Hey to all,
Can't tell you how excited I am about the upcoming pre-Bonnaroo tour. I'll be heading down to the Birmingham show from Nashville. I was about to lose it when I saw that they were starting things off so near.
On a (somewhat) related note, I ran into most of the band back in February at the Station Inn seeing Gillian Welch/David Rawlings. I talked to Carl for a while, but I couldn't muster the nerve to say HEY to Jim. I nearly lost it when he walked in the room (the venue seats about 200 ... very small).
Anyway, here's to hoping that they hit Nashville, as well. Anyone else making the trip to 'Bama?
Jay
I'll probably be there (about 99% sure). I live in NW Alabama...
I live in Canada, but I'll probably be there.
(oh boy!)
i'm sooooo there man. gots my tix and everythang.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww baby yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where are the tickets available?
nvmd i found em. i live in louisiana but i think me and my fam are gunna make a little vacation out of it so ill prob be there. hooray first mmj show !
It's confirmed. I'll be there. :)
Is anyone planning on recording the show?
QuoteIt's confirmed. I'll be there. :)
Is anyone planning on recording the show?
You know, I should have my mini-disc recorder by then. (Stupid ebay stupid taking forEVER stupid American border not liking my postal code, apparently.) I have to bring it anyways, so maybe I could do it? (No idea how, but I bet YOU do... have you got a good mic? I have a crap one.)
How do we do that? Who do we have to ask? Do you think we could plug it straight into their board? They have their own sound guy, right?
So many questions. Anyhow, that's a possibility...
yo meg, isn't there some kind of postal workers dispute in canada right now?
Quoteyo meg, isn't there some kind of postal workers dispute in canada right now?
Really? Hm. Maybe. Those guys're always mad about something. (Perhaps even rightfully so...) I don't know. If it doesn't come soon, we shall have to take some measures.
no really...I do business with a company in Montreal (hence my aforementioned love for Quebec...are you listening Pascale? oui?!) so I hear all about "Canadian Gossip".
Between you and her, I've got the goods on y'all!
I still don't see an opener listed for Bham. Does that mean that we get a longet rock show?
:)
(cues violins)
longer than, there's been stars up in the heavens.... :)
Quote(cues violins)
longer than, there's been stars up in the heavens.... :)
now
I need that vomit emoticon! Hold on...
(http://www.spao.de/pict/smilies/puke.gif)
what, no love for dan fogelberg? ;)
the leader of the band is tired
and his eyes are growin' old
but his blood runs through my instrument
and his song is in my soul... ;)
blood runs through your instrument? Hey, John, let's keep it PG!
HAHAHA!
Hm, I assumed it was gonna be Willy Mason. But I never checked.
Interesting.
Perhaps you're right, 'wiggum. Maybe we'll get the longest show ever!
Or, maybe...
Quoteblood runs through your instrument? Hey, John, let's keep it PG!
somehow, I knew that was going to be a target!
how about that "same old lang syne" song...? adultery? check. drunken new year's eve fooling around? check.
does anyone think this show might sell out? i have to probably wait til i get home to sort out work and whatnot so i might not be able to order til may. should i worry?
Hell yeh it's official I am going to this show! Getting tickets ASAP!
QuoteHell yeh it's official I am going to this show! Getting tickets ASAP!
Yayyyyaaayyyy!
Somehow I didn't hear about this show till Friday. I bought tickets immediately. I haven't seen MMJ since Lebowski Fest last year and I can't wait.
Has anyone been to Sloss Furnace before? I've been there twice and it's pretty freaking sweet. I'll post some pics if anyone is interested.
I've been there a couple of times.
This is going to be one helluva show.
Please post some pics if you don't mind so the rest of the folks can see them.
You know, somehow, I just knew that this website was gonna pay off one day. I'll be in Birmingham by that time, and I think I'll take my wife to see the Jacket (seeing as how she didn't get to see 'em in Atlanta last year when I went). My problem is I don't have an address in Birmingham for them to mail the tickets to yet. I didn't notice a "will call" choice on Ticketmaster's website. What the hell am I gonna do?
I was JUST about to come here and see if you were gonna go.
