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The scene is so great

cuz I'm 28.

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Canadian eh?

Rheostatics are the only answer.

But Eric's Trip's 'Love Tara' is right up there, as is Sloan's 'Twice Removed.'

Hayden is always a good bet, as is hHead. I'll never forget the last hHead show in London at the Embassy where Jason (drummer) had rigged this huge bong into his bass drum and was hitting it hard for the whole show. 'Twas wicked fun.

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ps.. Scottie - you gonna be hitting any of the Toronto Rheos shows this week?

Anybody know of any shows going on next Saturday night (the 16th) in Waterloo or London? I might be back in my old stomping grounds for a night but I can't get the Watchtower to work lately...

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Hello scottieking's sister and welcome!

this is scottieking's friend alan... although we've never met, it's good to see you're online. say hello to mr. king for me if you see him.

cheers!

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Watch Battle Royale, a Japanese film that's completely over the top. Kinda like Series Seven but waaaay better (and bloodier). You can rent it at Invisible Cinema in O-Town.

I'd highly recommend it to those that want something, well, a little different.

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Hey there,

I sent a reply back... Perhaps Sympatico is fucking with me again....

So here's the gist of it anyways: thanks for the offer, I'm sending the CDs tomorrow, here's my address:

Alan Dodson

336 Sunnyside Ave

Ottawa ON

K1S 0S1

Cheers, thanks again, can't wait to hear it!

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if the b&p is still open i'd like to get in on it.

let me know, please.

thanks

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Terry Bozzio (ex of Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck etc...) is giving a drum clinic at the Mayfair Movie Theatre in Ottawa on November 7. Kinda interesting that the Mayfair is getting into that sort of thing. To think, Bozzio will be within spitting distance of my home. Cool!

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So I'm new to this question thing, and please excuse the fact that I posted this a day early, but it's been a long weekend and I'm going to bed...

Now for the question:

When was the moment that you knew Phish / Dead / others were the band for you? What were you doing? How did you know?

I'll get the ball rolling on this one...

I had heard plenty of Phish shows through tape-trading. My phirst B+P was for 8-20-93 Red Rocks and 3-13-92 Rhode Island. Both kick-ass shows that I still count as some of my favourites. But, as soon as I got the FMs of the Went, day two, set two, the DwD-->Gin I just knew that they were it . This is still my favourite half-hour plus of music. The Gin Jam is just incredible, with the whole band showing so much patience and timing until all the pieces were in place so they could blow the roof off that stage in the middle of nowhere.

So let's hear your stories now...

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May I ask the question of the day on Monday? I think I've got a good one (although I'm not promising anything; I'm new to this 'Question' thing...)

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What about the Society of People that Pay Money to See Shows All The Time But Do Not Tape Them?

The SOPTPMTSSATTBDNTT wants laminates too!!!

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Here's a Shakespeare reference: "Thou that spelleth my name wrongeth must be a Beatles fan-eth."

Coudn't agree more about the Beatles though. So good. Highly underrated. People can't really see how good they really were because of all the hype surrounding them. The best ever, I'd say. (Though Zeppelin could kick their asses in the alley...)

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most of the time in these circumstances it comes down to marketers and managers wanting brand recognition.

the other ones / GD could call themselves the smelly shitsticks and i'd still listen.

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hey KevO,

I went to LemonWheel with Andrew Downey. Say hello to him for me.

cheers

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'nero does vancouver' would be the worst porno ever.

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don't know if it's been posted yet, but here's a link to a little blurb about nero.

nero blurb, yo.

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it was that far ahead? june?

i'll be damned. i guess i really was a drunk that summer...

oh well. all is well.

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maybe it was the 15th then... i know it was the same week as the london show, just a few days before. could been a typo on my part. i'll check the stubs again when i get home.

it was a wicked show though...

