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Post by YaMUTHA on Feb 6, 2010 1:20:13 GMT -5
ok...first off...BAZ hope you kicked ass in worchester mass, but you better BRING IT brother in your own bachyard in SAYREVILLE mutha trucker!!! ;D fuck the blizzard, we're ready to ROCK brother!! can't wait to see and hear you dudes rip...WHO'S WITH ME?!?! give me a head count people...ROLL CALLLLLL!! who's bravin' the snow?!?! use this thread to give me names, and screen names of the peeps i KNOW i'm gonna high five when i see ya there. PEG your excused, cuz hawaii is just too damn far away, but the rest of you peeps better be there in force!! SHOUT IT OUT LOUD...WHO'S ROCKIN' THE JOINT IN JERSEY BABY?!?! TALK TO ME PEOPLLLLLLLE!!!  |
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Post by ember on Feb 6, 2010 7:03:36 GMT -5
Wish I could add my name to your rollcall. I'm afraid Australia is just too far away too.  |
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Post by Katkick on Feb 6, 2010 10:26:11 GMT -5
**no hand up*** Dang!.. We've had 27 inches overnight of Snow.. I'm calling my 5th plowing service  (no one answers their phone! lol)- and the locals are calling it a state of emergency.. -- so , on with the snow boots to grab a shovel! It'll be several hours till I can get out of my driveway. - Wish I had planned for it now. I'd probably be one of 500 cars between Pittsburgh and Starland . I'd have the road to myself with the exception of the Baz Freaks! .. haha Baz would never cancel a show... RIGHT ON!!! . PARTY HEARTY!! Be careful getting there!! Can't wait to hear all about it!. (dang! hope you guys have electricity - some lines are down over your way I hear) We'll be there is spirit!  * |
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Post by rocknrollmom on Feb 7, 2010 3:28:08 GMT -5
Hey Mark, thanks for the pardon, I really wanted to be there, I want to yell at Baz for playing now. He couldn't have waited a few weeks. I will be in NY on March 12. I am about to be a grandma for the first time. My daughter is due March 7th. Oh well, I knew I would have togive up a few things to live in paradise.
Please give me and the rest of us a full report when you get home.
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Post by YaMUTHA on Feb 7, 2010 12:01:55 GMT -5
Hey Mark, thanks for the pardon, I really wanted to be there, I want to yell at Baz for playing now. He couldn't have waited a few weeks. I will be in NY on March 12. I am about to be a grandma for the first time. My daughter is due March 7th. Oh well, I knew I would have togive up a few things to live in paradise. Please give me and the rest of us a full report when you get home. lol@ "the pardon"...had a great time!! just got home (we stayed over), but my body is screaming at me!! I'll give a full update in a bit..but i need a pounding hot shower right about now...be back soon! |
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Post by Katkick on Feb 8, 2010 13:07:30 GMT -5
Hey Mark, thanks for the pardon, I really wanted to be there, I want to yell at Baz for playing now. He couldn't have waited a few weeks. I will be in NY on March 12. I am about to be a grandma for the first time. My daughter is due March 7th. Oh well, I knew I would have togive up a few things to live in paradise. Please give me and the rest of us a full report when you get home. lol@ "the pardon"...had a great time!! just got home (we stayed over), but my body is screaming at me!! I'll give a full update in a bit..but i need a pounding hot shower right about now...be back soon! I gotta admit,.. I'm a little jealous .... that's one heck of a LONG shower! ;D |
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Post by YaMUTHA on Feb 9, 2010 12:34:46 GMT -5
lol@ "the pardon"...had a great time!! just got home (we stayed over), but my body is screaming at me!! I'll give a full update in a bit..but i need a pounding hot shower right about now...be back soon! I gotta admit,.. I'm a little jealous .... that's one heck of a LONG shower! ;D everyone is a freakin' comedian!! lol...when your feelin' long in the tooth, you NEED a freakin' long shower!! ;D anyway, i had a super bowl party to go to sunday afternoon, and got rushed out the door, so i'll review now. deb n myself got to the starland about 710pm, just after the doors opened, and the line moved pretty quickly (about 5 minutes), so I figured we were screwed on getting a good spot, but people were still wandering around inside so we ended up with 2 people in front of us, right dead center in front of baz! it didn't bother me any cuz i'm 6'2"+, but it would've