Do what I did - pay for the tickets over the phone, and pick them up on the night of the concert. I couldn't order US tix from Canada, so I had to call, and rather than risking them not arriving until I leave, I just said to have them waiting for me at the door.
Whoop!
ah, but is there a "will call" at this show? meaning, picking up the tix at the show...sometimes there ain't that option...
what does the almighty ticket gods say?
Quoteah, but is there a "will call" at this show? meaning, picking up the tix at the show...sometimes there ain't that option...
what does the almighty ticket gods say?
I don't know - uh oh! They said I could pick them up at the door.. Is this, you don't think, I'm not gonna have a problem am I? :(
(what's a "will call"?)
I know Ticketmaster (always reminds me of Dungeonmaster) still has tickets available; but as to whether Sloss Furnace allows pickup? Who knows? I may just have to get TM to mail them to my sister's house in Pelham, and I'll get them from her. By the way, how can we identify each other at the show? We can all hang out and drink way too much beer.
It looks like you'll have to do TicketFast and print them out. It costs extra but it's very convenient.
Thanks to the archiving capabilities of Gmail, I have some pics here at my office. I thought I was gonna have to wait till later to post these:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/willco/Misc/Sloss1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/willco/Misc/Sloss2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/willco/Misc/Sloss3.jpg)
That's OAR performing. Not my favorite band but it was a lot of fun.
QuoteI know Ticketmaster (always reminds me of Dungeonmaster) still has tickets available; but as to whether Sloss Furnace allows pickup? Who knows? I may just have to get TM to mail them to my sister's house in Pelham, and I'll get them from her. By the way, how can we identify each other at the show? We can all hang out and drink way too much beer.
Hm. This now sucks. Hmmmmm. Can anybody in 'bama call the Sloss and ask them if tickets purchased from TM can be picked up at the door? TM says yes, but maybe this is a mix-up?
Drunkre, I have big red hair. I'll be with wiggum, wiggum's wife and my best friend (who also has red hair but it's much much smaller). I don't know the area, so I can't say a place to meet - but 'wiggum might know a close-by bar...
Or we could make up a secret signal so that we know that someone's from the board, so's not to cause a situation like this:
"Hey man, are you EC?"
"What?"
"Are you EC?"
"What is an EC?"
"You know, from the internet. Eh?"
"What the hell are you talking about, get away from me."
We could have a little secret spy move, like the touching of the nose, but using the three middle fingers (kind of like an 'm'). It could be very inconspicuous, but we would know.
I realize that nobody else will probably want to do the secret spy move. Which is fine.
No, no. I'm diggin' the secret spy thing. Has everyone seen the TV show Twin Peaks? We could stroke the left side of our face with our index fingers, just like the Sheriff's "secret society." What was their name? It's been years. Something like the Backroom Boys.
GOOD NEWS! There IS a will call window at Sloss Furnace - TicketMaster just confirmed for me. He double-checked, too. :) So you can do that, drunkre.
And I'm so fucking psyched that you want to do the spy move. I'm going to let you decide what it is, just let me know. And we shall be smoooooth. :)
Just got back to this thread... looks like you got it taken care of, EC! :)
I've met people at shows before by letting them know in advance what kind of shirt that I would be wearing. Also, picking a spot by the soundboard is usually pretty easy as well.
I have e-mailed Jim to see if it would be OK to bring a video camera, but I haven't heard back from him yet. If I get the greenlight, I'll be the guy with a video camera... :)
Okay, plus I'm gonna be wearing the same worn-out-ass cowboy hat that I was wearing to the Atlanta show. So, have you seen Twin Peaks? If not, have you seen the movie "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"?
QuoteOkay, plus I'm gonna be wearing the same worn-out-ass cowboy hat that I was wearing to the Atlanta show. So, have you seen Twin Peaks? If not, have you seen the movie "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"?
I used to watch Twin Peaks a bit until my Mom found me watching it, and then I wasn't allowed. I never did see the movie, although I read the diary. So I don't know what the signal is from that, but I do know how to scratch my face. Now I just can't remember if the index finger is your "pointer" finger or your bird finger...
I have no idea what I'll be wearing. Probably whatever is still clean at that point, if anything...
