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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Bags on March 02, 2007, 06:03:00 pm
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Okay, was in Ticketmaster right at 5:00 -- no tickets.
Wow.
Will try again in a couple minutes for folks who don't buy 'em or whose credit card isn't working.
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I managed to get 2, would've bought more but would've felt like a real jerk.
It does appear sold out.
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Got 2 right off the bat.
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I couldn't have been behind more than 20 seconds. I was refreshing about every 15 seconds...
Has anyone else noticed the ticketmaster anti-fraud codes are harder to read?
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Wow. That sucks. Keep trying.
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Had no problem getting 4. My friend also bought 5 at around the same time..
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Originally posted by Bags:
Has anyone else noticed the ticketmaster anti-fraud codes are harder to read?
Yes. I had to guess on two of the letters on mine, fortunately I guessed correctly.
I am so glad I got a pair to this. I honestly would've paid 100+ per ticket for scalped tickets, if need be.
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Had no problem getting 4. My friend also bought 5 at around the same time..
Unless you all already had people assigned to all those, you're sort of jerks.
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Well yeah - More for the social aspect (me personally anyway) than seeing the bands.. ;)
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I had four but then put them back when I looked at the date. I will be out of town at a rugby game.
If it wasn't will call, I would have bought them and sold them to friends.
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Yea, I was panicing for a second because I couldn't really read the anti-fraud message and was afraid a delay would cost me my tickets.
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On the Washington City Paper's site, they say this is going to be a series of these concerts. They've already gotten Thievery and D-Plan, who's next? Fugazi? Postal Service?
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i got 2, fortunately. and yeah, the ticketmaster anti fraud things are rough to read. i generally go thr 3 rounds before i get them correct.
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Isn't it weird that everyone got tickets but me? And clearly I know the whole Ticketmaster drill. Odd, very odd.
Well, it's two months away, but if anyone has a couple friends drop out, let me know.
And, where are the Wrens playing? ;)
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Originally posted by Bags:
And, where are the Wrens playing? ;)
April 28th: Washington, D.C.
Georgetown University
at the Riverside Lounge
That's a good show, too!
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wtf. I sat there hitting refresh every second and saw the link change to "find tickets". It was already sold out.
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wow.. this is great! Some chick just offered me HEAD for a ticket!!
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I got three - all spoken for.
I might try and do the wrens the next night at the ottobar.
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
wow.. this is great! Some chick just offered me HEAD for a ticket!!
Take it from your friendly, local faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR: get a fullbody photo before making any deals. Chicks can do some weird things with cameras to make themselves appear attractive then when her heads between your legs, uuuuuuuuuuughhh...
I want to see what these go for on ebay/craigslist.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Isn't it weird that everyone got tickets but me? And clearly I know the whole Ticketmaster drill. Odd, very odd.
I'm sure we'll be hearing from others soon. They're probably still trying (which I suggest you do too, if you can).
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Trust me, I'm still trying. I've put in about 15 of those damn anti-fraud codes!
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Not to burst anyone's bubble, but the Black Cat's website has listed this as SOLD OUT.
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Why didn't they do a ticket-limit? Why didn't they set it up like the Thievery Corporation show?
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Anyone see them adding a *Second show??
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Anyone see them adding a *Second show??
I doubt it, but I'm sure it'd sell out just as fast. If Black Cat was willing to give up the space, they could do D-Plan for a week and make a ton for the Robbins family.
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Why didn't they do a ticket-limit?
That's a good point. The pulldown lets you order up to 50 tickets!
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
The pulldown let's you order up to 50 tickets!
Could you imagine if someone could've gotten 50 tickets to this how much they could've flipped them for? Even if all the deals were "you must meet me at the venue, they're at willcall" you'd make thousands of dollars.
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That sucked.
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I heard that all the resellers on Craig's List have pledged to donate any proceeds to the Robbins' family
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Posted at 06:01 PM ET, 03/ 2/2007
The Dismemberment Plan To Add Second Show
Bummed because you got shut out this afternoon while trying to score tickets to the much-anticipated Dismemberment Plan reunion show next month? Don't go paying exorbitant prices to heartless scalpers on Craigslist just yet. (It's a benefit show for a very sick child, people.) The band will add a second show at the Black Cat on April 27, one night before the show that just sold out in a matter of seconds. The news was confirmed by Plan frontman Travis Morrison, our co-worker who sits just a floor below Guru headquarters. On-sale date and time are still up in the air, but expect the information to be released soon. We'll let you know what we hear as soon as we know it.
- washingtonpost.com
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
On the Washington City Paper's site, they say this is going to be a series of these concerts. They've already gotten Thievery and D-Plan, who's next? Fugazi? Postal Service?
<prays for Q and Not U>
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
wow.. this is great! Some chick just offered me HEAD for a ticket!!
Guess you'll have to change your board name then huh?
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Originally posted by _adam:
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
On the Washington City Paper's site, they say this is going to be a series of these concerts. They've already gotten Thievery and D-Plan, who's next? Fugazi? Postal Service?
<prays for Q and Not U> [/b]
That would make me sooo happy.
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I hear that the original Minor Threat lineup will reunite..
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I heard a Government Issue reunion show was in talks a few months back...