been nicer to be right on the rail. oh well! couldn't find anyone from the board there ('brat, 'charmer??) which surprised me. i was like a light tower, doing 360's trying to locate people, but to no avail. i figured, "if they're here, they'll be able to see me (i stand out in a crowd lol)", but no luck. hopefully they were there, cuz it was a great show! not just 1 or 2, but ALL 4 of the openers for baz were really good, and really got the crowd going. just before last opener went on, i spotted johnny wandering from 1 side to the other, to head back stage...so i caught up to him, and introduced myself and wished him luck. approx 1045pm, the baz band take their spots on stage, and the intro to "never turn ur back on rocknroll" is being pumped in to lead to baz taking the stage, and of course, there's a problem with the bass cabinet, so (cue in mark thinking to self, "take 2") they quickly solve it, the intro again, and baz hits the stage to "bach in the saddle". ok, now everyone knows the set list from the previous headliners on this tour, and he didn't drop any or ad any songs from the list, so i'm not gonna try and name them, you all know what the list is. (<pats self on the back>"tells self, way to tap dance around the set list...lol"). highlights for me were, baz spots me, gives the big wide eyed mouth open look to me, and points at me (that made me smile)...during "stuck inside", where axle's part should be (...you know your feelings chaaaaange...)they dont sing it, or have it pumped in...so me being me,i raise my hands out, in wondering pose, and look to the skies (searching for axle's voice), johnny chromatic sees me and we laugh...and lastly, i catch rob deluca's eye for a second, and flash him the "spread eagle" hand sign to show him respect for his past work...those were the 3 personal highlights for me. favorite song was "american metalhead"! the crowd really went wild for it (i know i did!!)...on a side note, was kind of surprised that not all the people around me, knew all the words to the ANGEL DOWN songs, both guys n girls...the new stuff i can understand, but no excuse for not singing along to the AD material...unless they were just in awe...lol  nick's guitar playing was real good! he seems real comfortable with the band, and it showed with his playing and stage presence!! i'm glad his sound was on the same level as johnny's, because on my of the youtube stuff i saw from the previous shows, his sound was always lower. the only negatives were, aside from the normal moron fans who try to squeeze their way in front of you for the last few songs (which of course WASN'T HAPPENIN'!!), i recall rob having another problem with his bass cabinet, and baz was having constant problems either with his ear piece, monitor, or sound level consitency. i'm not talkin the usual, first song problems that seem to occur, i'm talking adjusting of his sound level, while he's holding a note (first soft, then loud, then soft)!! you can tell he was REALLY getting pissed, and let out a few "oh f*ck this sh*t" screams, which really proved to me, that it wasn't his voice, it was definitely the system. all in all, a fantastic and fun night, but as i mentioned before, minus a few friends from the board to share the moments with . i wanted to stay afterwards, and bs with him during the meet n greet, but to be honest, my calves cramped up so much during the show (standing in the same tight spot for 5 hours), that my legs felt numb...i didn't think standing around for another hour on line to chat, was very smart, so off me n deb went to grab a cab and go to our room to spend that time more productively, so to speak  !! (insert evil chuckle). deb took some cell phone pics (this time they let cameras in...wtf?!?!), cuz we didn't bring our camera this time, after it got confiscated the last time at the starland, so i will upload them and post the ones that came out good, and not blurry, later on. time to get ready for work, and hopefully, get out in time to get to mulcahys for tonight's show!! |
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Post by Dogface on Feb 9, 2010 17:01:47 GMT -5
^^^
GREAT STUFF Mark!! Thanks heaps for the review, sounds like a great night!
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Post by ember on Feb 9, 2010 20:03:04 GMT -5
Thanks for the review Mark. Knew we could count on you. Sux getting older, doesn't it haha?! Know how you feel.  Bummer you had to leave but great review.  |
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Post by ember on Feb 9, 2010 20:03:56 GMT -5
And we even got a review from Sebastian himself!! Good stuff.
