Post by Iron Mike Sharpe on Oct 1, 2021 12:01:30 GMT -5
The Revivalists opened in STL. A friend of mine happened to drive Uber that day and picked up their tour manager at the airport and drove her downtown. She hooked him and his kid up with seats close to the stage.
As mj knows, I attended a concert last evening. The Dave Matthews Band, at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Since I'm 40, I'm basically over the whole Dave show thing, and I only went to this one because my wife's friend cancelled on her. Apparently after the show was postponed due to Covid, this childless self-employed person couldn't go on "short notice". Not that I'm judging LOMA. So I took her ticket and accompanied my loving life partner to this event. And we had a pretty OK time. An arena show in a casino is a very different (older) crowd from the puking drunk teenagers I'm used to seeing at an outdoor show. That made it a more enjoyable experience IMHO. They opened with Best of What's Around, closed the regular set with Stay, and then did an encore of... something (Some Devil maybe? mj?) and Warehouse. In between they played other songs, you get the picture. Other than a slow stretch in the middle where they did some weird newer stuff, pretty much the whole crowd was standing the entire night; sorry, Flush.
I ran into an old pal in the concourse before the show. He and I attended probably 25-30 Dave shows together between 1998 and 2008, but I haven't seen him at all in a solid 10 years. He informed me that last night was show #130 for him, and tonight will be #131. Seems excessive, but I'm glad he's still enjoying himself. We promised to make plans to get together soon, as people do; I'm sure it won't happen, but I guess you never know. I still hang out with his cousin sometimes, so maybe that relationship will make one of us actually follow through on some plans. I'll keep you posted.
I only had one drink, a Sam Adams Wicked Hazy. After the show we stood in line to buy a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts "for the kids". We have fun. I considered gambling a bit in the 30 minutes we had to kill before the show, but we just walked around for a while instead. OK.
This wouldn't be a post if I didn't mention that their Covid policies were... weird. There were signs around the casino saying masks are required if you're unvaccinated, and one sign mentioned something about certain areas having vaccine card/negative test checkpoints, but I walked past 2 of those alleged areas and saw no such thing. The show itself, however, required "showing your papers". There was a guy outside the arena entrance checking vax cards and giving out wristbands while you waited in line. Then they glanced at the wristband as you went through a metal detector. Then as you approach the actual door where they're scanning tickets, they were checking to see if you had a mask, and were handing out disposables to anyone who didn't have them. I guess you were supposed to wear the mask while physically walking through the door, but I would estimate that 97% of people took it back off within 5 seconds of entering, and no one was checking for them after that. Seemed really necessary.
Anyway, we had fun. I don't need to go to another one, but if my wife wants to go again I'll probably tag along.
As mj knows, I attended a concert last evening. The Dave Matthews Band, at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Since I'm 40, I'm basically over the whole Dave show thing, and I only went to this one because my wife's friend cancelled on her. Apparently after the show was postponed due to Covid, this childless self-employed person couldn't go on "short notice". Not that I'm judging LOMA. So I took her ticket and accompanied my loving life partner to this event. And we had a pretty OK time. An arena show in a casino is a very different (older) crowd from the puking drunk teenagers I'm used to seeing at an outdoor show. That made it a more enjoyable experience IMHO. They opened with Best of What's Around, closed the regular set with Stay, and then did an encore of... something (Some Devil maybe? mj?) and Warehouse. In between they played other songs, you get the picture. Other than a slow stretch in the middle where they did some weird newer stuff, pretty much the whole crowd was standing the entire night; sorry, Flush.
I ran into an old pal in the concourse before the show. He and I attended probably 25-30 Dave shows together between 1998 and 2008, but I haven't seen him at all in a solid 10 years. He informed me that last night was show #130 for him, and tonight will be #131. Seems excessive, but I'm glad he's still enjoying himself. We promised to make plans to get together soon, as people do; I'm sure it won't happen, but I guess you never know. I still hang out with his cousin sometimes, so maybe that relationship will make one of us actually follow through on some plans. I'll keep you posted.
I only had one drink, a Sam Adams Wicked Hazy. After the show we stood in line to buy a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts "for the kids". We have fun. I considered gambling a bit in the 30 minutes we had to kill before the show, but we just walked around for a while instead. OK.
