just got back. foo fighters and trent reznor were the highlights for me. then pj and death cab. pj's set was fantastic...but hearing reznor do "hurt" live acoustic was out of this world.
trent was exactly the same tonight.. neil played "Down by the river" with dave which was good... pearl jam's set was decent, nothing too crazy... brian wilson sounded like SHIT today, and you could tell he was PISSED off!
killer set from the guys!! I mean around the bend, thin air, lukin, gone, masters of war and TYHD w/ Neil Young. Awesome set wish I was there have to listen to these sets.
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Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl
I love you forever and forever
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getting around the bend, THIN AIR (!!!!) and black with the 'we belong together' tag (which i've never gotten live before) *all* in the same setlist??
yeah. i can pretty much die now!
first time i ever heard thin air was at bridge, so it was really sweet to get it again at bridge bawled like a little girl lol
umm, nothing too crazy?! I mean how about the return of acoustic Lukin?! Now THAT was cool!!
I agree B, THIN AIR?! :eek: I freaked out as soon as I heard it and I did think of you too. Hey, we BOTH got Parachutes AND Thin Air in the course of two nights!! YEA!!
Hearing Around the Bend, made me misty eyed. I SO wanted to hear this song live and FINALLY got it!! Black, was SO beautiful!! Eddie sang his heart out. Awesome night!
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~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
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"For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
The Foos were good. It was kinda weird, though. In addition to his regular band, he had a piano player, a violinist, a percussion player, and Pat Smear on guitar. Guess he's been traveling with them for a while, and it shows, because they were "on." But his setlist was up and down, starting with a great Times Like these, then a couple of obscurities and oldies. But they had good chemistry and was fun to watch.
Foos are getting ready to go on tour with Bob Dylan - opening as an acoustic band. Should be interesting.
We're still making records for people who listen to it all the way through, eyes closed, in that space.
It was a long, long day, started late around 2:30 with lots of speechifying. Two songs by neil, then opening folk? act I forget but they were nice and gritty and rocking, then a christian folk band? Dunno I was so pre-baked for the long haul those two first acts where a blur, fun folksy, but a blur. (Stumbling from seats down low to find friends on the grass -- lawn had a good vibe going, lots of kids! Lots of Sun!)
Then Death Cab for Cutie came out and I liked them/him - nice set, laid back but nice. Stumbled back down to my seats for that! But he didn't play my favs....
Trent pretty much stole the show -- he came on as the sun was setting, just ripped open a vein and bled for us. And yes "Hurt" with the string quartet was just phenomenal. Foo was good in acoustic format -- Dave had the whole muppet spaz thang going sitting just wailin on his guitar. Heros and Evermore were great. Solid.
Brian Wilson was an acapella tour-de-force -- little overpowering, I think JT's band pulls that off way better. Some recent stuff then through the classics -- I think Help Me Rhonda and Get Around got the best overall crowd response (to that point -- older crowd, Trent was lost on them). (Forget what Neil jammed with them on but it was doo-wop fun!) Surfin USA, what fun! So crowd was up and dancing by that point. (Yeah I noticed he looked kinda sour at one point....)
Pearl Jam comes out with MoW and that kinda stunned folks, powerful. Chorus of Gone brought 'em back, but then Around the Bend and Thin Air started getting the seats warmed up. Lots of PJ fans to each side but the middle was there for Dave I think. Folks stood up for Lukin and I think it got the eyebrows up, what fun! Dancin for Betterman crowd into it. But not a big crowd sing-along, Eddie didn't trust us to carry the end of Black, but seemed most folks knew it. Hatred was rockin.
Yeah that was neat, Neil came out after Black and was kinda like, "I'm supposed to follow that!??!!?" Think he just kinda muttered, "Awesome" or something... Dave Grohl had mentioned how intimidating it can be to play a bridge, lay down the smack and then walk off stage and there's say Neil and Dylan to pat you on the back... "Good Job, Kid!"
