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paige
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Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:01 AM UTC #
saw them at ft. reno tonight…… here are my thoughts (i had been told that they were pretty damn good and all this lovely stuff):

-the lead singer does not know how to play bass. she has a good voice, but i felt like she was just ever so lightly tapping her bass rather than getting all into it. her instrument actually looked too big for her. she was tiny.

-drummer - goodstuff. nothing out of the ordinary but fast, fun and upbeat. i liked it.

-other chick guitarist. loved her guitar, it looked like a ukelele. she had cool hair too, and a lower, more awesome voice. mediocre but still entertaining.


overall, this band does nothing new, save some interestingly said lyrics, and is in no way as great as someone made them out to be. by the end of their set i was bored with them, but for a warm summer night in tenleytown, it wasn't bad.
jadetree
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:29 AM UTC #
I saw them open for D Plan last year, was not impressed, but I remember thinking the drummer was far better than the other two. Which may be why he plays and tours with another band.
thirsty moore
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:36 AM UTC #
I thought Meredith Bragg was excellent. Did any of you catch his band? I'd never heard of him before.

Any info on Meredith Bragg?
jadetree
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:48 AM UTC #
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
I thought Meredith Bragg was excellent. Did any of you catch his band? I'd never heard of him before.

Any info on Meredith Bragg?
never seen him but site is http://www.meredithbragg.com

amd you can see him saturday

Saturday, July 26th
Now! Music & Fashion
615 A King St.
Old Town
Alexandria, VA
with
Marty Royale (Washington Social Club)
Carol Bui
3 p.m.
Free
walkman
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 04:42 AM UTC #
Originally posted by Bob Pollard:
I saw them open for D Plan last year, was not impressed, but I remember thinking the drummer was far better than the other two. Which may be why he plays and tours with another band.
The drummer (Mat Lewis) is a very cool guy and a killer musician. He deserves a better band.
paige
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 12:41 PM UTC #
I really liked Meredith Bragg, nice relaxing music to listen to on a warm night. Great voice, and all around good times.
thirsty moore
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 12:57 PM UTC #
Yeh, the breeze going through Ft. Reno was pleasant. On a nice evening like last night, the park can be a wonderful venue.
kosmo
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 01:06 PM UTC #
i saw them a couple years back when the band was still in highschool… musically not fantastic, i've heard worse. but i loved how they named names of their fellow students that inspired the songs.
paige
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 02:53 PM UTC #
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
Yeh, the breeze going through Ft. Reno was pleasant. On a nice evening like last night, the park can be a wonderful venue.
and there weren't too many people there! it was perfect. i liked playing with people's dogs and sprawling out on the grass.
thirsty moore
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:00 PM UTC #
Well, I was all the way in the back sitting behind half of Fugazi and near a girl with a dog that was jumpy. Perhaps you were close by?
chknfngrs
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:04 PM UTC #
my roomate is in love with the pckt rckts
paige
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:05 PM UTC #
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
Well, I was all the way in the back sitting behind half of Fugazi and near a girl with a dog that was jumpy. Perhaps you were close by?
i was pretty far in the back, next to the big white truck, playing with a white dog named andy. i had my token bright blue airline bag in tow. perhaps we met in passing? oo yay
jadetree
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:14 PM UTC #
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
Well, I was all the way in the back sitting behind half of Fugazi and near a girl with a dog that was jumpy. Perhaps you were close by?
so you asked the half fugazi why they arent playing right?
thirsty moore
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:31 PM UTC #
No, I asked if I could take a hit off of their bong.
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 03:55 PM UTC #
Originally posted by paige:


i was pretty far in the back, next to the big white truck, playing with a white dog named andy. i had my token bright blue airline bag in tow. perhaps we met in passing? oo yay

I bet you did…Thirsty is only his screen name, his real name is Andy, and he's a white dawg! :D
paige
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 06:40 PM UTC #
Originally posted by mankie:
I bet you did…Thirsty is only his screen name, his real name is Andy, and he's a white dawg! :D
you are so not funny.
thirsty moore
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 06:42 PM UTC #
No really. I'm a white dawg.
thirsty moore
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 06:43 PM UTC #
Mah main man Mankie speaks the truth.
paige
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 06:47 PM UTC #
this brings up an interesting question … just how many of us here ARE white (being a dawg is optional)? we all know that kurosawa is a sister! woo!
paige
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Re: Pocket Rockets July 22, 2003 at 06:48 PM UTC #
i was kidding about the last part.
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