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I heard that Tipper Gore and Don Zientara's band was going to get back together..
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this is what happens when i don't check this forum in months. i'm so upset i missed out on dplan tickets, but crossing my fingers the second gig will happen and i can get tickets for that.
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i've been sans computer and other formers of digital media and local print media for a few days. can someone let me know if a second date has been scheduled and if so, when do tickets go on sale please?
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Originally posted by lily1:
i've been sans computer and other formers of digital media and local print media for a few days. can someone let me know if a second date has been scheduled and if so, when do tickets go on sale please?
The "second" date will actually come first, it's 4/27 @ black cat.
We're all still waiting for on-sale info.
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Am I the only one who doesn't get this band? I don't think they're worth all this trouble.
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that's how i feel about the arcade fire!
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I liked their first 3 albums...never really got into Change whne they started to get really big.
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I'm not into Dismemberment Plan OR Arcade Fire
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
I'm not into Dismemberment Plan OR Arcade Fire
Yet you have a bunch of tickets to this show. You're awesome.
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haha - i have ONE SINGLE EXTRA TICKET for Dismemberment Plan
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Why the fuck did you buy it if you aren't into the band?
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
haha - i have ONE SINGLE EXTRA TICKET for Dismemberment Plan
don't tease me so...
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I just thought I'd go hang out... It's going to be a happening scene
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Rusty,
Your post was uncalled for the first time, so there was no need to repeat it.
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tickets on sale now for additional fri night show!
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Originally posted by meeper_99:
tickets on sale now for additional fri night show!
Holy crap...thank you for that heads-up! I got tickets this time :)
Anyone else notice that there was a maximum of 4 tickets per order this time, whereas it was 50 tickets max for the Saturday show sale?
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Originally posted by dhinojwala:
Originally posted by meeper_99:
tickets on sale now for additional fri night show!
Holy crap...thank you for that heads-up! I got tickets this time :)
Anyone else notice that there was a maximum of 4 tickets per order this time, whereas it was 50 tickets max for the Saturday show sale? [/b]
i bet whomever was in charge for setting that limit saw chokey's profiting off a sick kid thread. :)
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tickets are sold out on ticketmaster online but black cat has a limited number of tickets at their box office. if you missed out again, i suggest you head on down there NOW.
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see, its times like this when i really need to be on a blackberry so i can check the board and find out about these things. i've been off line for 5.5 hours and i've missed out! argh.
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and if you all miss out on saturday tickets, fear not - there will be a rockin' local show and art display at rock n' roll hotel the same night ;)
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
i bet whomever was in charge for setting that limit saw chokey's profiting off a sick kid thread. :)
Got a pair of tickets!
From the Dismemberment Plan website:
As for the last show, I saw some speculating online that the limit was 50 and that mainly scalpers got tickets. For what it's worth, the limit was 10, which one person bought. A few people bought 6, but most sales were 2 or 4. The club gets a printout from Ticketmaster, so we know this for a fact. That's all for now. More info coming soon as we get it. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the end of April. Thanks.
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Originally posted by Graace:
From the Dismemberment Plan website:
As for the last show, I saw some speculating online that the limit was 50 and that mainly scalpers got tickets. For what it's worth, the limit was 10, which one person bought.
The speculation comes from the fact that the pull-down menu is still showing you can choose up to 50 tickets for the show on the 28th. It may not have actually worked, but it's not an unfounded speculation.
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Originally posted by meeper_99:
tickets on sale now for additional fri night show!
Jesus effing christ. I watched this damn board all day at work, and yet, I missed the sale.
Well, fuck 'em. [Not the man, everyone...] 7:00 p.m. onsale time, what the hell is that??!!??!!??!?
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I posted that they were up on the just announced thread at around 5:30-ish. I assume they went up at 5?
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ok dear boardies, who's got extras that they can give to bags and i? surely one of you have extras that you'd be so kind to give to other loyal boardies?
i just need 1 ticket!
*stands around holding up 1 finger*
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Originally posted by azaghal1981:
I posted that they were up on the just announced thread at around 5:30-ish. I assume they went up at 5?
I was watching this thread, not "Just Announced," and I left the office 'early' for the first time all week -- 6:00.
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The Oranges Band is playing the Fri show and they're pretty good. fyi.
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Dear Bags,
Check your PMs.
Sincerely,
nkotb
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balls.
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This blows. I've been checkin this site, DCist, and Going Out Gurus non stop since the first show sold out. I swear I left work yesterday 30 minutes too early, or else I would have seen this.
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From the Black Cat site:
There will be a limited number of tickets available at the Black Cat box office starting at 8pm on Thursday, March 8. There is a 2 ticket limit per person
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I'll get tickets tonite, sell them on ebay, and pretend all proceeds are going to charity. :D
Originally posted by amnesiac:
From the Black Cat site:
There will be a limited number of tickets available at the Black Cat box office starting at 8pm on Thursday, March 8. There is a 2 ticket limit per person
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There is NO question, NKOTB is my FAVORITE libertarian!!
