OBH4!

[slappymoe]

Yeah I don't really get the appeal of the glow sticks. It's supposed to look cool to grown adults? There's an awesome non-stop light show right above the stage.

we were wondering about the genesis of it all........at what point in time, what year, what city, what band, what venue.....when, exactly, did the first fan sneak in the first glowstick and hurl it thru the air during the concert?

i'd love to know, 'cause they need to be slapped.

we had quite a graveyard of popped balloons and deflated beach balls around us.  it's cute at first, but i came to watch the shows, not dodge projectiles for 3 hours.

having said that, i thought the bear was hilarious.

[Woody]

Yeah I don't really get the appeal of the glow sticks. It's supposed to look cool to grown adults? There's an awesome non-stop light show right above the stage.

I blame Phish, as always.

[ditty]

We had a fabulous time at our 4th OBH, and felt extremely grateful to attend, with the band treating us to their wonderful catalog, in order of release.  We met so many great people, and it was awesome to see many, many, old faces as well.  We enjoyed the beach, arriving 2 days early, and spent WED, THU, FRI & SAT on the beach and SUN & MON at the pool, since the oceans was not happy.  On a side note, I believe this beach has red flags ALOT!  I have a friend who attended this place twice for conventions, and both times it was red flagged, and now OBH.  Of course the full moon contributed.

I want to thank the band.  I had a chance to meet and shake Tom's had right before PTM.  All I could think to say was, "thank you for all the band is giving us and tell him, he constantly had the hugest smiles nights 1 & 2." (see pics others post).  He replied, of course.

Regarding the venue, yes it was bigger, but it didn't feel that way to us.  Mostly because I studied the map before hand and we were in an "A" building.   The food was once again very good, IF you ate at the restaurants.  The Fox Brothers BBQ was OK at best.  The chicken was cold and the ribs were very tough, and we were there at the very beginning.  For folks that didn't eat good, skip the buffets.  We at at Los Galos and Zen twice each, along with a 3 a.m. pizza, from Pizzeto.  The restaurants were very big and handled the crowds well.  Also, my stomach handled the DR better than Mexico.

Regarding the talkers, I believe the extra 1K contributed to this.  I met a few people that didn't know the first 4 albums were played nights 1 & 2, along with an older gentleman that enjoyed night 1, but skipped night 2.  He had a blast night 3, and thought he would see night 4 from the back, in a sofa.

On our transportation out of the venue, a manager got on the buss and rara'd us, said he is now the biggest MMJ fan, and we were the best crowd ever.  He also mentioned there were 3,700 attendees.   

[Lonndown27]

the elusive complete TTF performance still remains uncaptured in the wild

AHAHAHAHAHHA

[BWE]

Making friends

Is everyone here on this forum also in the FB group? I was hoping to meet a few more people and make lifelong friends, but to be fair, my husband and I were on a mini-moon and not being as outgoing as usual. I spent two mornings in the spa using resort credits and then by the time we made it out to the pool – and we went to one of the smaller ones because it was easier to find chairs there – we just lounged and ate and watched the turtles swimming by. But everyone that we did talk to was nice; we just never talked long enough to exchange names.

Next year's dates

It was our first OBH and probably not our last. There's a tiny of part of me that's hoping it's the same weekend next year, which is also my folks' 50th wedding anniversary, which means we wouldn't be able to go. And then there's a huge part of me that hopes it shifts just a little bit and that the temptation turns out to be too great and I make another unsound financial decision (we just put our wedding on plastic, so there's a reckoning on the way) that my husband will give me crap about until we're there and he's having the time of his life.

In one way, I'm happy to hear the rumor that they signed a 3-year contract with the HRHPC, and in another, I was sort of hoping for a change of scenery. Don't get me wrong, based on the reports, this venue was way better than Mexico, but I'd love going somewhere new (and slightly closer). And while we didn't have any travel issues, I would definitely look into pre-nights next time; as long as it's not super early, I think post-nights might be too depressing, at least at the same resort. The overbooked airline's offer of a $1000 voucher and extra all-inclusive night was so tempting, and then when I was standing in that awful second screening line (where they take your passport away from you), I was really wishing I'd taken it.

Chatter & tall people

So, I was a little concerned because while I like MMJ and had been to one show before, I'm not a super fan. Like, I didn't know the other band members' names – I know them now (even recognized Tom standing in line on the same flight home) – or all of the albums. That said, this was an AWESOME introduction and I feel so privileged to have been able to hear all 7 in order. I especially loved Night 1. That said, we got pretty close to the stage, Jim side, like 10 rows back if there were rows, and I was going insane with the chatter. I don't even know all the songs – some it was the first time I've ever heard them – and for that very reason, I wanted people to shut the hell up.

