[kj] chicago?

[DAIMON SPARKS]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 8:03 PM, <Squibah at aol.com> wrote:


> **

> Oh boy....

> As I sit here in the comfort of my own home a million scenes and sounds

> from the last week or so play through my head. Sorting through the events

> and trying to put together some words to describe them seems like an

> impossible task right now. Miche said she thought KJ was not 100% there in

> Chicago and I agree. The set was still amazing though and all in all the

> gathering in Chicago was a blast. The HOB Chicago is definitely not as

> strict as LA. I could go on and on about how hilarious this is to me but

> maybe you just had to be there to see why. LA is full of actors, including

> security. The Chicago HOB had a VIP balcony that I was certainly not

> welcome on unless I paid $200. Fuck that. I waved up at Martin Atkins and

> Dick Friction and then kept my eyes on the stage. Ascension of the Watchers

> opened with a great set that was so heart felt, they were just as or more

> excited for KJ to play than any of us. Then they joined the pit for the

> finale. This is Madness was so mad my ass hit the floor!!! By the end of

> the show I had Rick (Dick) and his woman standing next to me both with our

> Mob Research/Raven shirts on. How cute. An early morning flight back to

> Seattle yesterday left me feeling lost and my mind has been flooded with

> the sights and sounds from this adventure. I have so much to celebrate and

> just as much to mourn. All I want to do is hit up Crow Bar for some

> connection but we all know that place just isn't the same anymore. I miss

> Raven... 3 days to the year... "As you are I once was, As I am You will

> be." Back to the recess of my mind.

> I trust 2009 will bring us all face to face again and closer than ever.

> See you then.

>  In a message dated 10/17/2008 2:38:32 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

> pssyche23 at hotmail.com writes:

>

> I've seen this post on Miche's Myspace page (I hope she doesn't mind me

> cut & pasting it here) :

>

> Whoa, the show was unbelievable!  I'm still trying to absorb it

> all.  The guys were really in their element and sounded superb!

>  I was really pleased with the songs they chose.  It was mostly

> the 1st 2 albums, with some Pandemonium songs mixed in.

> (Requiem, Are You Receiving, Butcher, Turn To Red,

> Wardance, 80's, Tension, SO36, Love Like Blood, Communion,

> Whiteout, Money Is Not Our God, and a new song-not

> Timewave, but a better one and the name escapes me sorry!...).

>

> It was a real treat to hear Big Paul pound out those songs with

> the original energy we all remember from that 1st listen to the record!

> He

> made it look effortless.  I never had the opportunity to see him

> play with KJ.

>

> The only drawback, I think, was the fact that it was the last night

> of the tour, and maybe they weren't 100% there?  I got a slight

> impression that they may have already been thinking of their

> morning flights home?  And I hate to say that, but it's

> understandable.  They were probably tired!  And the crowd

> could've been more into it, and actually, I think the turn out was

> way too low. I dreaded that.  So you get what you give, right?

> And after seeing them several times in the U.K., I guess I was

> looking forward to that shared electricity between band and

> crowd (in KJ's case, the white heat).  So maybe I'm spoiled?

> There's just no comparison between the 2 settings!  But don't

> get me wrong here, they still delivered a fantastic show and I

> am always grateful to them for it!

>

> And a special thanks to Youth, for making it possible for me to

> obtain a photo pass, because those of you who don't know,

> cameras are not allowed in our venues.  This is a ridiculous

> policy and I shall rant about it till my dying days!  At 1st it was to

> prevent people cashing in on photos and they used to just stop

> professional equipment, but now it's any old camera or any old

> thing they don't like!  In years past, I've had:  hairspray, sharp

> jewelry, even umbrellas taken away from me at the door!  Sheesh, COME ON!

>

>  I'm wondering why there wasn't any merchandise sold either.  :(

> While we were hanging inside the H.O.B. entrance, we saw

> Geordie walk in, but he walked by pretty fast with some people

> and I just couldn't open my mouth fast enough, lol, so I didn't

> get to say hello.  And most of my friends didn't even notice him

> go by cause they were watching a video on the monitor & just

> didn't notice!  We waited around afterwards, but didn't get to talk

> to the band.  :(  I was looking forward to that too, because it's

> part of the whole experience for me!  But, oh well.  I hope

> there'll be a new album/tour so we can repeat!  :D

>

> I'll be uploading the photos asap.  As for the 3-D ones, it will

> take a couple months for me to get them developed.

> It was great fun sharing my time there, with John, Michael, John,

> and Brian; Rick and Tami, who all traveled from afar for the

> occasion!  I even spied Martin Atkins rocking out in the balcony ;)

>

> I hope that all the people who couldn't make it, will get another chance

> and we can finally meet.

>  So THANK YOU to all who made the effort to make this pilgrimage,  and a

> big bow, in gratitude to Jaz, Geordie, Youth, and Big Paul for coming to

> Chicago!  T'was like a family reunion, for me, as it always is!

>

>

>

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> From: dwish2000 at hotmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:07:34 +0000

> Subject: Re: [kj] chicago?

>

> any reports?

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