Sloss Furnace is close to downtown B'ham but it's still pretty isolated. The parking lot is field-like and very conducive to tailgating. I would recommend just meeting there. You could probably even grill out or just pack a picnic. Sloss also has a pretty big grassy area outside of the actual structure where the band plays.
That actually sounds good. Parking lots are a lot less crowded in general. I don't know about tailgating or anything (I don't have a truck); plus grilling out would be odd (I'm vegetarian). But meeting in the parking lot is cool. We'll stay in touch up till the concert.
I like the parking lot idea. :)
QuoteI like the parking lot idea. :)
I'm down with whatever. If anybody can recommend a cheap, nearby hotel or campsite area, that would be rad.
Damn. The more everybody talks about this place, the more special it seems. I bet it'll be very vibey.
Hey, if it's open air, does that mean we can smoke?
Wait, can you smoke in bars in the South?
There's a few places down here where they've banned smoking. But you can pretty much smoke just about anywhere in the South. Not only did I smoke, but I snuffed cigarettes out on the floor of the Coca Cola Theater in Atlanta (take that corporate swine!)
As far as I know you can smoke at bars in B'ham. I'm sure you can at Sloss. Sloss really is about the coolest venue I've been to. There's nothing else like it.
I found this page through a Google image search. The place where the band plays is (I think) on the right on the 6th row down and in the middle of the 8th row. It looks like a gravel floor in those pics but that's not how it is anymore. You can see it from the outside in other pics. It's the long gray metal building.
http://larryogay.20megsfree.com/photo.html
Ho. lee. crap. Corey, can we check this shit out in the afternoon while it's still light? It looks very awesome!!
I don't see why you couldn't. It's like a state park kind of deal. Sort of like the Vulcan statue. But what with the concert later that night and shee-ahht, they might have the place locked down for soundchecks and setting up.
QuoteI don't see why you couldn't. æIt's like a state park kind of deal. æSort of like the Vulcan statue. æBut what with the concert later that night and shee-ahht, they might have the place locked down for soundchecks and setting up.
True. ÊI hadn't thought of that. ÊHm. Ê
I certainly would NOT want to create any weirdness with security, or distract anybody from their rock 'n roll set up.
(I guess it might still be light when we get there anyway...)
It looks like you can tour the actual furnace part during the day. The last time I went to a concert, the gates didn't open for that section of the grounds until about 6:00, I think.
Here's some info about the tour:
http://www.slossfurnaces.com/media/html/learning_center/tours.html
I am the Google master :)
Dear Google Master,
Thank you for all of your recent googling efforts.
Take care,
EC
:)
Did I not mention the Sloss/Counting Crows story here before?
A buddy and I went to BHam a couple of years ago to see the Counting Crows at Sloss. We got to town early so that we could get a burger at the Purple Onion (that's a damn fine burger!). We got bored and decided that we would drive on over to Sloss to see what was going on over there. We thought that maybe we could hear the soundcheck from outside of the gates.
Well, I don't remember specific times, but we were there roughly 3 hours before the concert started. It was still daylight and we could hear some noises when we got out of the car. They were apparently getting the levels on the snare drum. We then decided to go closer to the gate and the damn thing was standing wide open. We decided that we would try to walk in and see if anyone would give us any hell.
Not one person bothered to ask us for credentials or a ticket. So we get to the back of the venue/concrete slope. We're back by the soundboard at this point. You can see of the Crows onstage either tuning or messing with their instruments while the soundguy gets the levels on the rest of the drums. Once the drummer is done, the band started playing a song that i hadn't heard before. This was back a month or so before Hard Candy was released.
Anyway, they played the same song again and then went through 2 more of the new songs. No one bothered us the whole time. We didn't go past the soundboard because we were SURE that someone would ask us to leave, but they never did.
The opening band then came out and did their soundcheck. Once they were done, we decided that we would just hang out until we were asked to go back outside, but they never did. We kept an eye on the front gate and waited for them to open the gates to the public. I'm not sure at what point they locked them. Once they opened them, we made our way to front-row, center and stayed there until the end of the show.
