si_the_geek and goo_goo_dolls

[mendhak]

On Sunday, I met si_the_geek and we went to a goo_goo_dolls concert.

Notes:

• si_the_geek has long hair and uses Pantene Pro-V to maintain its shininess. (See attachment. Photo taken without flash to protect his visual identity)
• si_the_geek believes that the blue t-shirt he is wearing is actually green. (true)
• Londoners get very suspicious if you say 'Thank you' to them.
• Cigarettes are very cheap in Spain.
• Cigarette boxes in Spain have 'No Smoking' symbols on them. (See attachment.)
• si_the_geek does not have an English accent, and therefore it is easy to understand what he is saying.
• London concert patrons are among the most civilized in the world. Nobody punched me in the face, and I punched nobody in the face.
• Tall women who stand in front of me and block my view of the stage get offended when I say "Can I sit on your shoulders?" to them.
  

[visualAd]

Blue Camel, eww.

[NoteMe]

On Sunday, I met si_the_geek and we went to a goo_goo_dolls concert.

Notes:

• Londoners get very suspicious if you say 'Thank you' to them.
  

OMG, are you still unable to say cheers. We practiced this several times when I came over....grrr....

[NoteMe]

About the Tobaco, it is about like our snus then. Except it is written in Swedish, so no one understand it...

[mendhak]

Oh yeah, forgot about the 'Cheers'.

But have a look at the cigarettes image again, it's got a 'no smoking' symbol on it.

[NoteMe]

You lost me...or did Si put something else in you over there???


BTW: Guess it is like the spanish people on the beach in Ibiza then. Those who are delivering out flyers:


- FlyerGuY: You going to [Well known club] tonight
- Me: Yeah, we where thinking about it.
- FlyerGuy: Good, take this flyer, and you get 20% off in the door.
- Me: Cheers (<- Notice, NOT thank you)
- FlyerGuy: *Walks away saying* And remember, drink a lot or do drugs, but don't mix the two.
- Me: Ehhhh...cheers????

[mendhak]

Indeed, 'Cheers' is a strange word that can make people do strange things.

[Atheist]

noteme you like sweden, i know you do

[NoteMe]

So you blame the puking at Adams place on Cheers now?

[mar_zim]

cheers.

[fahad k]

Tell me about the concert Mendhak.What did they play?

[NoteMe]

noteme you like sweden, i know you do

I'll die before I like sweden. Well I might end up there after the summer. But that does NOT mean I like it..

[NoteMe]

Tell me about the concert Mendhak.What did they play?

Music I guess

[fahad k]

Music I guess

Yeah right.

[mendhak]

Tell me about the concert Mendhak.What did they play?

They started off quite explosively with "Stay with you", which sounds like it was written for concerts. Then on to "Black Balloon", "Let Love In", "Feel the Silence", your favorite "Better Days", "Without You Here", "Give a little bit", "We'll be here when you're gone", "Become" (lots of songs from the new album), "Slide" and a whole bunch of Robby Takac songs (the other guy in the band with the crowy voice). Although he was mostly headbanging on stage with his dreadlocks flying all over the place. The place erupted when they played "Iris".

Edit: And "Name" too.

[fahad k]

They started off quite explosively with "Stay with you", which sounds like it was written for concerts. Then on to "Black Balloon", "Let Love In", "Feel the Silence", your favorite "Better Days", "Without You Here", "Give a little bit", "We'll be here when you're gone", "Become" (lots of songs from the new album), "Slide" and a whole bunch of Robby Takac songs (the other guy in the band with the crowy voice). Although he was mostly headbanging on stage with his dreadlocks flying all over the place. The place erupted when they played "Iris".

Thats a great set...
Do you have any pics of the concert?

[mendhak]

No, but I think si_the_geek does.

PS: They played Name too.

[fahad k]

No, but I think si_the_geek does.

PS: They played Name too.

I would kill to hear these songs.Any chances they coming to India?
Put up the pics as soon as you get them.

[mendhak]

I'll ask him to post them. I hope that was a digital camera he was carrying, I couldn't see it very well.

Here's their tour schedule, they've gone to Sweden apparently.