Now can we get the 9th Circuit to act like a rational court? :D
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from the Black Cat website:
"If you have purchased tickets to a show, cannot attend, and wish to transfer the tickets to another person YOU MUST - make a legible copy of your ID and a legible copy of the credit card used to purchase the tickets. Write a note authorizing the other party to pick up the tickets in your place. This note must contain your name and the name of the other party. If the individual picking up the tickets does not have all three of these documents they will not get in. If you have the Ticketmaster confirmation number, pass that along as well. REMEMBER - a scalped ticket is not the same as an authorized ticket, and will not guarantee you entry into a show. Should we suspect someone of scalping we will invalidate the tickets and may prosecute."
http://www.blackcatdc.com/schedule.html (http://www.blackcatdc.com/schedule.html)
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<img src="http://www.nii.net/~obie1/deadcd/images/070601miraclek.jpg" alt=" - " />
been out of town for a while, absolutely love d-plan ... i need a miracle ...
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5 days and counting!
which night are you going? i'm going both nights. though i can't remember which one of you kind boardies is giving me your extra ticket for friday night! nkotb? sweetcell? i think its nkotb...
oh the shame, i can't even remember my concert benefactor! :o :eek:
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nkotb is my hero, too.
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None of these silly teenagers appreciate the D-Plan so I think I'm ending up with two tickets for Friday night. . . Hoya, you still need them? I'll know for sure tomorrow if I have extras.
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Originally posted by Graace:
None of these silly teenagers appreciate the D-Plan so I think I'm ending up with two tickets for Friday night. . . Hoya, you still need them? I'll know for sure tomorrow if I have extras.
I would definitely be interested if you can't find anyone who wants them/one.
Although, full disclosure: I'm going to Saturday so if a hardcore on here wants it and has no tickets to either then give it to them.
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Originally posted by Graace:
None of these silly teenagers appreciate the D-Plan so I think I'm ending up with two tickets for Friday night. . . Hoya, you still need them? I'll know for sure tomorrow if I have extras.
yes!!! check your PMs
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if anyone has an extra for saturday, i'd really appreciate it. please email me at es1610@nyu.edu. thanks so much.
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Yep, it was me. I guess we should start talking about that whole deal soon. In other news, I'm super psyched for this show!
Originally posted by lily1:
5 days and counting!
which night are you going? i'm going both nights. though i can't remember which one of you kind boardies is giving me your extra ticket for friday night! nkotb? sweetcell? i think its nkotb...
oh the shame, i can't even remember my concert benefactor! :o :eek:
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ah, yes, thanks for the extra ticket! i'm thinking they won't go on stage until at the earliest, 11.30? midnight?
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If any good souls happen to have an extra ticket for Friday's show, please email me at thegazelle4@yahoo.com. I'd really appreciate it.
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Anyone know the earliest you can pick up tickets?
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I wouldn't mind going Friday myself.
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Tickets for tonight can be picked up starting around 8PM...
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nkotb, i'm going to be offline for the rest of the day...i'll pm you mobile # and we'll get tonight figured.
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So the show starts at 9, what time do you think D-Plan will go on, 11?
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The website says 9:00. That usually means bands at 9:30/10:30/11:30.
That's just a guess though. I suggest getting there early for this one.
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earliest i think dplan will go on is 11, latest midnight. there is going to be a damn long line to get in though as 90% of folks are in will call for tickets.
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
The website says 9:00. That usually means bands at 9:30/10:30/11:30.
That's just a guess though. I suggest getting there early for this one.
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So who's gonna be a Pip tonight?
<img src="http://graphics.ink19.com/issues/january2002/displan1.jpeg" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by ggw?:
So who's gonna be a Pip tonight?
<img src="http://graphics.ink19.com/issues/january2002/displan1.jpeg" alt=" - " />
Too many people will try...
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Pop open a bottle of bubbly?yeah.
Here??s to another goddamn new year.
And outside, 2 million drunk Bostonians
Are getting ready to sing ??Auld Lang Sine??out of tune.
I sit there in my easy chair, looking at the clouds, orange with celebration
And I wonder if you??re out there.
Hey! The ice of Boston is muddy
And reflects no light, in day or night
And I slip on it every time
Pop open a third bottle of bubbly
Yeah, and I take that bottle of champagne
Go into the kitchen, stand in front of the kitchen window
And I take all my clothes off, take that bottle of champagne
And I pour it on my head, feel it cascade through my hair
And across my chest, and the phone rings.
And it??s my mother.
And she says ??HI HONEY HOW??S BOSTON??
And I stand there, all alone on New Year??s Eve
Buck naked, drenched in champagne, looking at a bunch of strangers
Uh, looking at them, looking at me, looking at them, and I say:
??Oh, I??m fine Mom??how??s Washington??
Hey! The ice of Boston is muddy
And reflects no light, in day or night
And I slip on it every time
Hey! The ice of Boston is muddy
And reflects no light, in day or night
And I slip on it every time, time, time, time, yeah?
So I guess the party line is I followed you up here.
Well, I don??t know about that.
Mainly because knowing about that would involve knowing some pathetic, ridiculous, and absolutely true things about myself that I??d rather not admit to right now.
Woke up at 3 A.M. with the radio on, that Gladys Knight and the Pips song on
About how she??d rather live in his world with him
Than live in her own world alone
And I lay there, head spinning, trying to fall asleep
And I thought to myself: ??Oh, Gladys, girl, I love you but, oh??get a life!?