And I saw that some of the tall people were getting shit from the short people, and there were a couple in front of me (somehow the same dude stood in front of me EVERY time) that were annoying, but I could've moved, or he probably would've let me in front. Tall people can't help being tall, but people can SHUT up, not throw stabby glowsticks and sticky drinks, and not wave their totems in your face. I think theme night is fun, but some people's hats/costumes were kind of a pain in the crowd...maybe that could be more of a daytime thing? I've been to plenty of big festivals, and I was expecting a little more out of this crowd honestly. It was a lot of the same inconsiderate behavior you see at any other festival – maybe the difference is that people at OBH are so happy to be there that they're more tolerant of the idiots? Anyway, I REALLY HOPE THEY GIVE US THE RECORDINGS and that you can't hear all the chatting.

Food and beer share

According to FB – that bastion of truth – lots of people got sick. I have a pretty strong stomach and didn't, but I didn't feel particularly well the whole time – but that's probably due to the booze, carbs, and sugar more than anything. I wasn't over or underwhelmed by the food. Zen and Ciao were fine. The lunch buffet with the ramen and poke (yes, I ate raw fish) was pretty good. I thought the late night room service was pretty poor, but not awful...and while it looked dodgy, I thought it was nice that they had food out by the stage because it was really easy to sort of forget to eat. I also feel in love with the empanadas at the coffee stand.

More bathrooms for us lowly folk with super far away rooms would've been nice. There was one time where I looked at the line and knew it would actually be faster to walk back to the room, but then I couldn't still hear the music.

We only went to one activity, the beer share, and that was pretty fun...and we got to see Britt Daniel walk by before his show. I wish they had put up signs to organize the beer by type and/or region, but I know this is the first year Cloud 9 took over and the little mugs were a cute touch.

Okay, I didn't mean to write this much...

Summary: had a great time; want to go again.

[ranyart]

I'm not a jealous or envious kind of person, but chatter about these shows is pushing the limit.  Three nights and seven albums including every MMJ song they have ever released is mind boggling.  Work will never allow us to attend given the current timing of this event which is even more unfortunate because my birthday happened to fall on the last night of this year's fun where they played for 3.5 hours.

I'm glad folks enjoyed the shows and definitely wish we could have been there.  I echo the hope the band finds a way to get proper copies of the shows in the hands of fans!

[Cameron]

Lack of bathrooms around the venue would probably be my biggest complaint.

[Rupert230]

Thom Joad, it was great to meet you— you chatted with me and my husband for a few minutes after night 4 and thanks so much for turning us on to archives.org! 

No PTM??  Damn, I was really hoping to hear that show again, I thought they killed it!  The wind wouldn't allow a good recording?

Anyway thanks again and looking forward to hearing nights 1 & 2!

[RobRoy286]

I'm not a jealous or envious kind of person, but chatter about these shows is pushing the limit.  Three nights and seven albums including every MMJ song they have ever released is mind boggling.  Work will never allow us to attend given the current timing of this event which is even more unfortunate because my birthday happened to fall on the last night of this year's fun where they played for 3.5 hours.

I'm glad folks enjoyed the shows and definitely wish we could have been there.  I echo the hope the band finds a way to get proper copies of the shows in the hands of fans!

I feel your pain. It's unbelievable to me that people who aren't even familiar with the catalogue shelled out money for this. And all the people talking. I can't imagine spending thousands of dollars to go to a festival of a band I don't absolutely love. Happy for everyone that made it, but damn. Also idk how I feel about trying to go in the future since they already played EVERYTHING this year...

[bobmono]

One thing about chatter and talking you hear - this is the only show where people are delivering you "free drinks" the entire time.  There is a lot of "thank yous" "gracias" and thinks like that being said when they hand you a drink, plus people placing specific drink orders with the staff.  I was by the soundboard -- people were into the show, and having fun and not just chatting the night away, but there was a lot of "excuse me" and "heads up" because full trays of drinks were coming into the crowd.

Funny story - one guy dropped an entire tray of drinks on me, i was soaked from the chest down.  He was so upset but I just started laughing, told him "fuck it, don't worry about it" I put my arm around him and we rocked out!  The staff was awesome!  Lots of them getting down during the show.