This wouldn't be a post if I didn't mention that their Covid policies were... weird. There were signs around the casino saying masks are required if you're unvaccinated, and one sign mentioned something about certain areas having vaccine card/negative test checkpoints, but I walked past 2 of those alleged areas and saw no such thing. The show itself, however, required "showing your papers". There was a guy outside the arena entrance checking vax cards and giving out wristbands while you waited in line. Then they glanced at the wristband as you went through a metal detector. Then as you approach the actual door where they're scanning tickets, they were checking to see if you had a mask, and were handing out disposables to anyone who didn't have them. I guess you were supposed to wear the mask while physically walking through the door, but I would estimate that 97% of people took it back off within 5 seconds of entering, and no one was checking for them after that. Seemed really necessary.
Anyway, we had fun. I don't need to go to another one, but if my wife wants to go again I'll probably tag along.
That sounds awesome. You've seen the same band like 30 times? For real? My most is 3 or 4. I think I've seen Korn and Link Park maybe 4 times. Metallica 3. Jay Z *2. The first Jay Z sucked dick around 2000.
As mj knows, I attended a concert last evening. The Dave Matthews Band, at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Since I'm 40, I'm basically over the whole Dave show thing, and I only went to this one because my wife's friend cancelled on her. Apparently after the show was postponed due to Covid, this childless self-employed person couldn't go on "short notice". Not that I'm judging LOMA. So I took her ticket and accompanied my loving life partner to this event. And we had a pretty OK time. An arena show in a casino is a very different (older) crowd from the puking drunk teenagers I'm used to seeing at an outdoor show. That made it a more enjoyable experience IMHO. They opened with Best of What's Around, closed the regular set with Stay, and then did an encore of... something (Some Devil maybe? mj?) and Warehouse. In between they played other songs, you get the picture. Other than a slow stretch in the middle where they did some weird newer stuff, pretty much the whole crowd was standing the entire night; sorry, Flush.
I ran into an old pal in the concourse before the show. He and I attended probably 25-30 Dave shows together between 1998 and 2008, but I haven't seen him at all in a solid 10 years. He informed me that last night was show #130 for him, and tonight will be #131. Seems excessive, but I'm glad he's still enjoying himself. We promised to make plans to get together soon, as people do; I'm sure it won't happen, but I guess you never know. I still hang out with his cousin sometimes, so maybe that relationship will make one of us actually follow through on some plans. I'll keep you posted.
I only had one drink, a Sam Adams Wicked Hazy. After the show we stood in line to buy a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts "for the kids". We have fun. I considered gambling a bit in the 30 minutes we had to kill before the show, but we just walked around for a while instead. OK.
This wouldn't be a post if I didn't mention that their Covid policies were... weird. There were signs around the casino saying masks are required if you're unvaccinated, and one sign mentioned something about certain areas having vaccine card/negative test checkpoints, but I walked past 2 of those alleged areas and saw no such thing. The show itself, however, required "showing your papers". There was a guy outside the arena entrance checking vax cards and giving out wristbands while you waited in line. Then they glanced at the wristband as you went through a metal detector. Then as you approach the actual door where they're scanning tickets, they were checking to see if you had a mask, and were handing out disposables to anyone who didn't have them. I guess you were supposed to wear the mask while physically walking through the door, but I would estimate that 97% of people took it back off within 5 seconds of entering, and no one was checking for them after that. Seemed really necessary.
Anyway, we had fun. I don't need to go to another one, but if my wife wants to go again I'll probably tag along.
Sounds like a fun time. I think I have been to somewhere around 10 Dave shows.
130 DMB shows is aggressive. Does he like travel to see them like Phish people do?
I think he goes to basically every localish show (CT, MA, NY) and an occasional road show. His wife told me they saw them in Charlottesville at the first post-pandemic show, and she said they've discussed making it an annual thing to pick one show to travel to every year.
130 DMB shows is aggressive. Does he like travel to see them like Phish people do?
I think he goes to basically every localish show (CT, MA, NY) and an occasional road show. His wife told me they saw them in Charlottesville at the first post-pandemic show, and she said they've discussed making it an annual thing to pick one show to travel to every year.
How did he sneak the tiki torches into the venue? Or did they just pass them out at the door ahahaha nice.
AND Fugly JENNINGS IS FUGLY!!!!! Awful White Female Liberal: Eat a dick kite
I think he goes to basically every localish show (CT, MA, NY) and an occasional road show. His wife told me they saw them in Charlottesville at the first post-pandemic show, and she said they've discussed making it an annual thing to pick one show to travel to every year.
How did he sneak the tiki torches into the venue? Or did they just pass them out at the door ahahaha nice.
Haha it's funny because everyone in Charlottesville is a white surpremacist.
