[kj] chicago?

[Squibah at aol.com]

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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