*** EV Tour - New York 2 Fanviews Here 06/22/11 ***

VinylGirl

Katyz wrote:

BUT the best for me was I grew balls...just like the uke, and decided to head off into the VIP party after the show. I have no idea what possessed me, but I was on my own and saw where the VIP guests were going. A great guy nearby told be to just do it...he had to give me several more words of encouragement, then he took my playbill so I wouldn't look like a tourist and off I went, with a small group!!!!!

So my night ended backstage...meeting a variety of people, Glen hung out there too and we talked for a bit.

Nice! :thumbup: :clap:

Suziemay

Katyz wrote:

Another brilliant night!!! (The other one for me was Hartford) It was great for many reasons....the story telling, the amazing setlist, the voice (how I love that voice), the guests, etc. I was in the orch....row P but there was a LOT of movement back there and it was annoying. However, I was very glad to hear Long Nights again, and the story about how Ed wrote Unthought Known was wonderful.

BUT the best for me was I grew balls...just like the uke, and decided to head off into the VIP party after the show. I have no idea what possessed me, but I was on my own and saw where the VIP guests were going. A great guy nearby told be to just do it...he had to give me several more words of encouragement, then he took my playbill so I wouldn't look like a tourist and off I went, with a small group!!!!!

So my night ended backstage...meeting a variety of people, Glen hung out there too and we talked for a bit. Ed did not appear at the party but I think I was the last guest to leave...having chatted with some of Ed's crew. Then Ed came out and greeted people so I got to see him before leaving...I didn't want to miss the train and have to camp out in Grand Central!!! He had definitely been partying and was friendly. He thanked the crowd for their support with a little speech and shook a few hands....not mine as I couldn't get right to the front having been backstage all that time and others had camped out since the show ended. Got to say hello and thank him though Now I'm staying up as I have to get up for work in an hour and a half anyway...so worth it

:clap: :clap: :clap: Your post made me very happy this morning. So glad you had this experience!

Grandmas Jam

washedinblack91 wrote:

i had a ticket to this show but i had to sell it because i had class. god i hate school.

ariana, you didnt go last night

dimitrispearljam

read again the setlist..wow..wow!!!!if society was in...then we have the perfect one

JasonE

Perfect night. Glenn should not be missed. He told an amazing story of how Eddie called him after a tragic incident at one of his own shows in Cali and how they became friends. He never had any contact with Eddie before that phone call. Just another example of how incredible Ed is. Really an amazing story.

Loved hearing Eddie talk a lot. He said he appreciates the crowd being so good and mentioned people yelling things the night before and that his hearing is shot and can't make out what they yell anyway. I think after the 21st he decided not to give another go at Arc.

What else can I say that hasn't already been said.

Line of the night, "Mike can do whatever the fuck he wants because he's Mike McFucking McCready!"

One other cool thing I saw.... Got there early and there was a couple with their daughter a couple of rows behind me. She had on an Ed t-shirt and was probably around 10 years old. Two women came up to them and said, "how would you guys like to sit in the front row?"

I turned around and their faces lite up. I actually said, "You know if you adopt me I can come with you." No such luck...

Anyway, one of the women said Ed kept all of the front row seats and they are to upgrade certain people, couple, etc... that either didn't have the best seats or just wanted to make their night extra special. I think they were doing a similar thing in '08.

I can't stop smiling.

Suziemay

JasonE wrote:

Line of the night, "Mike can do whatever the fuck he wants because he's Mike McFucking McCready!"

For folks not at the show, that was in reference to Mike wearing earplugs because he plays the guitar so damn loud

Still grinning from ear to ear. Woke up with Porch in my head.

JR285903

What was the disparaging remark he made about Philadelphia?

TresentPense

Unbelievable night! I'll gladly trade a couple songs off the setlist (as I assume he may have scratched a couple) for Eddie's hilarious ramblings which there were no shortage of last night.

