ISO - Apollo 1 Ticket

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Too kind. Too kind. A drink for you as well. After that Manhattan dinner, you deserve one. 

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So, I'm a writer by nature. I love narratives and putting words to "paper" to encapsulate an experience or an emotion. But as I've gotten older the stories don't come as easily. I find myself trying to write about anything - I tend to veer into music more than anything else. It's a safe place but I miss the narrative, the fiction that's always some kind of reflection of what I'm feeling or seeing. Sometimes it's an internal dare to look backwards, but never with nostalgia - a test of where I can go...can I still write a love story? I find myself writing about kids more now, just seeing my own grow up brings about different stories. I never want to be caught into writing about middle age malaise (which is totally a thing). I want something people want to read (even if it's rejected by lit mags over and over). But I've been in a drought, the stories just aren't coming as they used to. That's the bummer. Sometimes all it takes is an image, other times I have a first line and no idea what's next. And that's the fear and the beauty, a high wire act of no consequence. 

bootlegger10

andrew68 said:

let's find this man an apollo +1 bump 

I feel like he would just talk your ear off during the show.

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I can totally see how you'd say that. But in all honesty I talk all day at work that I'm pretty damn monastic in my habits outside of it - not vow of silence but I'm chill. I think I put this in a previous post....but hey I don't expect people to follow the entire manifesto (maybe not manifesto per se but more so stating my case). Bootlegger's got some nice stuff up on Lost Dogs - get this person some sales. 

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Parenting solo this weekend - never done it with two. The big upside is my wife can't tell me to turn off the music. I finally get to live a vinyl life for two days (in between children asking for things). Enjoy the weekend. Still ISO one tick. Has there ever been a tour harder to get tickets for? I'm not referring to this show but all the shows (except OKC) in general...

bootlegger10

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I can totally see how you'd say that. But in all honesty I talk all day at work that I'm pretty damn monastic in my habits outside of it - not vow of silence but I'm chill. I think I put this in a previous post....but hey I don't expect people to follow the entire manifesto (maybe not manifesto per se but more so stating my case). Bootlegger's got some nice stuff up on Lost Dogs - get this person some sales. 

THanks!  Hopefully you knew I was kidding.

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Of course.

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I saw this article about The Dead and Company and how they crafted a setlist. Pretty good stuff. The best was how Weir described the way him and Garcia did setlists. Check it out:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dead-co-bob-weir-john-mayer-parkland-shooting-958705/
I'm always fascinated with how bands create a live show, especially when it's a dynamic artist. 

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Welcome to Gigaton Month. Damn leap day made us wait one more day but I'm excited. I'm also excited about a little venue called The Apollo - a band has a gig there. I would gladly take an extra ticket off your hand today and pay you on Tuesday. 

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Week 3 of the contest - Good luck. If you're religious pray, if you're for slaughtering some cattle, give it a shot. Or you might rely on the Force, which you definitely need  with you. But just to make it clear we are at the point deep in the Star Wars timeline when Jedi are mostly extinct (Obi-Wan and Yoda are in exile) and like Apollo tickets, Jedi are as rare as hope of attending the show in New York. But in the darkest dark, hope may come. 

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It's been awhile since I've seen PJ in an arena (13 in LA) but before that it was Chicago (09) - I'm stoked about a not "special" and/or event show - just a regular show. Never thought I'd say that. The general thrill of a new album show is just seeing how things mesh together (new with old), what will open...I would love to see the band mix up Encore 2. I was listening to the Gorge 05 show where they finished the first set with Alive into Porch. So awesome. I get placing Alive near the end (like Springsteen does Born to Run) but it's such a great song that could easily be placed anywhere. I even argue it would be the best opener (it's been done but rare). I'm hoping the eclectic nature of this album will have a nice shift in setlist cohesion. I've noticed new albums always dust off some older songs to fit with the new ones. Exciting. 
As exciting as getting an extra ticket to the Apollo? No. No it's not.