Hey! The ice of Boston is muddy
And reflects no light, in day or night
And I slip on it every time
Hey! The ice of Boston is muddy
And reflects no light, in day or night
And I slip on it every time
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sigh...so jealous of everyone going tonight. :(
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Is any body looking for a ticket for tonight, I found out I have 1 extra.
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Yes! I just sent you a message.
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Originally posted by thegazelle:
Yes! I just sent you a message.
Check your msgs.
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wow.
a) i'm amazed that BC wasn't oversold at all, had plenty of room to groove about
b) fantastic setlitst, great energy, awesome show
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well that was surreal for me. lots o' flashbacks.
nkotb, thanks for the extra ticket. didn't have a chance to thank you again at the end of the show as i headed over to say hi to someone and i believe you and ggw were headed downstairs.
did they not give out the actual ticketmaster tickets for will call folks?
was it just me or was that place not entirely full? for a sold out show, it was definitely lacking in sardine qualities.
who else will be back at the black cat in about 21 hours?
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Wow. That was my first D-Plan concert. Wow.
The first act (can't remember their name) was OK...like early Jimmy Eat World or Sam I Am.
Oranges Band was good, but something was off. Maybe their guitarist was sick? Dude kept going back for an extra coat/jacket. In any case, I picked up 2 of their albums.
And D-Plan. Wow. The band just clicked. Early in the set, during "Gyroscope," you could just tell. It was an amazing performance. The banter was great. The cake story was funny. The crowd was into it. If I could get tickets for tomorrow night, I'd go again.
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maybe it was my 10th time seeing them
granted on a musical level they were tight, sounded great other than some tech problems
but i was bored to tears, and hey I'm stoked they got back together and helping cal, totally awesome..
but the fans killed this for me
maybe i was younger and just was more into it but I guess 20-24 can be a big difference in age but...when did dismemberment plan become a frat party band. maybe they always were..?
nothing wrong with people dancing and having fun, and hey ive seen good hecklers or people that yell out comments that are funny but not every song needs 20 people screaming HELL YEAH ...or hey ERIC LOOKS LIKE CARL WINSLOW
this wasnt the 2nd coming of black flag, jesus lizard didnt get back together...no it was just dismemberment plan
sure i understand this band could mean the world to some people..
but yeah...boring show, couldnt hear half of the comments (even during some of the serious notes with cal) ...and the ice of boston with half of black cat up there, then fucking up some equipment was lame
yes yes i know this all sounds negative and maybe even a bit stuck up..but i was disapoinnted..
more than anything though I'm glad they did this and it was for a great cause, even if you didnt get to go, please donate, the bills will be A Lot, and like J. Robbins said "it is more common than you think"
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Not a problem; glad you enjoyed the show! And sorry for being a bit anti-social. I started walking away from the stage to get a better better spot to chat post-show with everyone, and when I turned around, I didnt' see you anywhere. oh well...maybe next time.
As for the Ticketmaster stub, I do have that. If I remember, I'll try to hold onto it for you, if you'd like. Maybe at the next show, I'll pass it along.
Originally posted by lily1:
well that was surreal for me. lots o' flashbacks.
nkotb, thanks for the extra ticket. didn't have a chance to thank you again at the end of the show as i headed over to say hi to someone and i believe you and ggw were headed downstairs.
did they not give out the actual ticketmaster tickets for will call folks?
was it just me or was that place not entirely full? for a sold out show, it was definitely lacking in sardine qualities.
who else will be back at the black cat in about 21 hours?
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I'll be there tonite and incredibly excited.
Anyone have an estimation for when last night's show ended? I have a drive back to Richmond afterwards...
Also, anyone want to take a guess at the setlist?
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dplan went on at 11.30, played for about 90 minutes. i walked out of the club a bit after 1 am.
nkotb, yes, i would like ticket stub. i am one of those types that stock piles concert tickets. you can just drop in snail mail for me. :D
epstein isn't totally off base with his comments either-it is a different vibe, and a different crowd. but its stil la fun show, and i had a good time. sound is a bit off though and these ears of mine did have trouble deciphering things.
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Fucking amazing show. I can't even count how many times I've seen em, but that just brought back so many memories. I would love to go again tonight if anyone has an extra ;)
Anyone else see Ben Gibbard hanging out in the Red Room and at the side of the stage?
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Was that actually Ben Gibbard...right side of the stage? Jeesh...I thought it was just a short stout lookalike, dressed a little too nicely.
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Here's what I had (w/ a shout out to Booker T!)
Life of Possibilities
Pay for the Piano
Girl O' Clock
Ellen and Ben
Do the Standing Still
Following Through
What Do You Want me To Say?
Spiders in the Snow
Time Bomb
Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich
You Are Invited
The Other Side (?)
Ice of Boston
OK Jokes Over
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Sentimental Man
City
Onward Fat Girl
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Holy crap that was amazingly fun.
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You're not kidding. Great time.
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Day 2 was insanity. Similar setlist, different order. I know the encore started with Ice Of Boston and ended with OK, Jokes Over. Main set ended with Onward Fat Girl. Played all of E&I except 8.5 Minutes, Memory Machine, and The Jitters.
Mad fun but too much moshing up front. Got onstage for Ice of Boston. Gibbard played Drums on Ice of Boston. Insanity, insanity, insanity.
