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Title: Birchmere memories
Post by: Vas Deferens on February 28, 2007, 02:18:00 pm

So I finally went to the Birchmere with my roommate. He said it reminds him of "being in a barn full of rednecks sitting on hay bales".
 
 What does the Birchmere remind you of?

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: on February 28, 2007, 02:35:00 pm

Good Food

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: beetsnotbeats on February 28, 2007, 02:36:00 pm

Who did you see? My times there haven't been even remotely like that. Your roommate must've had some stereotyped images of the place in his mind and saw at least one little thing that for him confirmed all of his suspicions.

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: Vas Deferens on February 28, 2007, 02:39:00 pm

Josh Ritter..
 
 He was born and raised in a redneck town, so I just thought it was funny when he said it...

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: beetsnotbeats on February 28, 2007, 02:39:00 pm

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Originally posted by The Bombay Doors:
  Good Food

Ask a beginning ESL student how to say that. Pimping English ain't easy.

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: on February 28, 2007, 02:41:00 pm

Good Food

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: edbert on February 28, 2007, 02:44:00 pm

It always reminds me of my college 'Rathskeller'; not just from all the tables, but also the menu is similar.  In fact a few of those moldy Birchmere acts probably played my college Rathskeller a few decades ago

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: on February 28, 2007, 02:48:00 pm

Good Food

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: Frank Gallagher on February 28, 2007, 04:40:00 pm

Wait staff with bad attitudes.
 
 Below par food

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on February 28, 2007, 04:44:00 pm

Bacon Brothers
 Taylor Hicks
 Stephen Seagal
 Donny Osmond
 Christopher Cross
 David Cassidy
 John Corbett
 Bea Arthur

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: ggw on February 28, 2007, 04:47:00 pm

Bob's Country Bunker
 
 Tonight Only
 The Good Old Boys

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: eltee on February 28, 2007, 05:05:00 pm

Dave and Buster's meets Rams Head Tavern.

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: beetsnotbeats on February 28, 2007, 05:34:00 pm

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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Bacon Brothers
 Taylor Hicks
 Stephen Seagal
 Donny Osmond
 Christopher Cross
 David Cassidy
 John Corbett
 Bea Arthur

Lyle Lovett
 Bruce Cockburn
 Jane Siberry
 T-Bone Burnett
 Sam Phillips
 
 Guess our memories are different   :D

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on March 01, 2007, 12:43:00 am

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Originally posted by goonie googoo joey joe freak:
  What does the Birchmere remind you of?

main street USA, magic kingdom, disney world, florida, USA

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: Chip Chanko on March 01, 2007, 01:04:00 am

I went to the old birchmere once to see the judybats with john s. hall opening. It felt like a hole in the wall dive. On the backs of the menus were plans for their new location, which seemed like a joke at the time.

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: Reod Dai on March 01, 2007, 04:12:00 am

I've only been there once, for Colin Meloy and Laura Veirs, which was a fantastic show.  I was fairly impressed by the venue itself.  I don't think it really "reminds" me of anything, but it was a nice change from normal venues, something a bit different.  I wouldn't mind going back sometime, but they just don't get many shows I want to see.  I almost drove down for Josh Ritter, though, and I'm thinking about Sondre Lerche.

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: on March 01, 2007, 08:22:00 am

I forgot to mention:  The food is par excellence.  Even better than the acts.  The food is reason enough.

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: Dr. Anton Phibes on March 01, 2007, 11:10:00 am

The Blasters
 Dave Alvin
 Robert Fripp
 Thomas Dolby
 The Knitters
 Steve Earle & The Dukes
 Love w/ Arthur Lee
 Grant Lee Phillips & John Doe
 Merle Haggard & The Strangers
 Lloyd Cole
 Bob Mould
 Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: Frank Gallagher on March 01, 2007, 11:40:00 am

Eileen Ivers
 The Waifes
 Marianne Faithful
 Solas
 Young Dubliners

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on March 01, 2007, 11:52:00 am

Bands that I actually did see at the Birchmere
 
 
 Steve Earle and the Dukes
 Steve Earle and the Bluegrass Dukes
 Steve Earle solo
 Del McCoury Band
 M. Ward
 BR549 (three times?)
 Corrinne Bailey Rae
 Patterson Hood
 Junior Brown
 Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
 Iris Dement
 Jonathan Richman
 Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys
 
 um, more but I can't remember

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: on March 01, 2007, 02:51:00 pm

The Blasters & Junior Brown.
 
 You both have good taste.
 
 I eat exclusively at The Birchmere because I am on The Seabiscuit Diet.

Title: Re: Birchmere memories
Post by: theresak214 on March 03, 2007, 03:46:00 pm

Kurt Nilsen
 Henry Rollins
 Josh Kelley