Tower Theater Show - Page 3

Topspin047 · 12-15-2006, 03:32 PM

congrats on the marriage!

i wish i could go to that show, but i'll be there tonight so oh well.
i hope we can have cameras, 'cause if not i'll cry.

Topspin047 · 12-15-2006, 05:40 PM

so dumb question concert starts at 8:00 right?

the website says 7 but the tickets say 8 so im assuming that when the doors open?

administrator · 12-15-2006, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinkpinkmoon

last friday i got married, this friday i'm going to see damien rice!!! my life is perfect

congratulations pinkpinkmoon

maybe damien will read this and play a song in your honour! (go on damien!)

Scrappygrrl · 12-15-2006, 09:25 PM

I'm so excited! Where will the Eskimo peeps be?

I'm in Pit Row EEE, seats 111-113 - anyone near me?

murphusa · 12-16-2006, 04:01 AM

What a great time, luch with Damien and the band and then another 2 hours tonight at the Tower. As we were heading back stage Spam yelled out to us, "What a Show"

Really unbelievalbe

Five Leaves Left · 12-16-2006, 05:09 AM

that was incredible.

Five Leaves Left · 12-16-2006, 05:30 AM

i'm glad lisa and marketa sang 'gently johnny' lisa sang it at the borgata and i wanted to hear it again but i couldnt find any recordings of it.

Vyvienne played a song and she said something aside to damien, he told her to tell us because she had a mic too; damien ended up telling us that some guy was beatboxing for vyvienne's song during soundcheck and she wanted him to come up and do it again so he called him up, his name is Derek and he's a Tower Theater employee. any how, here's the video i took of it i'm not sure what the song is called http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZWaM00JNyE

commonsense · 12-16-2006, 06:17 AM

It was an excellent show! The only problem was the annoying guy sitting in roughly the middle of the room who felt the need to fill every 2 seconds of silence on stage with his hooting or yelling out random song titles, or proclaiming his love for Lisa. It was ridiculously obnoxious. Sounded like a grown man, too. Whenever he felt the need to draw attention to himself, people around me would turn and look disgustedly in his general direction. Definitely an awesome show nevertheless.

Topspin047 · 12-16-2006, 07:45 AM

So it's late and i'm tired and I just got back

I MET DAMIEN!!!!

haha my friend and I waited for over 2 hours in the cold, and FINALLY, Damien came out, and he asked us why we were standing out in the cold and told us how cold we all looked. haha then we asked him for autographs and pictures and he said something like, "I don't like to do that kind of stuff anymore..." SO 2 FREAKING HOURS IN THE COLD AND I CANT EVEN GET AN AUTOGRAPH?! whatever.

anyway he did give us all hugs, which was sweet...( i snuck in two! ) haha
and we told him how great the show was and then he left. oh yeah and he did say he would be back in April for a show? i dont know if thats confirmed or what but thats what he told us when we asked.

i'll post more tomorrow about how AWESOME the show was--let me just say, amie, eskimo, i remember (static in the speakers like whoa) and of course volcano were EXCELLENT. and i was surprised he started off with cross eyed bear but very happy!!

haha and the beat boxer..justin? good times.

Irish Bastard · 12-16-2006, 08:34 AM

Hey guys...great show tonight!

Does anyone happen to write down the setlist by any chance tonight?

I've been lurking for a while around these boards and site and finally saw Damien Live tonight so I figured I'd join up.

-Mike

JBTongue · 12-16-2006, 02:02 PM

Unbelieveable show. I don't remember the setlist off hand but as for the songs played . . (in no real order, just the first few)

cross-eyed bear
cannonball
face
elephant
rootless tree
rat within the grain
Volcano
Older chests
Nine Crimes
amie--->
Eskimo
Vyvienne's crazy rap like song with Derrek from the Tower (see link in a few posts above for video)
coconut skins
i remember
gently johnny
accidental babies-->slow (or whatever it is being called)
blowers daughter

