YTSEJAM digest 1210

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Date: Sat Dec 30 1995 - 13:52:23 EST

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    Today's Topics:

      1) New London show *****spoilers****
     by Timothy Lodge <axe@usa.nai.net>
      2) Re: **spoiler** Holy Mother Of Mojo!!!
     by Mark Smeets <msmeets@ibm.net>
      3) Birch Hill spoiler
     by The Digital Man <cmerlo@moose.uvm.edu>
      4) Dan Muro
     by GuitarM16@aol.com
      5) Midwest YtseCon
     by Jeffrey David Olson <sinista@netexpress.net>
      6) Malibu (openers?) **spoiler**
     by jbako01 <jbako01@barney.poly.edu>
      7) Birch Hill Show **spoiler**
     by SaVeur <jjens@portal.gmu.edu>
      8) Can't get into shows!!!!
     by GuitarM16@aol.com
      9) ***SPOILER OF BIRCH HILL***
     by Styles <styles@crow.cybercomm.net>
     10) New London show *****spoilers****
     by Timothy Lodge <axe@nai.net>
     11)
     by
     12) Old Bridge **spoiler**
     by Gregory Slang <slang@internexus.net>

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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 02:22:21 -0500
    From: Timothy Lodge <axe@usa.nai.net>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: New London show *****spoilers****
    Message-ID: <199512300702.CAA12287@usa.nai.net>

    Warning: The following DT message contains spoilers..but what the heck, by the
    time you get this, the mini tour will be over anyways. :)

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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 01:02:18 PST
    From: Mark Smeets <msmeets@ibm.net>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Re: **spoiler** Holy Mother Of Mojo!!!
    Message-ID: <199512300905.JAA33441@smtp-gw01.ny.us.ibm.net>

    ** Reply to note from ytsejam@arastar.com 12/29/95 11:51pm +0800
    > 2) The amount of people they actually let in....Did anyone in
              Malibu give a single fuck about fire codes....(Not that its
              any different at any concert!) You see...I was up in front by
              where Derek was....and as soon as the band started...I felt
              shifting like you wouldnt believe... before you knew it,
              Dickheads of all sizes and shapes started pits and began to
              chimb up top and do some crowd riding...Now, there is a point
              where thats fun...I can understand....but when it gets out of
              hand...thats a different story....

    Yea, the concerts in vancouver are like that. Everytime I go, I have to
    watch my back. The security at concerts here has stepped up BIG time.
    there's like 20 gaurds between the stage and the crowd. Its getting
    rediculous, I love being upclose and all but not at the risk of getting
    hurt. The pits are deadly now adays. I went to the Summer SHit festival
    with metallica and suicidal tendancies and candlebox(horrible band) and
    when ST came on, I coudln't even stay in the pit, it was pure hell. I'm
    6'3 and I couldn't even stand in it.

    ----------3) The Jerkoffs moshing and crowd surfing!- I hated this aspect
              twice!!!!! This is FUCKING DREAM THEATER!!!! Not Pantera!!!
              I still cant understand why these baldheaded, flannel
              wearing, Nirvana-slurping, alternative praying deuchebags
              have to come to this show and procede to make it look like a
              bush concert.

    Yea, what can you expect though, its these little nerd-assed chicken
    shits that are the target market for bands.

    ----------I wanted to watch Dream Theater, I was just
              more fortunate than others to be right up front, WHY did I
              have o be subject to that!!!! If it were an Anthrax or
              Pantera Show I would understand......This I dont...I couldnt
              help thinking that during the Medly when DT was doing Damage
              Inc., when these little fucks were slamming, that they should
              get a nice bullet in the skull and then I had to laugh it off
              when Heart Of The Sunrise came, that they stood there
              dumbfounded.....

    I love it when that happens, alot of the little kids at the metallica
    show, were confused as hell, "what in the world is creeping death?" or
    "and justice for what?" STupid things like that, I mean, if your a fan
    great, come out, but by all means, be familiar with the music. I
    remember watching the DT live in Tokyo video, no one was moshing, just
    standing there havin a good time. The Joe Satriani concert I attended a
    couple years ago was also like that, very calm crowd, a few people had
    tux's on.

