with the recent resurrection of the band, and hopefully lots to look forward to in 2020, isn't it time for a re-launch of the fan club?
i know wonderful union was frustrating at times, but my membership got me into a couple of very special member-only shows and generally great seats at other times.
thoughts?
While 1.0 wasn't perfect, I would welcome it back in a heartbeat.
Quote from: MamaKel on Sep 03, 2019, 09:22 AMRoll Call gave me some of the best experiences of my life. I understand that it became a logistical pain in the ass, but every experience in the FAM club was extraterrestrial. I would gladly quit my day job and run it pro bono out of my garage.
Dude...The Waterfall at Headliners was my son's first Jacket show. All those soundcheck parties, cool vinyls, Octoplasmic reticulums...
LET'S START A PETITION AND PRETEND THAT THE GUYS IN JACKET ARE OUR CONGRESSMEN!!!!! (Pooch, Denise, and lil Poochkins can be the first family)
Ahh yes the Soundcheck parties. :smiley: How great were they? :cool: Honestly if Roll Call ever comes back and I could have only one perk from them, they would be it. :thumbsup:
So many great memories from those and they were worth every penny. Great to see the guys in that intimate setting, feeling loose, cracking jokes, some great stories told and then getting a few tunes as the cherry on top. Can't forget the posters we got and not having to deal with the merch table pre show was a huge bonus for me.
I'd love love love it if they were offered again and would be at every one for the shows I'd be going to if I was lucky enough to score them.
Quote from: MamaKel on Sep 03, 2019, 09:22 AMRoll Call gave me some of the best experiences of my life.
i'm pretty sure my buddy and i exchanged brief pleasantries with you at jim's solo show at the basement in nashville. and i also got into one of the waterfall rehearsals at headliners. you must have been there the second night.
wouldn't have those memories without the fan club.
bring it back. take my money. please.
Quote from: MamaKel on Sep 03, 2019, 09:22 AMRoll Call gave me some of the best experiences of my life. I understand that it became a logistical pain in the ass, but every experience in the FAM club was extraterrestrial. I would gladly quit my day job and run it pro bono out of my garage.
Dude...The Waterfall at Headliners was my son's first Jacket show. All those soundcheck parties, cool vinyls, Octoplasmic reticulums...
LET'S START A PETITION AND PRETEND THAT THE GUYS IN JACKET ARE OUR CONGRESSMEN!!!!! (Pooch, Denise, and lil Poochkins can be the first family)
Killer idea about making Pooch and Denise our congressmen/congresswomen! I even wore my Denise and Pooch Roll Call shirt out in town yesterday when we went shopping.
My Roll Call Card from the first year (2011) is always with me in my wallet.
By the way, I was lucky enough to have been invited to BOTH of the Friends and Family Waterfall Rehearsal Shows at Headliners in Louisville back in April of 2015! Two wonderful Roll Call/Forum Folks made me their +1 and I will be forever grateful (I was Front Row, Dead Center for both shows too!!!) KILLER!
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I have no inside info, but I predict that the fan club will be back in some form. There may be different perks and hopefully a different company running it. The soundchecks were the best..... amazing to hear extra songs, very reasonable price, signed poster, hanging with other die hard fans, etc. I also hope they do that again. Early access to tickets and those VIP packages would most likely be back.
Roll Call was pretty amazing.. I went to one of the soundchecks and that was really special! I certainly hope that it comes back soon!
Only got to go to one of the soundcheck shows but it was great. Early entry was worth the price of the club as well. I still love my Pooch and Denise shirt. It's really the only MMJ shirt I wear besides Toogans.
for all the hassles and complaints with roll call, I can't really complain, as I won 2 free tickets to the Waterfall private listening party at Sonos Studio in Hollywood with Jim and Bo and also won 2 free tickets to the NPR/KCRW First Listen Live Waterfall show at Mack Sennet Studio. Both were pretty amazing experiences.
Quote from: Cameron on Sep 05, 2019, 05:11 PMOnly got to go to one of the soundcheck shows but it was great. Early entry was worth the price of the club as well. I still love my Pooch and Denise shirt. It's really the only MMJ shirt I wear besides Toogans.
The Pooch and Denise shirt is my favorite too. Which shirt is the Toogans one?