Scrappygrrl · 12-16-2006, 02:33 PM

Great show - still processing! The Swell Season were wonderful, and the crowd really loved them and they seemed to appreciate it a lot.
I should add that they literally went on at 7:59 - no joke. So if you want to see their set get there ontime. After the first four or five songs, Damien got quite chatty and pretty much told a story before each song (I enjoyed the "vegetarian nut diet" prelude to the Amie story and the I remember story and his impression of how it was originally this jolly Irish tune and then how he had to make it sad with an angry bit at the end) I can elaborate on the stories later - I have an antsy toddler on my knee.
Highlights -
Eskimo being sung at the front of the stage without mic.
Singing Older Chests to the "stars" in the ceiling of the Tower.
Vyv's rap with Derek (my "only in Philly" moment - love this town sometimes!) with Damo hopping offstage and taking a seat in the crowd to watch her.
I Remember ended the main set and it rocked-out - I loved it!
Acc Babies w/ the Tomo/Shane bit at the end that morphed into Slow (if that is what it is called).
Must run - I have some pics and video - need to figure out what's good and worth posting.

Topspin047 · 12-16-2006, 03:13 PM

SO does anyone know why Damo doesn't give autographs/take pictures? I was just wondering if there was a specific reason I stood outside in the cold and froze my butt off for 2 hours (thus becoming a TRUE eskimo friend haha) and he wouldn't even scribble his name on my bag?

commonsense · 12-16-2006, 03:15 PM

someone said something about how he didnt want to elevate himself to celebrity status, set himself up as some different kind of person than his fans are?

SisterMidnight · 12-16-2006, 03:32 PM

when i saw him this summer i didn't even ask him for a picture or an autograph, i was more than happy with the hug

Quote:

Originally Posted by Five Leaves Left

i'm glad lisa and marketa sang 'gently johnny' lisa sang it at the borgata and i wanted to hear it again but i couldnt find any recordings of it.

Vyvienne played a song and she said something aside to damien, he told her to tell us because she had a mic too; damien ended up telling us that some guy was beatboxing for vyvienne's song during soundcheck and she wanted him to come up and do it again so he called him up, his name is Derek and he's a Tower Theater employee. any how, here's the video i took of it i'm not sure what the song is called http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZWaM00JNyE

thank you, that was very cool

that's vyv's song never leave you.. her songs are so crazy and sweet lol

i would love to hear crosseyed bear or lisa doing gently johnny and i love that he's playing face, it's one of my favorites

i hope someone recorded..

borneoman · 12-16-2006, 03:56 PM

looks like a great show!!! Cross eyed bear, Face, Rat, Accidental babies/Slow/TBD, Vyv's Never Leave You!!! and Lisa & Marketa singing together!! You cannot complain guys!!

Topspin047 · 12-16-2006, 04:36 PM

oh i was very happy with my two hugs

haha

and i guess that does make sense, i was just bitter for freezing for 2 hours...he should have invited us all to sit and talk, oh well.

I was really surprised he played Face as well anddd when he was talking to us he told us he went over the time limit, but we were like "It was excellent" and he's all "well thank you."

Five Leaves Left · 12-16-2006, 05:45 PM

Swell Season

(may be out of order)

1. in the arms of this low
2. drowned out
3. falling slowly
4. marketa solo song
5. the moon
6. leave
7. star star

damien
(in order)

1. cross-eyed bear
2. cannonball
3. face
4. elephant
5. rootless tree (piano version)
6. rat within the grain
7. older chests
8. aimie
9.eskimo
10. 9 crimes
11. never leave you (Vyvienne w/ lisa and derek)
12. Volcano
13. Coconut skins
14. i remember
______________________________
15. gently johnny (lisa and marketa)
16. accidental babies
17. slow
18. blower's daughter

i recorded it but all i have is a microphone that plugs into my mp3 player and isnt designed to record music. so basically all the stories came out fine and the acoustic songs but even the medium loud stuff got distorted as expected. if nothing else better comes up in the next 2 weeks or so, i'll put some of the good ones up.

Five Leaves Left · 12-16-2006, 07:27 PM

http://www.sendspace.com/file/x7p2zf

gently johnny

pinkpinkmoon · 12-16-2006, 07:49 PM

^^ hey five, i looked for you last night at the show to say

and meet a fellow eskimo!