    --------- Im glad they dont have the musical
              understanding to listen to Yes, thats one of the many things
              I have that these fuckfaces dont!

    It'd be great if they could sit down and actually listen to a song by
    Yes or the Who. Will they, not really, most kids now a days will be
    into this stuff by chance or fluke. I'm not just talking about
    listening to the WHO's My generation or summertime Blue's.

    ---------4) The still consistent bitching by people about Derek, I bumped
              into so many people complaining about Derek BEFORE and after
              he got on stage....Come on give it a rest......Kevin Moore
              left the group...hes gone...HE LEFT...so Fuck him!

    yea, juet let it rest, I heard ACOS and the Elton John Covers, the dude
    did a great job. Iron Maiden has the same problem too, Bruce left,
    blaze sux,well, blaze don't suck and what it really boils down to is
    personal opinion of who you like better. The excuse of, they suck cause
    they left the band is bullshit and flimsy as hell.

          - --------The band
    - is got to go on for the better of the band...so find someone-
              who will do the job....and I dont think any rice crispy
              critic has earned the right to say whether Derek is the right
              man! But I think Dream Theater has earned that right.....so
              they decided and Im here to support the choice!

    DT are the only dudes that have the right to say it, just accept what
    they do and if you like it, great if not, oh well, your loss.

    Mark

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    =============================================================================
    666 is the number of the Beast. Well, What if Satan had a change of adress.
    http://vax1.rain.gen.mo.us/~mhs/stranger.htm over 400 links, the
    Steve harris/David Ellefson/Cliff Burton/Frank Bello web page,
    email me at msmeets@ibm.net or msmeets@smartt.com

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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 06:24:41 -0500 (EST)
    From: The Digital Man <cmerlo@moose.uvm.edu>
    To: Ytse Jam <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Birch Hill spoiler
    Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.951230055605.90222A-100000@moose.uvm.edu>

    Holy fucking shit!!! I really didn't think that any experience could be
    as cool as Thursday's, between the Con and the show. Well, I was dead
    wrong! Friday's show at the Birch Hill was truly outstanding. I have a
    lot of stuff to say, so I hope I can remember it all. After all, it is
    6:00 on a Ytse morning.

    First of all, I drove down with Skadz and Brian Wherry ("Pick a lane, you
    leper!"). Two great guys. I sympathize with everyone that drove long
    distances to be here. Hung out once again with Sir Bafu, Trey, Brendan,
    Andy K, Mike B, Jai (MB's friend), et al. Finally got to meet Al B, the
    half-naked-tape-guy, Elliott "E-Man" Kim, Itchak (sp?), Fred Block (Where
    did you go???), Hairball, Syrinx, Pete Davis (Go A&M!), and others.
    Skadz, Brian, and I were reflecting on something on the way home: We've
    all known each other now for about two days, but we act like lifelong
    friends. People opened up their homes and cars to people they have
    never, ever met. The members of the Ytse Jam really came together like a
    family reunited for the holidays. I'm astounded at how fucking cool
    everybody is. Ken Bibb, you run the best mailing list in creation. No
    other list could possibly hold a candle to the Jam. Jammers are the
    coolest people in the world. I mean that sincerely.

    So, we hung out at the Fantazia Diner. That was interesting. The
    waitresses were kinda cool, but the manager was such a dick! I mean, we
    brought him a shitload of business, and the fucking guy was telling us
    not to walk around and stuff. I think Jay Peele had the best response to
    the guy, though: "Okay, jerky." (BTW - Inferno's tape is really cool.)

    On to the show. Quite possibly the most amazing live performance I've
    ever witnessed. The guys were on! They opened with - get this - Puppies
    on Acid into Take the Time! It was cool as hell! I won't post a whole
    set list, but pleasant surprises include Learning to Live, Scarred, U2's
    Bad (acoustic). James told us before ACoS that Mike wanted us to yell
    "Please Don't Go" and "Mercy Fuck." We complied. :) James mentioned
    us. Derek got a Ytsecon II shirt (from Bafu, I believe.) The place was
    motherfucking packed. I felt like Augie felt at the Malibu. I got
    shoved and pushed and sweated on and screamed at. Mike Bahr leaned on me
    for a while (you're welcome. :) After a while, though, the crowd calmed
    down enough that I wasn't worried about my safety anymore. Oh yeah -
    Jordan Rudess (of the Dregs, according to the club's welcoming sign
    thingie) and Rod Morgenstein (of Winger, according to the same sign)
    kicked ass!