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Where did this shirt come from? Love it and have been roll call since say but have never seen that before.
I got it on the 2003 tour.
Here's someone slightly famous wearing that "Toogans" shirt from a while ago (this is the only version I've ever seen of this photo, so I can't show the whole shirt).
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Why is there still a Roll Call dropdown menu at the top of the site? Has that always been there? I thought it had disappeared... is there really a Roll Call 2.0?
That shirt is pretty cool, thanks for posting I never saw that one before!!!
Thanks Cameron.
Toogans used to post on occasion. He knew his stuff..... seemed like he worked with the band in some capacity. I remember he provided cool details about how Bo hit the keys during performances of Steam. And about the recordings of the bootlegs.
Quote from: Cameron on Sep 07, 2019, 02:45 PMI got it on the 2003 tour.
Ahhhhhh....2 years before I got on the bus. Funny how the universe works. I attended the highly modified field day at giants stadium in June 2003. It was headlined by radiohead, beastie boys, blur, spiritualized, and beck (who slipped before he went on stage and cancelled). Anyway it was a beautiful rainy mess and Radiohead played 8 songs off of hail to the thief two days before the album was released (see full setlist https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/radiohead/2003/giants-stadium-east-rutherford-nj-33d6ec6d.html).
Anyhoo, 2 years later I saw this really cool band called my morning jacket at bonnaroo. Well, 40 shows later and i now realized that i could've see MMJ at that very same field day festival 3 months before it still moves was released.
Anywhoo, sorry to ramble kind folks. Everything happens in it's own time!
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I'd hope roll call comes back, always loved it. Was a member from day one and great way to support the band. Hopefully some tweaks can happen as well.
I'm told Roll Call will return, but no details on changes, improvements, etc. Toogans was the name of MMJ's first van. "Toogans" who posts here occasionally is an insider in the know.
I've been a Roll Caller from day one and hope it returns. I'd love some input in it on what was great and what was maybe not so great.
Would really love Roll Call to come back! Never had issues with it and loved the perks. Would offer my input if they bring back :)
2-year bump.
I'd pay for it.
I'll 2nd that...
Quote from: Bulldog on Oct 04, 2021, 08:58 PMI'll 2nd that...
Take my non-existent money!!!!
Still no update on an official fan club / roll call / wonderful union resurrection?? I wore the 2014 roll call shirt until it fell apart on me
It would be really nice to get an update.
I guess management probably doesn't read this forum.....
Quote from: kevndoherty on Mar 28, 2022, 07:04 PMStill no update on an official fan club / roll call / wonderful union resurrection?? I wore the 2014 roll call shirt until it fell apart on me
I don't see it coming back...there's too much money to be made with VIP packages.
Quote from: CountSA on Mar 29, 2022, 11:31 PMQuote from: kevndoherty on Mar 28, 2022, 07:04 PMStill no update on an official fan club / roll call / wonderful union resurrection?? I wore the 2014 roll call shirt until it fell apart on me
I don't see it coming back...there's too much money to be made with VIP packages.
Sad but true. Even PJ is finally doing some premium pricing.
If PJ is doing this kind of thing now then I agree sadly that this probably won't happen again. BUMMER but hey it was great while it lasted!!!
Quote from: ChiefOKONO on Mar 30, 2022, 01:32 PMIf PJ is doing this kind of thing now then I agree sadly that this probably won't happen again. BUMMER but hey it was great while it lasted!!!
It really was. The early entry was a sweet perk but I really enjoyed the sound check parties and would love to see them come back. It was really great to see the band a bit laid back and joking around with those of us there, hearing a few tunes, and of course the posters.
It was more the atmosphere of them for me and even though they were short, getting an additional 3-4 songs of MMJ live music made them worth every penny. I still feel they were a great deal cost wise, even if they didn't give us a poster but with them the sound checks were not only a treat but a bargain.
Who can ever forget the "Under the Overpass" Forecastle one?
Oh yeah!!!! I was lucky enough to do one of the soundchecks and it was amazing. I agree, that is something really special and would LOVE for that to return in some form.
Quote from: ericm on Mar 31, 2022, 07:13 AMwho can ever forget the "Under the Overpass" Forecastle one?
very lucky how that whole scene worked out. even managed to snag one of patrick's drumsticks!
fan club was well worth it, imo. scored some great seats to some great shows.