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I think we could all argue until the cows come home about our definitive versions of certain songs but a few jump off the page at me: "Daughter (It's Ok)" from the Gorge 06, "Porch" from Bonnaroo (08) and "Black" from either Live on Two Legs or Benny, "Nothingman" from Toronto in 11.. I love that I'm still searching for that perfect version of "Corduroy" (my opinion of course) or a "Given to Fly" as astonishing as Buenos Aires in 11, but without the flub. That crowd was amazing. 

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Bump for an entertaining thread - hope you find your ticket.

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Thanks for the bump. 
I was thinking last night that if anyone is afraid of Corona Virus that I'd take one for the team and head to the Apollo. I just checked and it's almost a 13 hour drive, so I'd probably fly. But if anyone is afraid, I'll take that plus one. If you're afraid and you have tickets but want to go, I could invest in a hazmat suit. 

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Because the band is so prolific live I don't go back to the studio versions often but when I do I'm always amazed at how good the songs still sound. While Riot Act is an uneven record, the songs pop in ways that I failed to recognize before. "Love Boat Captain" is especially amazing, the Boom parts are so crisp. And just yesterday I listened to the alternate version of "Corduroy" and again those Vitalogy era songs are so amazing - I think I'll be revisiting more albums than Vs, Yield and No Code (the only studios I own on vinyl). I'm now wondering how well those albums translate to vinyl (meaning, I bet they're awesome). One of my favorite aspects about Pearl Jam is that they were always about the old sound, their albums translate so well to vinyl. I don't think any other band from that era was as attuned to the sound as they were/are. If this whole Apollo thing doesn't pan out, maybe I'll just go on a buying spree instead. It's a win big or just a nice win. 

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Things I'm willing to do for a ticket:
Make a TikTok Account and relinquish my life off the grid 
Listen to Justin Bieber's entire catalogue (and learn to celebrate it) - Somehow he's earned 350 million in his career (Now that we're all sad I'll move on)
Watch an entire Chicago Bulls v New York Knicks game (I am allowed to cry for what was)
Make matching T-Shirts requesting "Ole" (it's yours forever!)
Wear a MAGA Hat to the show (Or Keep America Great - your choice)
Eat all my meals in New York from street vendors
Ask people, "When does Nickleback come on?"

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Last night I watched Yesterday, and it was wonderful. Can't remember the last time I sat down and watched a movie start to finish (life with kids) but Kate McKinnon almost ruined it for me. I've realized when very recognizable personalities try to play fiction it's hard to get past. When Vince Vaughn popped up in Curb Your Enthusiasm this year I just couldn't buy it. In a show where most famous people play exaggerated versions of themselves and he comes out playing a fictional character but acts like he acts in every movie I just cringe. It's possible that McKinnon and Vaughn are just one trick ponies (in my mind at least) and I can't stomach. But yeah, watch Yesterday, I loved it. 

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Yesterday my kids got books out. My wife read to my two year old and my five year old wanted to "read" to me. She makes up stories in the more complicated books and I listen. I had a thought....they treat books like toys. Of course the main reason we have them is to teach them to read but I realized in treating them like toys they have this inherent joy of learning and imagination in the same way they have with Legos, trucks, Barbies, blocks and balls....In the moment, it hit me that some households have probably purged books for ebooks and without that tangible object in the house the book now has one purpose - their capability to grab it at any time, or merely see them among the toys removes the fact that they can have a two fold purpose. I already see a decline in interest of literature and with that I believe comes a loss of imagination and improvisation that accesses a completely different skill set that I would argue make more social and successful young adults. I wonder what these houses without books will look like as children are more inundated with electronic devices - the idea that it's easier to access but what happens when learning and mindlessness (screen time) share the same space once reserved for imagination and knowledge? 

ISO: Apollo

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Don't worry folks, the beat goes on. We'll get our shows. And let's face it, better safe than sorry. It's a bummer for certain but we will be taken care of. And let's not forget we have Gigaton to get familiar with in the mean time.

andrew68

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