Well what can I say NEW JERSEY !! I am really blown away by what happened Saturday Night in Sayreville New Jersey. We played Worcester the night before & the whole Eastern part of the United States was bracing for what would turn out to be a record breaking snowfall. We had to drive from Worcester to New Jersey Saturday morning for our 10th show in 10 cities in 2 countries in 11 nights (!) & the snow started hitting us on the NJ Turnpike at around 7am. By the time we got to near my house the snow had reached half a foot in depth & driving the bus was treacherous especially with the trailer on the back hauling all our gear. We actually could not drive to my house because the roads were impassible. My buddy Ed came to pick me up in the parking lot of a Barnes & Noble which was the only place we could find where we could turn the bus around in half a foot of snow that was still falling at an extremely rapid clip.
I was sure there would be no show that night.
It was now 8am, I was deperate to get to sleep, but I was positive that Starland would cancel the show. The storm had virtually shut down the I-95 corridor & travel all along the Eastern US had come to a standstill. If the show was going to be cancelled, it wouldn't be me who would cancel. I don't cancel shows. I was sure the show would be resheduled for another day. When I woke up around 4 pm I was astonished to learn that the Starland Ballroom still wanted us to play! For whom I thought? Obviously noone would come out on a night like this.
Driving to the gig was like driving on the moon. Reminded me of a gig we did in Treviso (Venice) Italy in December, where Europe shut down 'cause of snow & driving to that gig was just like this. Not a human being in site. Hardly any cars on the road, just 4 wheelers, salt trucks & snowplows. As we drove I prepared for the worst. I know the Show Must Go On but I just could not imagine the show being well attended in this storm.
When we pulled into the parking lot, New Jersey you BLEW MY MIND ! The parking lot was overflowing & I couldn't beleive it. With every newscaster saying 'stay home & dig out tomorrow' it was just unbelivable to arrive at the Starland Ballroom to a SOLD OUT SHOW. Not only did we sell out the gig, the promoter told me 400 more people got tickets to this gig than the last time I played there. The gig was packed , hot, sweaty, loud, & fun... on a night outside that was none of those things! I can't thank you enough New Jersey! Sayreville is the town where Skid Row was born & you all sure let me know that Saturday night! I'll never forget all your support on such a crazy night !! Thanks again, from the whole band & crew!
Which brings us to tonight LONG ISLAND !! Unbeleivably, the forecast is again calling for a crazy-ass snowstorm that is due to start AFTER our show tonight at Mulcahy's in Long Island ! That's alot better than what we had to deal with Saturday in NJ. We have already loaded all our gear into Mulcahy's & BELEIVE ME we are going to KICK ASS tonight for our last North American show for the forseeable future! The forecast says the snow will start around 2 am Wednesday morning, we will be done around 12:30 ! No problem tonight at all. We will be the ones loading our gear out into the snow after the show & driving home in the storm! Don't you worry about none of that Long Island rockers, leave the messy part to us, just come out & ROCK OUT you will have fun & be home by the time the blizzard hits! We are gonna kill it tonight in Long Island ! See you in a couple of hours !
Hey we are sending out ALL merch this week! If you have been waiting for your merch, don't worry, it is all being sent out this week. We have been touring like mad dogs & there has been no time for anything but stage. All merch will be sent out this week & we have Angel Down Hoodies, All over t's, & glitter shirts that will be for sale online soon! Gotta destroy Long Island tonight first !!
Thanks to all of you who have been coming to the shows since December! This has been an incredible 2 months of Rock N' Roll!!
Sebastian
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Post by Katkick on Feb 10, 2010 11:15:52 GMT -5
I'l bet Sebastian is under a LOT of snow today? ha!
gotta get the shovel out? eh? lol
actually, he may be missing most of it over there in Lincroft ?
Lucky !
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Post by Katkick on Feb 10, 2010 11:25:15 GMT -5
I gotta admit,.. I'm a little jealous .... that's one heck of a LONG shower! ;D everyone is a freakin' comedian!! lol...when your feelin' long in the tooth, you NEED a freakin' long shower!! ;D anyway, i had a super bowl party to go to sunday afternoon, and got rushed out the door, !! How about those Saints! YES!! great game, glad you got scooted. hehe. Thanks for the review. Sorry about Sebastian's equipment / sound. That's always rough. - Sounds like a great time there. Sorry we missed it. Jo was under snow and didn't make it either .. (she may pop in here soon). Looking forward to the photos when you have time !! |
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Post by Katkick on Feb 10, 2010 11:35:05 GMT -5
And we even got a review from Sebastian himself!! Good stuff. Hey we are sending out ALL merch this week! If you have been waiting for your merch, don't worry, it is all being sent out this week. We have been touring like mad dogs & there has been no time for anything but stage. All merch will be sent out this week & we have Angel Down Hoodies, -  OMG!! I can't wait!! ahhhhh!!! Can Anyone see a hoodie on Baz's 'BACH SHOP'? - Am I just missing it? ?? www.sebastianbach.com/stuff.html* |
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Post by ember on Feb 12, 2010 0:44:48 GMT -5
Hey YaMUTHA........did you make it to Mulcahys???
