MMJ GO UNDER THE SEA FOR A 2 NIGHT PROM IN ATHENS!

[CTdeadhead]

the SET LIST!
-Oh What a Night!  w/carl sax solo
-wordless chorus
-gideon
-way he sings
-wonderful man
-banter: "we're gonna play the first all-skate of the evening.  everybody skate."
-golden--some feedback at the top of the song, which had tt-t and carl making some funny "booop" faces at each other
-it beats 4 u
-off the record--out. of.  control.  also jim had a 2 ft. inflated pink dolphin attached to the end of his guitar thru a good portion of this song.
-laylow
-banter: "another all skate"
-cobra--YOW.  cannot get enough of this tune!  during the instrumental break of the vocal section, carl was swaying back and forth and jim was shaking his head.  at some point in the song jim got ahold of a rubber lobster and was petting it during the song.
-dondante--gorgeous!  it still kills me the amount of chatter and noise during this song at every show.  sigh.  then they just RIPPED into:
-one big holiday
-banter:  jim greeted the Class of 2007, thanked us all for celebrating prom with the band and crew.  he described the 40 Watt as the "most magical cube in the universe."
-run thru--bad.  ass.
-they ran--love this song.  period.  

break
--band crowns the prom king and queen, and plays the song for their dance:
-wonderful tonight (with amended lyrics to follow...  ;) )**  at this point, monitor dave was sporting one of the pompadour helmets.
-dancing in the moonlight (!)--"you can't dance and stay uptight!"
-steam engine--TAKE YOUR MONEY AND YOUR DRUUUUUUUGS!
-mahgeeta
-anytime--blow out.  hot damn!


mmj's lyrics to "wonderful tonight" go something like this...

i put on your makeup
and your beautiful bra
slip on your panties
start on your tights
and you say
i look wonderful tonight...

at one point i noticed carl singing along the line "beautiful bra."  outstanding   ;D

GREAT SHOW!  i was standing in front of carl and his monitor was a little loud BUT it meant that i got to hear all of the amazing stuff he was doing.  in dondante he is playing these subltle, short notes...fucking gorgeous.

AWESOME REVIEW!  Thanks!

[ycartrob]

If anyone wants to meet up tonight you could pm me your phone digitz and I'll check the computer before we leave tonight.  Annabeth and I will be getting there early tonight.  I will set up my taping equipment and then we will stake out our spot close to the stage.  Athens is amazing what a beautiful day we had here today.  I can't believe all the awesome stores.  I really wish I was rich right now. The selection of Vinyl records in this town is astounding.  I'll post about the show at a later date.  Time to start getting ready!!!!!!  They really went all out on Run Thru and added some new twists.  

Bri, as I sit here at work, I raise my late afternoon cup of coffee to you and AB. Take some vibes in for LA and I.

Peace.

[sweatboard]

No magic monument, I think they are saving it for when they play beneath the Sunsphere in Knoxville next year.  Tracy, I wish you guys were here and I was wearing your space suit.  It was Crunk to Deaf up in the 40watt.  Annabeth and I had a nice slow dance to They Ran.....and when I say "nice" I mean I got an erection.  Oh, I had to go back and listen to the tape so I could hear "Wonderful Tonight" again and the correct lyrics are......

 i put on your makeup
and your beautiful bra
slip on your panties
then pull on your tights
and [size=14]I [/size]say
YES
i look wonderful tonight...

 

[MMJ_fanatic]

Jonesing bad now... :(

[ycartrob]

No magic monument, I think they are saving it for when they play beneath the Sunsphere in Knoxville next year.  Tracy, I wish you guys were here and I was wearing your space suit.  It was Crunk to Deaf up in the 40watt.  Annabeth and I had a nice slow dance to They Ran.....and when I say "nice" I mean I got an erection.  Oh, I had to go back and listen to the tape so I could hear "Wonderful Tonight" again and the correct lyrics are......

 i put on your makeup
and your beautiful bra
slip on your panties
then pull on your tights
and [size=14]I [/size]say
YES
i look wonderful tonight...

 

I got an erection reading about your erection... :-/

[Anu]

Tuxxed out in Purple and Green, ready except for pre-show cocktails.

Walked by the 40 Watt and stumbled on soundcheck.

Warning that a SPOILER is coming but the covers will be different tonight.

I only got to hear one: (scroll down to see it)


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Johnny B Goode

[The DARK]

THEY'RE PLAYING JOHNNY B. GOODE!?!?!?!? Someone tape this show please!

And what's with the giant robot in front of the forum topic? ;D

[red]

I hate every last one of you who is there.  Not really though, enjoy!

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/03/07/my-morning-jacket-plays-worlds-best-prom-in-athens-georgia/

[BH]

I knew it!  Back to Back to the Future. :o

[The DARK]

I love that movie.  :)

[red]

I like Back to the Future 2 better.  Also, I think that 'giant robot' is actually a giant lobster.

