StoneMtn Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 J-5 is playing for free today in Whistler Village. I think I'm gonna go, but I'm not sure. To be frank, I'm really not a fan of rap, but I often find "old skool" to be pretty entertaining.Has anyone ever seen them? Opinions?Also, I'm looking at a photo of them, and there seem to be six guys in the band. Aren't they called J-5 because there are five of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 They are awesome...don't miss them.Great oldschool beats, smooth lyrics = great group!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 definitely go!so how was the umphrey's/keller show last weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Keller is on the 29th. Umph played on Sunday.It was pretty good, but it was extremely cold outside, which really affected the type of guitar soloing the band could do. It also made the audience (including me) a bit grouchy.The other problem is that I had some hippies staying with me for those shows, and earlier that day one of them had reason to believe that my dog got into his belongings, and may have ingested something she shouldn't. For that reason, I was on the phone with my vet and observing my dog for symptoms while the opening band played, and I showed up just in time for Umph; already stressed out. (My dog is fine; BTW.)Anyway, the show was okay, but I have to see them again, because that was my first Umph experience, and it wasn't really up to what I expected, for all the reasons I just wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 So your dog actually didn't ingest the something? Did your friend eventually find the something?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Can't say no to a free show!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Can't say no to a free show!!!I can, and have. Just the other day, while I was waiting for the bus to work, a free show came up to me and asked, "Do you know when the next #156 comes by here?" "No," I replied, "I don't. Sorry."Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) I don't get it Brad...sorry.Don't miss out on something (just because it isn't your thing right now) It may be your thing down the road, and then you will be upset that you missed it!!! Edited April 20, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I saw em at Bonnaroo last year and they were really awsome!! Go see these guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 GO SEE J5!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Well, Brad, the "something" (or "somethings", really) were pretty crushed up due to canine mastication. By all estimates, though, it was probably all still there, and she really didn't show any symptoms. I doubt she did ingest anything.The funny thing about this, though, is that my vet has been practicing in Whistler a long time. This is kind of a weird town, so apparently he gets calls like this all the time. He was a total expert. (He recommended playing Pink Floyd for the dog, if she showed "symptoms".)Imagine observing your dog, though, on a mountain trail for stuff like this. Here I am thinking, "Hmmmmmmm. She's barking at the woods, apparently at nothing. She's drinking from that gross puddle, as though she's really thirsty. Maybe those are symptoms; or maybe she's a dog!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahbelle Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I really really like J5... Just check it out.. YOu may be hooked on the hip hop after U see them. Ya never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I really hope you made this show, because you would not have been disappointed.Yo, because of cash in the purse, guns blast in the hearseA vast universe when the last is the firstThe past been a curse, I need some asprin to nurseIt's your cash getting earth, I ask when it hurtsA passionate burst of some last-minute workThe first human bodies are living last in this EarthPuffing grass when it works, a bastard at birthBut at last planet Earth, 5 Jurass finish first(Stashed in this verse) Burning like gas in a torch(Jurass in a fort) Some don't see past their front porch(Masking a smirk) No doubt my class been alertVerbal splash for your thirst, 5 Jurass finish first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted April 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I tried.The show was scheduled from 2:30 to 5:30, including the opener. I arrived just before 4:00. It was pouring rain and freezing, and the opening DJ was just finishing. I then learned that J5 had trouble getting over the border, but Whistler's DJ, Matt the Alien would entertain us in the meantime, until they made it.I walked around the Village and hung out with a friend for awhile. I came back at 6:00 and watched Matt the Alien some more. I gave up at 6:30.Apparently J5 did show up, and came on after 7:00 and did a short show to a generally pissed-off crowd, most of whom left within 20 minutes.Ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 that sucks, sorry to hear that i do hate that about shows there, half the time border problems prevent the bands from coming! and you don't get your money back. i know i've bitched about this before so i'll stop now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted April 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Well, it was a free show; but I still didn't even get my money's worth. I could have been doing something productive or fun with that time, rather than hanging out in the rain with young hip-hop fans and tourists. :thumbdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Keller is on the 29th.Hey, I spoke with my buddy studog from Chatham who is living out there somewhere... he's trying to decide between Keller w/ She Stole My beer in Whistler OR David Grisman Quintet in Vancouver next Saturday. If he goes to the Keller show you guys should definitely meet up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted April 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 If he comes with your stamp of approval, backbacon, that's good enough for me. If he's coming up, tell him to get in touch with me. You have my info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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