Pablo Sanchez Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 What time does everything get under way on Saturday?Lots of music to be played! Doors at 8ish I'm guessing. We'll be playing by 10 for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Ha, ha, cheers to you jaybone! Thanks Dave, I like the early start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I plan on having a drink first thing in the morning and likely not stopping until the next morning.Which leads me to believe your plan for driving home sunday is flawed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 This just in! Doors are at 9pm! Music around 10pm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Have fun folks, unfortunately family circumstances require I stay close to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks for the warning Pablo. ::puts on underwear:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I found a little 2001 pre-punk nero from when cafe dekcuf was the whipping post. nero - 2001 by bouche, on Flickr The Trio by bouche, on Flickr nero by bouche, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Yeah, that pretty much sucked......eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 When Whitey arrived last night he told me he'd spent the last week prepping for NYE with a squeeze ball and the new Hendrix album."Dave kicked my ass last year," he grizzled, "This year I'm ready."Truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaybone Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Awesome times!!!Happy New Year everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 nerolog Stardate 123111, Cafe Dekcuf, Ottawa, OntarioSitting in a booth going over the guest list while the band finished setting up onstage seemed so normal and right. It's something we've done hundreds of times together and it felt just like being home again. Which of course it was. You could almost hear the spurs jangling.The fact that we don't do this together anymore seemed very far away, the familiarity of okay, can we get some snare drum crack crack crack okay now some bass guitar just a minute while I check something immediately transcended novelty and nostalgia and settled into the here and now of our former daily life.It was a long time ago that nero held down a regular Tuesday night stint in this room, working out a sound that fourteen years on would sell out the same venue in less than twenty-four hours. It was also a long time ago that the band virtually lived on the road, briefly visiting Ottawa for tiny sporadic snatches of home life in between playing 150 shows a year throughout Canada and much of the USA. And as I stood by the door and watched a virtual This Is Your Life of people parade through the gate it occurred to me what a blessing and a godsend it is that we can still get together and do this thing.After an hour of hugs, handshakes and holiday “Cheers!†the band stepped onstage and started things off with what was to become a raging Miko Mard. Midway through the first song the guys already sounded like they were in the middle of the second set and the crowd surged accordingly. High fives and smiles all around, the evening was off to a great start.The room filled up nicely and sounded great. There was a last minute email flurry from people that had found themselves ticketless but I think we managed to get everybody in. It was crowded but nowhere near uncomfortable, there was plenty of room to shake yer bones and getting a drink wasn't that much of an ordeal. The bar had taken out the middle booths giving the room a more spacious olde-school vibe. Partway through the first set I found myself perched in the little upstairs booth where I could survey the room. There was the band enthralled and enthralling, smiles and eyes closed tight; the tapers quietly grooved beside their mic stands occasionally checking recording levels with little flashlights; there was the crowd, turned to the stage and locked in that old symbiotic sway. And there was Whitey right up front, his air-guitar almost set aflame trying to keep up with the band.When he had arrived earlier that evening Whitey seemed tired. “I've been working out with a rubber ball and the new Hendrix album,†he told me. “Last time Dave kicked my ass, this time I'm ready.â€â€œSomeday there'll be a statue of you in this town,†I told him. “There'd better be,†he answered, with more than a hint of exasperation. I ducked out for a quick slice next door and made it back just in time for the countdown. “5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!†More hugs and handshakes, with a few kisses thrown in, tickets were traded for champagne and the band Auld Lang Sine'd everyone's asses off.What a great, great first set of music.With the setbreak came the usual mass exodus as smokers and friends of smokers gathered outside in little groups of friendliness just like we always do (did). It was a beautiful night outside and spirits were high in the wake of 2012.Back inside for round II was more of the same, which is to say a crowd that just kept getting happier and happier as the band continued to deliver like they had never gone away. There's little question that the band was playing as well as they ever had since they stopped touring, each player better individually than they have ever been while the band's history lends them a cohesiveness that has become almost unavoidable.Zedonk, Medicated, Chocolate Monkey Machine, Condor, the music was heavy and relentless, making it all the more surprising at how perfectly they nailed Maneater by Hall & Oates. The juxtaposition alone was enough to ensure it was a crowd pleaser, but the fact that they sounded so total pro propelled the surprise cover beyond whimsy.I was honored once again to join the band onstage for the encore. With a foresight that bordered on masterful, a song was picked that was so easy to play that even in the case of severe impairment and a dearth of monitors I would have minimal difficulty stumbling through. It turns out that the acoustic guitar in Flutes Of Chi by Ween involves little more than strumming a G chord in ¾ time so I was free to concentrate on how fun it was to stand onstage with one of my favourite bands and look out into a crowd of some of my favourite people, each one smiling like we had all just won the lottery.One more tune and the show was done, though the night would prove to be far from over.A quick enough pack up, the business end of things were taken care of and the crowd dispersed. The band came back to my place to relax for an hour or so before we hit the suite-est party in town eight storeys above Albert Street. The fun continued well into the daylight – I hope to gawd the hosts have the room for an extra night or two to recover – and I found myself staring down a wholly unneccesary Elgin Street poutine at approximately 10am, the evening's final rare act tinged with the scent of past familiarity. The last thing I remember Dave saying before I stumbled out the door:“I wish we were doing this again tomorrow night.â€Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 So do I Dave...So do I!Thanks for the wonderful times.And thanks for the bed at Albert St. for my lame ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) MANEATER!! Edited January 2, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossolee Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 So much fun! THANK YOU!! We were smiling the whole ride home yesterday Cheers Friends!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 “I've been working out with a rubber ball and the new Hendrix album†Another classic Whitey-ism! In 25 years of being his friend, I've collected hundreds of his brilliant quotes - several of which would be suitable for inscription on his forthcoming statue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 just awesome!!thank you SO MUCH nero guys, dekcuf, sweet suite hosts and friends! i am so happy and ready to rock 2012 after that amazing night! :cheers: :hail: :surprise: :clapclap: :dance: :relax: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blurry Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 that vid was fun to watch! Sounded great! And Punk's voice sounded better than I remember - but he is a bit of a maneater so....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 fluffhead mouthing the words "I love you" at the start of the video is classic and really sets the mood for the cool groove of the extended into. Also, loving the snowflake option for youtube videos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 fluffhead mouthing the words "I love you" at the start of the video is classic and really sets the mood for the cool groove of the extended into.Ha, ha, glad you picked up on that. It's so true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Worst. Time. Ever. Can we do it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Sanchez Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks everyone! By far the most fun thing I ever do and I don't do it nearly enough. I certainly feel privileged that people are still interested enough to come see us do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 nero sounded phenomenal, super tight, solid work gents! It was great to see Ottawa so lively and it was the first time I remember my entire time there. I brought my buddy and his wife from Chatham and they were blown away, my only message from him in the morning was 'dude needs a meaner looking guitar' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Mike, you got some old school beauties in there...That 'worlds great lightshow' pic is AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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