San Diego 12 Dec

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

[prerunnergreg]

Hot damn, we've been exposed!!! Haha, that be us. You must 'a been the tall guy with the camera?

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

I'm not sure if I'm tall, but I was with a camera near the front; not the guy with the video camera, though.  Video was taken, I assume by someone friendly with the band, hydrahead maybe?  Same gent that filmed the detroit bar show.

[norecess]

AWESOME REVIEWS!

[glen]

tall guy plus telephone call to sweet divided by photography.   times three hour drive home.  plus the square root of sound check recording.   now subtract the subtotal of pink wig.

carry the 2....

*counts on fingers*

the equations are all coming together now. 


anybody go to the houdini show?   I'm dying to hear how jared and coady did with that.

[Smellis]

HAHA that looks like Grim peeping from behind there. AWESOME reviews, incredible sounding show. I love the Casbah and there is nothing better than a small venue with a well behaved crowd, and access to our heros to boot.  Nice.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

Casbah was nice; the people that worked there were really cool.  The guy in the fantomas shirt got the setlist at the end; he looked so frikkin happy after Toshi gave it to him that I was glad he got it.   My attempt at a better review is coming soon soon, I said it would be here now but my exploding head has prevented me from writing a good one. 

[Idlehanz]

HAHA that looks like Grim peeping from behind there. AWESOME reviews, incredible sounding show. I love the Casbah and there is nothing better than a small venue with a well behaved crowd, and access to our heros to boot.  Nice.

holy shit, that does look like Grim.  I didn't even notice!

[GrimReaper]

Please, did some one record the Star Spangled Banner?

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

HAHA that looks like Grim peeping from behind there. AWESOME reviews, incredible sounding show. I love the Casbah and there is nothing better than a small venue with a well behaved crowd, and access to our heros to boot.  Nice.

Hence, GrimPeeper?  ... 

[Idlehanz]

HAHA that looks like Grim peeping from behind there. AWESOME reviews, incredible sounding show. I love the Casbah and there is nothing better than a small venue with a well behaved crowd, and access to our heros to boot.  Nice.

Hence, GrimPeeper?  ... 

I recognize.....  That's Grims eyes.  Grim was right on ya BHM.  He didn't even know.

[Justafilthylurker]

What do they play in the short set/sound check at the beginning? Same stuff as later or...?

[glen]

  Grim was right on ya BHM.  He didn't even know.

he saw the guy with the camera.

grim is on my payroll.

[CH]

The day of the rescheduled concert came quickly, and I was glad
I hadn't returned the original ticket.  The show was originally
scheduled back in October, but due to the fires it was postponed. 
Left three hours ahead of time, brought some Cramp music,
arrived with thirty minutes until doors opened.  Thought I'd been
there before, but I hadn't; it looked like a great place for a
melvins show.  Airplanes skimmed the parking structure within
yards, I'd venture to guess.  Walked around, saw two bums,
walked back and waited, listened to Big Business check their
sound.  Eventually walked in; open air hallway stretches back into
a bar with pool tables, and right before the pool table bar
entrance, a merchandise stand was set up.  Sadly, no John this
tour.  Two posters, with two colour variants each.  Eggnog shirts
as well.  Cut to the right instead of going straight, and you're in
the show room, with another bar on the side.  Buzz was sitting at
a table talking to someone, Jared could be seen walking around
as well.  People were friendly, friendlier than usual.  I liked the
people that worked there, nice nice nice.  Had wrangled a nice
camera rig, went to the corner to set up.  Buzz comes jumping
onto the foot high stage super-hero style, or perhaps bruce
jenner style.  Dale and BB guys come up and they begin their mini
practice; I fumble to get ready. No mumus!   Nobody is pushing,
and I doubt it's at capacity, judging by the people I see behind
me. 
<insert mini setlist here>
Big business play, they include their seventies inspired 'Mountain'
style song.  Set ends.
Gent with video camera comes up, if I were the lady he stepped
in front of, I wouldn't have allowed it, but that's .. that. 
Melvins come back, Buzz has his peace mumu on, and Jared is
wearing a roman inspired, Obelisk (?) costume.  Caesar Jared! 
<insert set list here>
its shoved
hold your hand
civilized worm
copache
suicide
billy fish
lizzy
night goat
your blessened
let god
hog leg
with teeth
D???N?s
Blood Witch/Asa medley
star spangled banner
I take a billion pictures of Buzz, does the flash bother him?  Can't
get enough of Buzz.  Try to get Dale peeking between his kit,
we'll see how those come out.  Set ends, Toshi hops on stage,
he's in a good mood, lots of smiles.  Damn, Toshi looks young.
Toshi keeps egging people on to clap; people stick around
expecting an encore; sneaky Toshi.  A guy politely asks Toshi for
the set list and gets it; his face lights up when it's handed to him,
I'm glad he got it. 
Leave, try to get a picture of a plane skimming by, but it never
comes. 

[M i C H e L L e]

Beautiful review!!!!!!!