Was clear most folks where there for DMB, think he started with Crash? I dunno he played a bunch of identifiable hits, whole crowd jivin' -- all his jams lasted about 8-10 minutes it seemed. Didn't bring a jacket so his number with Neil was goin on forever and we where freezing so we jet at that point (like 10:30). He definitely rocked though.
Yeah, I think Trent delivered the most out-there Interesting performance, Foo and PJ where solid but not quite the intensity of Trent (Hurt > Black > Evermore). Wilson was a bit over-produced, DCC was nice, would like to see him do a long show after that. And again, DMB was just rockin, probably the 2nd best showman of the night next to Trent.
Got Release and Light Years at SF III -- Black and Thin Air at Bridge, what fun! But yeah, Gone was probably my favorite of the set. Sounded sooooo good!
DAMN I'm still on a high; what a great weekend! Spending so much time with some of my favorite people in the world, hearing TONS of good music, drinking it up and baking in the sunshine (thank God it cooled off after the sun started going down)... Wow. I'd say this was my best Bridge ever.
PJ's set night 2 didn't disappoint. The Foos and Trent were stellar; Brian was fun but DEFINITELY overproduced. Dave Matthews' voice sounded like ass, at least on night 1; I didn't watch night 2's set (sorry Dave). Death Cab did a great job; I think they were quite humbled just by being there.
I finally met chiquimonkey; missed Lyd & MeddleDeal on Saturday damn it. I know Lydi will hate that she missed falling out once again for Around the Bend (if you hear the scream at the beginning of ATB on Benaroya, that's my girl!).
Once again, a beautful Bridge weekend. Thank you PureandEasy, Purple Rhino, Labmonk-e, sigh eternally, and present tense (I know that's wrong, just not sure which one he is and he rarely posts!) for hanging with me all weekend. So wonderful! Got hugs from Cosmo too; always a pleasure.
Back to real life now... I sure enjoyed the escape!!!
~peace~
Never allow someone to be your Priority,
While allowing yourself to be their Option.
Agree with idratherbe
Yeah .... Im still on a high also.
I think it was my favorite bridge also.
Not only was the music outrageaous but just the whole feel of the place. Not to mention all my friends that were there. It was soooooo good to see everyone again. AND meeting new people also.
Too crazy some of you!!!!!!!!!!
I was definitely feeling like shit yesterday.
It's going to be serious detox after that weekend.
Thanks to all of you who helped make my weekend one I will never forget (you know who you are)
Can't wait to see you all again.
It just amazes me that Pearl Jam has brought us all together.
"You can bomb the world to pieces but you can't bomb into peace"
Michael Franti
uh, no, not a "christian folk act", but gillian welch and david rawlings. you should have payed more attention, you might have learned something. uh, plus, they got neil fucking young to come on a sing his song "country girl" with them, arguably more of a highlight than "throw your hatred down"
Hmm. They sounded somewhat spiritual to me, gospel-like in quality. Thanks for pointing that out -- have a few bluegrass albums but mostly pickers. The music was very much enjoyable, wafting through my synapses -- names and introductions and what not ... were not. As a matter of fact I did learn something -- Macallen is damn fine scotch!
I've got some video from the second night. So far I've posted one of Trent (I don't know the name of it) and one of Lukin. I also got Lay your Hatred down with Neil, and one other PJ I think (plus some DMB), but have to resize the videos to meet youtube specs. check back for those.
Oh yeah, Nov 21 I'm definitely buying the Trent set from iTunes (wonder which day was better?) Of course will buy both PJ sets, but I doubt I'll buy Foo or anyone else....
But that's just this year -- think I heard they're releasing all 20 years of performances???? Gonna be some absolute GEMS in that backlog if dat's tru! Seems they have the recordings....
