billydee

Got NYC tix without a problem...

Yup, that was me....aka billydee.

Hey, I just saw me in there, thanks! What a wonderful idea you had. I'm the one with the Geraldine Fibbers shirt on.

Night one was incredible, night two just as incredible or even a little better. Combined it was all I could have ever asked for. The sound was incredible and the performances sublime. Thanks WILCO! BTW, what the heck happened to the end of Hate it Here? Did they just wind it up real quick to get Liam on for the next song? Jeff made some comment about it, don't recall exactly what he said.

The show was simply amazing last night...the rain could not damper the awesomeness of it.

we'll be the ones with umbrellas and raincoats.... http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=North+Adams&state=MA&site=ALY&textField1=42.6868&textField2=-73.1138&e=0 but I'm still hopeful the forecast will change sorry bout the hijack folks

The two Alabama shows are up on bt.etree.org now.

Hey, thanks for doing this and getting it up. Look forward to hearing the whole set at some point. I hope somebody records Sir Richard Bishop.....

There are plenty of rooms in Albany NY if you're desperate. We got a nice hotel on Priceline for $44 a night. Took 1hr 10mins to get there yesterday but only 55 mins coming home last night.

I agree with much of this and worry about how todays's crowds just might overwhelm the entire site. I hope I'm wrong but I envision terrible "pinchpoints' at certain times getting to certain places. Especially at the entrance and leaving to get to the courtyards from the museum store area. I also imagine it'll be pretty damn hot inside Hunter for the rest of the weekend because it sure was hot in there on the floor during the Books set. I liked the Books and have a nickname for them now, with no disrespect intended. Sons of Laurie...................Anderson that is. The staff were all v

I'm coming from near Philly and my girlfriend from Orange County NY. We're staying near Albany for the weekend.....a little bit of a ride (about 40 miles away) but the price was right and we're not gonna kill ourselves to get there early on either Sat or Sun. Really looking forward to Friday night though.... Cya all there!

My tickets arrived today in South Jersey!

That would have been me and another fine person here on the board. Glad it's working out for you. We've yet to lock in our lodging but I fully expect to get a nice (3 or 4 star) hotel (outside Albany NY) about an hour away from North Adams in the $40-50 a night range, via Priceline of course.

my advice, stay away from bidding on a one-star hotel unless it's last minute and there are no other options....start at the highest star level and don't go below two-star.

better bidding gives you an idea of what hotels come up at what prices on priceline (and hotwire too). a great reference tool, and it's constantly updated by real people getting real deals. there are tons of hotels in the troy and albany ny areas and i don't mind driving an hour in that part of the country. good luck to you!

shhhh....you're giving out my secrets! just kidding and welcome to the board! in the last two years i have made out very well all over the country with priceline and betterbidding. got my tix yesterday and we plan to play it by ear on the lodging, but are prepared to commute from the albany area if necessary to save money. i'm thinking we should be able to get a 3 or 4 star hotel in or near albany for $50 a night or less.

Well they are most likely doing a Philly date (probably at the Tower) in the March timeframe. At least thats what he said....

Just listened to some of the awesome quality live recording of this Dallas show. Saw them there last time and it was a blast, wish I could have been there again last night. Sounds like they were on the money, setlist issues be damned. Just enjoy...

I would add my vote for the Wappingers Falls NY show. I've listened to both Brooklyn and Red Rocks and I still think this one is a better overall sounding recording and a very well played show.

Sterolab yay! Every band could use a little more of their influence. My girlfriend is really not a fan of Spiders, but I still find a way to love her in spite of that.

Yes, as a matter of fact we are planning to tailgate. And since they're charging for parking I'm pretty sure it would be allowed. Stop by and say hello, we'll be in the handicapped parking section. And pray for good weather....the forecast is a bit shaky still for Saturday althouhg looking better than it did yesterday.

Great stuff, thanks for the heads up!

Yes I agree but, in that setting (almost festival-like in my opinion) with that kind of crowd I totally understand why they'd play a set like that. I'm pretty spoiled having seen about a dozen shows on the extended SBS Tour in just about every possible type of setting. The setlists are getting more hit filled lately but at some point I'm sure they'll go back the other way. And it really does depend on the venue. There was nothing intimate about last night. It was obviously all about the beer and talking to much of the crowd, and that's ok with me. I'm there pretty much for the music only as

Yes, that would be our plan to get our buddy down with us. It's gonna be a great night. A bunch of us are meeting up at the Iron Hill Brewery across from the stadium at about 5:30. I'll be the guy with the Geraldine Fibbers shirt. Cya then.

Yes, I always count that last nothing....