:)
NICE!! Good work, 'wiggs!
hell yeah. i'm glad to hear that a lot of you guys are coming. As far as meeting up, well , i can't predict what us mississippians will be wearing at the time of the concert, but what i can forsee is that we will be raisin all sorts of hell at the show. i mean that in a good way. you know, havin a good time and all. soo, if you want to meet some crazzy jacket fans, just merely look for the most ragin, out of control, drunk ass, obliviously crazy nutballs in the crowd...thats us. i promise, whether you realize, approve, or what not, you most likely will take notice of us and KNOW that WE are having a mighty mighty good time.
i wish the same for all of you guys. RAGE HARD!!!and ROCK N ROLL!!!!!!!
peace out
Twightzzz I hope you and your wild and "Drunk Ass" friends don't ruin the enjoyment for other MMJ fans around you.I like to have a good time and do like to drink but I try to be respectful to people who came to enjoy the majestic qualities that make up a MMJ show.I'v been to shows were drunken people have talked and yelled through some of Jim's quiet acoustic tunes,which can ruin the whole ambience of his great songs.Have a great time but please have respect for the band and their fans without destracting from the show on stage.
We should definitely get together before the show and tour the place. That would be hella-awesome; plus, it would be hella-easier to spot each other. Going to Birmingham tonight; driving a crappy car; wish me luck.
Good luck, Drunkre!!
i'm taking it that after 4 pages of replies, we're pumped for the birmingham show... ;)
Nah, it's gonna blow.
Everyone's seen antoniostrohs avatar, right? By the way, has anyone else been sucked in by Nickelodeon's Avatar series; it's badass, that's all I can say. Anyway, back to the topic. antoniostrohs has, quite possibly, the coolest avatar ever. I copied into MS Paint, and am currently in the process of turning it into an iron-on patch. Now, I've seen the movie "PCU," as I'm sure have all of you. In that movie, the main character tells a guy, "Don't be the guy wearing the band t-shirt to the same band's concert...Don't be that guy." Dammit, I wanna be that guy. I mean, this is a cool ass pic. Pabst Blue Ribbon for God's sakes!!!
Go! Do it! I think it's wicked when people wear band shirts to concerts. Plus, it'll make things a LOT easier when we're looking for you. I swear, I am going to be looking for Noam Chomsky. ;)
I put this together using one of the photos from the gallery. Since I am a big fella, I can't find MMJ shirts in my size, so I'm going to see if I can get my buddy to screenprint this for me:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/olwiggum/bonnarooBW.jpg)
Very rock, corey. I think homemade tshirts are nicer anyhow. It's just a little more effort, and shows the love. :)
(Mind you, the promoters might feel differently. Ah well.)
I understand, but they don't like fat people apparently, or don't believe that we exist...
It must be so frustrating. >:(
In other news, just read this about the BHam show:
QuoteJUNE 3
My Morning Jacket. Stage One: A Benefit for Vines & Waldrep City Stages, with Moses Mayfield (formerly Stewart Mayfield Project) and Eliot Morris. Sloss Furnaces, 32nd Street and First Avenue North, Birmingham. 8 p.m. $15 advance, $20 day of show, plus service charge, available through Ticketmaster.
from http://www.al.com/entertainment/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/111419373234220.xml
Here's Moses Mayfield's site: http://www.stewartmayfieldproject.com/
And here's Eliot Morris http://www.eliotmorris.com/
Apparently you have to have an 'm' in your name to play...
I've heard that Eliot Morris is really good. He's playing here in Auburn tonight but it's at a bar that's far too fancy for my standards. It seems like I'd already heard Moses Mayfield was playing. I couldn't remember the name at the time.
I also found out that my girlfriend's roommate's boyfriend (who I'm pretty good friends with) is the stage manager for this show. Fingers crossed for some backstage access.
don't worry timmy...everything will be a-ok...you won't have a bad time at our expense...we'll definitely have enough control to pee standing up or your money back...
yes. b-ham only days away.
peace outttttttt
Twlightzzz,I won't even be at that show.My only concern was for other fans who might be seeing for the band for the first time and didn't want it ruined by loud drunks or as you put it "The most ragin,drunk ass out of control,obliviously crazy nutballs in the crowd..that's us". And from what I read here I wasn't the only one who has been affected and is still concerned about other fans enjoyment.Have as much fun as you want,just be cool to the others around you.Your goodtime can affect someone elses goodtime.Rock on my brother.