The Foos were their usual GREAT selfs... Dave Grohl is probably one of the most comfortable artists on stage. The band intros during 'February Stars' was typical Foo Fighter style. The band featured additional players that included fromer Foo Pat Smear, Petra Haden (violin. mandolin, tamborine, vocals on 'Big Me'), Drew on percussion (triangle solo) and Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee. This is their acoustic line-up, otherwise known as 'Taylor Hawkins and the Amazing Foo Fighters Orchestra'. and how awesome was 'Everlong' after Dave's story about the first time they ever played it acoustic at their first Bridge School?
Trent. I guess the best adjective i can come up with is 'Haunting'. I hope he didn't scare the kids. Simply an AMAZING acoustic arrangement. And the blonde cellist is Vanessa... she plays local L.A. gigs at Molly Malone's and Largo.
Brian Wilson... is was fun. But you do get kind of tired of 'Surfin' U.S.A.' the first gazillion times you've heard it. Could have been a 15 minute set and everyone would have been happy.
Gillian Welch... 'O Brother Where Art Thou' soundtrack. That's where you'lll hear her. I thought she was pretty darn good. Guitarist Dave Rawlings ripped... and ripped through the 'Rockin' In the Free World' finale.
Death Cab... a nice opening set on both days. Great job, guys.
Pearl Jam. What can I say? Put it into perspective and connect both performances and you've got yourself a pretty nice little acoustic show. 'Picture in a Frame', 'Around The Bend', 'Thin Air', 'Lukin', 'Gone', 'Masters Of War', 'Daughter', 'Elderly Woman Behind You Know Where', 'Betterman', 'That Chicago Liquor Store Thing', 'Man of the Hour' (for Marcia) and an amazing rendition of 'Throw Your Hatred Down' with the legend, himself. Nice... I would say.
Dave Matthews Band was entertaining. Love him/Hate him... the fucking guys got skills. Fun music to listen to as you visit with your friends.
And Neil... well, Neil is Neil... nothing else need be said.
...
Beyond that... The Bridge School, for me, is about solidifying bonds with friends and creating bonds of friendship with others. It's not about staking out a plot on the grass and more about sharing your plot with your neighbors... even if they are there for D.M.B.... it's music from artists who are there for those kids. Because we are all there for those kids... or at least, we should be... well, in the end, I am.
And you can see it in the way the performers on stage are... whether it's Dave Grohl up on the riser playing to them or Ed singing, "Yes, I know you've reached my heart..." to Maricor. It's the kids.
God bless Neil and Peggi.
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Hail, Hail!!!
Beyond that... The Bridge School, for me, is about solidifying bonds with friends and creating bonds of friendship with others. It's not about staking out a plot on the grass and more about sharing your plot with your neighbors... even if they are there for D.M.B.... it's music from artists who are there for those kids. Because we are all there for those kids... or at least, we should be... well, in the end, I am.
And you can see it in the way the performers on stage are... whether it's Dave Grohl up on the riser playing to them or Ed singing, "Yes, I know you've reached my heart..." to Maricor. It's the kids.
God bless Neil and Peggi.
essentially, this is what it turned out for me. I went not seeing any of these bands before (with the exception of PJ), and came out glad I did.
Agreed. It was hard to go wrong at these shows. Truly enjoyed Death Cab for Cutie, Trent Reznor, Foo Fighters and Neil. And of course, PJ... they were fantastic. It was two great days of music.
Add to that all the great pj fans we met, fun people sitting by us, and some truly amazing seats on Sunday... and it's a damn good way to spend a nice October weekend.
And one benefit of great seats was being able to see the smiles on the kids faces, and seeing how much fun they were having and how much they enjoyed the shows. Makes me smile.
"Holly f**k, that was so amazing, I just forgot who I came here to see!!" - Courtesy of the guy in the U2 t-shirt standing next to me in Aloha Stadium, Post PJ
Agree with idratherbe
Yeah .... Im still on a high also.
I think it was my favorite bridge also.
Not only was the music outrageaous but just the whole feel of the place. Not to mention all my friends that were there. It was soooooo good to see everyone again. AND meeting new people also.
Too crazy some of you!!!!!!!!!!
I was definitely feeling like shit yesterday.
