dixiecupdrinker

Because I know what the guys look like and am no big fan of fighting drunken A-holes to be up front, my guest and I sat in the folding chairs toward the back of the pavillion (behind the soundboard and the almost completely empty "reserved seating" section). The sound back there was clear and loud and just plain awesome. I didn't encounter any A-holes at all. There were lots of families with little kids and everyone seemed to be having a good time in the back with the kiddos dancing and generally being maniacs. It was high energy and fun without any hassles.

It was my guest's first time live Wilco experience and she had a blast, too. I think I enjoyed the Merriweather show a little more, but all-in-all, still a great time.

BTW, earlier in the day we vistied Monticello and it was pretty cool except for the fact that we got there at around 11:30 and our scheduled time to tour the house wasn't until 3:20 p.m. Plus, we took the advice given here and did the walk up instead of the shuttle bus and it was worth it to stop and see TJ's grave.

Anyway,

dcd

My advice -- skip the shuttle bus, and walk up the trail from the parking area to the house. It only takes 10-15 minutes, but you see a lot more that way (incl. the cemetery where Jefferson is buried), and it's a good workout.

 

The house interior itself is interesting, but not the most interesting part of the grounds -- make sure you check out the outbuildings and underground portions, the gardens, the beer cellar (!), and the servants' quarters.

Oh, cool. Thanks for the advice. We'll definitely do that.

Scott

that was the best fucking show I've ever seen in my entire life and yeah, I don't get out much, but holy shit. And I don't want to make this an OSU and U of M thing but Jeff did say Columbus was a bunch of pussies compared to the Detroit Rock City crowd, but then again, what should one expect? We're often drunk here and have a lot of unemployment... what else is there?

As I told everybody last night I was reading in Rolling Stone where they said that Detroit audiences are the greatest rock and roll audiences in the world.

I thought to myself, shit I've known that for ten years.

Bob Seger, 1976 Cobo Hall

i'd like to do a meet-up, but i'm meeting a relative of mine for dinner before the show. i'd definitely be up for a few beers afterwards though. i'm a fan of that bar Rapture on the mall. i try to hit it up when i'm in Charlottesville for a show...especially if it is at the Pavilion or the Paramount.

 

-justin

We're staying at a hotel right on Main and hopefully within walking distance of the Pavillion, so anything within walking distance afterward is cool with me.

Scott

why, thank you! that would be too kind of you. :-) you know what i look like from the pic!

 

-justin

You're the one with the funny hat, right?

Maybe I'll see y'all there. Going to hit up a visit to Monticello in the morning.

Anyone meeting up ahead of time?

dcd

I go to liberty university in lynchburg, not that many people appreciate wilco here or any good music for that matter. thanks for the info, it seems like i should have no problem getting back in time, sucks that i have to worry about that though.

You ought to be able to get to C-ville from Lynchburg quicker than that. It's just s straight shot up 29. Granted, it's hilly, but you can probably speed most of the way. I never used to see many cops until you get around Amherst on the way back.

I left Lynchburg for NoVa last April and haven't missed the place at all. Well, the one good thing Lynchburg did for me was introduce me to the choco shakes at Chik-Fil-A.

anyway,

dcd

My sis (who lives downtown) claims that the only thing the people mover transports is urine.

We always refered to it as the "Mugger Mover".

anyway,

dcd

We may actually know each other.

You know, we just might... if you can add "Check Your Head" to that list like I think I have to, I can at least confirm that we are kindred spirits.

Oh, speaking of adding to the list... the first two Zep albums did a lot for me, too.

dcd

In no particular order:

Neil Young - Tonight's the Night - booze, drugs, heartache. It fit my life then.

Neil Young- Live Rust

Beatles- everything they ever did, but particularly Sgt. Pepper the 1st time I heard it in the 7th grade at Dave McConell's house on his dad's turntable.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - no discussion necessary, but it came at just the right time.

Beasties- Paul's Boutique. We were in on something that just about nobody else was in on; made it that much better.

I'm sure there are more, but can't think of them off hand.

dcd

I may have it at home. I had it at one point, I know. I'll check.

That would be great. I'd really dig hearing it again.

dcd

My friends were there - everyone knew leading up to the show that they were going to do some complete album, but no one knew which. I think they started with some of the noises from Dark Side of the Moon to trick people, then the airplane sound overwhelmed the clocks.

