Sayreville, NJ, March 15, 2008 Options

[SJN1279]

Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ is teasing a huge concert announcement tonight "Live at 5pm" for March 15th. It also says that Starland Ballroom will come ALIVE on that date. I have no inside info about this date, but it does sound promising.


Stay tuned.....if this thread turns out false, I give you permission to beat me up a bit in the uncensored thread...lol

[edcopp]

Wow - I lucked out and had the exact opposite experience as you guys did.

We purchased the "StarParking" thing and got there around 6:30, which put us around 4oth in the VIP line. Glad we did that, as we were able to walk in, grab a few beers and walk directly to the front of the stage, right behind the people who were leaning on the barrier. I think I was actually standing behind the guy named Todd someone referred to - as I met a guy named that who was standing right up front - he said that he had something to do with the band.

Anyway, we held our ground (with the help of some other big guys standing just to our right) and me, my friend and our wives were able to stand virtually at center stage for the entire evening.

Glad we did, too - because about 20 minutes after we settled into our spot I turned around and could tell that utter chaos was breaking loose behind us. I apologized to some very short girl behind me for being such an eclipse (I'm 6'3", 220 lbs.) - but what could I do, tell her to go in front of me and my wife?!?

Anyway, great show. Loved the opening band a lot more than I had any right to expect that I would. We were hoping for "Shittown", but "Operation Spirit" as a replacement was pretty cool. Only other disappointment was the show ending on "Lightning Crashes", which was very good despite the fact that I could've done without it. Was hoping for "White, Discussion" to end things, but it's a minor gripe because everything else was great. Highlights for me were "I Alone," "Stood Up For Love," "Dolphins Cry," and "Voodoo Lady." If it were my setlist I'd drop "River," which is just an awful song IMO.

Great time - I'd do it all again exactly the same way. Oh - and this was the first time we've ever seen Live, despite the fact that we've been big fans since college in the early 90s. Even worse, we missed out on seeing our friends' band open for Live right around New Years of '92. We had booked a trip to Hawaii months earlier, so we missed out on a great night in Genetti's in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Oh well - better late than never, eh?