    After the show - Derek came out to the bar and hung with us for a while.
    That was way cool. I have so much respect for him after that. A true
    gentleman. Then, a buttload of us got backstage passes. Me, Skadz,
    Brian W, Bafu, Mike Bahr (duh), Trey, Brendan (Am I spelling that
    right?), E-Man and others were all back there! James, John P, and Mike
    were extrememly cool backstage. They were so personable, signed anything
    and everything (Right, Skadz?), and bullshitted with us for a long time.
    Truly professional, truly great. I thanked James for being so cool and
    he said, "Well it would all mean nothing without you guys, eh?"
    Coolness. I didn't see Derek backstage. I mean, he was there, but I
    had already talked to him. Skadz, Brian, and I have decided that John M
    is The Silent Man. I went up to him and said stupid typical
    this-is-my-first-time-backstage shit like "John, I'm a bassist, and I
    think you're great," which is pretty much what I said to everyone.
    John sort of grunted. But he did sign two ticket stubs for me, so he's cool.

    I just can't express strongly enough how cool all the other Jammers are.
    I feel so fortunate to be a part of this list. I now consider you guys
    close, personal friends, and would do anything for any of you. I'm still
    in awe that we had never, ever met each other, and became great friends
    like that. Trey, Bafu, Brendan, Skadz, Brian, Mike B, Jai, Andy K (king
    of the Ytse frontier - you had to be there), E-Man, and everyone else -
    you guys rock!

    Everyone look out for really cool stuff coming to Trey's www page,
    Skadz', mine (hopefully, if I get to the scanner), and others!!! Happy
    New Year!

    -Chris

     -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     Hey, Ken! Now there's less stuff to trim! Merry Christmas! -Digital Man
     cmerlo@moose.uvm.edu http://www.uvm.edu/~cmerlo
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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 11:06:41 -0500
    From: GuitarM16@aol.com
    To: Ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Dan Muro
    Message-ID: <951230110640_81057225@emout04.mail.aol.com>

    What's up Ytsejammers,
              Does anyone now how a man named Dan Muro is connected to Dream
    theater? If you know this, it would be greatly appreciated if you could tell
    me. Please email me at GuitarM16@aol.com as soon as possible if you know the
    answer. Thanks a lot

    Rob______________________________________________________________________

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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 12:54:22 -0600 (CST)
    From: Jeffrey David Olson <sinista@netexpress.net>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Midwest YtseCon
    Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.91.951230125034.612A-100000@shamu>

     I read a post earlier about a Midwest YtseCon, is there any truth to
    this in the slightest? Or can I only Dream to see them live again anytime
    soon?

     P.S. Im glad the Labrie bashing is done with. There isn't ANYONE else I
    would rather see sing for Dream Theater except for myself :)

     Or maybe Udo Dirksnieder IM KIDDING!

     Jeff Olson
     sinista@netexpress.net
     Guitarist for Angelkill Progressive Death Metal
     " " Listen Progressive Metal

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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 14:10:06 -0500 (EST)
    From: jbako01 <jbako01@barney.poly.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Malibu (openers?) **spoiler**
    Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951230134407.9559A-100000@barney>

    I am shocked and stunned that NO ONE on the 'jam who went to the Malibu
    show took any major notice of the opening act; or is everyone still
    trying to pick their collective jaws off of the floor.

    None other than LI's own Rod Morgenstein and Jordan Rudess (does Dixie
    Dregs ring a bell to anyone out there???? hello ?????)

    Pretty intense work for material that was "put together last week in the
    studio" if I remember Jordan's quote correctly :)

    *plug*: Do yourselves a favor and pick up his solo album, "Listen"
    (though it may be difficult to find), and listen to why he was the first
    replacement for Kevin Moore (and wonder at why derek is DT's keyboardist).

