Ok last nights show was cool in the fact that Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr played great shows. Aside from that it was totally lame.

Camel propaganda was EVERYWHERE. You couldn’t walk 10 feet without bumping into a Camel represenative asking you to take a survey. After youtook there survey they handed out free packsof cigarettes, lighters, drink tickets, and a cool Dinosaur Jr poster. I didn’t participate in their surveys but I snagged a few posters anyway. I figured it would be bad but not way over the top like this was. It was really bad.

On an up note I bought that cool Dinosaur shirt with the Indian Chief. I got to talk with Lou a bit, and I was lucky enough to be on Dinosaur Jr’s guest list. Don’t ask me how I got on it, but I did. It was nice not having to wait in the super long line to get in. I had a separate line and walked right in. Not to mention it was free.

I have a photo of the setlist and will post it when I get the pic back (its on my friends phone).

Bob, I would have liked to meet you but looking around it seemed that really anybody could have been "Bob".

What kinda poster.

Miraculously I managed to avoid all that stuff, probably because when we got there I headed straight for the can, then for the bar, then into the performance area. Occasionally someone (usually a pretty plastic-looking girl) would try to hail me as I walked by, but I completely ignored them. I was wondering what those posters were that many people were toting around. Do they still use the Joe Camel icon with the dick-and-balls face?

I think the cigarette thing sucks………..but remember in the 80’s and early 90’s when bands allowed their songs to be used in commercials and we all cried "lame" and "sellout" but now I wouldn’t mind hearing a Dinosaur Jr/Mascis song in a car commercial.
Perhaps I’ve gotten lamer as I’ve aged.

What’s a drink ticket? Is that a like a free margarita? I like lighters………..I’m always searching for a lighter, I have a gas stove without an auto ignition……….I burn a lot of incense, I light a lot of candles .I have a whole drawer of colored smoke bombs.
I want a cool Dinosaur Jr poster. I’ll fill out their damn survey.

I’ll just hate myself in the morning ………..but I’ll get over it.

thanks much for posting. fwiw, i thought this was a pretty solid show. not as good as seeing them at the showbox for the first "reunion" tour, but better than the 2nd one they did at showbox.