black francis wrote:Sounds like sick4tunez has been talking about Fight Club again.
Yes, I was at both shows. Watched them unload their gear and the roadie confirmed the fight club scene in CT. I got to touch Ian's fan that he loves to play footsie with on stage!! Sold out show Saturday (1100 people capacity), not so on Sunday (600 in attendance).
Ian sounded good both nights, perhaps even better Sunday night (or was it that I had a few extra shots of tequila at the bar before taking out my flask). The rest of the band always sounds great (still 1984 great!). I missed the after party in Brooklyn Saturday night (my friend had chemo therapy a few days earlier and was not up to it). We waited at the back stage door for the band to come out. I shook Will's hand and thanked him for his performance. He recognizes me already. Ian tried sneaking out the front entrance but we caught him, also shaking his hand in thanks for a great show. On Sunday night they had an after party at the Beauty Bar just a block away from the theater where Will DJ'ed and I met Gordy, Stephen and Jez. I got Gordy's set list Sunday night which the 4 signed.
I recorded both shows and the quality is excellent based on my preliminary check. I'm still having conflict over the whole recording thing: get the best quality recording (i.e., just shutting up and acting like a mic stand) or simply enjoying the show (dancing wildly and singing). But when they play I just have to let myself go. I was one of the people standing in front of Blinkilite jumping up and down Saturday night. There are parts where I'll be heard singing along with Ian. I've got so much on my plate (including downloading the Coachella shows) that it will take a few days.
A bonus prize was finding PiL's 1983 Live In Tokyo show on CD in a hole in the wall record shop. That will be the warm up act to a future Saturday night virtual concert with the Bunnymen played on the truck stereo.