It's going to be serious detox after that weekend.
Thanks to all of you who helped make my weekend one I will never forget (you know who you are)
Can't wait to see you all again.
It just amazes me that Pearl Jam has brought us all together.
Damn it!!! HOW could I forget to mention my Hawaiian sweetheart krzzzymary? What a moron I am! It was soooo good to see your beautiful face and spend some time with you, my dear. Ahhh good times. I forgot to mention that I didn't see it because we missed you on Saturday, but I heard you were wearing your sweetass pink "Pearl Jam No Ka Oi" shirt... I think Purple Rhino told me "she's wearing a Pearl Jam Oi shirt" -- HAHAHAH!!!!
Cosmo, I think you summed it up perfectly, bro. And the Foos did indeed kill.
~peace~
Never allow someone to be your Priority,
While allowing yourself to be their Option.
I've got some video from the second night. So far I've posted one of Trent (I don't know the name of it) and one of Lukin. I also got Lay your Hatred down with Neil, and one other PJ I think (plus some DMB), but have to resize the videos to meet youtube specs. check back for those.
I can honestly say that this was one of the most fulfilling and moving experiences of my life. I still have a lump in my throat.
Yes, the musical experience tops my list. The best concert I have ever been to in my life. Hands down. THE best.
That isn't why I was moved, though. I am moved by what these people do for these children... and ashamed of myself for the things that I take for granted.
I can honestly say that this was one of the most fulfilling and moving experiences of my life. I still have a lump in my throat.
Yes, the musical experience tops my list. The best concert I have ever been to in my life. Hands down. THE best.
That isn't why I was moved, though. I am moved by what these people do for these children... and ashamed of myself for the things that I take for granted.
Happy Birthday to Me!
Thank you
Happy B-Day and welcome on your first post. And you
re right. I went in '03 and after this year I think I'll try to go every year and both days. A very moving experience.
I can honestly say that this was one of the most fulfilling and moving experiences of my life. I still have a lump in my throat.
Yes, the musical experience tops my list. The best concert I have ever been to in my life. Hands down. THE best.
That isn't why I was moved, though. I am moved by what these people do for these children... and ashamed of myself for the things that I take for granted.
Happy Birthday to Me!
Thank you
...
Don't be ashamed... be grateful for the little things you've got and celebrate your humanity and our abilities to share and give and the kindness you give and receive. I think that everyone in the world needs to go to a Bridge School weekend and realize what is really important in our lives... it's not our wealth or our religion or even ourselves... it's the understanding that we are all humans. I really believe that.
...
and... Happy Birthday.
Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
Hail, Hail!!!
WOW!! What can I say about Bridge School night 2?! AMAZING!! It was my 26th b-day attending w/one of my best friends, and i had a GREAT time. We did not expect what was going to happen. The Foos, I mean, what can be said about the foos that haven't been said b/f? They kicked ASS!! Dave is truly a comedian, and his introduction to each band member was too much! Love the story about how he first performed Everlong acoustic at bridge school years back
Death Cab for Cutie, another one of my favorite bands as well, I Will Follow You Into the Dark was very touching and heartbreaking. They always never let me down each time I see them
Trent, took his songs and made them sound like we never heard them before. Nice touch with the strings and piano. Very stripped down and his rendition of Hurt gave me goosebumps.
PJ. I FINALLY got to see them on my b-day!! Missed them at Benaroya (due to a midterm!) and to finally see my favorite band on my b-day was one of the BEST!! I really had NO idea what they were going to play. When they opened up w/Masters of War, I knew we were in for a great time. Then Eddie dedicates Thin Air for Maricor and her friends, which is SO touching. Hearing Thin Air is one of my favorite songs EVER, and to finally hear this live w/the full band, just made my WHOLE b-day experience And Around the Bend?! :eek: WOW!! Another one that I never heard live and to me, hearing it live for the first time, and having my unborn daughter in my belly, made me feel overwhelmed with emotion that I started to cry. Their whole setlist, from BOTH nights were GREAT!