And I want one of those hoodies too!! I couldn't find them either but I'll def keep checking.
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Post by SnakeCharm on Feb 12, 2010 11:39:37 GMT -5
YaMUTHA... I was there... up front against the rails, but off to the right. (I almost always head toward the right side... don't know why. just kind of my "spot".)
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Post by YaMUTHA on Feb 13, 2010 19:04:44 GMT -5
YaMUTHA... I was there... up front against the rails, but off to the right. (I almost always head toward the right side... don't know why. just kind of my "spot".) awwww...you gotta be kidding me!! i walked over there twice to get drinks earlier, but i figured by then i would've seen whoever was there already, figuring we all always get there when the place opens... but, HOW THE HELL COULD YOU MISS ME?!?! LOL...i mean, i AM yamutha, and i do kinda stick out in a crowd...lol...so i missed you, and jo got snowed in...oh well, hopefully there will be a next time sooner rather than later...SO, what'd you think?? WHERE'S YOUR REVIEW GIRL?!?! btw, like the new avatar!! |
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Post by YaMUTHA on Feb 13, 2010 19:06:43 GMT -5
p.s...did you meet n greet??
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Post by YaMUTHA on Feb 13, 2010 19:47:20 GMT -5
^^^ GREAT STUFF Mark!! Thanks heaps for the review, sounds like a great night! DUDE, sorry for not posting back to ya sooner! always good hearing from you...consider you a good friend, even though we're half a freakin world away from each other...literally...lol. it was a great time, and no, i didn't get to make it to the next one at mulcahy's, due to the snow storm we had recently which backed my work big time!! (i work for an air freight company outta jfk airport). fyi...love the tunes you guys got going on! keep kickin ass and hope the next gig has a good turn out...i know it's tuff in that regard...keep doing what your doing...it WORKS! |
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Post by Metalbrat on Feb 13, 2010 22:18:43 GMT -5
I'l bet Sebastian is under a LOT of snow today? ha! gotta get the shovel out? eh? lol actually, he may be missing most of it over there in Lincroft ? Lucky ! * Nope they got hit too. And the second storm had to do them in for sure. lol |
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Post by Metalbrat on Feb 13, 2010 22:25:38 GMT -5
YaMUTHA... I was there... up front against the rails, but off to the right. (I almost always head toward the right side... don't know why. just kind of my "spot".) awwww...you gotta be kidding me!! i walked over there twice to get drinks earlier, but i figured by then i would've seen whoever was there already, figuring we all always get there when the place opens... but, HOW THE HELL COULD YOU MISS ME?!?! LOL...i mean, i AM yamutha, and i do kinda stick out in a crowd...lol...so i missed you, and jo got snowed in...oh well, hopefully there will be a next time sooner rather than later...SO, what'd you think?? WHERE'S YOUR REVIEW GIRL?!?! btw, like the new avatar!! Yeah, snowed in and my place got broken into by some crazy strung out crack head chick next door! (she broke through the closet wall mind u!) Paul about kicked her ass as she tried to hit him to get into our place! Cops came and hauled that bitch away. said she was on crack or meth. Glad we were home to stop her (she tried to break into some places in the upper floors and got chased by 2 chicks trying to kick her ass) We would have left by the time she started it! Couldn't imaging what I'd have come back to. Thank God everything was ok though. I really missed being there. But with snow and paul having to go to work early the next morning, (they had him on a list but he didn't get the day). I hope he does a few more shows at some point. We miss u and Deb. Glad it was a great show though.  |
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Post by Dogface on Feb 14, 2010 18:36:02 GMT -5
^^^ GREAT STUFF Mark!! Thanks heaps for the review, sounds like a great night! DUDE, sorry for not posting back to ya sooner! always good hearing from you...consider you a good friend, even though we're half a freakin world away from each other...literally...lol. it was a great time, and no, i didn't get to make it to the next one at mulcahy's, due to the snow storm we had recently which backed my work big time!! (i work for an air freight company outta jfk airport). fyi...love the tunes you guys got going on! keep kickin ass and hope the next gig has a good turn out...i know it's tuff in that regard...keep doing what your doing...it WORKS! Wow THANKS man!! ;D Cheers! |