    This all reminds me of seeing echolyn open for DT last summer. Much like
    that show, Rudess/Morgenstein sure gave DT a run for their money, as far
    as I'm concerned. Thankfully, Scarred and ACOS saved them.

    One last thought: Does anyone else out there feel a sense of
    disappointment after the DT show when you start thinking of the songs
    they DIDN'T play? I know it's tough when a band such as DT has tons of
    material to choose from, but can only play two hours worth. Personally, I
    would more than gladly trade in songs like Another Day, Surrounded,
    LSOAD, Voices; to hear Erotomania, 6:00, CiaW, Metropolis, UaGM, LtL,
    anything off WDADU, etc. in a live setting because to me, these songs
    seem to go over a lot better.

    Sorry about the rambling; I'm sure your new year's going to be a lot
    better than mine,

    James Bako "This silence, deafening
    jbako01@barney.poly.edu Kept inside, RAGES!"
    Polytechnic University -Anacrusis
    Brooklyn, New York "My Soul's Affliction"

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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 15:33:38 -0500 (EST)
    From: SaVeur <jjens@portal.gmu.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Birch Hill Show **spoiler**
    Message-ID: <199512302033.PAA28371@reactor.site.gmu.edu>

    howdy fellow 'Jammers,

    after a 5-state, 4 hour drive from Virginia, the concert and the 4 hour
    drive back home, i am exhausted. i'll try to be brief (i prefer boxers, as a
    few may have seen when i attempted to remove my long-sleeve shirt that was
    soaked in sweat).

    in short, the concert was the best, worst and strangest i've ever attended.

    good stuff:
    - Jordan RubixCube and Rod MorgageMan were really good! as my friend said
      after their set: "never again will i bash a glam band!"
    - the guys in the front row yelling "where's Kip?!"
    - ACOS and *Scared* live!! i can die happy now!
    - electric Silent Man
    - no solos (cat flames > /dev/null)
    - they played Scarred!!
    - meeting fellow 'Jammers. to the guy with the long black hair standing in
      front/beside me for most of the show and who left after PMU: sorry i didn't
      get yer name.
    - LOTS of 'Jammers at the show. i wish i could have met more of you. next time
    - shouting "please don't go" and "mercy fuck" (that hurt, d-man ;)
    - no bruises, scars, sore muscles from the fuknuts trying to "mosh"
    - sounded excellent and dead-on. decent mix except i thought James was a tad
      bit too low (could've been my position in the club)
    - kool ACOS shirts

    bad stuff:
    - the 2 hour wait in zero degrees Kelvin
    - the fuknuts trying to "mosh"
    - lots of PEOPLE at the show
    - the fuknuts trying to "mosh"
    - waiting 2 hours inside the club for Jordan and Rod to come on
    - no left turns in NJ. how fukd up is that!
    - i forgot my ear plugs. what was that?

    weird stuff:
    - the couple who had sex 3 songs into DT's set
    - the drunk, short girl who was trying to get to the stage and propositioned
      me for sex

    as you can see, the good easily out-weighs the bad. i could write more, but
    i'll wait and see what everyone else posts. i'm going back to sleep now.
    good nite.

    btw, we listened to ACOS over 9 times on the way home :)

    -john YJLHB SubCon#397 AD#241 jjens@gmu.edu http://www.site.gmu.edu/~jjens/

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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 15:35:21 -0500
    From: GuitarM16@aol.com
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Can't get into shows!!!!
    Message-ID: <951230153520_81157775@emout04.mail.aol.com>

    What's up all,
           I need to take my frustration out on somebody so I guess you'll have
    to bare with me. I have been a fan on DT since I was 10 years old when I my
    uncle just randomly picked an album off the shelve and bought it for me.
     That album, subsequently, was When Dream and Day Unite. That's when I first
    started to get into music and ever since then, DT has been my favorite band.
     (Don't worry, there's a purpose to this story!) Im almost 17 now and i've
    been trying to go to every single DT gig in the NY area since I was 10 -- But
    i've never gotten in!! The only concert I was "old enough" to go to was the
    one at the Manhattan center in 94'. This really pisses me off. Even at the
    clubs where I had a fake ID, they just refused to let me in. I just tried
    going to the gigs at Malibu and at CT and neither would let me in just
    because they said I didn't look 18! Can someone please explain to me why
    you have to be 18! I meen, you still can't drink if you're 18 so what's the
    point? It's just so frustrating when I hear all you guys talking about how
    great the concerts are. (Not that you should stop talking about them because
    I somewhat enjoy hearing about them). But, don't I have a fuc*ing right to
    be pissed as hell??? Well, the good news is that I'll only have to wait one
    more year.
    Anyone that has this same problem that I, do should email me and we can can
    take our frustrations out on eachother!!