05.12.06..........San Francisco, CA............Virgin Megastore In Store
05.13.06..........Las Vegas, NV................Red Rock Beach
05.15.06..........Los Angeles, CA..............Troubadour
05.16.06..........Los Angeles, CA..............Tonight Show
05.23.06..........Stockholm, Sweden..........Bern Hotel**
05.26.06..........Dublin, Ireland...................Ambassador Theatre**
05.28.06..........Glasgow, Scotland............Barrowlands**
05.29.06..........Manchester, England........Manchester University**
05.31.06..........Bristol, England................Carling Academy Bristol**
06.01.06..........Birmingham, England.......Carling Academy**
06.03.06..........London, England..............Brixton Academy**
06.04.06..........London, England..............Brixton Academy**

Summer Tour with the Counting Crows:
06.21.06..........Portland, OR.........................Clark County Amph**
06.22.06..........Seattle, WA...........................White River Amph**
06.24.06..........Sacramento, CA....................Sleep Train Amph**
06.25.06..........Concord, CA..........................Pavilion**
06.27.06..........San Francisco, CA.................Shoreline Amph/Chronicle Pavilion**
06.29.06..........San Diego, CA.......................Coors Amph**
06.30.06..........Irvine, CA..............................Verizon Wireless Amph**
07.01.06..........Phoenix, AZ...........................Cricket Pavilion**
07.03.06..........Albuquerque, NM..................Journal Pavilion**
07.05.06..........Denver, CO...........................Red Rock Amph**
07.07.06..........St. Louis, MO........................UMB Bank Pavilion**
07.08.06..........Indianapolis, IN.....................Verizon Wireless Amph**
07.09.06..........Milwaukee, WI......................Summerfest**
07.11.06..........Cleveland, OH......................Scene Pavilion**
07.12.06..........Cincinnati, OH......................Riverbend Amph**
07.14.06..........Columbus, OH......................Germain Amph**
07.15.06..........Pittsburgh, PA.......................Post Gazette Pavilion**
Goo Goo Dolls only dates:
07.17.06..........Oneida, WI......................Oneida Casino**
07.18.06..........Minneapolis, MN......................The Myth**
07.19.06..........Des Moines, IA......................Val Air Ballroom**
Summer Tour with the Counting Crows:
07.21.06..........Detroit, MI.............................DTE Music Theatre**
07.22.06..........Buffalo, NY............................Darien Lake PAC**
07.24.06..........Toronto, ON..........................Molson Amph**
07.26.06..........Holmdel, NJ..........................PNC Bank**
07.28.06..........Hershey, PA..........................Hershey Pavilion**
07.29.06..........Boston, MA............................Tweeter Center**
07.31.06..........Uncasville, CT.......................Mohegan Sun**
08.01.06..........Gilford, NH.............................Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center**
08.03.06..........Wantagh, NY.........................Jones Beach**
08.04.06..........Wantagh, NY.........................Jones Beach**
08.06.06..........Atlantic City, NJ......................Borgata**
08.07.06..........Saratoga Springs, NY.............SPAC**
08.09.06..........Bethel, NY..............................Bethel Woods**
08.11.06..........Scranton, PA..........................Ford Pavilion**
08.12.06..........Holmdel, NJ..........................PNC Bank**
08.18.06..........Chicago, IL.............................Tweeter Center**
08.19.06..........Springfield, IL..........................Illinois State Fair**
08.21.06..........Nashville, TN..........................Starwood Amph**
08.23.06..........Raleigh, NC............................Alltel Pavilion**
08.25.06..........Philadelphia, PA.....................Tweeter Waterfront**
08.26.06..........Washington, DC.....................Nissan Pavilion**
08.28.06..........Virginia Beach, VA..................Verizon Wireless Amph**
08.29.06..........Charlotte, NC..........................Charlotte Verizon**
08.31.06..........West Palm Beach, FL..............Sound Advice**
09.01.06..........Tampa, FL..............................Ford Amph**
09.03.06..........Atlanta, GA.............................HiFi Buys Amph**
09.05.06..........Birmingham, AL......................Verizon Wireless Amph**
09.07.06..........Houston, TX...........................CWM**
09.08.06..........San Antonio, TX......................Verizon Wireless Amph**
09.09.06..........Dallas, TX..............................Smirnoff Amph**

[mendhak]

Goo Goo Dolls + Counting Crows

[fahad k]

for the schedule...
Well that would be a good combo. GGD+CC.