I am grateful that I attended Bridge School. It has helped so many kids around the area to get their education. They have touched the hearts of many people out there who attend a benefit show every year. I love how the bands there all praise the kids and thank them too:)
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~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
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"For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
nadia i was SO happy that they played thin air, not just because i adore that song myself, but what a wonderful birthday present for you!
bridge really is such a unique and special event. and seeing those kids onstage, and when they get on camera with those huge beaming smiles....just beautiful, i love it. this was my 5th time going to bridge shows, and the thing that stands out to me is that everybody on that stage, parents being with their kids, neil, pegi, and all the performers....it's all out of love. and celebrating what the bridge school does with amazing music...can't get better than that really.
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yeah. i can pretty much die now!
first time i ever heard thin air was at bridge, so it was really sweet to get it again at bridge
Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl
I love you forever and forever
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umm, nothing too crazy?! I mean how about the return of acoustic Lukin?! Now THAT was cool!!
I agree B, THIN AIR?! :eek: I freaked out as soon as I heard it and I did think of you too. Hey, we BOTH got Parachutes AND Thin Air in the course of two nights!! YEA!!
Hearing Around the Bend, made me misty eyed. I SO wanted to hear this song live and FINALLY got it!! Black, was SO beautiful!! Eddie sang his heart out. Awesome night!
~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
"For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl
I love you forever and forever
Adel 03 Melb 1 03 LA 2 06 Santa Barbara 06 Gorge 1 06 Gorge 2 06 Adel 1 06 Adel 2 06 Camden 1 08 Camden 2 08 Washington DC 08 Hartford 08
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Foos are getting ready to go on tour with Bob Dylan - opening as an acoustic band. Should be interesting.
Then Death Cab for Cutie came out and I liked them/him - nice set, laid back but nice. Stumbled back down to my seats for that! But he didn't play my favs....
Trent pretty much stole the show -- he came on as the sun was setting, just ripped open a vein and bled for us. And yes "Hurt" with the string quartet was just phenomenal. Foo was good in acoustic format -- Dave had the whole muppet spaz thang going sitting just wailin on his guitar. Heros and Evermore were great. Solid.
Brian Wilson was an acapella tour-de-force -- little overpowering, I think JT's band pulls that off way better. Some recent stuff then through the classics -- I think Help Me Rhonda and Get Around got the best overall crowd response (to that point -- older crowd, Trent was lost on them). (Forget what Neil jammed with them on but it was doo-wop fun!) Surfin USA, what fun! So crowd was up and dancing by that point. (Yeah I noticed he looked kinda sour at one point....)
Pearl Jam comes out with MoW and that kinda stunned folks, powerful. Chorus of Gone brought 'em back, but then Around the Bend and Thin Air started getting the seats warmed up. Lots of PJ fans to each side but the middle was there for Dave I think. Folks stood up for Lukin and I think it got the eyebrows up, what fun! Dancin for Betterman crowd into it. But not a big crowd sing-along, Eddie didn't trust us to carry the end of Black, but seemed most folks knew it. Hatred was rockin.
Yeah that was neat, Neil came out after Black and was kinda like, "I'm supposed to follow that!??!!?" Think he just kinda muttered, "Awesome" or something... Dave Grohl had mentioned how intimidating it can be to play a bridge, lay down the smack and then walk off stage and there's say Neil and Dylan to pat you on the back... "Good Job, Kid!"
Was clear most folks where there for DMB, think he started with Crash? I dunno he played a bunch of identifiable hits, whole crowd jivin' -- all his jams lasted about 8-10 minutes it seemed. Didn't bring a jacket so his number with Neil was goin on forever and we where freezing so we jet at that point (like 10:30). He definitely rocked though.
Yeah, I think Trent delivered the most out-there Interesting performance, Foo and PJ where solid but not quite the intensity of Trent (Hurt > Black > Evermore). Wilson was a bit over-produced, DCC was nice, would like to see him do a long show after that. And again, DMB was just rockin, probably the 2nd best showman of the night next to Trent.