Topspin047 · 12-16-2006, 09:37 PM

i was gonna look but i didnt know what ya'll looked like haha

the only song i wish he would have played was me my yoke and I.

commonsense · 12-16-2006, 09:43 PM

where were you folks sitting? i was left orch HH

Topspin047 · 12-16-2006, 10:26 PM

i was left orch SS

subliminalis · 12-17-2006, 02:08 AM

Here are some videos I took of the show, sorry for the bad quality:

Volcano and Coconut Skins:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kech_H1Lcr4

Eskimo:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=F61c5f67EXM

Rat Within the Grain:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FsJdpuM9204

Elephant:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YStAsMLtSkE

More later

Topspin047 · 12-17-2006, 02:18 AM

those are great, thanks!

did you happen to get 'Amie'?
i'd love to see that

Five Leaves Left · 12-17-2006, 02:21 AM

i was left orch EE on the left aisle, w/ a hoody and blue knit hat

Five Leaves Left · 12-17-2006, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subliminalis

Here are some videos I took of the show, sorry for the bad quality:

More later

thanks, good stuff. any chance you got video of i remember?

waltzingout · 12-17-2006, 05:28 AM

I came up from northern Virginia to attend the show and got a flat tire on the way home, but it was absolutely worth it. I loved hearing the stories of what inspired the songs, and the spontaneous rapping! It really was an amazing night.

Simone

Ion Ashes · 12-17-2006, 07:03 AM

thanks

subliminalis · 12-17-2006, 02:57 PM

Sorry, those are the only videos I took, aside from meeting Damien Rice after the show (which I can upload if you want) and the freestyle rap but that's already been posted.

Here are some photos of the show:

After the show, I waited in this alley with a bunch of other equally as cold people as myself and my girlfriend. (We were the ones that were playing tag for a while) Some people even left and went to get their car and sat in it.

They filled up this truck with all of the band's equipment and everyone got all excited. Then the pulled up another truck to fill up! It was torture! But it was worth it:

We got to meet Damien after the show.

Then we saw their bus and showed the driver our ticket stub. He gave us a thumbs up.

12-15-2006, 03:32 PM	#61
Topspin047 tennis pro Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 505	congrats on the marriage! i wish i could go to that show, but i'll be there tonight so oh well. i hope we can have cameras, 'cause if not i'll cry. __________________ Volcanoes melt me down.

12-15-2006, 05:40 PM	#62
Topspin047 tennis pro Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 505	Question!! so dumb question concert starts at 8:00 right? the website says 7 but the tickets say 8 so im assuming that when the doors open? __________________ Volcanoes melt me down.

12-15-2006, 09:25 PM	#64
Scrappygrrl Eskimo Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37	OK, so who exactly will be there tonight? I'm so excited! Where will the Eskimo peeps be? I'm in Pit Row EEE, seats 111-113 - anyone near me?

12-16-2006, 04:01 AM	#65
murphusa Eskimo Friend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United States Posts: 43	What a great time, luch with Damien and the band and then another 2 hours tonight at the Tower. As we were heading back stage Spam yelled out to us, "What a Show" Really unbelievalbe __________________ We learned more from a 3 minute record baby than we ever did in school, Springsteen

12-16-2006, 05:30 AM	#67
Five Leaves Left Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 548	i'm glad lisa and marketa sang 'gently johnny' lisa sang it at the borgata and i wanted to hear it again but i couldnt find any recordings of it. Vyvienne played a song and she said something aside to damien, he told her to tell us because she had a mic too; damien ended up telling us that some guy was beatboxing for vyvienne's song during soundcheck and she wanted him to come up and do it again so he called him up, his name is Derek and he's a Tower Theater employee. any how, here's the video i took of it i'm not sure what the song is called http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZWaM00JNyE Last edited by Five Leaves Left; 12-16-2006 at 06:07 AM.

12-16-2006, 05:09 AM	#66
Five Leaves Left Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 548	that was incredible.