[Hack]

I love this one

07.21.06..........Detroit, MI.............................DTE Music Theatre**

DTE Music Theatre, formally called Pine Knob, and still called Pine Knob by everyone who refuses to accept their corporate sell out to DTE (Detroit Edison), is an hour and halfs drive out of Detroit. It isn't even close to Detroit.

[mendhak]

So you'll go?

[NoteMe]

So you'll go?

I don't think wheel chair are allowed really...

[mendhak]

That's true. And they use strobe lights in their performance too. Poor Hack.

[NoteMe]

I once made a strobe light in VB

[Arrow_Raider]

Wow they have to do concerts almost every day... that must be stressful

[sevenhalo]

07.19.06..........Des Moines, IA......................Val Air Ballroom**

Awesome. Finally an excuse to go hang out in the dry bar and hit on 14 year olds.

I got my tickets.

[NoteMe]

Wow they have to do concerts almost every day... that must be stressful

Yeah, must be boring to do what you want the most, more or less everyday, and then get paied for it as well. Poor bastards..

[Hack]

I don't think wheel chair are allowed really...

Actually, state law requires handicap access to all public facilities including concert arenas and they even have hookups for my oxygen, so as long as they don't go beyond 8:00 p.m. (20:00), I'll be able to stay awake and watch the show.

[si_the_geek]

• si_the_geek has long hair and uses Pantene Pro-V to maintain its shininess. (See attachment. Photo taken without flash to protect his visual identity)

Lies I tell you..
I do not use Pantene.

• si_the_geek believes that the blue t-shirt he is wearing is actually green. (true)

Nope, I believe the top that was in my bag (taken of due to the heat) was green.. and I believe the cap you said you'd be wearing had become invisible, and the phone I was supposed to call you on had mysteriously turned off when I arrived.

Some evil person had also stolen nearly all of the pubs too, but we managed to find one in the end (or rather two - one on each side of the road).

• si_the_geek does not have an English accent, and therefore it is easy to understand what he is saying.

Your Canadian accent is easy to understand too.

• Tall women who stand in front of me and block my view of the stage get offended when I say "Can I sit on your shoulders?" to them.

I can't think why! It got us a better view tho!


As to the songs, you got the order a bit wrong (but hey, they played them all!). They also played: Naked (which was a pleasant surprise), January Friend, Burning Up, Listen, and Broadway.

The band seemed to really enjoy themselves - especially Robbie, who couldn't stop bouncing around and smiling. They had a few "crowd interaction" moments, such as using someones phone to take pictures ("hey, the only number in your phone is 'mom'!"), and reading a sign held by someone ("can I have one of your guitars, you've got so many? ps: play Name")

They seemed impressed that the crowd knew the words to almost every song, and were willing to do the singing; I guess that saves the voices of the band!


It was a quality night, cheers.

[mendhak]

Oh yeah, those were the details I forgot.

There was also one part where a woman threw her panties on stage, and Rzeznik appreciated it, telling us about how he collects these and sends them to poor women in Africa.

They did have a lot of energy that kept them going too, I was pretty sure they were stoned.

Si: Put up pics?

[Hack]

They also played Naked

And they didn't get arrested?

[mendhak]

On the contrary, all of us sang Naked too.

[si_the_geek]

The camera I used is a poor little disposable (I didn't want to risk losing a proper camera), so the pics will be slow to arrive, and almost certainly poor quality.

[fahad k]

The camera I used is a poor little disposable (I didn't want to risk losing a proper camera), so the pics will be slow to arrive, and almost certainly poor quality.

Damn you Si_you_arent_a_geek afterall.

[si_the_geek]

[Hack]

Damn you Si_you_arent_a_geek afterall.

On the contrary. He is a geek that treasures his geek toys and wants nothing to happen to them.

[mar_zim]

Damn you two are useless! No images...go to hell.

[fahad k]

On the contrary. He is a geek that treasures his geek toys and wants nothing to happen to them.

He might as well never use them.