Got Release and Light Years at SF III -- Black and Thin Air at Bridge, what fun! But yeah, Gone was probably my favorite of the set. Sounded sooooo good!
[Typical, local paper only reviews the first night (same as summer shows): http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/23/DDGSCLTBI51.DTL]
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
PJ's set night 2 didn't disappoint. The Foos and Trent were stellar; Brian was fun but DEFINITELY overproduced. Dave Matthews' voice sounded like ass, at least on night 1; I didn't watch night 2's set (sorry Dave). Death Cab did a great job; I think they were quite humbled just by being there.
I finally met chiquimonkey; missed Lyd & MeddleDeal on Saturday damn it. I know Lydi will hate that she missed falling out once again for Around the Bend (if you hear the scream at the beginning of ATB on Benaroya, that's my girl!).
Once again, a beautful Bridge weekend. Thank you PureandEasy, Purple Rhino, Labmonk-e, sigh eternally, and present tense (I know that's wrong, just not sure which one he is and he rarely posts!) for hanging with me all weekend. So wonderful! Got hugs from Cosmo too; always a pleasure.
Back to real life now... I sure enjoyed the escape!!!
~peace~
While allowing yourself to be their Option.
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Yeah .... Im still on a high also.
I think it was my favorite bridge also.
Not only was the music outrageaous but just the whole feel of the place. Not to mention all my friends that were there. It was soooooo good to see everyone again. AND meeting new people also.
Too crazy some of you!!!!!!!!!!
I was definitely feeling like shit yesterday.
It's going to be serious detox after that weekend.
Thanks to all of you who helped make my weekend one I will never forget (you know who you are)
Can't wait to see you all again.
It just amazes me that Pearl Jam has brought us all together.
Michael Franti
Hmm. They sounded somewhat spiritual to me, gospel-like in quality. Thanks for pointing that out -- have a few bluegrass albums but mostly pickers. The music was very much enjoyable, wafting through my synapses -- names and introductions and what not ... were not. As a matter of fact I did learn something -- Macallen is damn fine scotch!
Besides PJ......Trent Reznor kicked ass!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbYwxzX8mAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCA4dh9Bssc
Oh yeah, Nov 21 I'm definitely buying the Trent set from iTunes (wonder which day was better?) Of course will buy both PJ sets, but I doubt I'll buy Foo or anyone else....
But that's just this year -- think I heard they're releasing all 20 years of performances???? Gonna be some absolute GEMS in that backlog if dat's tru! Seems they have the recordings....
Nothingman is on Vol 1 first 10 years compliation (released in '97):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002NJ9/qid=1068568588/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/002-7178742-2844012?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
Trent. I guess the best adjective i can come up with is 'Haunting'. I hope he didn't scare the kids. Simply an AMAZING acoustic arrangement. And the blonde cellist is Vanessa... she plays local L.A. gigs at Molly Malone's and Largo.
Brian Wilson... is was fun. But you do get kind of tired of 'Surfin' U.S.A.' the first gazillion times you've heard it. Could have been a 15 minute set and everyone would have been happy.
Gillian Welch... 'O Brother Where Art Thou' soundtrack. That's where you'lll hear her. I thought she was pretty darn good. Guitarist Dave Rawlings ripped... and ripped through the 'Rockin' In the Free World' finale.
Death Cab... a nice opening set on both days. Great job, guys.
Pearl Jam. What can I say? Put it into perspective and connect both performances and you've got yourself a pretty nice little acoustic show. 'Picture in a Frame', 'Around The Bend', 'Thin Air', 'Lukin', 'Gone', 'Masters Of War', 'Daughter', 'Elderly Woman Behind You Know Where', 'Betterman', 'That Chicago Liquor Store Thing', 'Man of the Hour' (for Marcia) and an amazing rendition of 'Throw Your Hatred Down' with the legend, himself. Nice... I would say.