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well i'm happily recovering from a 3 night gig of the frames thurs and dplan fri and last night in the form of sitting on my balcony reading the paper on a sunny sunday afternoon, in my pajamas.
damn was last night good. woo wee, i love the plan.
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That was fan-fucking-tastic. It was everything that I expected. I was only able to get tix for Saturday, and my wife had never seen the Plan. I think summed it up well:
Mrs. vassego
"Holy shit they're fun."
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Friday night was great. Really great. Saturday was even better.
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amazing. anyone have a setlist from saturday?..
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Originally posted by chadwicksaid:
amazing. anyone have a setlist from saturday?..
Here's what I remember. Anything with an asterick was played but I don't know the order. I remember the beginning and ending order pretty well.
Do The Standing Still
What Do You Want Me To Say?
Face Of The Earth (from beginning to here in order)
The City*
Time Bomb*
Life of Possibilities*
Following Through*
Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich*
Spiders in the Snow* [dedicated to the scalpers]
Pay for the Piano (everything from this song on is accurate order)
Girl O'Clock
Gyroscope
You Are Invited
I <3 A Magician
Back And Forth
Onward, Fat Girl!
________________
The Ice Of Boston
Bra
Ellen And Ben
OK, Jokes Over!
They went on at 11:35, ended around 1:20.
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The played a second encore with:
The Other Side
Rusty
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Originally posted by oso:
The played a second encore with:
The Other Side
Rusty
Are you serious? #$&%@!#$%$!!
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Indeed. It was funny to see heads and bodies turn, in surprise, from the stairwell at the beginning of the second encore...
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Originally posted by chknfngrs:
Indeed. It was funny to see heads and bodies turn, in surprise, from the stairwell at the beginning of the second encore...
Yeah, I apparently was out of earshot when this happened. I'm not a huge fan of either of those songs, but still...
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Aside from the encores, this comes from the setlist I grabbed after the end of the main set. Great fucking show. Had a fun time drinking beforehand with two British kids who had flown in for the show from London. Also spoke to people who had come in from South Carolina, South Dakota and Seattle. Well worth it, I'd say.
Do the Standing Still
What Do You Want Me to Say?
Following Through
The Face of The Earth
The Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich
Spider in the Snow
Time Bomb
The City
A Life of Possibilities
Pay for the Piano
Girl O'Clock
Gyroscope
You Are Invited
I Love a Magician
Back and Forth
Onward, Fat Girl
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The Ice of Boston
Bra
Ellen and Ben
Ok, Joke's Over
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The Other Side
Rusty
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Originally posted by themaestro:
Well worth it, I'd say.
do you know if i can get a villa in tuscany this summer?
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I can't believe you all like this silly band..
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I was bored to tears at this show. I went to support the cause and to find out what this "amazing" band was like. OMG.. are you kidding. This band must be an acquired taste, like jam bands.
Bored. Bored. Bored. Totally disappointed.
Yes, they were proficient but not mind blowing. Unimpressive lyrics, not so creative compositions... The crowd was high energy, but not the band. If I recall the band was pretty staid but that might be because I was BORED.
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Originally posted by curious70:
I was bored to tears at this show. I went to support the cause and to find out what this "amazing" band was like. OMG.. are you kidding. This band must be an acquired taste, like jam bands.
Bored. Bored. Bored. Totally disappointed.
Yes, they were proficient but not mind blowing. Unimpressive lyrics, not so creative compositions... The crowd was high energy, but not the band. If I recall the band was pretty staid but that might be because I was BORED.
Wow, I don't know what show you went to. I'm not even a Dismemberment Plan fan, and I was FAR from bored. In fact, I thought they were one of the better live acts I've seen, and that was certainly among the most energetic crowds I've been a part of in this town.
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Originally posted by curious70:
I was bored to tears at this show. I went to support the cause and to find out what this "amazing" band was like. OMG.. are you kidding. This band must be an acquired taste, like jam bands.
Bored. Bored. Bored. Totally disappointed.
Yes, they were proficient but not mind blowing. Unimpressive lyrics, not so creative compositions... The crowd was high energy, but not the band. If I recall the band was pretty staid but that might be because I was BORED.
Kosmo, please confirm this is a Charlie Nakatestes alter-ego. Thanks!
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From everyone's favorite quiche-eating Post critic:
The Dismemberment Plan
To witness the Dismemberment Plan shimmying into "A Life of Possibilities" at the Black Cat Friday night was to be swamped -- with nostalgia, excitement, deja vu, melancholy and, mostly, warmth. After all, the much-loved local quartet reunited to play a pair of weekend shows -- which sold out with lightning speed when announced in March -- to support Callum Robbins, son of Channels bassist Janet Morgan and longtime D.C. music fixture J. Robbins. Callum was born with spinal muscular atrophy (see http://desotorecords.com/cal (http://desotorecords.com/cal) ), and the medical bills have been staggering.
The Plan joined a long list of musicians helping him out, and in doing so it hardly looked or sounded as if nearly four years had passed since the band had stopped plying its unique mix of D.C. punk, whip-crack pop, smart boy noise and sneaky, suggestive melody. Naturally the set list was a D-Plan hit parade, and some of it sounded surprisingly better with age: "Spider in the Snow," "Gyroscope," "Sentimental Man," "Do the Standing Still" and especially "The Ice of Boston," bolstered by the traditional audience-onstage backing chorus.
