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and more from that show.
“Out There”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q472B3T0mbw“Just Like Heaven”
Anna-
I last saw Dino in Miami in January. I actually was looking forward to hearing The Fog do Alone. That is one of my favorite songs.
The mountains and terrain were simply majestic. I mean, absolutely awe inspiring. And it is far. I drove two hours from Milwaukee to Chicago and then flew to Anchorage through Seattle.
I’m on the return home now boarding a plane in Seattle bound for Chicago. I am halfway through my 14 hour trip back home.
@terryfunku That is crazy! Alaska is still way up on my list for places I want to visit.
Did you get out and ski/hike while you were up there?Another vid “Blowing It”
Well he did Cortez the Killer, which is very similar to Alone (it even uses the same chords). So I guess playing what’s practically the same song would be redundant.
All the videos are sweet though. It was a great lineup.
For the opening?
He has wah during the whole thing, a little bit of flange probably, and ton of gain. The whammy bar also adds a lot to the sound.
I haven’t skied in nearly 20 years and was kind of nervous about killing myself on them. So, I didn’t. Plus, it’s costly renting all the gear and getting tickets (I had already spent $600 for a plane ticket and nearly $200 for lodging). The extra clothing would have meant another airport bag as well.
I did do some hiking, but ran out of camera battery. I bought and returned a charger the second night so that I could take pics at the show. I got some cool mountain pictures though. I also just barely avoided a collision with a 7 foot tall moose at 65 mph on the pitch black highway. I mean I missed that moose by about 1.5 feet. That was pretty fucking crazy.
It turns out someone knocked over my rig that was in the soundboard area and I will have to patch Ammaring somehow. I left my stuff for 5 minutes at a time probably 5 times during each show as it was semi-protected amongst the front of house equipment and nylon fencing. I didn’t find out until the show ended that as it was knocked, J’s sound engineer Tim ran around the board console and caught it before it hit the floor. That’s like a narrow 6 foot run involving a sharp turn. If I had known before he disappeared I would have thanked him profusely. He even re-positioned it perfectly. Two lessons learned: 1. always tape down your rig no matter how seemingly safe or protected it is and 2. if you don’t babysit your rig shit will eventually happen.
All that sounds so good. Ooh, no, I’m feeling the need to share another astrological reference. I’m going to share an example of my life “with a fire sign”.
As I was watching the above video of “Cortez”, I commented out loud…”Urrg, I hate folks that come to shows and stand there recording the whole thing on their cell phones…WTF?, people need to learn how to just “be here now” and enjoy what is in front of them. When you go to a show these days, (or a child’s soccer game or the Georgia aquarium) all you see in the front row is a bunch of dumb asses, with their cell phones raised in the air…I hate that!”
and then I looked at my husband and he had the total look of a person in the midst of being dumbfounded and full of disgust….and I said “WHAT?” and he was like…”Stef, you don’t see that you are the reference point of dumb ass in this situation, if it wasn’t for some dumb ass shooting video with his cell phone, then your dumb ass wouldn’t be standing there watching those dumb asses play music!”
“OMG, Juan, Now you are hatin’ on J,Kevin, and Kyle”? He said, “I’m not, I’m hatin’ on you”…and then to try and sooth his burn, I say to him, in the sweetest voice possible..”well, you do make a good point” and as he left the house, he yelled at me “I always make a good point”…bang, and then he slammed the door”
Very much like the thing we got into over the BP oil spill, I was horrified, like most of the world, I love the gulf, I spend a lot of time there…and I was afraid they would be unable to stop the flow and that whole area was going to be black, greasy and destroyed. I said out loud..”Oh, my God, how can this be happening…and he said….”Stef, you are responsible for the fucking oil spill, it’s your fault, instead of acting horrified….you need to fucking stand up and take part of the blame! Until I see you hooking up your horse and buggy in the morning you have no right to be upset. Case fu*king closed!
Wow, with the video thing, I do believe, I got caught up in a catch 22. Oh,well, I’m only human, not a god like my enlightened other half.
You can see why my girlfriends are like…”he’s so mean”, but I’m so used to it, I don’t think he’s mean, I think he’s kind of smart, that’s why I like him”
Oh well, here is to another fine day in Babylon, first stop this morning…the gas station of course!
Oh, and in the best Gemini way possible, Can I address the “dumb ass” who recorded “Just Like Heaven”…”Why didn’t you get the whole song?” (LOL) Gosh, that just sucks…it’s like seconds before an orgasm when your kid comes barreling through the bedroom door. Urrrrggggg….Arrrrgggg….Shoot Me!