Dave Matthews Band was entertaining. Love him/Hate him... the fucking guys got skills. Fun music to listen to as you visit with your friends.
And Neil... well, Neil is Neil... nothing else need be said.
...
Beyond that... The Bridge School, for me, is about solidifying bonds with friends and creating bonds of friendship with others. It's not about staking out a plot on the grass and more about sharing your plot with your neighbors... even if they are there for D.M.B.... it's music from artists who are there for those kids. Because we are all there for those kids... or at least, we should be... well, in the end, I am.
And you can see it in the way the performers on stage are... whether it's Dave Grohl up on the riser playing to them or Ed singing, "Yes, I know you've reached my heart..." to Maricor. It's the kids.
God bless Neil and Peggi.
Hail, Hail!!!
Exactly
Add to that all the great pj fans we met, fun people sitting by us, and some truly amazing seats on Sunday... and it's a damn good way to spend a nice October weekend.
And one benefit of great seats was being able to see the smiles on the kids faces, and seeing how much fun they were having and how much they enjoyed the shows. Makes me smile.
Damn it!!! HOW could I forget to mention my Hawaiian sweetheart krzzzymary? What a moron I am! It was soooo good to see your beautiful face and spend some time with you, my dear. Ahhh good times. I forgot to mention that I didn't see it because we missed you on Saturday, but I heard you were wearing your sweetass pink "Pearl Jam No Ka Oi" shirt... I think Purple Rhino told me "she's wearing a Pearl Jam Oi shirt" -- HAHAHAH!!!!
Cosmo, I think you summed it up perfectly, bro. And the Foos did indeed kill.
~peace~
While allowing yourself to be their Option.
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Nice footage - thanks! The Trent one is Non-Entity, which is pretty new - I think it was first played for a Katrina benefit.
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Goosebumps all over.
I can honestly say that this was one of the most fulfilling and moving experiences of my life. I still have a lump in my throat.
Yes, the musical experience tops my list. The best concert I have ever been to in my life. Hands down. THE best.
That isn't why I was moved, though. I am moved by what these people do for these children... and ashamed of myself for the things that I take for granted.
Happy Birthday to Me!
Thank you
re right. I went in '03 and after this year I think I'll try to go every year and both days. A very moving experience.
Don't be ashamed... be grateful for the little things you've got and celebrate your humanity and our abilities to share and give and the kindness you give and receive. I think that everyone in the world needs to go to a Bridge School weekend and realize what is really important in our lives... it's not our wealth or our religion or even ourselves... it's the understanding that we are all humans. I really believe that.
...
and... Happy Birthday.
Hail, Hail!!!
Death Cab for Cutie, another one of my favorite bands as well, I Will Follow You Into the Dark was very touching and heartbreaking. They always never let me down each time I see them
Trent, took his songs and made them sound like we never heard them before. Nice touch with the strings and piano. Very stripped down and his rendition of Hurt gave me goosebumps.
PJ. I FINALLY got to see them on my b-day!! Missed them at Benaroya (due to a midterm!) and to finally see my favorite band on my b-day was one of the BEST!! I really had NO idea what they were going to play. When they opened up w/Masters of War, I knew we were in for a great time. Then Eddie dedicates Thin Air for Maricor and her friends, which is SO touching. Hearing Thin Air is one of my favorite songs EVER, and to finally hear this live w/the full band, just made my WHOLE b-day experience
I am grateful that I attended Bridge School. It has helped so many kids around the area to get their education. They have touched the hearts of many people out there who attend a benefit show every year. I love how the bands there all praise the kids and thank them too:)
~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
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"For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
bridge really is such a unique and special event. and seeing those kids onstage, and when they get on camera with those huge beaming smiles....just beautiful, i love it. this was my 5th time going to bridge shows, and the thing that stands out to me is that everybody on that stage, parents being with their kids, neil, pegi, and all the performers....it's all out of love. and celebrating what the bridge school does with amazing music...can't get better than that really.