The throng that clambered up Friday packed the Cat's stage so tightly that Travis Morrison had to put down his guitar just to have room to stand. That surging anthem was the emotional high point of a thoroughly enjoyable show, one that boiled down to a very good rock band re-creating its very good chemistry for a very good cause. But it was more, too: The Plan was leading a celebration in the face of adversity. And taking time to do that is an act whose importance is difficult to overestimate.
-- Patrick Foster
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042901455.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042901455.html)
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great show. happy times.
i was happy when bonnie bounded up on stage to dance during the city. i always consider her to be the plan's go-go dancer (as well as member of bald rapunzel and motorcyclewars)and it reminds me of seeing them 9 years ago when i moved here.
but seriously? i hate it when the kids jump on stage because they think it's their right.
*grumble grumble i'm old grumble*
i don't like it when it gets to a point that it's not about the band and it becomes "hey josh-take a photo of me with your cell phone/pda/digital camera"
i'm sorry, but i just don't.
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Probably drunk when he wrote it.
Originally posted by ggw?:
From everyone's favorite quiche-eating Post critic:
The Dismemberment Plan
To witness the Dismemberment Plan shimmying into "A Life of Possibilities" at the Black Cat Friday night was to be swamped -- with nostalgia, excitement, deja vu, melancholy and, mostly, warmth. After all, the much-loved local quartet reunited to play a pair of weekend shows -- which sold out with lightning speed when announced in March -- to support Callum Robbins, son of Channels bassist Janet Morgan and longtime D.C. music fixture J. Robbins. Callum was born with spinal muscular atrophy (see http://desotorecords.com/cal (http://desotorecords.com/cal) ), and the medical bills have been staggering.
The Plan joined a long list of musicians helping him out, and in doing so it hardly looked or sounded as if nearly four years had passed since the band had stopped plying its unique mix of D.C. punk, whip-crack pop, smart boy noise and sneaky, suggestive melody. Naturally the set list was a D-Plan hit parade, and some of it sounded surprisingly better with age: "Spider in the Snow," "Gyroscope," "Sentimental Man," "Do the Standing Still" and especially "The Ice of Boston," bolstered by the traditional audience-onstage backing chorus.
The throng that clambered up Friday packed the Cat's stage so tightly that Travis Morrison had to put down his guitar just to have room to stand. That surging anthem was the emotional high point of a thoroughly enjoyable show, one that boiled down to a very good rock band re-creating its very good chemistry for a very good cause. But it was more, too: The Plan was leading a celebration in the face of adversity. And taking time to do that is an act whose importance is difficult to overestimate.
-- Patrick Foster
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042901455.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042901455.html)
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http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/42648-live-the-dismemberment-plan (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/42648-live-the-dismemberment-plan)
Live: The Dismemberment Plan
Black Cat, Washington, D.C.; 28 April 2007
Live Review by Dave Maher | Photo by Shervin Lainez
Every Dismemberment Plan show was an event. Each set the D.C. quartet played during their 10-year existence had the potential to turn into a huge dance party with fans flooding the stage, and there were a few elements that were practically guaranteed: medleys of Top 40 covers and a boatload of charismatic moves from frontman Travis Morrison. So for their reunion shows to be successful, all the band needed to do was play the kind of shows they had played all the time before disbanding in 2003. And they did.
The circumstances of the reunion kept there from being too much pressure on the band. These were two hometown benefits with 100% of the money from ticket sales going to help Callum Robbins-- son of Jawbox vocalist and guitarist J. Robbins and Janet Morgan-- fight a debilitating motor neuron disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. The worst we could expect was two bad shows for a great cause.
Of course, no one expected the worst on Saturday. After the straightforward riff rock of Owls & Crows and a fun and occasionally tender set from Beauty Pill (who featured Aloha's Cale Parks and T.J. Lipple behind two drum kits), the crowd was tense with anticipation. When Morrison first appeared on stage, he went about setting up equipment with a straight face, but after some time and a few cheers, he cracked an amused, mischievous smile. Following an introduction from J. Robbins in which he devastatingly explained his son's condition and thanked everyone involved with all of the recent benefits for Callum, the Plan took the stage.
Their first three songs seemed almost comically chosen to comment on the nature of the reunion itself: "Do the Standing Still", followed by "What Do You Want Me to Say" and "Following Through" ("It could have been good/ It could have been something special"). But the setlist's meta-commentary ended there and gave way to two hours worth of a great Dismemberment Plan show.
In jeans and a t-shirt, Morrison was dressed down but in peak form: He ad-libbed lyrics and changed melodies, and his emotional range on stage was incredible. He could be frantic, sexual, confused, ironic, or sincere, but he was always sensitive to the songs, perfectly matching the perspective of each one. On stage, he's the indie Prince, more down-to-earth but just as scarily possessed.
The other members of the band also had no trouble assuming their old roles. Bassist and occasional keyboard player Eric Axelson played Morrison's affable counterpoint when the singer had to sit on his lap because of an equipment malfunction the first night that required them to share a keyboard during desperation jam "Girl O'Clock". Drummer Joe Easley was the ungodly awesome robot he is on the records, and Jason Caddell remained cool in the midst of the chaos around him whether he was playing guitar or keyboard.