    Later,
    Rob__ (guitarM16@aol.com)

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    Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 01:12:38 -0500 (EST)
    From: Styles <styles@crow.cybercomm.net>
    To: Dream Theater <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: ***SPOILER OF BIRCH HILL***
    Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.951231004753.31775A-100000@crow.cybercomm.net>

    WOW Am I the first to post on the Birch Hill show?? Killer!!

    Some memorable things: (good and bad)

            GOOD Not so good
    only 1 hour from my house froze my balls off for 1 1/2 hrs
    got to met the legendary Mike Barr He was freezing his balls off too.
    Got to meet a lot of jammers like Syrinx,
    Jill (OY VEA!) etc. That asshole that worked for the club.
    Cool opening act; Rod M. and the
    keys from the Dixie Dreggs. How long they made us wait with
                                          crappy music.
    Got to finally check out Derek live
                                            The fat, sweaty asshole bouncer who
                                            stood in front of Derek the whole damn
                                            time!
    Played for 2 1/2 hrs!
                                            Finally came on stage @ midnite!
    Incredible set list, great transitions
    between the songs, very energetic
                                            They DIDN"T play "Surrounded" or
                                            "Waits for Sleep"
    All 5 played their hearts out, you
    could tell that they were really
    into it. Acoustically, too small of a
                                            place for them. Most parts were
                                            too loud to appreciate some really
                                            technical parts
    My hearing is slowly returning "WHAT"????!!!!!!

            On a side note, did anyone else notice that it almost seemed like
    the show was "Mike Portony LIVE" {with 4 guys on backup}. He sat 5 feet
    above the rest of the band, and his (albeit impressive) drum kit took up
    half of the stage!
            Maybe I'm partial because I'm a drummer, but I think Mike was the
    most passionate, exciting, and overall most impressive guy up there. My
    guitarist friend {Hi Ryan} that went with me will disagree I'm sure.
    (BIG Petrucci fan!)
            Overall, though, a truly incredible experience!!!

                                            Styles
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    "You're fighting the weight of the world /
     and no one can save you this time... / STYLES
     close your eyes... <Dream Theater> / Alumni Advisor - Pi Beta
     and you'll find all you need in your mind"/ KAPPA DELTA RHO Fraternity

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    Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 02:22:21 -0500
    From: Timothy Lodge <axe@nai.net>
    To: ytsejam@arastar.com
    Subject: New London show *****spoilers****

    Warning: The following DT message contains spoilers..but what the heck,
    by the time you get this, the mini tour will be over anyways. :)

    Dream Theater , New London 12-27-95.
    REPORT

    The ticket said that the doors opened at 8:00..after being assured that
    we would be let in at 8:30, it suddenly started to get really cold.
    ..then, 2 hours later , at 10:00 they finally started letting people
    in. Talk about complete bullsh*t.. This was it.. Anyways the first
    band, Pleasure Crush, was kind of interesting.. There singer had a
    decent voice, and the bass player had a good groove going, but overall
    they were pretty mediocre. Dream Theater came on about 11:10pm with -
    Under a Glass Moon - ...It really rocked.. ..Next came the Mirror which
    inspired a few small pits, and overall was just a killer tune. Of
    course it went into Lie (as it should always be). i belive next was a
    whole medley of cover tunes...which included 'killers' from iron
    maiden, and the full version of 'Damage, Inc.'..Petrucci made Kirk's
    solo look like child's play. After that, James said something to the
    effect of "I know that most of you came here tonight to especially hear
    one song in particular, and here it is." ..and there it was. A Change
    of Seasons..in all of its glory.. TRULY SPECTACULAR in too many ways to
    mention. All of the double guitar/keys solos were fantastic....The rest
    of the setlist was (in some kind of order).