Early entry to red rocks in '15 and being able to snag a foil poster made it more than worth it for just that.
Roll Call was worth it simply for early entry to GA shows. So many great spots earned over the years simply because of the badge! Wiltern, Red Rocks 15 and 16, and Broomfield 17 were the highlights for me.
Unfortunately, it seems fan clubs are being replaced with VIP ticket offers throughout the market. Why collect $50 per year for a Roll Call membership when you can offer similar perks by doubling ticket prices? Early entry for GA shows and/or poster procurement matters to me. The VIP poster, same design for an entire tour, is not my favorite. The Osprey backpacks, toiletry bags, blankets, and earplugs are ok, but gimmicky and hardly necessary.
Quote from: johnnYYac on Jul 18, 2022, 02:29 PMUnfortunately, it seems fan clubs are being replaced with VIP ticket offers throughout the market. Why collect $50 per year for a Roll Call membership when you can offer similar perks by doubling ticket prices? Early entry for GA shows and/or poster procurement matters to me. The VIP poster, same design for an entire tour, is not my favorite. The Osprey backpacks, toiletry bags, blankets, and earplugs are ok, but gimmicky and hardly necessary.
Speaking of the VIP perks, has anyone gotten their blanket from the current tour? We went to the Knoxville show back on 4/20/2022 and even got an e-mail asking me to confirm my address for it to be sent to our house, but there hasn't been any follow up e-mail or a delivery of the blanket. It's been 3 months now.
As far as the Osprey backpacks go, I gave one to my teenaged grandson, and he says he likes it a lot. I use the other one every day to carry my "stuff" back and forth to work. It's my default briefcase. I like it.
Quote from: Mr. White on Jul 18, 2022, 07:51 PMQuote from: johnnYYac on Jul 18, 2022, 02:29 PMUnfortunately, it seems fan clubs are being replaced with VIP ticket offers throughout the market. Why collect $50 per year for a Roll Call membership when you can offer similar perks by doubling ticket prices? Early entry for GA shows and/or poster procurement matters to me. The VIP poster, same design for an entire tour, is not my favorite. The Osprey backpacks, toiletry bags, blankets, and earplugs are ok, but gimmicky and hardly necessary.
Speaking of the VIP perks, has anyone gotten their blanket from the current tour? We went to the Knoxville show back on 4/20/2022 and even got an e-mail asking me to confirm my address for it to be sent to our house, but there hasn't been any follow up e-mail or a delivery of the blanket. It's been 3 months now.
As far as the Osprey backpacks go, I gave one to my teenaged grandson, and he says he likes it a lot. I use the other one every day to carry my "stuff" back and forth to work. It's my default briefcase. I like it.
I did. One of CID's reps was at the hotel desk the Thursday night when I was changing my checkout date in Louisville. He told me how they were picking up the Friday nights stay for people who bought the travel package and when I told him I had already rebooked my flight for Friday, he said to wait a minute he'd get me something to make up for it a little and came back and handed me a couple of the blankets.
They're lightweight but pretty cool and colorful. Don't know what the holdup is in getting them out to you but I'd reach out to their customer service via email and see if that will kick them in the ass a bit. They might just need the reminder and it's been my experience their customer service is pretty helpful.
Quote from: ericm on Mar 31, 2022, 07:13 AMQuote from: ChiefOKONO on Mar 30, 2022, 01:32 PMIf PJ is doing this kind of thing now then I agree sadly that this probably won't happen again. BUMMER but hey it was great while it lasted!!!
It really was. The early entry was a sweet perk but I really enjoyed the sound check parties and would love to see them come back. It was really great to see the band a bit laid back and joking around with those of us there, hearing a few tunes, and of course the posters.
It was more the atmosphere of them for me and even though they were short, getting an additional 3-4 songs of MMJ live music made them worth every penny. I still feel they were a great deal cost wise, even if they didn't give us a poster but with them the sound checks were not only a treat but a bargain.
Who can ever forget the "Under the Overpass" Forecastle one?
I concur. Roll Call was so special when it was around. I got to meet the band several times, watch soundchecks, attend special shows.. It all made the band feel smaller and more accessible than any other. Such a bummer.