The band's set was justly skewed toward material from Emergency & I, but each of their albums was represented. They even played two songs from !, "Onward, Fat Girl" and second (and final) encore closer "Rusty". Unexpectedly, there were no recognizable covers except for an abbreviated version of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" in which Morrison changed "she" to "he", presumably in tribute to Callum. The crowd did invade the stage for "The Ice of Boston", but since it was only the first song of their first encore, Morrison asked them to leave so the band could play "several more" songs. On his way down, one fan handed Travis a souvenir: a license plate that said "MRGNC&I".
At one point in the show, someone up front requested "The Other Side", and Morrison responded by saying, "You always want to hear the depressing shit." They eventually played the song, but it was a funny thing for him to say because so many Dismemberment Plan songs are depressing, at least in part. A majority of the songs on their last two albums are about people in situations where they feel alienated and alone, and that is depressing shit. Where the Dismemberment Plan succeeded so mightily while they were active was in their ability to combine Morrison's acute lyrical descriptions of the isolation of early adulthood with a cornucopia of musical influences that made a party of that isolation.
The band played a particularly moving version of "Spider in the Snow" on Saturday. The opening lyric of that song is "The only thing worse than bad memories/ Is no memories at all." Fortunately, those aren't our only options, and they certainly weren't at these shows. Thanks again for the party, guys.
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Not an alter ego of anybody. I was at Friday's show. The crowd was into it. For the most part it was long-term Dismemberment Plan crowd. People were excited to see a band play live that they liked after a long hiatus. In my opinion as a total newbie, it was engh. Maybe I go to too many shows, have high expectations or just really like good music.
The band seems to have had a following in the DC area. As I said it felt to me like this was a band you discovered in college.
More importantly, I was SHOCKED at how many tickets were left uncollected at will call on Friday.
Regardless of all of this I think it was great the band did the benefits. It is nice that benefits are being held all over the country.
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My question is why some douchebag who doesn't like the dismemberment plan even buys tickets to the reunion shows, knowing he's depriving legitimate fans of a rare opportunity to see the band. You're worse then a scalper.
*awaits thread exploding to 240 posts*
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Was this show about the kid with the problems or was it about a band?
Hell, for the cheap price of the show, I would have given it a chance if I were the type who bags five concerts a week. Even though I think they suck.
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
My question is why some douchebag who doesn't like the dismemberment plan even buys tickets to the reunion shows, knowing he's depriving legitimate fans of a rare opportunity to see the band. You're worse then a scalper.
*awaits thread exploding to 240 posts*
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Was this show about the kid with the problems or was it about a band?
I have no doubt that when J. Robbins went on stage, people felt bad for his kid. I'm glad my $15 went to the kid. But this was ENTIRELY about the band. If the band playing this benefit was, oh, Sounds of Kaleidiscope, instead of D-Plan - it doesn't sell out in 3 minutes if at all. People weren't hyped up "to help out the kid", people were hyped for D-Plan. NME and Pitchfork didn't run articles about this because of Cal Robbins; they ran articles because D-Plan hadn't played a show in 4 years.
And curious70 didn't go to this show "to support the kid" he went because he wanted the "indie cred" that went along with getting into the hardest-to-get-tickets-to concert of the year in DC.
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But the show would have never even happened without the kid, right?
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Was this show about the kid with the problems or was it about a band?
I have no doubt that when J. Robbins went on stage, people felt bad for his kid. I'm glad my $15 went to the kid. But this was ENTIRELY about the band. If the band playing this benefit was, oh, Sounds of Kaleidiscope, instead of D-Plan - it doesn't sell out in 3 minutes if at all. People weren't hyped up "to help out the kid", people were hyped for D-Plan. NME and Pitchfork didn't run articles about this because of Cal Robbins; they ran articles because D-Plan hadn't played a show in 4 years.
And curious70 didn't go to this show "to support the kid" he went because he wanted the "indie cred" that went along with getting into the hardest-to-get-tickets-to concert of the year in DC. [/b]
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
But the show would have never even happened without the kid, right?
We can do this chicken and egg bit for a while, but there have been all sorts of Cal Robbins benefits, and oh how curious curious70 picked this one to go to.
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Bet anything so many tickets went unused because they were purchased as a means to help out the cause as opposed to really caring about the band. No disrespect towards D-Plan, mind you. It was cheap and something to do if they felt like it on the night of, all while being charitable. Just a shame that some of those unused tickets weren't given away, or even sold, to other willing fans. Better yet if the resale went to the benefit but, assuming it was at face value, some other real fans would have gotten in.
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Bet anything so many tickets went unused because they were purchased as a means to help out the cause as opposed to really caring about the band. No disrespect towards D-Plan, mind you. It was cheap and something to do if they felt like it on the night of, all while being charitable.
no way ... anyone who just felt like being charitable could have (and can) just donate money to the cause, anyone who was hitting refresh every second for 5 minutes was either looking to go to the show, or looking to scalp the tickets
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the reason so many tickets went unused is because people bought them at the spur of the moment knowing they would sell out quickly .. and as mentioned people traveled from all across the land to come to this show.. sometimes people just can't make it out of town.. and without tickets in hand.. it's a real hassle to sell them over craigslist or ebay... and knowing that all of the money went to cal.. it's hard to feel guilty about not using the tickets or making money back.
