HOLY FREAKIN' 40 WATT

[TheBigChicken]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  I grew up in Athens..Oh shit ...those guys are playing in a fucking closet!!!!! I think my new year has been made...I just got my tix and I think I'm going to fucking cry!!!!! Not this many good things happen...shit I am crying...last show for me was the Fillmore new year....But my old home town 40 fucking Watt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna start DRINKING and PLANNING....get ready Athens .....I'm coming home

[ycartrob]

Now how in the hell can I pull this off in the middle of the week? I saw The Jacket at the 40 Watt summer of 2005 and was probably the best rock show I have ever been to (can I get an amen Brian?). We were all up in the crunk, hot, sweaty, bouncing, singing. Go to the archives site and download Magheetah to hear what I'm talking about! http://www.archive.org/details/mmj2005-06-04.ak40.flac16

I might not be able to swing this, but for you souls who can, do it! YOU GOT TO GO! Especially if you've only seen the boys on their latest tour in one of those sit down theaters. It will be down right cruunky up in the 40 Watt. Damn!  

[ms. yvon]

their website makes this place look terrific!  there is a pic of jonathan richman on the wall:  always ups the cred of venue.   8-)

[ycartrob]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_Watt_Club

[TheBigChicken]

their website makes this place look terrific!  there is a pic of jonathan richman on the wall:  always ups the cred of venue.   8-)

don't kid yourself kids....this place is a real old school DUMP...the only thing not old and damn right smelly is the name...take 20 day old beer,cigarettes,vomit,piss,and whatever bar leftover stinches available ,mix'em up and you might get the idea...can't FUCKIng wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You gonna be there????

[ms. yvon]

step 1:  i have tickets (!) [smiley=beer.gif]

now, that whole arranging the work schedule thing comes into play...(i can do eet!)

[steelyB]

last time I was at the 40 Watt was for Morphine. It's been way too long - really looking forward to these shows!

[Fully]

This was the closest thing I could find for a thread about the 40 Watt Prom shows.  I found this crappy video that only 73 people had viewed. I thought y'all might enjoy it.  https://youtu.be/pKj_iNvq0IY

[Vibrations]

Awesome. Night 2?  I was standing against the stage directly in front of Jim.  Got Jim's set list from the night somewhere. Still has black tape on it and all.

[ellisintransit]

Take a trip back through memory lane here:

http://forum.mymorningjacket.com/index.php/topic,6855.0.html

I was only at Night 1, but it is still near the top of my all-time best shows list.  I was on the rail in front of Jim for night 1, got not one but two picks, with his signature on one side and the Okonokos orangutan on the other.  Gave one to my rail friends, and proceeded to lose mine the next day lol. 

[ms. yvon]

fully,  the sound on that clip isn't great but the video is just fab enough! it's weird and wonderful to get a peek at such an amazing, 8-years-gone show.

ellis, i clicked on that link and am now 90 minutes later into my morning.    what a terrific thing to relive.

and beth, thanks again for the recordings of these shows!  might have to listen to them today...  yes.  yes i will