[Cameron]

I'm not a jealous or envious kind of person, but chatter about these shows is pushing the limit.  Three nights and seven albums including every MMJ song they have ever released is mind boggling.  Work will never allow us to attend given the current timing of this event which is even more unfortunate because my birthday happened to fall on the last night of this year's fun where they played for 3.5 hours.

I'm glad folks enjoyed the shows and definitely wish we could have been there.  I echo the hope the band finds a way to get proper copies of the shows in the hands of fans!

I feel your pain. It's unbelievable to me that people who aren't even familiar with the catalogue shelled out money for this. And all the people talking. I can't imagine spending thousands of dollars to go to a festival of a band I don't absolutely love. Happy for everyone that made it, but damn. Also idk how I feel about trying to go in the future since they already played EVERYTHING this year...

I'm a massive fan. Have been since 2002. My wife isn't but she loves the beach. Great vacation for both of us.

[Jbpats]

not sure if it's been posted yet but a saint has posted night 3 on archive.org
https://archive.org/details/mmj2018-03-05.flac/mmj2018-03-05s1t02.flac

Just finished Evil Urges and Look at you was by far my favorite track they played. Absolutely beautiful, never heard it live (in person) before.

[Lonndown27]

not sure if it's been posted yet but a saint has posted night 3 on archive.org
https://archive.org/details/mmj2018-03-05.flac/mmj2018-03-05s1t02.flac

Just finished Evil Urges and Look at you was by far my favorite track they played. Absolutely beautiful, never heard it live (in person) before.

We gotcha covered in the Tapings section! Always look there  isnt that Look At You so fucking perfect?

LEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEE FOLLLOOW UUUUU

[ditty]

not sure if it's been posted yet but a saint has posted night 3 on archive.org
https://archive.org/details/mmj2018-03-05.flac/mmj2018-03-05s1t02.flac

Just finished Evil Urges and Look at you was by far my favorite track they played. Absolutely beautiful, never heard it live (in person) before.

Can anyone help me with the best app for an ANDROID to listen to these shows?  I read through my wife's Facebook account others mentioning one, but couldn't find it on Android.  The ones I do find have shit reviews.  Thanks 

[iLikeBeer]

Can anyone help me with the best app for an ANDROID to listen to these shows?  I read through my wife's Facebook account others mentioning one, but couldn't find it on Android.  The ones I do find have shit reviews.  Thanks 

Have you tried Archivist?  I'm not sure if it's available on Android but I assume it would be.  Relisten is another good one.

[ditty]

Can anyone help me with the best app for an ANDROID to listen to these shows?  I read through my wife's Facebook account others mentioning one, but couldn't find it on Android.  The ones I do find have shit reviews.  Thanks 

Have you tried Archivist?  I'm not sure if it's available on Android but I assume it would be.  Relisten is another good one.

I have not tried Archivist, will try it out.  Thanks!

[Thom Joad]

One week ago today I was in a beautiful place!  Enjoy:

https://archive.org/details/mmj2018-03-03.flac

BTW - Did anyone keep track of which tunes the Preservation Horns sat in for?  If so, please let me know as I'd like to add it to the text files.

[ditty]

One week ago today I was in a beautiful place!  Enjoy:
https://archive.org/details/mmj2018-03-03.flac
BTW - Did anyone keep track of which tunes the Preservation Horns sat in for?  If so, please let me know as I'd like to add it to the text files.

AWESOME, thank you.  Yes, it was very beautiful.

[rkwedge]

One week ago today I was in a beautiful place!  Enjoy:

https://archive.org/details/mmj2018-03-03.flac

BTW - Did anyone keep track of which tunes the Preservation Horns sat in for?  If so, please let me know as I'd like to add it to the text files.

First of all thanks for these recordings 
PHJB played on Dancefloors, One Big Holiday, and Easy Morning Rebel Night 2
Evil Urges, Highly Suspicious, Black Metal, Magic Bullet, and One Big Holiday again night 4
I for the life of me do not remember if they did anything night one with MMJ but I'll try to find out.  Once again appreciate your effort to bring these to everybody.

[tmz]

One week ago today I was in a beautiful place!  Enjoy:

https://archive.org/details/mmj2018-03-03.flac

Thanks so much for taping and sharing these wonderful shows! 

BTW - Did anyone keep track of which tunes the Preservation Horns sat in for?  If so, please let me know as I'd like to add it to the text files.

Sadly not I.  I didn't even take many pictures -- I was so entranced by the band, the crowd, and the moon.