Wow. I would've liked to have been there and I'm not a huge Phish fan or anything. Ever see that boot floating around? I'd dig another copy. I actually had it on cassette tape and somebody lifted it.

dcd

I think Don't Pass Me By is actually a pretty decent country song but suffers from a bad arrangement.

I used to have a boot of Phish doing the entire White Album on New Years Eve and they did Don't Pass Me By as a pretty rockin' bluegrass tune. I wish I could find that again...

dcd

We Can Work It Out and Baby's In Black.

dcd

Pete Best

dcd

Yes, and I'm listening to Abbey Road right this very moment.

dcd

Z Z Top --- Waiting on the Bus/Jesus just Left Chicago

Funny, I JUST heard this on the WRIF's stream of Drew & Mike. I definitely like the Jesus bit better than the Bus bit.

dcd

Also sprach Zarathrusta > See See Rider

dcd

SarahC-

You guys aren't named after Herbie Hancock's surprise 1983 break-dancing hit, "Rockit, are you?

dcd

I agree with everyone who said he's good live! And I picked up the new album... it's awesome. Did anyone else get it?

Nope, but the Rolling Stone email I got this morning says he is scheduled to be on Craig Ferguson tonight.

dcd

and

I Will Not Be Sad in This World by Djivan Gasparyan. (I have a thing for Duduk music).

dcd

As did Mother Superior.

dcd

A thread on this topic from not long ago.

Oops. In my excitement, I jumped the gun.

Besides, you have to admit, my thread title is MUCH better than that other one.

Ah well.

dcd

HELP! (clicky to view trailer)

From the Beatles.com newsletter:

Apple Corps Ltd have announced the eagerly anticipated DVD release of The Beatles' second feature film 'Help!' on October 29th (30th in the USA) which will be marketed and distributed by EMI Music.

 

 

Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the band's debut feature film 'A Hard Days Night', 'Help!' made its theatrical debut in 1965.

 

The story follows The Beatles as they become passive recipients of an outside plot that revolves around Ringo's possession of a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger.

 

As a result, he and his bandmates John, Paul and George are chased from London to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientist and the London police.

 

In addition to starring the Beatles, 'Help!' has a witty script, a great cast of British character actors and features 7 classic Beatles tracks, including:

 

'Help!'

'You're Going To Lose That Girl'

'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away'

'Ticket To Ride'

'I Need You'

'The Night Before'

'Another Girl'

 

 

The DVD will be a 2-disc set. Disc 1 will feature the original film digitally restored with a newly created 5.1 soundtrack, while Disc 2 contains an hour of extra features, including:

 

The Beatles in Help! - 30 minute documentary about the making of the film with Richard Lester, the cast and crew. Includes exclusive behind the scenes footage of The Beatles on set.

A Missing Scene - interview and photographs, featuring Wendy Richard

The Restoration of Help! - an in depth look at the restoration process.

Memories of Help! - the cast and crew reminisce

Theatrical Trailers - 2 US trailers and 1 Spanish trailer.

1965 US Radio Spots - hidden in disc menus.

There will be 2 editions of the DVD - a standard digipack and a deluxe boxed set that will contain a reproduction of Richard Lester's original annotated script, 8 lobby cards and a poster, plus a 60-page book with rarely seen photographs and production notes from the movie.

 

Both the deluxe book and the standard booklet feature an introduction by Richard Lester and an appreciation by Martin Scorsese.

I'm sure glad I didn't spring for a $100 eBay boot with crappy subtitles.

anyway,

dcd

Any Ben Lee fans here? He has a new album coming out soon, and I've heard a couple of new songs - they sound really good. He also recently covered Against Me!'s last album "New Wave" - it's really interesting, I love it.

I still give the Something to Remember Me By disc a spin sometimes. I have a couple Noise Addict singles on 10", I think, too. I sort of lost interest when I heard the Breathing Tornados disc, although the version of Cigarettes Will Kill You on the Grand Royal Sampler tape was really good.

Ben did a cool version of Christine Aguilera's "Beautiful" on Morning Becomes Eclectic a few years back, too. You can probably find it in their archives or by googling or something.

Maybe I'll have to give the new Ben a listen.

anyway,

dcd

Got mine.

I scored some SWEET G.A. tix.

dcd