12-16-2006, 06:17 AM	#68
commonsense Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 105	It was an excellent show! The only problem was the annoying guy sitting in roughly the middle of the room who felt the need to fill every 2 seconds of silence on stage with his hooting or yelling out random song titles, or proclaiming his love for Lisa. It was ridiculously obnoxious. Sounded like a grown man, too. Whenever he felt the need to draw attention to himself, people around me would turn and look disgustedly in his general direction. Definitely an awesome show nevertheless.

12-16-2006, 07:45 AM	#69
Topspin047 tennis pro Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 505	So it's late and i'm tired and I just got back I MET DAMIEN!!!! haha my friend and I waited for over 2 hours in the cold, and FINALLY, Damien came out, and he asked us why we were standing out in the cold and told us how cold we all looked. haha then we asked him for autographs and pictures and he said something like, "I don't like to do that kind of stuff anymore..." SO 2 FREAKING HOURS IN THE COLD AND I CANT EVEN GET AN AUTOGRAPH?! whatever. anyway he did give us all hugs, which was sweet...( i snuck in two! ) haha and we told him how great the show was and then he left. oh yeah and he did say he would be back in April for a show? i dont know if thats confirmed or what but thats what he told us when we asked. i'll post more tomorrow about how AWESOME the show was--let me just say, amie, eskimo, i remember (static in the speakers like whoa) and of course volcano were EXCELLENT. and i was surprised he started off with cross eyed bear but very happy!! haha and the beat boxer..justin? good times. __________________ Volcanoes melt me down. Last edited by Topspin047; 12-16-2006 at 07:50 AM.

12-16-2006, 08:34 AM	#70
Irish Bastard Eskimo Baby Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1	Hey guys...great show tonight! Does anyone happen to write down the setlist by any chance tonight? I've been lurking for a while around these boards and site and finally saw Damien Live tonight so I figured I'd join up. -Mike

12-16-2006, 02:02 PM	#71
JBTongue Eskimo Friend Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United States Posts: 51	Unbelieveable show. I don't remember the setlist off hand but as for the songs played . . (in no real order, just the first few) cross-eyed bear cannonball face elephant rootless tree rat within the grain Volcano Older chests Nine Crimes amie---> Eskimo Vyvienne's crazy rap like song with Derrek from the Tower (see link in a few posts above for video) coconut skins i remember gently johnny accidental babies-->slow (or whatever it is being called) blowers daughter

12-16-2006, 02:33 PM	#72
Scrappygrrl Eskimo Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37	Great show - still processing! The Swell Season were wonderful, and the crowd really loved them and they seemed to appreciate it a lot. I should add that they literally went on at 7:59 - no joke. So if you want to see their set get there ontime. After the first four or five songs, Damien got quite chatty and pretty much told a story before each song (I enjoyed the "vegetarian nut diet" prelude to the Amie story and the I remember story and his impression of how it was originally this jolly Irish tune and then how he had to make it sad with an angry bit at the end) I can elaborate on the stories later - I have an antsy toddler on my knee. Highlights - Eskimo being sung at the front of the stage without mic. Singing Older Chests to the "stars" in the ceiling of the Tower. Vyv's rap with Derek (my "only in Philly" moment - love this town sometimes!) with Damo hopping offstage and taking a seat in the crowd to watch her. I Remember ended the main set and it rocked-out - I loved it! Acc Babies w/ the Tomo/Shane bit at the end that morphed into Slow (if that is what it is called). Must run - I have some pics and video - need to figure out what's good and worth posting.

12-16-2006, 03:13 PM	#73
Topspin047 tennis pro Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 505	SO does anyone know why Damo doesn't give autographs/take pictures? I was just wondering if there was a specific reason I stood outside in the cold and froze my butt off for 2 hours (thus becoming a TRUE eskimo friend haha) and he wouldn't even scribble his name on my bag? __________________ Volcanoes melt me down.

12-16-2006, 03:15 PM	#74
commonsense Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 105	someone said something about how he didnt want to elevate himself to celebrity status, set himself up as some different kind of person than his fans are?

12-16-2006, 03:56 PM	#76
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	looks like a great show!!! Cross eyed bear, Face, Rat, Accidental babies/Slow/TBD, Vyv's Never Leave You!!! and Lisa & Marketa singing together!! You cannot complain guys!!

