Ryman reports

[Specialist]

i still can't get over this show. It was a dream come true, and meeting the band afterwards was nice!

I got some videos but two fucks behind me kept talking and you can here them talking on all of them.

[Deez]

The Gospel was righteous fa sho!  I'm not new to the band but new to this forum.  Can someone give me a heads-up on the best way to get a copy of the show?  I've seen tons of bands in many venues, and I'm not shy when I say that this might possibly be the best show I've ever seen/heard.  "Phone Went West">knock on your back door...shewee!

[Angry Ewok]

Just got home. Show kicked ass. Mind not able to collect complete thoughts. Sound was the best I've ever heard anywhere. The seats were cool. The security was kinda lame. Meg was hot and I got a hug. Tom was hot but we kept it to the hand shake. Tracey had an awesome jacket. Went by first names and shook alot of hands. Hanging out with vikings was awesome - felt like a second family that I'd been hanging with for years. Seeing Specialist before the show made me feel "at home" as he was the first person I recognized.

Ryman overall was the absolute best experience I've ever had. Alan took some beautiful pictures.

[Anu]

Hanging out with vikings was awesome - felt like a second family that I'd been hanging with for years..

Tho' we only met momentarily, the helmeted brethren deserve serious props. How cool were they!

[Angry Ewok]

I met you, Anu?

[megisnotreal]

Alan took some beautiful pictures.

Can't wait to see them.

It was great meeting everyone, and although Tom's beard made him a prince among men, I give Tracy major cool points for his... luminescent ensemble.

 8)

[aMD]

you know what I'm going to ask... any tapers?  brian?

[corey]

Brian didn't bring his rig.

I saw a pair of mics on the board last night, but I don't know if they were there for the bands purposes or what.

[megisnotreal]

Brad/ Alan... I just saw some of the pics you guys uploaded to facebook. Why did I leave so early? I could have met the band. I've been waiting three years for that.

Son of a BITCH! I am a dumbass.

Why did I leave early?

I am currently kicking myself in the (dumb) ass.

Oh, and to add insult to injury: I left early b/c I had a 9am class. Woke up, went to class, and it was canceled.

(sigh)  :'(

[sweatboard]

you know what I'm going to ask... any tapers?  brian?

I guess we chickened out.  They Ryman was rock solid in thier policy of no taping.  I don't really want to think about that though.  :'(  I can say that if I had taped you would have heard some really drunk harmonizing from some of the folks around me.  God love em, they were loving the show and I can respect that but it wasn't anything I want to hear more than once.  

[Angry Ewok]

One thing that has been sticking to me... the new version of They Ran is absolutely beautiful.

[megisnotreal]

One thing that has been sticking to me... the new version of They Ran is absolutely beautiful.

Yes it is.

And how awesome was it when Jim was singing/ jumping around while holding that stuffed animal (looked like a woolly mammoth from where I was)?

[osoZ]

First time seeing MMJ.  Been listening to them for a few years now.  Planned to see them at Vandy earlier this year but I had to go train for work that weekend.  Fabulous show.  Was right in front of Jim.  I can't say anything that hasn't been said by anyone else.  The biggest things people need to know is that whenever a band they list plays the Ryman, you go.  Period.  I have seen Ben Harper, Wilco, String Cheese Incident, MMJ, etc there.  All proove to be the best shows that I have seen of said band(Ben Harper is 5 times at the most overall).

I got a few pictures I will post if that is ok.

First one is the aforementioned stuffed animal.


Just rocking out...


Early on before it got "fucking" hot on stage...


I forget what this device is called...

[osoZ]

Yep this was a double post...

[megisnotreal]

great pics, thanks for sharing

 :)

[ycartrob]

Got Bucie to autograph it (sez: Don't eat yellow snow)

[dragonboy]

Thanks for the pics osoZ, Jim looks so good in that suit!

[BH]

Excellent Pics!

[Angry Ewok]

I introduced myself to Bruce last night, actually. I shook his hand and wanted to know his real name, so that I wouldn't have to yell "HOTWHEELS MAN!"...

Now what's the guy's name who does the sound checks? You know, the guy who goes, "YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. HEY, HEY. YEAH, YEAH."

Seriously, though, those guys are the unsung heroes of the band for all the hard work they do before/during/after the shows.

[dragonboy]

Seriously, though, those guys are the unsung heroes of the band for all the hard work they do before/during/after the shows.

Quite right.
I met some of the crew after the Astoria show & thanked them for their great work. Jim's guitar guy (is that Bruce? short hair, Slayer T-shirt, lots of tats) couldn't understand why I was thanking him but they do a great, great job that deserves to be acknowledged.