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azaghal1981 said on his tweeter "5/2010: held my own in the front for the duration of a Lightning Bolt gig. 5/2015: I lasted less than 30 seconds."

MDR-7506notBeats wrote:
azaghal1981 said on his tweeter "5/2010: held my own in the front for the duration of a Lightning Bolt gig. 5/2015: I lasted less than 30 seconds."

The most appalling part of the brutality is he can't even see it coming. Those fiends. Those fucking monsters.

I've only seen Lightning Bolt once, when they came to RVA around 2 years ago, and the "pit scene" came nowhere close to living up to the stories I'd heard. That could just be a Richmond thing though. Good show, though.

I just watched, a lightening bolt live video on You,Tube.  I,m not white enough.

Preach,  snitch.

so did Jerry Hologram make an appearance last night at MPP?

Hutch wrote:
so did Jerry Hologram make an appearance last night at MPP?

Heard it was a giant clunker… as expected.

I've heard less than stellar things about the dear jerry show.  Unless you were really high or tripping balls.  Wait, a minute.

I've been to 3 greatest hits shows this week (The Replacements, Prince, Dear Jerry) and I felt it blew them all away. FWIW I'm a jam band fan (but only saw them with Jerry once) and was on the lawn with a group of friends. 

My Facebook post from last night:
Despite the worst traffic I've seen getting to Merriweather, the ‪#‎dearjerry‬ show tonight was amazing. The core 4 showed up so much, it was practically a greatest hits show with special guests. And a nice passing of the torch to the next generation. The finale of "Touch Of Grey" and "Ripple" was a perfect way to finish the evening.

hemisphire wrote:
I've been to 3 greatest hits shows this week (The Replacements, Prince, Dear Jerry) and I felt it blew them all away. FWIW I'm a jam band fan (but only saw them with Jerry once) and was on the lawn with a group of friends. 

My Facebook post from last night:
Despite the worst traffic I've seen getting to Merriweather, the ‪#‎dearjerry‬ show tonight was amazing. The core 4 showed up so much, it was practically a greatest hits show with special guests. And a nice passing of the torch to the next generation. The finale of "Touch Of Grey" and "Ripple" was a perfect way to finish the evening.

ok someone who was actually…..there..

thanks hemi

One person said it, so it must be true.  All four, less than stellar reviews I have, we're from my friends, who were, there.

walkonby wrote:
One person said it, so it must be true.  All four, less than stellar reviews I have, we're from my friends, who were, there.

I didn't say it must be true..just good to hear feedback from someone there…

wapo has a review

Hutch wrote:

walkonby wrote:
One person said it, so it must be true.  All four, less than stellar reviews I have, we're from my friends, who were, there.

I didn't say it must be true..just good to hear feedback from someone there…

you,re right . . . sorry.  I,m just upset I didn,t get to go, and I am trying to overcompensate by, hoping, it was awful.  my friends mainly bitched about the traffic, the crowds, the breaks between songs, the curfew, some bands didn,t get to play.  did Hornsby, show?

I,m being told . . . disco biscuits, killed it.

Julian, wrote:

MDR-7506notBeats wrote:
azaghal1981 said on his tweeter "5/2010: held my own in the front for the duration of a Lightning Bolt gig. 5/2015: I lasted less than 30 seconds."

The most appalling part of the brutality is he can't even see it coming. Those fiends. Those fucking monsters.

I had no issue with it five years ago like that tweet said. And that DC9 pit then was also violent. As I told Killsaly, that was easily the sweatiest I'd ever been at a show.
Chalking Wednesday up to age/out-of-shape-ness.

it's almost like being there ……..  http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/05/grateful_dead_m_1.html#more


you be the judge

are you, trying to say, that most, if not all, men, who were there, looked like that?

walkonby wrote:
are you, trying to say, that most, if not all, men, who were there, looked like that?

Men….and…. women.

that pear has got a great ass  :P

I thought the Dear Jerry show was terrific.  Jimmy Cliff stole the show, IMO, but my favorite song of the night was Weir doing "Days Between."  I can't believe I'm saying that - but it's true.  A very heartfelt version and Bob nailed it.  Disco Biscuits, YMBS, Grace Potter, Jorma, Billy & the Kids all put on terrific performances. The parking lot was loaded with vending and very few hassles from what I saw.  I did hear lots of complaints about traffic, but we took back roads and managed to get in with few issues.  I don't think Hornsby was there at all.  Rumor has it he was sick.  2 bands didn't play due to the curfew, which I believe they were well past by the time it was done.  The core four were never on the stage at the same time.  Phil played his 4-song set (at 7pm sharp) and was never seen again.  The other 3 were constantly coming in and out of various bands.  The breaks between acts were annoying, but nothing terrible.  Probably the most crowded I've ever seen Merriweather.  The only thing I've seen close to that was when I actually saw Jerry there in '89.  I liked it much better than I expected to, actually.  Then again - I didn't drop over $150 on a pavilion ticket.