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i'd consider 'shows' to be something i buy a ticket for, not just paying cover. funny, i just found (last night) a pile of old ticket stubs, so i'll share them with you all. i'm sure there's more somewhere but this'll be enough for now.

these are all the stubs i found, not just music, and they're not in order cuz it's late and i'm lazy.

big sugar - porter hall sept 26 1999

phish - molson amp july 20 99

phish - lemonwheel aug 15-18 98

tennis masters series 2001 - aug 1 2001 montreal

hip - corel centre dec 6 2000

acdc - corel centre aug 12 2000

fresh festival (roots, parliament) - ottawa july 14 2000

phish - molson amp july 6 2000

67's vs. generals - civic centre march 31 2000

kiss - corel centre sept 21 2000

csny - ACC march 30 2000

black crowes / oasis / spacehog - molson amp may 22 2001

hayden - zaphod's sept 15 2001

rheos - barrymore's nov 26 1998

rheos - zaphod's 2 dec 1999

dmb - corel centre apr 20 2002

67's vs. majors - civic centre apr 9 2002

prince - NAC june 16 02

hip / sarah harmer - bluesfest july 11 02

trey - burlington june 15 2002

new deal - barrymore's oct 4 02

renegades vs. eskimos - frank clair stadium oct 6 2002

black crowes / moke - warehouse march 1 99

phish - knick nov 25 1998

moist / i mother earth - warehouse jan 31 97

jazz mandolin - opera house feb 18 2000

oysterhead - massey hall nov 7 2001

mmw - NAC oct 2 2001

dmb - corel centre nov 14 1998

olp / ime / moist / 5440 / tea party - western fair jun 26 97

hayden - embassy may 9 1998

sloan / superfriendz - progress bldg mar 27 1997

new deal - babylon jan 18 02

that dog - embassy july 22 97

rheos - princess cinema feb 23 02

phish - big cypress (i forget the date... help a brother out)

la corrida - plaza de toros de sevilla (bullfight in seville) may 12 02

radiohead / teenage fanclub - alumni hall london aug 18 1997

radiohead - aug 16 1997 opera house (free stealth show - best show ever)

there's lost stubs out there for wilco, stereolab, tortoise, ominous seapods, shane mcgowan, elvis costello, paul simon, simon and garfunkel at skydome, blue rodeo, etc...

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driving down the 401 listening to 'push on til the day' when the cd starts to skip. turn on the radio and surprise surprise: push on til the day on NPR. one of the stranger incidents that's happened to me.

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Prefuse 73 is wicked. If I go, I'll be there to see him. The guy's name is Scott Herren, from Atlanta, and his other projects (can't remember names right now) are equally good. Small samples turn into wicked vocal tracks.

Bonobo is decent - saw him last time he was in Ottawa with DJ Food as wasn't super-impressed. Good beats though.

I don't know who said it, but Amon Tobin definitely doesn't play 'super-fast BPM' stuff. It's jazzy, funky, sometimes just plain strange, but it's definitely not house, jungle or any of that. (According to my musical knowledge...)

Don't know if I can make it, after having said all that. Last time Tobin was here he packed the Merc just with his guest list and left many fans (such as myself) outside and pretty pissed. Let's hope there's room in Babylon for regualr folk.

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Jesus Jones?

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As a professional mapper (really), I can say with 100% sure-ness that Ottawa is in Ontario.

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Anti-Canadian? Even if they were, so what? Unless they start pissing on the flag on-stage or doing a house version of O Canada they're musicians to me...

I think $15 is a good price for tND in Ottawa in 2 weeks. What's wrong with them getting paid for their work? I remember seeing Jamie in One Step Beyond for free, and they were a 7-piece with shitloads of gear to pay for... Darren and Gypsy Soul were also a 7-piece with little draw but wicked grooves. You'd like to get paid for something you're good at right?

I love how Jamie uses a spell-check before sending out tND's newsletters too...

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if you want rheos shows, i'd talk to either blane or sean crowell (does he hang out here?).

northern wish has a couple good ones as well, if i remember correctly...

cheers

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