boy, was that one of the most amazing show i've ever witnessed?! hell, yeah!
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i was thinking of whole another thread to spread the word about that experiense, but i thought it'd be a lame thing to do, so i'd just post here )
so, it was a couple of days since they played in Sofia (12 may) but my ears are still ringing (well, not literally, but still). generally this show counts to my top 5 best ever shows i've been to ( SY. Mudhoney. Nomeansno. Logh. Buzzcocks. )
they played a great playlist. played both of my favorite songs- prayer to god, squirrel song. that says enough (for me). steve checked the gear wearing a one-piece working suit (i dont know the word... DEVO has those suits for example- get it?!), then he got it off and played the show in torn jeans and a super ordinary t-shirt, after the last song he got back in it while selling t-shirts and chatting with the audience. they did the question thing between the songs. steve and bob were awesome and kind, i asked them q's for the travis bean guitars, and they answered just like friends, great feeling! near the end of the show they said "three more songs" and played exactly three more songs- i liked that, most of the time i really hate the "c'mon, play some moooore!" moments on gigs. in the end of the last song they dropped their guitars really fast and started dismantling (sp?) tod's drums until he stood there only with his sticks in his hands. then he dropped them in the audience (and gave away the rest of his drumsticks right after that) note: he beats really monstrous- his drumsticks were f**kin' torn from beating the drums!
after the show they were selling tees on the stage, talked with the people really friendly, took pictures with everybody w/o saying anything... before they could pick a drink or take a piss... you know... and many people wanted to take pictures. i wanted to get my ticket signed and asked steve to "do the rock star thing" (get my ticket autographed)- he lauged really sincere, seems he enjoyed the joke
i wanted to get one of those "lomo" logo designed t-shirts, but didn't had money... that was sad for me, but anyway.
here are some pictures from the show. i'm lost for words anyway... that was really a dream came true for me.
SHELLAC rocked my ass off!
some pics with me and the band:
http://koeficient.blogspot.com/2008/05/shellac.html
and a few more from the show on myspace too- www.myspace.com/shentov