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thegazelle

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Re: vfest tidbits
« Reply #30 on: September 25, 2006, 01:39:00 pm »
I wish I saw DBT. That was a band me and my friends were looking forward to seeing. We missed them and most of NP though because we were stuck on the OnTap bus for so long. So I'd say the bus was my only true gripe, which is not a VFest problem. I thought the festival was good. It was kind of strange being on the field for something other than the foulness of Preakness. Everything was relatively accessible, food/beer prices were what I expected (meaning expensive), but the place was very chill from what I saw. I wish there were more water refill stations though. Suprisingly, I didn't see any fights, but I saw a few too many people in need of EMT services. Thievery took the cake for me. What a great set. Lips were solid too.
 
 The story with the bus was that we left DC shortly after 11:00 am. It didn't take long to realize that we'd be missing the Truckers. When it started getting into the Porno's set, people were getting antsy on the bus. We saw folks from the same trip walking down the street to the field, meaning that they were allowed off the bus. We unfortunately were not allowed to get off. So that kind of sucked. The ride home was long, but I'd rather sit on a bus for a few hours than have to drive. All in all, good first effort for a festival.

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« Reply #31 on: September 25, 2006, 02:12:00 pm »
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Originally posted by thegazelle:
 We saw folks from the same trip walking down the street to the field, meaning that they were allowed off the bus. We unfortunately were not allowed to get off. So that kind of sucked.
I had friends on the On Tap bus that let them get off -- they walked the last 2.5 miles.  Got to the racetrack around 2:30?  Sounded insane, and is exactly the reason I didn't go -- imagine if it had sold out.  
 
 SxSW is my kind of festival -- tons of shows in small venues.  Just what I'm used to.  While I would have loved to catch the Who, most of the other bands (that I want to see) I have or will be able to see at smaller places.
 
 Anyone have any idea if the sales figures are enough to make the event profitable?  I'd think 40,000 was a pretty good number.  But at only two-thirds capacity, I could be wrong.

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« Reply #32 on: September 25, 2006, 02:27:00 pm »
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Originally posted by Joe M.:
  To the ones who saw Brazilian Girls, what was Sabina wearing?   :)  
only thing i remember is that she was wearing white face paint and some sort of body-hugging lycra suit with colorful bits.  they didn't impress me much, didn't stick around for too long.
 
 other thoughts:
 
 late departure for ontap bus was indeed annoying. i was willing to show up earlier and leave earlier.  bummed that i missed kasabian and wolfmother.
 
 thumbs up:
 new pronos
 thievery
 killers
 rhcp (from fairly close up we got good sound, and my god is john a talented musician)
 (... and the fact that the rain held out!)
 
 only so-so:
 cyhsy
 brazilian girls
 the who
 
 boring:
 raconteurs
 gnarls
 
 painful:
 the sound in the DJ tent.  i went to check out RJD2, and the high end was distorting while the bass was anemic.  hurt my ears.  maybe it improved later, but i didn't want to risk that experience again  :)
 
 festival pet peeves:
 - trash everywhere
 - crowd-surfers.  not only is this retarded activity dangerous to non-surfers (getting kicked in the head), it has obvious taken a toll on the IQ of those who practice it: idiots asked for a lift up in areas where the crowd wasn't dense enough to support them.  predictable effect: their asses got dropped, and hard.
 - real estate hogs: folks who threw down a blanket and think they have a god-given right to that space for *the rest of the day*.  if i show up when the doors open, run to the front rail and throw down a blanket at the front row by the stage, can i expect to have that spot all day?  of course not.  the look of indignation on people's face when crowds got thicker and started stepping on their blankets (but refused to budge) was hillarious.
 
 there was some serious drinking going down.  i wonder how many people's drinking got in the way of them enjoying and/or remembering the festival... what's the point?
 
 despite the above kvetching, i had a great time.  definitely hope there is another edition next year.
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« Reply #33 on: September 25, 2006, 02:27:00 pm »
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Originally posted by You go, Judge Alito:
  Did no one see DBT?  I realize this wasn't really their kind of crowd, but I figured at least a couple of the diehards would have paid $97.50 to see them.
I saw a couple of songs toward the end of their set, and I thought they sounded great, especially considering they had pretty much just woken up. They closed with Jim Carroll's "People Who Died" just like their last show at the club and rocked it out. There was a fairly good-size and enthusiastic crowd for them too. They gave a really nice shout-out to Rodney Henry & his Dangerously Delicious Pies. The Truckers love Baltimore.

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« Reply #34 on: September 25, 2006, 03:21:00 pm »
Thanks, Twangirl.  Just like the dedication of Heathens to Rodney at the Recher a couple years back.

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« Reply #35 on: September 25, 2006, 08:07:00 pm »
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
  i wonder how many people's drinking got in the way of them enjoying ... the festival
yeah, that's always the problem i have when i get really drunk, i just don't enjoy things  :roll:  
 
 my two cents = thank god i didn't go to this thing
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« Reply #36 on: September 25, 2006, 10:46:00 pm »
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
  yeah, that's always the problem i have when i get really drunk, i just don't enjoy things    
 
 my two cents = thank god i didn't go to this thing
hoya, i hope that i'm missing your sarcasm/humor. i'm sure you can drink responsibly, i.e. have alcohol increase your enjoyment, not impede it.  that's the case with most people.
 
 however, my original comment wasn't about happy drunks - i commenting about the minority of passed-out wasted, bordeline alcohol poisoned and catatonic drunk.  i don't think that's a good time, it's certainly never worked for me.  maybe i'm being closed-minded or maybe i just have a low tolerance for the blind drunk.
 
 maybe there is a philosophical argument here - if you have a good time but can't remember it, was it still a good time?  :)  (probably not to those around you...)
 
 and while you did miss out on a few drunks, you missed out on a lot of great music  :)
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« Reply #37 on: September 25, 2006, 11:25:00 pm »
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
 passed-out wasted, bordeline alcohol poisoned and catatonic drunk.
Baltimore -- Get In On It!!!

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« Reply #38 on: September 25, 2006, 11:41:00 pm »
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
 passed-out wasted, bordeline alcohol poisoned and catatonic drunk.
Baltimore -- Get In On It!!! [/b]
yeah, i saw a LOT of passed out folks with Steelers hats on, lets not forget our friendly neighbors to the north (and NO i dont mean Canada!!)

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« Reply #39 on: September 26, 2006, 12:17:00 am »
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
 
 my two cents = thank god i didn't go to this thing
seriously? why? i can understand not wanting to go, but thanking god?

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Re: vfest tidbits
« Reply #40 on: September 26, 2006, 10:04:00 am »
Here are some photos: http://web.mac.com/photoroo/

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« Reply #41 on: September 26, 2006, 10:45:00 am »
I looked at some of those photos.  Those great bands of the sixties are all dead now.  Jimmy, Janis...The Who are long dead.  That's not Pete Townshend & Roger Daltry!  It's robots.

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« Reply #42 on: September 26, 2006, 10:46:00 am »
And what's worse, the robots are wearing lame-ass hats!
 
 
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  I looked at some of those photos.  The Who are long dead.  That's not Pete Townshend!  That's not Roger Daltry!  It's robots.

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« Reply #43 on: September 26, 2006, 04:18:00 pm »
Here are some photos from the photo pit:
 
 http://flickr.com/photos/leafblower/sets/72157594298641332/