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"crazycloud " wrote:ha ha.. ill bet Ditka’s will be hoppin .. i used to love those pork chops when i lived in oak park… mmmm and the nacho’s were so good.. i rmeber that saturday night live skit Superfans, when the Superfans had an identity crisis when Ditka went to the Saints… that was so funny.. i think itll be the game of the year… hopefully a close one… Drew Brees Rocks!
saw some of that confused saints/BEARS superfans on pregame shows…too funny. Loved that series
Amazing game yesterday, not many picked the BEARS to win over New Orleans, but we did…BEARS NFC Champs
New Orleans had a great year, gotta give them credit for turning it around in such a huge way in one year. They have some great players, no doubt we’ll see them again in post season some time.
BEARS were more than ready for this game, our D looked fresh, played fast, pressured the qb & made turnovers happen. Rex did what he had to, didn’t turnover the ball, made some wicked throws, god that Berrian bomb was incredible! Our run game was perfect, TJ & Cedric were running all over the place. It was almost perfect execution, one 5 yard penalty late in the 4th, no turnovers, no injuries…
BEARS vs Colts in Miami…
Go BEARS Go
ps-best fan sign seen in the stands…DITKA IS GOD…not a saint…LOL
review of the show…
Quote:The SPOT anniversary show is always an event to behold. I’ve seen some amazing shows over years: Avail with Hot Water Music and Radon, Against Me! with Smoke or Fire and the Soviettes, so on and so forth. But this year promised to be one of the most amazing anniversary shows ever because somehow the fine folks at SPOT pulled a major coup, and got the legendary Dinosaur Jr. to play a one off show to celebrate their 14th year in existence. To say that I was excited was an understatement.Dinosaur Jr. was one of those bands like the Pixies, Husker Du or Mudhoney that sparked my interest in all things alternative and punk. I remember staying up late on Sundays to watch 120 Minutes and seeing the video for Feel the Pain, instantly getting hooked. I never got to see Dinosaur Jr. (or Sebadoh either) when I was in my teens, so now I would finally get the chance. And that they were playing with the Beat Buttons, one of favorite newer indie bands, was only icing on the cake.
We arrived at the Cuban Club to a huge line and the Beat Buttons already playing, but luckily we got tickets in advance so our wait wasn’t as bad as it could have been. One thing that disappointed me was the lack in execution of getting the free beer wrist bands out in an efficient way. If you’re going to advertise 14 free kegs of PBR, then don’t have one random guy at a table passing out wrist bands to well over 500 people. The lines for a beer would be a reoccurring theme that would haunt me the whole night through.
Like every other time that I’ve seen them, the Beat Buttons were on point, focusing largely on playing songs off of their Self Titled CD. What I love about them is that the bass and drums really push the music, where as the vocals and guitar almost mimic each other, carrying the melody. If you’ve never heard them, then you have no idea what you are missing. The venue’s sound definitely left something to be desired during their set which put a bit of a damper on things for me.
I ventured out to get a drink thinking that I’d be able to hit the bar, and then hurry back to see Dinosaur’s whole set. Literally and hour later I was finally close to getting one, and Dinosaur Jr. was already 30 minutes into their show. The bartenders made absolutely no effort into expediting things. There were not enough of them to service the amount of people at the show, and those that were there talked to one another more than they actually poured. At least I got to hear Freak Scene and Feel the Pain even if I didn’t get to see it close up.
I was able to catch the rest of the show from the side of the stage and I’ll be damned if they weren’t impressive. They sounded as tight and amazing as the first time I heard them so many years ago. The guitar dork in me was very excited by the amount of awesome amps that J. Mascis played through, making him sound loud and dirty like on their older releases. And besides the fact that J. has long grey hair making him resemble a witch, it was hard to tell that the members were well in their 40’s. They definitely played a long, very spirited set which made all of the beer line hassle not seem as bad.
It was just awesome to see them play songs from their 10+ year career. It was even more awesome to witness them play with their original lineup. I’ve heard that they recorded a new album that will be out sometime this year, so hopefully there is no bad blood between the members which was the driving force with Lou Barlow exiting the band way before they even had their minor radio hit. Hell, maybe they’ll even tour for the new record!
Quote:Friday, January 19, 2007J Mascis had his dinosaur shoes on
any pics, gotta see that!
Quote:last night the drummer for dinosaur jr. hit me in the face with a drum stick he threw out into the crowd. i ended up spitting blood out of my mouth for the whole bike ride home.…lol
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hope he has some long cleats on, grass & a cold snowy day @ Soldier Field on Sunday…
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