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Anyone know where I can obtain a poster of the show? They were all gone by the time I got to the merch table
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Dismemberment Plan
04/27/07 Black Cat: Washington, DC
source: NAKAMICHI + SBD MATRIX MIX
lineage: DIGITAL MASTER > .FLAC
encoding: cps 05/02/07
setlist:
1. intro
2. A Life of Possibilities
3. Pay for the Piano
4. Girl O'Clock
5. Gyroscope
6. Ellen and Ben
7. Do the Standing Still
8. Following Through
9. What Do You Want Me to Say
10. Spider in the Snow
11. Time Bomb
12. The Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich!
13. You Are Invited
14. The Other Side
15. Ice of Boston
16. Rusty
17. Ok, Jokes Over
18. Sentimental Man
19. The City
20. Onward, Fat Girl
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=145222 (http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=145222)
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Rad...but they won't accept any more registrations. Bummer. Anyone want to pull it down and send me the MP3s? I know you do!
Originally posted by ggw?:
Dismemberment Plan
04/27/07 Black Cat: Washington, DC
source: NAKAMICHI + SBD MATRIX MIX
lineage: DIGITAL MASTER > .FLAC
encoding: cps 05/02/07
setlist:
1. intro
2. A Life of Possibilities
3. Pay for the Piano
4. Girl O'Clock
5. Gyroscope
6. Ellen and Ben
7. Do the Standing Still
8. Following Through
9. What Do You Want Me to Say
10. Spider in the Snow
11. Time Bomb
12. The Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich!
13. You Are Invited
14. The Other Side
15. Ice of Boston
16. Rusty
17. Ok, Jokes Over
18. Sentimental Man
19. The City
20. Onward, Fat Girl
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=145222 (http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=145222)
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Hooray!!! I have a valid account. I'll try it when I get home. :)
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I'm more interested in the 4/28 bootleg (if any) but this is super rad itself.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Rad...but they won't accept any more registrations. Bummer. Anyone want to pull it down and send me the MP3s? I know you do!
Seconded. I don't really understand torrents :(
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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Was this show about the kid with the problems or was it about a band?
I have no doubt that when J. Robbins went on stage, people felt bad for his kid. I'm glad my $15 went to the kid. But this was ENTIRELY about the band. If the band playing this benefit was, oh, Sounds of Kaleidiscope, instead of D-Plan - it doesn't sell out in 3 minutes if at all. People weren't hyped up "to help out the kid", people were hyped for D-Plan. NME and Pitchfork didn't run articles about this because of Cal Robbins; they ran articles because D-Plan hadn't played a show in 4 years.
And curious70 didn't go to this show "to support the kid" he went because he wanted the "indie cred" that went along with getting into the hardest-to-get-tickets-to concert of the year in DC. [/b]
As somebody who wasn't a Dismemberment Plan fan who went to the show and had conflicted feelings about taking a ticket away from somebody who was a really big fan, here was my reasoning. I never saw the Plan live. I had heard their records, and it didn't really resonate with me. But everybody I knew who loved the band said it was their live show that made the band. So I went because I wanted to see them for myself and see if it changed my opinion of the band. And it did.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Rad...but they won't accept any more registrations. Bummer. Anyone want to pull it down and send me the MP3s? I know you do!
It's a big file.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WE0MVT6T (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WE0MVT6T)
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I got this last night too. It sounds great!
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Thanks!
Originally posted by ggw?:
Originally posted by nkotb:
Rad...but they won't accept any more registrations. Bummer. Anyone want to pull it down and send me the MP3s? I know you do!
It's a big file.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WE0MVT6T (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WE0MVT6T) [/b]
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Originally posted by ggw?:
Originally posted by nkotb:
Rad...but they won't accept any more registrations. Bummer. Anyone want to pull it down and send me the MP3s? I know you do!
It's a big file.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WE0MVT6T (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WE0MVT6T) [/b]
you'da da man, man
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Dismemberment Plan
04/28/07 Black Cat: Washington, DC
source: AKG + SBD MATRIX MIX
lineage: DIGITAL MASTER > .FLAC
encoding: cps 05/04/07
1. intro
2. Do the Standing Still
3. What Do You Want Me to Say
4. Following Through
5. Face of the Earth
6. The Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich!
7. Spider in the Snow
8. Time Bomb
9. The City
10. A Life of Possibilities
11. Pay for the Piano
12. Girl O'Clock
13. Gyroscope
14. You Are Invited
15. I Love a Magician
16. Back and Forth
17. Onward Fat Girl
18. Ice of Boston
19. Bra
20. Ellen and Ben
21. Happy Birthday Jason >
22. Ok, Jokes Over
23. The Other Side
24. Rusty
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=145385 (http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=145385)
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I totally don't have a dimeadozen account, but if anyone wants to megaupload the 4/28, I'll less than 3 you forever.
Is it MP3 or flac? EDIT: Nevermind, stupid question, it says flac in the info!
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4-28-2007; mp3:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DHK3RTAY (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DHK3RTAY)