AD Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Are you sure Bouche? I've seen him 2 or 3 times before and a woman really similar to the one in your picture was playing with him each time.pretty sure it's his fiance Melissa McLelland AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 holy shit. that's weird. thx for the clarification.geez....they are twins man. Since Sarah is from Kingston, I naturally assumed it was her. I didn't catch the introductions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Don't forget to go see Junior Brown tonight at 6:15pm on the Blues 'Til Dusk Stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 BLUESLOG Part I ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Did anyone catch Rihanna's set last night? Her show was savaged by both the Sun and the Citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Denis Armstrong missed the point (once again) in his review of the Wilco show last night:"We didn't know that we were so popular with people in wheelchairs," Tweedy mysteriously remarked about his handicapped fans on the last Canadian date of their tour. Then, playing a note on his guitar, he noted that music has the power to heal and told them to rise. The comment further fueled Tweedy's reputation for being unpredictable as much in his personality as his music.Um... he was talking about the lawnchairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 That made my night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Denis Armstrong missed the point (once again) in his review of the Wilco show last night:"We didn't know that we were so popular with people in wheelchairs," Tweedy mysteriously remarked about his handicapped fans on the last Canadian date of their tour. Then, playing a note on his guitar, he noted that music has the power to heal and told them to rise. The comment further fueled Tweedy's reputation for being unpredictable as much in his personality as his music. Um... he was talking about the lawnchairs. I'm pretty sure he was referring to a few people in front of the stage to the right that were in wheelchairs. i could only see their heads, though, not their chairs - maybe you had a better view... i doubt a lawnchair lasted in that crowd. the few near me gave up before the band even went on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 No, there's a special section right at the very front stage-left where people could pay extra to get reserved seating this year. They were fold-up metal chairs. That's who he was referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 No doubt in my mind it was a lawnchair reference, and a good one at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 on the left there was a seating section, but he was pointing to the right.er, i mean facing the stage to the right.or maybe i'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 There's also one on the right, as well as the lawn chairs behind that section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Yeah it was a dig at the lawnchair people for sure,but it was a direct dig at the people at the 'Standing on the stage if you look at the crowd LEFT' (stage left) in the fold up chairs. I doubt Tweedy could see any lawn chair people.Go check out the special section tonight, you'll see what he was talking about.And I wrote a letter to Denis Armstrong about his review. "We didn't know that we were so popular with people in wheelchairs," Tweedy mysteriously remarked about his handicapped fans on the last Canadian date of their tour. Then, playing a note on his guitar, he noted that music has the power to heal and told them to rise. The comment further fueled Tweedy's reputation for being unpredictable as much in his personality as his music.Um, he was referring to the people at the very front stage-left who paid extra to have reserved seating on fold-up metal chairs. And it was also a slight dig at the lawn chair crowd.Covers of The Late Greats, Jesus, Etc., Via Chicago...They weren't covers, and Via Chicago wasn't played.occasionally rudeI must have missed him being rude. Then again if you're talking about the repeated digs and the people in chairs, I thought it was perfectly fine to admonish people who sit down and take up the space of 4 standers for a show like Wilco's.--------------------Great line from Patrick Langston's Citizen review of Cash / Wilco:As usual in Ottawa, the music was accompanied by the endless buzz of audience conversation. No wonder Cash, who must have been aware of the drone, seemed less than engaged sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Rosanne sure seemed surly. I think I love her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Roseanne surprised the hell outta me. I can see how Kevin Breit can fit in her band. That guitar player was great and had some dirty kevin breit action going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Roseanne's bass player was in the reconstituted Roxy Music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 hey Rob, it was great to see you. unfortunately, I couldn't make it back to that spot. That crowd came in like a superstorm.I have a photo of you in your hat. Can I post it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 hey Rob, it was great to see you. unfortunately, I couldn't make it back to that spot. That crowd came in like a superstorm.I have a photo of you in your hat. Can I post it?Post away, chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 it's gonna have to wait. the photos are on my 'puter at home and I didn't set it up for remote access for some stupid reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 More on the 'reserved seating up front' thing.It was only for 2 shows apparently, Bonnie Raitt and Wilco.As far as I know, there was only one major conflict over sitting versus standing at a show.It flared up on Saturday night because of a section of 500 reserved seats place in front of the main stage.One half of the prime viewing area consisted of neat rows of chairs occupied by Very Important People, while everyone else up front had to stand and sweat on each other during the show.The reserved section was a new feature that festival organizers tested for two concerts to see if there was a market for premium seats.Worked fine for Bonnie Raitt, whose fans didn't mind sitting, but Wilco's younger audience wanted to stand, and many resented the loss of prime viewing space.Wilco's Jeff Tweedy seemed to take it personally that people weren't digging his music enough to stand."I had no idea that so many people in wheelchairs like our band," he said dryly."They can't stand up." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Anyone else catch the New Pornographers?Huuuuge crowd at the Black Sheep Stage for that show, sound was shitty for the first 2 songs or though but after that everything was great. I had a wicked time, excellent show. The girl filling in for Neko had an excellent voice and once she was high enough in the mix everything was A-OK.Great time, awesome songs. Glad I finally got to see them live, I'll do it again if I get the chance.AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I can't believe that reviewer sailed over the "wheelchair" comment during Wilco's performance and totally missed the joke. In Yiddish he is kown as a nudnick.As much as I loved Wilco probably my two biggest discoveries this past week: Junior Brown (Jesus fucking Christ that man was on fire) and Konono #1. I expected an acoustic Luke Doucet and wasn't all that thrilled with the electric tunes, mind you his daughter (niece?) was belting out vocals that you wouldn't expect to come from a 10 year-old. Overall this was a great bluesfest...solid music, a fucking slip show in the middle of the week and capping it off with Wilco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I was really disappointed with Junior Brown for the first 1/4 of his set. The sound was terrible and he didnt seem to be hearing what the others were doing. Thankfully, things improved a great deal, but that performance certainly didnt recall the works Jaimoe introduced me to a number of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I'm sorry that Bluesfest is over for another year. It wasn't the greatest Bluesfest lineup ever, but it was the first one that I didn't argue or get frustrated with anyone. Highlights for me were: Jake Shimabokuru - LOVED "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and also that a Ukulele club from eastern Ontario made the trek to see him and get photos with him. There was just something sweet about that for me. He signed all their instruments and seemed so down to Earth. Dicky Frickin' Betts - What a rockin' set of music. It was a good thing the Slip played that night or I would have been left wanting more (Betts said he wanted to play until 3:00am and I wanted him to!) Junior Brown - It was hot, damn hot. If Velvet didn't bring Phorbsie and I some ice cubes I may have passed out, but Junior Brown's set was unblieveable. That old fart can really jam things out. I was also impressed that his drummer had a mere bass drum, high hat and a snare. That man showed us that you don't need a full kit to make people boogie. I was great to finally hear the bass player around the third song or so. WILCO - OMG! I was ignorant to Wilco before Saturday night. I don't know what I was expecting, but they exceeded it. I took in every note and word. The songs are beautifully written, the jams were tasteful, albiet short, but I think that was because they were playing to a mixed audience no? They have a new fan in me for sure. Most of all it was good to see so many friends for so many consecutive days. I had been missing you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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