TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOUR RITES OF SPRING EXPERIENCE!

[Angry Ewok]

I actually got harrassed by some lame ass McDonald's security dude for having my Viking Helmet on, that night. We were grabbing a bite to eat for the road home - and I had just noted that all of the guards were dressed up like SWAT wannabe's... when this huge ass dude taps on my window (passenger side) because somebody in front of us flicked HIM off, then got scared and said they were flicking US off...

He wanted to see what kind of shit we were up to, and ended up just harrassing me for having a viking helmet.

Those security/cops/Happy Meal SWAT are fucking Gestapo at that McDonalds, the dude said he was "this close" to "yanking that little bitch out of her window and slamming her onto the ground and cuffing her"... That's a nearly direct quote.

Me being 5'5 with a viking helmet, and him being well bigger than me with a can of mace - I kinda wanted to get out of their FAST.

  :-X

[EC]

i'd say she's one hell of a trooper for actually waering the helmet with me for the first eight songs or so. i wanted to really rock out, so i put it down on the ground. some other dude quickly found it and sported it, so it went to good use.

not to mention, i trooped around nashville by foot to go to the starbucks right there with her and wore my viking helmet most of the whoel time. she actually associated with me during that time, which is a pretty big thing to say for a guy wearing a plastic viking helmet.

oh fo sho.  i was only teasing because you disappeared for a bit.  ;)

i have no idea what i would have done in her situation, but she was very very cool and did not mind our dorkiness.  :)  which is ALWAYS a good sign in a girlfriend, i'd say.  

[EC]

let me qualify this - i shouldn't do a group dorkiness.  i am dorky, the rest of y'all are kick ass as hell. :)  

[corey]

There's not much that hasn't already been said, but I'll put in my $.02.

-The boys were on fucking FIRE. Carl rocked out like I've never seen him rock out and Jim did a bunch of yelling, much more so than usual. There were a couple of times when he just walked up to the mic and yelled in the mic between songs.
They were clearly re-energized from the downtime of the last few months.

-I think I yelled louder than ever in the "OH SHIT! RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!" part near the end of "Run Thru". That part especially got me for some reason that night.

-"Dancefloors" was played for me, not Tracy. That's my jam. ;)

-It was wonderful sharing the whole experience with the folks around me. You know who you are. Y'all are fantastic. Can't wait for the next time.

-Patrick's snare drum increasing in volume during "Dancefloors". It wasn't because the soundguy was changing it either. It was because he was beating the ever-loving shit out of it.

-Tom's haircut. It was neat to see the expressions on his face for the first time while thumping that bass. He means business, folks.

-Bo brought it all night. Non-stop. He and Patrick did quite a bit of clapping and hyping to the crowd. Gotta love that.

[JohnnyRage]

Who else here was impressed with the Secret Machines? Only thing I didn't like was when the lyrics were a little too literal.

I liked the build up in their songs and that they were mostly 6-7 min long.

[TEO]

I am glad to see Jim's hair is growing out!

[PJM82]

First of all, thanks for all the great reviews of the show.  Second, I got lucky enough to take in my second MMJ last Friday evening.  I first saw MMJ two years ago at ACL when the only thing I knew about the band was that they played a form of Southern Rock.  Fell in love with their intensity and emotion that day and been wearing the jacket ever since.  Anyways, after about twelve beers, 2,000 sorority girls, and a big chance of rain, MMJ hit the stage at 11:30 and proceeded to just destroy.  I just about cried when they started off the show with 'One Big Holiday'...that is about of good as an opening track I know for any band...wish they ran the drum solo a little longer at the beginning...love hearing the other shows where you just never know how long Patrick is going to play before Jim drops in with the guitar...the rest of the show was just surreal and the boys left the stage physically exhausted and drained...I am missing out on Bonaroo but looking forward to seeing MMJ in the future...thanks to everyone who kept the intensity up despite the lame college crowd...catch you later and remember alcohol only makes you tired.

[BH]

But I'm already wrapped up in a bottle of wine.

[porchdweller]

They were fucken awesome.  Jim looked like a damn tasmanian devil with his hair whipping around and red lights.  This one of the top 5 shows i've ever been too and that includes the Palace last year.  Can't wait to see them and Pearl Jam in Boston.  My two favorites tearing apart one venue.

[goldengirl]

I am crying over my computer. Seriously, you all are the luckiest bastards on earth. That show sounds sooo amazing! Who took the picture of the set list? Did you take it home with you? Damn it! I don't think I can read about your guys's experiences at this show anymore. I am green with envy.  :'(

[kellilou3]

I am crying over my computer. Seriously, you all are the luckiest bastards on earth. That show sounds sooo amazing! Who took the picture of the set list? Did you take it home with you? Damn it! I don't think I can read about your guys's experiences at this show anymore. I am green with envy.  :'(

I feel the same way, and my ass lives in Nashville, too!