ratterman's multi tasking REALLY standing out!  There were some outstanding jams (as EC mentioned above) that really took some of these songs to an entirely new level!  Oh, and the light show didn't suck either.  Especially with some herbal enhancement...

[EverythingChanges]

Well, one thing for sure is I'm feeling my age this morning.   

We usually like to get a hotel to stay in for shows in C'bus but my wife couldn't get out of work this morning.  The 90+ drive from my house to C'bus is long as it is, but even longer driving home starting at almost 12 am?!  At least we didn't have that 3 hour drive you did EC!   

So, I somehow managed to roll out of bed long enough to get my kids off to school and then it was back to bed for me until now as I'm downing my first of many cups of joe today or maybe I should just make a nice bloody mary and be done with it!   

As for the show, all I can say was Jim was amazing and his band was equally amazing!  I'd been hearing how well this album translates live from reviews of the many forum peeps who have already experienced this tour and all I can say is I completely concur 100% about that with Givan on drums and Ratterman's multi tasking REALLY standing out!  There were some outstanding jams (as EC mentioned above) that really took some of these songs to an entirely new level!  Oh, and the light show didn't suck either.  Especially with some herbal enhancement...

You're cracking me up over here.

How close did you manage to get? I was on the rail center-right. 

I didn't get home until nearly 4 in the morning because I stopped at Steak & Shake on the way back with a buddy of mine.  I woke up a little before noon with my ears still ringing.  Wonderful night!

And yes, Givan was fucking pounding those drums!

[iLikeBeer]

You're cracking me up over here.

How close did you manage to get? I was on the rail center-right. 

I didn't get home until nearly 4 in the morning because I stopped at Steak & Shake on the way back with a buddy of mine.  I woke up a little before noon with my ears still ringing.  Wonderful night!

And yes, Givan was fucking pounding those drums!

Steak and Shake...  mmmmmmm!  There's one on our way home but it was closed by the time we went by.  Should have stopped at the one in Polaris! 

We were up on the rail of the balcony on the right facing the stage about halfway to the front.  The floor was only about 1/4 full when we got there but my wife is a bit vertically challenged so we opted for finding a spot on the balcony!  Congrats on getting the high finger with Jim.  I got one in Detroit last summer and my girls asked me this morning if I got to give Jim another high finger but I had to break it to them that we were too far away last night...   

Glad you enjoyed your experience on the rail and Penny is right, MMJ fans are great fans!   

[EverythingChanges]

You're cracking me up over here.

How close did you manage to get? I was on the rail center-right. 

I didn't get home until nearly 4 in the morning because I stopped at Steak & Shake on the way back with a buddy of mine.  I woke up a little before noon with my ears still ringing.  Wonderful night!

And yes, Givan was fucking pounding those drums!

Steak and Shake...  mmmmmmm!  There's one on our way home but it was closed by the time we went by.  Should have stopped at the one in Polaris! 

We were up on the rail of the balcony on the right facing the stage about halfway to the front.  The floor was only about 1/4 full when we got there but my wife is a bit vertically challenged so we opted for finding a spot on the balcony!  Congrats on getting the high finger with Jim.  I got one in Detroit last summer and my girls asked me this morning if I got to give Jim another high finger but I had to break it to them that we were too far away last night...   

Glad you enjoyed your experience on the rail and Penny is right, MMJ fans are great fans!   

Sounds like you two still got a pretty solid spot!

He kept teasing us with the high finger at first; he would reach out to us and then pull back, it was hilarious. 

A guy next to me wanted to get his Regions album signed, so during the show Jim actually took it and raised it up and shrugged his shoulders jokingly insinuating that he had no idea what this Region of Light vinyl was.  Jim then proceeded to lay it down on the stage and continue singing.  After a few songs, he picked it back up, signed it, and then handed it back to the kid.  Jim wrote YEAH! in huge letters with his signature below it, super cool.  Also, there was a guy on the opposite side of the rail that had what looked to be a Circuital vinyl at first, but after Jim picked it up, my friend noticed it was a canvas with the Circuital eye painted on the front.  Jim gestured towards the guy, wondering what he wanted Jim to do with it.  The guy motioned back to keep it as a gift.  Jim held it up to the crowd after that, and then laid it down next to his towels and bear. 

[iLikeBeer]

I too thought it was a vinyl copy of Circuital and wondered why Jim signed the one album but kept the other.  Hearing it was a painting and was intended as a gift makes sense.

[KnowTilNow]

What an excellent show last night. Front row, a roadie handed me a stick and and I met Jim James! He signed my poster!

[EverythingChanges]

What an excellent show last night. Front row, a roadie handed me a stick and and I met Jim James! He signed my poster!

Very cool! How long did you have to wait around to meet him?

[KnowTilNow]

Like twenty minutes after, I grabbed the poster. It was my first time meeting him. I was a little star struck.

[EverythingChanges]

Like twenty minutes after, I grabbed the poster. It was my first time meeting him. I was a little star struck.

Congrats, I'm sure I would be too.