12-16-2006, 04:36 PM	#77
Topspin047 tennis pro Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 505	oh i was very happy with my two hugs haha and i guess that does make sense, i was just bitter for freezing for 2 hours...he should have invited us all to sit and talk, oh well. I was really surprised he played Face as well anddd when he was talking to us he told us he went over the time limit, but we were like "It was excellent" and he's all "well thank you." __________________ Volcanoes melt me down.

12-16-2006, 05:45 PM	#78
Five Leaves Left Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 548	Swell Season (may be out of order) 1. in the arms of this low 2. drowned out 3. falling slowly 4. marketa solo song 5. the moon 6. leave 7. star star damien (in order) 1. cross-eyed bear 2. cannonball 3. face 4. elephant 5. rootless tree (piano version) 6. rat within the grain 7. older chests 8. aimie 9.eskimo 10. 9 crimes 11. never leave you (Vyvienne w/ lisa and derek) 12. Volcano 13. Coconut skins 14. i remember ______________________________ 15. gently johnny (lisa and marketa) 16. accidental babies 17. slow 18. blower's daughter i recorded it but all i have is a microphone that plugs into my mp3 player and isnt designed to record music. so basically all the stories came out fine and the acoustic songs but even the medium loud stuff got distorted as expected. if nothing else better comes up in the next 2 weeks or so, i'll put some of the good ones up.

12-16-2006, 07:27 PM	#79
Five Leaves Left Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 548	http://www.sendspace.com/file/x7p2zf gently johnny

12-16-2006, 07:49 PM	#80
pinkpinkmoon the girl least likely to Join Date: May 2006 Location: charm city Posts: 96	^^ hey five, i looked for you last night at the show to say and meet a fellow eskimo! __________________ I have to type eleven numbers into my cell phone just to make it spell love, so I usually don't

12-16-2006, 09:37 PM	#81
Topspin047 tennis pro Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 505	i was gonna look but i didnt know what ya'll looked like haha the only song i wish he would have played was me my yoke and I. __________________ Volcanoes melt me down.

12-16-2006, 09:43 PM	#82
commonsense Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 105	where were you folks sitting? i was left orch HH

12-16-2006, 10:26 PM	#83
Topspin047 tennis pro Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 505	i was left orch SS __________________ Volcanoes melt me down.

12-17-2006, 02:08 AM	#84
subliminalis Eskimo Baby Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	Here are some videos I took of the show, sorry for the bad quality: Volcano and Coconut Skins: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kech_H1Lcr4 Eskimo: http://youtube.com/watch?v=F61c5f67EXM Rat Within the Grain: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FsJdpuM9204 Elephant: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YStAsMLtSkE More later

12-17-2006, 02:18 AM	#85
Topspin047 tennis pro Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 505	those are great, thanks! did you happen to get 'Amie'? i'd love to see that __________________ Volcanoes melt me down.

12-17-2006, 02:21 AM	#86
Five Leaves Left Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 548	i was left orch EE on the left aisle, w/ a hoody and blue knit hat

12-17-2006, 05:28 AM	#88
waltzingout Eskimo Baby Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 1	I came up from northern Virginia to attend the show and got a flat tire on the way home, but it was absolutely worth it. I loved hearing the stories of what inspired the songs, and the spontaneous rapping! It really was an amazing night. Simone

12-17-2006, 07:03 AM	#89
Ion Ashes Eskimo Baby Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mexico City Posts: 23	thanks

12-17-2006, 02:57 PM	#90
subliminalis Eskimo Baby Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	Sorry, those are the only videos I took, aside from meeting Damien Rice after the show (which I can upload if you want) and the freestyle rap but that's already been posted. Here are some photos of the show: After the show, I waited in this alley with a bunch of other equally as cold people as myself and my girlfriend. (We were the ones that were playing tag for a while) Some people even left and went to get their car and sat in it. They filled up this truck with all of the band's equipment and everyone got all excited. Then the pulled up another truck to fill up! It was torture! But it was worth it: We got to meet Damien after the show. Then we saw their bus and showed the driver our ticket stub. He gave us a thumbs up.