rubberdinghy Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 This will be the show of 2012!I guarantee, or Booche will send you a CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 still a ripoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I saw him opening for Springsteen in August. I'm a Red Rider fan and actually admire/like a fair amount of Tom's solo stuff.That said, based on the show I saw last month this free show won't be worth the money.Seriously, if he was playing my backyard for free I'd probably not even bother stepping outside.It was an embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I saw him opening for Springsteen in August. I'm a Red Rider fan and actually admire/like a fair amount of Tom's solo stuff.That said, based on the show I saw last month this free show won't be worth the money.Seriously, if he was playing my backyard for free I'd probably not even bother stepping outside.It was an embarrassment.you couldn't have said it better yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Seriously, if he was playing my backyard for free I'd probably not even bother stepping outside.If he was playing in your bathroom would you shit in the yard? I need to gauge how bad it was because I promised Dinghy I'd go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 PffyouguysdontknowgoodmusiwhenksthenextfreephishshohaveyoueverseentTomshredandjumpkickatthesameti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Andanotherthlifeisahighwaybitches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Seriously' date=' if he was playing my backyard for free I'd probably not even bother stepping outside.[/quote']If he was playing in your bathroom would you shit in the yard? I need to gauge how bad it was because I promised Dinghy I'd go.what about if he was in your backyard and there was a huge bathtub full of quality ice cold beer, being handed out by nubile wenches and you were really thirsty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 that was some awesome posting by this guy.No regrets guys...no regrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hey Velvet, what was so bad about Tom's show opening for Bruce?Unrehearsed? Drunk as fuck? Voice shot due to age?Phoned it in? I'm going on Saturday night regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 He wasn't drunk.I'm pretty glad I saw the show though because otherwise I'd definitely be making plans to be at The Palladium for this.Unrehearsed?It was pretty clear to me that the show was a one off - there's no way they were in the middle of the tour; things just didn't sound tight. I checked his website after the show and sure enough - one off.Voice shot due to age?Not a word of a lie: when he got to the first chorus of the first tune it was immediately clear he couldn't hit the notes so he held the mic to the crowd for them to sing along (instead of him). After this happened in the next four or five songs he even gave up trying to sing the start of the choruses himself and just held the mic out to the crowd every time. For one tune he was having such difficulty he actually said "Let's sing this one like Tom Waits" and sang his chorus with a low gravelly shitty voice. In Moncton. Like anyone in Moncton knows who Tom Waits is.Phoned it in?My honest assessment is he did one rehearsal for the show that probably lasted less than an hour. And that's opening for Springsteen. I'm sure he'll really step it up for a free CUPE gig.I suppose he could have been getting over a cold, but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asparagus Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Seriously' date=' if he was playing my backyard for free I'd probably not even bother stepping outside.[/quote']If he was playing in your bathroom would you shit in the yard? I need to gauge how bad it was because I promised Dinghy I'd go.Thanks for this. It totally made my morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Nothing could top his performance of O Canada in the 1992 World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 If you weren't at this show you missed OUT! Tom's still got his signature jig down pat! Ken Greer still plays the guitar like no one else, silly faces and all. We were even treated to Kim Mitchell bassist Peter Fredette playing guitar too! The show was free, parking was free, the beers not free, but they were damn cold! LUNATIC FRINGE! and boy, can Tom ever channel Tom Waits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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