    * Lifting Shadows off a Dream - which included a really nice new blues
      beginning!

    * Surrounded..which was ok, except that they played the normal ending, and
      not the **much improved** one as found on the LatM CD..i mean the nice long
      resolution at the "Tonight I'll still be lying here surrounded...in all
      the light. (resolution ..end chord)..not just end chord.
    * Innocence Faded..- spectacular.. the end jam was enthralling.....
    * Voices - Very good.
    * The Silent man....The usual up until the end..last chorus when it turned
      into the electric version! And James sang it up an octave..it was great.
    * Pull me Under - always a crowd favorite.

    Unfortunately, they had to stop before the encore due to the bar's
    owners or something.. the remaining songs on the set were the acoustic
    version of wait for sleep..and perfect strangers.

    ------------------------------

    After the show, a few of us (and there were only about 8 people) waited
    outside for the band to come out. Noticing the rented minivan with the
    Jersey plates, we figured this must be their mini-tour van or
    something...Sure enough they emerged looking very very beat at around
    2am...I stood back at some people anxiously asked for things to be
    autographed..and i felt kind of silling, and kind of like we were all
    being really annoying or something....so after all was said and done, i
    had a very nice 10 second exchange and handshake with one of my idols,
    John Petrucci..What do you say to a guy like that without sounding like
    Beavis and Butthead or something? (heh heh man..you rule! yea yea you
    rule!) So in a moment of brain-shutdown i must have reverted back to
    age 5, because as i shook his hand i just simply said "Hey John, you're
    the best". and he actually cracked a very sincere looking smile and
    said "thank you..thank you very much.".. i think i also told him to
    "keep it up..and never stop" or something to that effect. Either way
    it was pretty cool.. On a related note..during all of this autograph
    signing, and talking, i overheard a conversation between Petrucci and
    one of their managers..the manager was asking what more equipment that
    they (DT) needed to begin rehearsing and recording the new material for
    the next album!!! I head petrucci mention BearTracks, so hopefully this
    means they will be working with the Images and Words producers.

    So that about wraps it up..as always this show gets 4 ****'s out of 4!
    Long live Dream Theater...

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Timothy M. Lodge
    Quinnipiac College School of Law, Class of 1998.
    axe@nai.net
    lodge_tim@ccsu.ctstateu.edu
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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    Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 06:07:30 -0500
    From: Gregory Slang <slang@internexus.net>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Old Bridge **spoiler**
    Message-ID: <2EF6BAF2.3072@internexus.net>

    I'm sure there's already been plenty of comments on the Old Bridge show as I
    have waited 24 hours for it to set in, but just have a few random comments.

    I think I must was the most grateful fan to get in last night. One, because I
    am only 17. I went to the extent of doing a computer printout of a fake date
    of birth and patching it on my license. Second, I showed up without tix,
    because Ticket Master screwed up my order. Anyway, my moment of glory came
    after the guy believed my license DOB and I was able to give a confirmation
    number for my ticket. I think it's safe to say I was going fucking nuts when
    I finally got in. Besides the huge mass of people and the long wait to see
    the show (12:15 AM), it was great. I was able to stand up on a railing and
    get a good view.

    Personal Highlights:
    1.) Opening with The Mirror (I was commenting to my friends before the show
        about how great an opener this would be and that they never use it. Sure
        enough they did and I felt smart. :))
    2.) Electric version of The Silent Man. Simply kicked ass. Can't wait to hear
        it again if Mike or someone else puts it out on CD.
    3.) Scarred. Great to finally hear it live, but unfortunate that the rumor
        was going on during the whole wait outside before the show. I was half
        expecting it the whole time. Would have been better if it took me by
        surprise.
    4.) When James said ACOS was made possible because of the folks on the
        Internet and told us to shout "Please don't go". I felt good knowing
        I was one of few in my section who knew what he was talking about.

    I could go on, but I don't want these messages to be repetitive.

    PS: Everyone's ears still ringing?

    -- Greg
    "And I don't need your fucking shit to get me through the day!" -JL 12/29

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