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Post by Katkick on Feb 15, 2010 12:09:07 GMT -5
I'l bet Sebastian is under a LOT of snow today? ha! gotta get the shovel out? eh? lol actually, he may be missing most of it over there in Lincroft ? Lucky ! * Nope they got hit too. And the second storm had to do them in for sure. lol Oh boy ...   We needed a backhoe to dig us out! Thank God for Neighbors ;D |
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Post by Katkick on Feb 15, 2010 12:11:13 GMT -5
awwww...you gotta be kidding me!! i walked over there twice to get drinks earlier, but i figured by then i would've seen whoever was there already, figuring we all always get there when the place opens... but, HOW THE HELL COULD YOU MISS ME?!?! LOL...i mean, i AM yamutha, and i do kinda stick out in a crowd...lol...so i missed you, and jo got snowed in...oh well, hopefully there will be a next time sooner rather than later...SO, what'd you think?? WHERE'S YOUR REVIEW GIRL?!?! btw, like the new avatar!! Yeah, snowed in and my place got broken into by some crazy strung out crack head chick next door! (she broke through the closet wall mind u!) Paul about kicked her ass as she tried to hit him to get into our place! Cops came and hauled that bitch away. said she was on crack or meth. Glad we were home to stop her (she tried to break into some places in the upper floors and got chased by 2 chicks trying to kick her ass) We would have left by the time she started it! Couldn't imaging what I'd have come back to. Thank God everything was ok though. I really missed being there. But with snow and paul having to go to work early the next morning, (they had him on a list but he didn't get the day). I hope he does a few more shows at some point. We miss u and Deb. Glad it was a great show though. GEASHK!  so when is the move date?  * |
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Post by Metalbrat on Feb 15, 2010 22:14:49 GMT -5
Hopefully by the first week of March. Not soon enough. lol
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Post by Katkick on Feb 18, 2010 11:49:09 GMT -5
Hopefully by the first week of March. Not soon enough. lol Good! - 10 days till March 1st. Be careful ! people ! sometimes  ! |
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Post by Katkick on Feb 18, 2010 12:12:12 GMT -5
[ deb took some cell phone pics (this time they let cameras in...wtf?!?!), cuz we didn't bring our camera this time, after it got confiscated the last time at the starland, so i will upload them and post the ones that came out good, and not blurry, later on. time to get ready for work, and hopefully, get out in time to get to mulcahys for tonight's show!! OK- but don't forget ;D |
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nick's guitar playing was real good! he seems real comfortable with the band, and it showed with his playing and stage presence!! i'm glad his sound was on the same level as johnny's, because on my of the youtube stuff i saw from the previous shows, his sound was always lower. the only negatives were, aside from the normal moron fans who try to squeeze their way in front of you for the last few songs (which of course WASN'T HAPPENIN'!!), i recall rob having another problem with his bass cabinet, and baz was having constant problems either with his ear piece, monitor, or sound level consitency. i'm not talkin the usual, first song problems that seem to occur, i'm talking adjusting of his sound level, while he's holding a note (first soft, then loud, then soft)!! you can tell he was REALLY getting pissed, and let out a few "oh f*ck this sh*t" screams, which really proved to me, that it wasn't his voice, it was definitely the system. all in all, a fantastic and fun night, but as i mentioned before, minus a few friends from the board to share the moments with 
!! (insert evil chuckle). deb took some cell phone pics (this time they let cameras in...wtf?!?!), cuz we didn't bring our camera this time, after it got confiscated the last time at the starland, so i will upload them and post the ones that came out good, and not blurry, later on. time to get ready for work, and hopefully, get out in time to get to mulcahys for tonight's show!!
Bummer you had to leave but great review. 
so when is the move date? 
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