I think (think, man, think) that I've seen Stewart Mayfield Project. They opened for Everclear when I saw them on their "So Much For The Afterglow" tour in Panama City Beach, FL (Spinnakers sucks! They'll throw you out for slam dancing...at a Everclear concert). They (Stewart Mayfield) were alright. Kind of RAWK.
Again, how anyone can have an entire show ruined (RUINED!) by some loud drunk guys is way beyond me. Timmy, are you sure you mean that the whole show is ruined?
ycartrob,I don't think Timmy said anything about an entire show being ruined.Think he mostly was talking about the quiet acoustic portion of the show being ruined.I myself and others here just don't like screaming and hollering at inapropriate moments during some the beautiful songs Jim wrote and I'm sure the band doesn't like it too much either.But more power to you if you would rather hear someone screaming request and profanities during Jim acoustic songs instead of enjoying them as they were meant to be heard.Yell all you want before or after the songs
Antonio, more power to me if I would RATHER hear people shouting and cussing during the acoustic set? My, that's a very far leap from my statment (actually has nothing to do with my statement). I'd much rather have total quiet during the acoustic set (do I really have to say that?), but if someone yells (which they probably will), don't let it RUIN the show, man. I, for one, have NEVER understood why people yell during the obvious quiet times, but it has NEVER, EVER ruined the show for me. Good grief, this ain't the symphony, it's rock and roll. I can imagine Timmy driving to the show (or Antonio) shaking, hoping to God no one RUINS the rock show: "Gee, I hope no one is loud and obnoxious at the rock and roll show tonight..." That doesn't fly in my book (and anyone's book who rocks). Let's pray for silence during the acoustic set and free-for-all rockin' during the rock parts and accept the quality music and don't let ANYTHING ruin a set from one of the greatest hard working bands today! Hail to My Morning Jacket and Viva Birmingham and Viva Athens!!
Can I interject by saying that I think we're all saying the same thing, basically? Antoniostroh's is just sayin' that people can be drunken shits at inappropriate times. Obviously nobody's entire time is ruined, but some drunken asshole can seriously get on your nerves. You know what he's talking ycartrob, come on. I believe antoniostrohs has seen a helluva lot of rock in his life - he knows how to rock. We all do. But, just like in a regular bar situation if you're going to the bar to get a drink and some guy keeps giving you a hard time (for WHATEVER reason), it's a pain in the ass, and it can piss you off. Same in a rock show - your concentration can be wrecked if somebody's yelling in your ear, or bangin' into you the whole time.
Anyhow, I think that's all anyone is saying.
ycartrob,I apologize if misinterpreted what you meant.I just assumed by defending it you were also condoning it.We all like to have a good time and like EC said some people just don't like drunk people yelling or doing inapropriate things during shows.And yes sometimes I do hope before I go to a show that no one is annoying to distract from the show.I just hope for people to respect others and I tend to do the same.It by no means ruins the total show but what the show could have been.I have been to many a shows and have half the audience pay no attention to the band and talk at the bar.To me thats shows lack of respect for the band and for the other fans who came to listen.That's just me and and a few others opinion.Once again I'm sorry if I took your comments out of context.
Peace and Long Live The Jacket
sweet jesus people. ok. sorry i should have said that me and the fellas were planning on having a really good time. for some reason, everyone starts thinking about how "their time" and the bands show will suffer. don't be so pretentious and don't assume that bc i'm from MS that all i do is fuck with people and shout loud obscenities all the time.
my good time is usually self contained to my group. i was just using those descriptive words to insinuate how much fun we gonna be having. timmy. like i said don't worry.
jesus.
yeah, a lot of people talkin throughout the show sucks. But MMJ is too fuckin loud for that to matter, except during the slow ones. that's when you take those people out...bottles to the head.
me and my friends will have good time. maybe that's all i needed to say.
dammit!
can we please just rock and roll?
