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I don't think we've ever met (at least not officially), but happy birthday! Have a good one...

Dave-O and show-whore just moved out east recently... I'm sure you'll run into them... NorthernWish and cakvuli are from out there... Stapes is right though, if you want your east coast hookup. jamhub.ca is the place for you...

I'm a big fan of glowsticks... When I used to rave, I was, for the most part, a "glow-show"er... I went just to give and get glowshows... I always had my glowsticks, Vicks, dustmasks, and menthol cigarettes... I wish the jam scene was more into it, 'cause it's fun as hell... I get the feeling this sums up the feelings around here though:

I'd love to hear that/get a copy Willy. Totally missed the show, and I was home all night! :: Let me know...

I agree with paisley... Just what the "3 lost souls" needed... well, that and the beers helped...

Done and done... I haven't heard these guys yet, but I'm always up for new tunes...

Well, with last weekend and this weekend shaping up to be pretty expensive nights, Prince tickets, plus with the Shaker sneaking up on me, it looks like the only way I'll be at Bela Fleck is if someone can do a trade for a ticket (get ahold of me), win the contest, or get guestlisted... Boo, I really wanted to see him. I never have, but I've been into him since my old Lakehead days (96/97). Maybe next time, have fun, I'll be celebrating 4-20 in my own way...

Just curious, what if The Slip was doing a 3 night run in, oh, say Guelph... Would your dollars still be "wasted" in seeing those shows instead of seeing Hall & Oates? Which would you pick? I'm not slagging on H&O, but just curious why you slag those who would rather see Phish in Vegas for 3 nights (with all the aftershows, parties, gambling, etc. associated with such a trip). I'm sure H&O will put on a great show, but it's not like the debauchery one can partake in at a jam show, especially 3 nights of Phish in a town like Vegas... I wish I was in Vegas for Phish...

the big harv is pretty big, but the bun it's on is huge... more like a breadburger... I'll still say Lick's... huge patties, shredded cheese (not sliced!), good fries and mad filling... A&W definately a close 2nd, Wendy's 3rd...

Nice meeting you Chickenbutter420! Guelph was a good time. I'm sure there'll be plenty more this summer...

Birthday bumps? Shit, I gotta find more friends like you! ::

wanna come over and drink?

It's all about Lick's here, their cheeseburgers are kick ass!

I am all over this show... I'm thinking I heard a couple other bands will be on this bill, hopefully more details will surface soon...

We get tix through Alexis' work, I don't exactly know how it works, but we're paying for them today...

if it wasn't for that damn work thing i'd be all over this... i can't complain though, still getting 2 shows this weekend, my 3rd US nero show and the CD release party in Ottawa... do it up right in london, I know i would if i was going...

Funny, I was just saying the same thing to Alexis recently (alive vs. lives)...

Me and Alexis are grabbing our tix tomorrow... I think we got Sec.120's, really looking forward to it...

The only trouble I have is falling asleep on weekends...

As much as I would love to see nero play the 'Roo, I believe I was told this past weekend by someone in nero (it was a pretty rough weekend) that it will not happen... Something to do with getting some forms in too late or something... It works out for me, since I won't be able to make Bonnaroo until next year...

We should hopefully have all the "bases" covered...

A serious lack of sleep, combined with a ridiculous amount of consumption over the last three days, will force this to be less informative and somewhat more wordy than it should be...

Arrived, no one there at 10:30. Super early for me to get to a nero show with an opening band. kitkat's car got towed, boo...

Opener: Cavern. OK, so they don't "suck"... Not that I care for many bands that are afraid to stop suckling on Phish's teet for a night and play something original... I'm sure I heard "borrowed" parts from The Divided Sky, YEM, and a few other Phish songs during Cavern's set, others around me mentioned it as well... They aren't bad players, but if they're the "tightest band to hit Toronto", as posted by a fan/band member on Jamhub, then Toronto's music scene must be sloppy... As 'gator would say: "Borrringgg!!!". Give them 5 years to come up with an original sound and some better songs, and they might go somewhere...