Funny memory: My friends and I got to our seats around 830 (Orch row K, center), and obviously the people on the aisle had to get up to let us pass through to the middle of the section where our seats are. As I am passing through, I notice the guy sitting in the aisle seat has a hanging "All Access" pass or whatever, so I of course give a glance at his face to see who the lucky bastard is, and then proceed to take my seat. Soon as I sit down, I go to my friend "Am I seeing shit or is that guy on the end of our row Edward Norton?", and she's like..."Holy shit! You're right!" So, yeah, I sat a few seats to his left for the first half of the show. Then, sometime in the middle of the main set we notice he's disappeared from the row but his wife/girlfriend/whoever was still there which we all found rather strange. Of course, no more than 5mins after we make this observation EV introduces him on stage, satisfying our Edward Norton question very publicly.

SVRDhand13

allstar340 wrote:

I'll start off by saying that the crowd tonight was a million times better than the first night, although there were still the occasional 'thieves of silence'.

Unfortunately, the people around me last night were very annoying and I had no issues night 1. I didn't let this ruin the night though.

RedMosquito22

dimitrispearljam wrote:

read again the setlist..wow..wow!!!!if society was in...then we have the perfect one

+1

twisted thoughts

Damn. I thought Hartford was gonna be hard to beat. NYC2 just did it. Wish I could have been there!

Satellite and Longing to Belong back to back - Off He Goes, Long Nights and Slow Lukin :shock:

Awesome freaking setlist. and Ed Norton? How random?!?!

heartdesire

awesome moments for all ... so good to read ... what an extraordinary night ...

much to say - though for the moment i keep hearing ed say "i'm a dedicated insomniac" ... the unthought unknown story. wish there was a compilation bootleg of ed's awesome stories. this would be a definite highlight.

in awe ...

Suziemay

JR285903 wrote:

What was the disparaging remark he made about Philadelphia?

He was trying to switch up a song him and Glen were going to sing, I think make it faster? And Glen was shaking his head and Ed said, "We'll save it for Philly". I think I might have missed parts of the conversation in between because I didn't think it was disparaging until he said, "Ohhhh, I broke my rule about never talking shit about a town until AFTER" we've played there". Something like that.

Oh, and when he was talking about his hearing and how he can't hear when people yell and he made a comment about "that band" that he's been in for 20 years. That was pretty funny too.

Ed, please release this on DVD!!! Pretty please! Official bootleg would be good too. Anything! Too good not to have it recorded and shared. And while you're at it, release NJPAC 2008 too

Shit, I'm not going to get any work done today, am I?!?!

Suziemay

heartdesire wrote:

wish there was a compilation bootleg of ed's awesome stories. this would be a definite highlight.

Yes, yes! Maybe we need to start a story compilation project..

SVRDhand13

JasonE wrote:

One other cool thing I saw.... Got there early and there was a couple with their daughter a couple of rows behind me. She had on an Ed t-shirt and was probably around 10 years old. Two women came up to them and said, "how would you guys like to sit in the front row?" .

That little girl got a pic near the end of the show .

SVRDhand13

Suziemay wrote:

JR285903 wrote:

He was trying to switch up a song him and Glen were going to sing, I think make it faster? And Glen was shaking his head and Ed said, "We'll save it for Philly". I think I might have missed parts of the conversation in between because I didn't think it was disparaging until he said, "Ohhhh, I broke my rule about never talking shit about a town until AFTER" we've played there". Something like that.

He said something like you uneducated something or others would not understand the difference anyway (between fast and slow version). I could not make it all out either.

JasonE

SVRDhand13 wrote:

JasonE wrote:

One other cool thing I saw.... Got there early and there was a couple with their daughter a couple of rows behind me. She had on an Ed t-shirt and was probably around 10 years old. Two women came up to them and said, "how would you guys like to sit in the front row?" .

That little girl got a pic near the end of the show .

I saw that. He went right up to her at the end and handed it to her.

Cliffy6745

Ed Fucking Norton. That was awesome. 25th Hour is one of my favorite movies ever.

Spoken

Great shows, both nights-
Crowd definitely more quiet first night, more vocal second night.
I liked the first night a little better-
(maybe cuz I had better seats the first night)...
"Falling Slowly" was the highlight last night...
I did see the fake backstage passes, and fake ticket thing happening to people last night,
when people were trying to get in to the venue.
the scalpers were on the prowl...
I feel bad for those who got screwed by scalpers.

Shadow

jgardz wrote:

Wow!!! Please play a similar set in detroit, and release these shows officially!

I agree!! What an amazing set list. Us Londoners think alike!