(yes :))
twilight, I raise my cup of rock and roll to you....I salute you. Let there be rock!
twightzzz and ycartrob I'm sorry,all I was trying to do is make sure the show was fun for everybody.Didn't mean to step on anyone toes.I also apologize to the gods of rock n roll for wanting others to enjoy the show as much as me.Please forgive me I'm old and less tolerant.
I hope you all enjoy the show, you lucky sods ;)
Every time I see this thread my heart leaps a little then I remember you're not talking about the Birmingham that's near me :'(
so this is a my morning jacket show and a my morning jacket show only? how long is it? and when is the starting time? a road trip is probably most definitely in order (i live in west tennessee)
i think its a real deal mmj show. never know though.
the ticket says this:
vines & waldrep city stages
ASSOCIATION BOARD
presents
MY MORNING JACKET
sloss furnaces
FRI JUN 5 2005 8:00PM
west tennessee? you better bring yer ass is all i gots to say!
QuoteIt must be so frustrating. >:(
In other news, just read this about the BHam show:
from http://www.al.com/entertainment/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/111419373234220.xml
Here's Moses Mayfield's site: http://www.stewartmayfieldproject.com/
And here's Eliot Morris http://www.eliotmorris.com/
Apparently you have to have an 'm' in your name to play...
Not quite, oh well.
I have my tics and will be rocking out, but not quite as hard as twilight.
this is TOMMORROW!! why are you fuckers not talking about this?? i so cannot wait.. the trip there is going to be fun too.. we already have tons of fun "roadtrip games" to play..
one of my all-time favorites is 'actor movie actor' which consists of someone naming an actor and the next person naming a movie they were in and the next person names a different actor in the same movie and then the pattern keeps on.. this sparks alot of random conversation as well.
Coming from Jackson, MS! Can't Wait! Does anyone know anything about this place?
QuoteComing from Jackson, MS! Can't Wait! Does anyone know anything about this place?
It's haunted!!!!!!! :o
I know it's gonna kick ass! :)
I've been to 2 shows at Sloss and they were both awesome. It's a great venue.
i have to figure out where to get tickets tommorrow.. i am rolling in with two companions who don't have tickets right now.. where will i be able to pick some up at tommorrow as i'm rolling into town?
ok i'm going to assume the box office under first ave.
Quoteok i'm going to assume the box office under first ave.
I believe there's a window there that you can go to. That's where I'm meant to pick my tickets up.
Oh.My.Lord. I am so excited. We're having soul food for lunch tomorrow. In Athens, then we're driving to Birmingham (where I've suggested we find a good barbeque). And Brian and Drunkre, you'd better git those cell phones on!!
;D
owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww baby! Fuck. Hell Yeah. Tomorrow: the craziness begins mo'fukas! yeah!!!!!!
24 hours from right now...rock n roll bliss...
i see that dude is driving from Jackson, MS. Well, duder, good to know some locals will be there. I'm comin from Yazoo City, MS (work in Jacktown).
i shoud be bringin a minidisc recorder in case someones there tapin, in case said person wants to let me daisychain on in. a buddy of mine (also comin from jacktown) 's gonna try to bring in a digital camcorder. i gots a digital camera, so if they let us in with any of it, well i'll have some shit to say the least.
get pumped you crazy bastards...THE JACKET RIDES AGAIN!!!!!!
can you believe it? this is great.. it's kinda like the quiet before the storm that is the pre-bonnaroo and bonnaroo shows. i just can't wait to see my brother's reaction after he sees them live and in color. him and my other friend just dont understand me when i try to describe it but they soon will. they love mmj but they dont know what they're in store for. i shall spend the 5 hour drive back home that night with a few new mmj junkies.
my roadtrip CD:
1. Cobra (gotta have the long ass album version for the road)
2. Death is the Easy Way (with M. Ward at Toronto)
3. The Man in Me (Bob Dylan cover at Lebowski Fest)
4. Tyrone
5. They Ran (acoustic)
6. Bermuda Highway
7. Just Because I Do
8. Lowdown (live at bonnaroo)
9. Nashville to Kentucky (in this case it should be Nashville to B-ham)
10. Uno Grande Holiday (bonnaroo)
11. I Will Sing You Songs (a really long live version cant remember when or where it was recorded)
I think I'm gonna have to use two cds.. dammit Cobra takes up half of the cd.