[ms. yvon]

ok.  because i have to shower, pack and leave for atlanta in one hour i am JUST GOING TO POST THE SETLIST.  really.  i mean it.

let's see how this works out...  ;D

--intro music a calypso piece
--one big holiday
--wonderful man
--gideon
**next to all three of these songs i wrote in all caps:  BLOWING OUT!! GODDAMN!!   ;D
--lowdown --bo rocking the keys with authority!  (hey lisamarie!!)
--off the record--sweet jesus!
--O is the one that is real--on my set list as:  O!!  YEEEAAAH!!
--lay low
--sing you songs--whew.  gorgeous!  *swoon* this included the echoey outro that they've been playing lately
--wordless chorus--WOOOOO!  jim was sporting a veil of tulle (think tu-tu fabric) that he pulled off pat's drum kit for the top o'this one
--phone went west!!
--banter:  all skate rap:  jim explained that they want to change the rules of singles-only slow skates to include everyone.  we were all encouraged to skate.  :D
--bear!  really beautiful tonight.
--dondante--really LONG instrumental tonight.  in my notes as:  wow!  wow!
--dancefloors!  WOOO!!  t-t tommy took this song to task tonight.  bad.  ass.
--mahgeeta--again, my enthusiastic notes scrawled while fending off some moshing:  FUCKING ROCKED--again, a note re:  the badass quality of tom's playing.   ;D

BREAK
--crowing o' prom king & queen--not a real couple apparently, some mixup there.  as the queen's shirtless date was escorted off the stage in favor of the guy in the jacket and viagra tie, she said, "but that's my boyfriend!"  she spent a good part of the dance establishing a polite dancing distance from her king.   ;D
--they danced to 'wonderful tonight'--i will leave it to someone else to describe what else was happening during this number.  i will offer just this:  pat, bo and tom were laughing A LOT during this whole bit.
--Oh What a night!--frankie valli & the four seasons version--jim NAILED the falsetto parts at the end.  as our australian friends say:  RIPPA!
--JOHNNY B. GOODE.--FUCKING MADHOUSE!!--i had to employ some defensive dancing during this number, but i didn't care.  CARL, YOU BADASS!!
--golden--we all needed a cool down after the last one.  (**ok.  of note:  golden just started playing on my itunes.  lovely!!  it's the acoustic citsuoca version.  ahhhhhh)
during this song, jim was sporting the prom queen's left behind tiara as a headband
--anytime
--run thru--my notes, which make me laugh to remember:  GOOD LORD!! OMG!!  Carl RIPPING    ;D
--at this point follow the train came out to join in for the last (argh!) number:
--crimson & clover--carl performed the echoey vocal bit live into the mic while everyone was singing "crimson and clover, over and over..."


holy hell.

AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!!!  i'm going to be riding the high of this show all the way to the atlanta hairport tonight.

today was filled with people from the forum:  YOU ALL ROCK!!  thanks for being social and bringing the party.  WOOOOO!!  safe travels to all of you.  tomorrow night we can all wait for someone else to post the asheville setlist (JEN I'M LOOKING AT YOU!   ;) )

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW.

oh, and i had a jb's sausage after the show.  and jb invited up on the stand to take a photograph with him.  a gentleman who knows how to grill the vegetables to compliment a sausage.  BONUS!!

(also--hit the mean bean AND jittery joe's today.  SPOT ON RECOMMENDATIONS, KIDS!)

now i am REALLY getting into the shower and packing before i run out of steam (engine...)

:D :D :D

[sweatboard]

[size=24]OH WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1[/size] one


I said at one point to my wife......"this is the best thing that has ever happened to me" then after the fourth time she was like "you said that after the last song"

Ms. Yvon, Your review was Rippa.

I really can't collect myself right now.  

Crimson & Clover!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o


Follow The Train played the most theatrical version of "Feel Like Makin Love" that has ever been dreamed of. ;D

This was literally the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!  

Thank you Jim, Carl, Bo, Patrick, Tommy, Brucie, Mike etc. etc For The Best Prom Ever!!!

Love  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* Brian

[ms. yvon]

ciao kids!!

heading out.  only 10 min behind schedule.  nice!

[bridget]

omg, those reviews are divine:) Thanks for posting so soon! Keep 'em coming!

1:45 in the west, I'm up studying here - those reviews gave me such a jolt of happiness, I just might make it to daylight:) Better than coffee I tell you...

[Anu]

By now, Yvon is in the air on the way home to California. I have something resembling sleep, more like a drunken dreamship to carry me to the next day.

Caffeinated and preparing for a long day of sunshine and pavement on the way south.

Since I was not officially 'covering' for the webzine this time, I actually just got lost inside the massive feeling of the happening.

To all the people I danced with, I love you! Forgive me people because I bumped into you or hugged you too tight in overjoyed bliss or moshed around like it was a punk show during Run Thru. Humbled and honored I was to be in the presence of so many g-damn gorgeous prom goddesses!

The 40 Watt, of course, is too small for the Jacket. The fans, well, you were all far too beautiful, either cute and silly in your swim cap and goggles or steamy hot in your prom dress and smile. We all should have been arrested for how good looking we were. That fun like this remains legal gives me hope for the future of our fumbling species.

My secret mission besides dancing with all of you was to get an interview with Jim. No deal. Been calling the publicist almost daily for 2 weeks and even met the road manager at soundcheck. No press this tour. No interviews until the new album is ready or something like this.

Following up Okonokos and Z or the NYE at Filmore and March prom at the 40 Watt is like asking God to follow up the garden of Eden and the Easter resurrection, but if any band is up for it, the Jacket are.

Love to all of you. I will wear the purple wig again Saturday night, so if you are in Florida, please dance with the purple freak from Tennessee!!!!

[Anu]

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[megisnotreal]

i am so jealous of you all.

crimson and clover? oh, what a night? fucking johnny b. goode?

amazing.

i need my fix now.

[beanporn]

i called crimson and clover a month ago. i am surprised they actually played it. sounds like a great show for the those lucky enough to be there

[kyleuga]

Oh, what a night!!!!  Anyone, know how do i insert images into a reply?