Setbreak: Some 40-year old lady tries to pick me up outside The Rivoli... Thanks, but no thanks... Too bad you weren't there Paisley, might have been the woman of your dreams...

Finally: nero. Great show, as always, but it was no Guelph... I couldn't tell you the setlist, but a couple of highlights for me were Medicated and Darius. Medicated is going to be another serious tune by the time it's finished being fine tuned. Really, really hard, rockin' tune, with a lot of space to play with and some mean guitar work by Mr. Lauzon... Darius opened the 3 night run of debauchery and dancing, and it somehow seemed fitting to end the run with Darius as well. While not quite as tight as the Guelph Darius (which easily compares to the version of Darius heard on nero's live album Soon), the Toronto Darius was well played, with more energy than I suspected the boys could create on stage or within us... No encore, (boo! I think a few of us should have had the treat of hearing one last song that night, even a quick Pumpkin Song reprise or a Speed Queen, not that I'm complaining... ) and it was off to...

The afterparty: After a long, painful and extremely slow debate as to where to drag our drunken, sorry, tortured bodies for one final chase of the dragon, we finally decided to go to M's new pad. After even more waiting, while the band loaded their gear and people finished their beer, we were off, with Punk behind the wheel of our car. After a little confusion about where the party was, or if the party was even actually at M's, we finally got in, sat down, cracked some Luckys and proceeded to try to finish what we had started earlier in Guelph. Good times! Small group of devoted nero fans reminiscing over the shenanigans of the last 72 hours. Slowly but surely, the numbers thinned... We left M's at 3:00pm. "No sleep 'til Brooklyn...". The Sloth said it before the show in Guelph, and we stand by it even as we speak...

Overall, a fun night. Great to see M and Giggles, it's been too long! Nice to finally meet Rossolee, as well as the many others who's names elude me at the moment... Great to run into aromatherapy, bsherman, dimafleck, Daniel, pounder, Yo, the Young sisters, (out in force 3 nights in a row, I might add... good work ladies!), The Sloth, kitkat, Bear, Jaybone and a whole cast of characters who's names I either already forget or don't care to remember. Dancefloor was packed about 1/2 way back towards the bar for all of nero, (for Cavern... not so packed... Only about 3 TRULY devoted dancers for most of their set, and 1 of them was half-assing it quite a bit.), not too long a wait for beers and very friendly security. No worries at all.

Thanks to Alexis for driving my sorry ass to Toronto for the show, Punk for driving our sorry asses to M's place for the afterparty, M for throwing the afterparty, and for not kicking us out at any point during the morning/early afternoon, Rivoli security for being cool about asking us to move over a bit to smoke our nugs instead of being dicks about it, the band for another great show, as well as a fantastic 3 night party, and everyone that contributed in any small or large way to my shameless, sleep-deprieved nero/Slammin' Jack bender. I probably could have done it without you, but it was a lot easier with you... Guelph was definately the monster show of the three, with one of the biggest nero afterparties I've ever personally witnessed, but Toronto definately would have been worth the drive.

One last extra-special thanks to Paisley and instagator... Thanks for not coming on Saturday . With how quiet we had to be at M's, it would have been impossible to bring the pair of you in there for more than 5 minutes, never mind the fact that we JUST squeaked by on the booze and smokes on hand. Plus, you're both assholes , especially that Paisley character... :: Good times guys, cheers.

So it looks like the final score for this weekend was 2-1, although it clearly would have been 3-0 had I actually made it up to Lindsay... Better start getting some sleep for this weekend in Ottawa, it ain't gonna be pretty... In fact, it will probably be a lot worse than the Guelph-> Toronto run. How was the car ride home? :: Did you get any sleep? I told you laying down would be the death of you! You left me and Alexis there to finish off the beer, smokes, nugs and punishment... I never thought I'd see the day that my girlfriend would outlast The Mighty Sloth, Captain for Team Ottawa... :: Looks like the only team left to contend with is Team Mississauga... Really good to see you this weekend, sorry about Lindsay, but these things happen... See you next weekend, hope this trip to S. Ontario was a good one...