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thegravities wrote:

are you serious? YES IT DID HAVE FLASHING LIGHTS! i was in section 118 which is right next to the stage on Mike's side.... it was clear (see-thru) and it had flashing lights.... ffffffffffffff.....whatever. i know what i saw. when he finally does play it and you see pictures, you will feel like a dumbass....

I was joking. The jedi mind trick thing, ya know? It's to convince you that you didn't actually see what was there since he never actually got to use it in the show.

I never feel like a dumbass because I have a sense of humor and, even better, a sense of humility.

don't_go_on_me wrote:

it was a Rickenbacker I'm quite sure...definitely lights in it.

yep... found out it's a Rickenbacker 331 "Light Show" model.

We travelled down from Winnipeg for both nights. Big thank you to RZ and CZ for access to 28th row night 1 and 8th row night 2, as well as their awesome mom for driving with me. Talk about an extremely supportive PJ mom! By the time we drove home, she actually requested to leave on PJ in the CD player, rather than that Bruce guy she likes so much

The first night I was by myself for the concert, but I was beside another guy who must've been from Winnipeg, and knew all of PJ's songs too. Why Go was a big highlight for me, as were the new songs. Like lots of others, I was pretty disappointed at the length of the show. The one song I didn't want them to close with, they did... oh well, they sounded great on RITFW. The Petty fans in that area were very young, and swooning over the coolness of Tom. *blink* It was an interesting experience to say the least.

Night 2 was infinitely better than night 1. The setlist was incredible, and at least I knew what to expect in terms of length. LBC, Come back!!, SOLAT!!, Glorified G!!, wow, they were all highlights, songs I'd never seen performed live. The new songs were great, although I didn't like WWS live as much as I had imagined I would. I thought Life Wasted and Marker were much stronger live. Closing with Alive was rocking, and a brilliant performance, but I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed. This is the third time I've seen PJ since Sept 05, and I have not seen Ledbetter or Baba. Apparantly they played it when I saw them in 93, but I was 14 and didn't know any better back then

Right before Petty went on, I noticed a weird smell, and all kinds of movement happening behind me. I turn around to see a guy ushering a very pale, very drunk/stoned looking girl away. I see the horrified looks on many people's faces. I look down. PUKE. I could not believe I was experiencing my own version of the Boston puker! The pile was way smaller, thank God, but rank nonetheless. Thanks to the guys a few rows back who teased us that it had splattered all up our backs (thankfully it didn't).

Also, did anyone notice the very tall guy next to us, old stoner type, long dark greying hair and a beard, with his girlfriend (with long blonde hair)? Apparantly his girlfriend went to college with Petty in Gainesville, and had seen him hundreds of times at different parties and local shows. They were hilarious to watch, he was swaying and clapping and calling out "turn it up!" in the middle of songs, it looked like he could "see the sounds in waves", if you know what I mean. He smoked a few joints, and hit burn out around mid-set of Petty. Not to worry though, he just sat down, snorted a quick line of coke, and had all kinds of energy to burn after that. Yikes.

My two travelling companions were up in sec 102, row 13 and were pissing themselves laughing at this poor drunk guy, he could hardly stand up. When he tried to clap along with Petty, he couldn't even connect his own two hands. He was the brunt of many jokes in that section by the sounds of it.

I can't wait to see PJ headlining again. Awesome trip.

CT

lightyears64 wrote:

Did anybody else notice how much the volume ramped up for Tom Petty vs. Pearl Jam? Was the first night like that too? I noticed this was also done when Pearl Jam opened for the Rolling Stones in Pittsburgh last Sept. Is this done for any other reason than the fact that Pearl Jam would totally blow them off the stage if they didnt? If PJ played at the same volume as Petty, they would have carried people out of there.

Was the venue as full during Pearl Jam?

Generally opening bands are at a lower volume and the fact that the arena is emptier makes the sound seem lower as well.

lightyears64 wrote:

Did anybody else notice how much the volume ramped up for Tom Petty vs. Pearl Jam? Was the first night like that too? I noticed this was also done when Pearl Jam opened for the Rolling Stones in Pittsburgh last Sept. Is this done for any other reason than the fact that Pearl Jam would totally blow them off the stage if they didnt? If PJ played at the same volume as Petty, they would have carried people out of there.

I noticed it too. Both nights. I usually don't wear earplugs when I hear PJ but I so needed them for Petty. I wrote about it an an earlier post on this thread. I totally noticed it and it wasn't because the venue was emptier.

vmfury wrote:

Same here. I've NEVER worn earplugs for PJ because their sound is so good. Any other band I've seen, I usually have to wear them. I definitely had them in for Petty.

Me too... it was intense how loud Petty was. I brought ear plugs for night 2 and enjoyed his show much more. I took them out for The Waiting and American Girl, though.

I think St. Paul night 2 was the best concert I ever went to. Not because the set list was so amazing or the crowd rocked especially hard but because I got to sit in the 1st row during PJ's set and share wine with Ed. It was amazing, I couldn't sleep the past 2 nights because every time I close my eyes I am reliving those moments. Here are some of my photo's. Enjoy!
http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f282/Art4All/

Quick question: What was the intro song before Interstellar Overdrive - that weird techno-like thing going while the big set of center lights were green and the house lights were still on?

Thanks.

don't_go_on_me wrote:

by weird techno-like thing do you mean the ending music after Inside Job on the new album?

Yes - that's it. Only it seemed longer in concert.

thegravities wrote:

i am so happy for you......do you want a cookie?

Maybe. What are my choices?