Re. rigs and mic stands tipping, gravity vortices are a thing.
I went to see Cheap Trick, Heart, and Journey with a friend 3 or so years ago in Sacramento and during Journey’s set the whole amphitheater was swaying and holding up their cell phones like they were lighters. I was talking to my family about it afterwards and my kids were all, ‘Yeah, there’s apps that are lighter images that’re for holding up at concerts’. Weird.
As far as gas goes, alternatives exist. I’ve run my VW Golf on biodiesel made from recycled french fry oil for the last 8 years and 150,000 miles. It’s a drop in the bucket but it’s easy to do.
I’m the “dumbass” who shot the Cortez and Just Like Heaven clips above. What is your problem? Don’t watch the videos if you hate witnessing the process of recording them so much. Jesus.
And btw, my memory card ran out right at the end of Just Like Heaven. Deal.
Many thanks to J and crew for making the trip up here! The twenty of us who witnessed Friday night and the hundred or so of us on Saturday were all blown away. It was fantastic and I look forward to grabbing the recording when it’s available! I wish it had been promoted better, but heck, the weather was great and it was an awesome way to start springtime after a BRUTAL winter here. Cheers!
goshrx, Perhaps you did not get to read the post above the post in which I called you a “dumb ass.” It was sort of long so I understand if you didn’t, I hinted at the fact that I am the reference point for “dumb ass”, I am the alpha and omega of “dumb ass”….don’t get all jacked up, I was just making friendly conversation, being that we are not friends, I can see how being called a “dumb ass” hurt you….but if we were to become like “friendly” we each other….you would probably become very comfortable with the term “dumb ass” because I use it almost everyday, to describe myself, my kids, my friends, my husband, my dogs. Until one is able to confess the fact that he or she is a “dumb ass”, then you hold yourself back from Heaven….and you get “Just like Heaven” interruptus….which, I must admit was a little hard to deal with. Liberate yourself, admit to yourself that you are in fact a “dumb ass”, I tell ya’…it feels so good you won’t believe it.
Dude, You said “don’t watch the video’s if you hate witnessing the process of recording them so much…Jesus”
but I’m pretty sure that coming to that realization is WHAT MY WHOLE FIRST POST WAS ABOUT, but thanks for giving me back my own insight. How much of a dumb ass do you think I must be, if I can’t stand seeing people at shows capturing stuff on their cell phones but then I want to go and “BITCH” because they didn’t capture the whole thing. I thought the humor in that would be more than apparent but I did forget that mercury was still retrograde and with computer type it’s hard to tell. To try and lighten the punch, I did throw in an LOL, and the words barrel, suck, and orgasm.. words that can sometimes soften a mans frustration but I’m sorry that didn’t work either.
I am just a “dumb ass” trying to upload myself into heaven. Honestly, the first step is confession! Once, I understood that I was just a “dumb ass”…it made trucking through life so much easier.
Here is to another fine day in Babylon…first stop…the cookie jar and the coffee press. O:-)
Yes, I didn’t read your post. That must be it. It’s alright, I really don’t care–just don’t call people dumbass and all is good. We’re all fans here–no big deal.
Couple more vids up:
Severed Lips
Goshrx, you are correct…I was the first one, standing in my kitchen the other day to use the word “dumb ass” to describe those folks who go to shows and watch them through the back of their cell phones….then my husband made a most excellent point by pointing out how ridiculous it was for me to get so excited, saying to everyone in the house, “come look, it’s video of J and the hometown boys”…..he was like, What a “dumb ass”, you are asking us to come and enjoy video that was probably shot by someone you just called a “dumb ass”.
Perhaps, though, you could forgive me and be a real friend by helping me come up with a solution. Should I just except the fact that when I go out to see a show, in front of me will be a whole line of people with cell phones in the air? I wonder why that bothers me so?
I love it that you said to me….”just don’t call people dumb ass and all is good”…I must admit, I tried that for a while, all wasn’t good, so I went back. Sigh.
Seriously, I really don’t have a problem admitting that I am dumb ass…I trust and pray, that as make my way forward in life, I might be able to lead by example.
Sorry I used the word “dumb ass” here, it was uncalled for, even in jest! I started my period on Friday (full moon)…..that must have been the problem! I loved hearing (and seeing) Severed Lips….that’s such a redemption! It sounds like a beautiful song, not like a huge soggy mess (which is what it sounded like the last time Dinosaur Jr was in Athens on 4/20/09). A huge soggy mess….sounds likes what’s inside my pants right now. Oh, Lord, I need to stop now….I’m trying to make inroads not outroads.
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