Live - Strand Theater 3/12/2012, First Show - Dress Rehearsal Celebration!! Options

[OutToDry]

All pics and reviews here folks......It's a celebration ___________!!!!

[zmanpga]

to begin??
WOW...I really had some idea what was happening last night...BUT SEAN??? SERIOUSLY???
That kid is one of THE BEST guitar players out there!
take CHRIS SHINN ADD SEAN HENNESY....and before you do ...step back and really take a look at the SKILLS
and think about their talent...in silence...shhhh
what these 2 guys can bring to the table!

now add, THE heart & soul of +LIVE+, C,C,P, down to earth, ROCKIN MO FO's, no over inflated ego's, and what do you get??

ONE HIGHLY TALENTED ROCKIN KICK ASS 2.0 +LIVE+ BAND

REVIEW;
arrived in York early for a meeting, got that over, hooked up with the FREAKSOFLIVE (fol) and off we went to check out York, chatted with Matt Gracey out back of venue for a bit , taking a break from setting up
Saw Sean on the corner and BS with him for awhile, some photos, talking golf, guitar
met GRACEY and THE THRILL @ the Yorktown Inn , they stopped and chatted, some pics
went to White Rose for lunch and back to get ready
arrived @ Strand 5:30 and in the door and the Spread these guys put out THINK LOUD (food) was AMAZING!!
ran into more FREAKS and we had some cocktails and headed towards the doors,
waited when THE THRILL arrived and we where escorted into venue ahead of 1200 other poor saps!! THRILL
Front and center, we hung out until Adam Taylor with FULL BAND hit the stage, played alot of GREAT stuff, NEW YORK, LUCY, OLIVER and more...I LOVE LOVE his band and Katie is just such a cool kid and talented singer.
Dana Alexander was next, 1st time to see her and she ROCKED out with her band, impressed, ended with Heart Breaker by Pat Benetar
next up CANDLEBOX acoustic with Kevin & Sean, what can you say about that talent on stage, acoustic and I never heard a BETTER version of FAR BEHIND, then I did last night...BLOWN away.....Sean licks on acoustic ...WOW ....and KM , I am a HUGE fan.,....invited me to play with him TGF in Ephrata remember

so...the lights go down, the room is somewhat hazed
the BASS kicks in....
out they come and WTF...there is SEAN on stage with LIVE....we kinda all knew it might have been CS??
here comes C,C,P and then here comes CHRIS SHINN...
let me state, I like CS old music AND new music he has put out!

Im not really going to get into all the songs.....so here;

THEY KICKED ASS..thats how +LIVE+ should be played!!!!!
..yes....once in a while CS struggled with the lyrics...that is normal...I know some singers who "write" the lyrics and STILL can't remember their own lyrics. he is a grrrrreat guy also and no overinflated ego...

BUT - we knew all along this was a DRESS REHEARSAL so a mistake was BOUND (all pun intended) to be made.....CS was a little angry at himself sometimes and he DID look at us various times (he knows me from FB)for support and I felt that and knew it when he came up to me and invited me on stage to sing "though it leaves me quite erect"....I was stoked!!! WOW. a dream I had always wished for to one day be on stage with these guys!!!!

I was really blown away!
with a few more sessions under their belt, these guys are going to be some VERY SERIOUS PLAYERS in the music indu$try...

CHAD, CHAD and PATRICK all where SPOT ON!!! incredible energy on stage, they are READY!!!!!

GRACEY....I shouted NO PLEXIGLASS to his pleasure...calm, cool, normal guy, ROCK STAR!!
PATRICK...looks like he been hitting the gym and having a good time up there
TAYLOR...looked GREAT also...in the STOMP IS BACK BABY!

the baby powder and light show was incredible...the whole night was incredible..the whole day was incredible
thanks to Good Pain, Taylorsloveslave, Eric, DEB!!!!RICH ..appreciate all you did!...all the freaks from here
all the people I know from shows the last.....??

THE THRILL...much appreciated!!!!!!

after show, ran into Chris who we got some pics with and BS, then off to White Rose with freaks
hung and chatted with Kevin Martin (told me he was gonna let me open for Candlebox @ Croc Roc),
Chris came in and sat down also with his posse.......
thats when I gave him the silver +LIVE+ guitar pic pendent I had on my neck...he deserved it!!!
(just had 2 made for me and Deb) he was stoked !!


back to hotel, up 5 am off to work!
would not have missed it for the world!

ALL THE BEST TO C,C,C,P and SEAN

WATCH OUT WORLD

+LIVE+ is BACK after a 32 month HIATUS

bigger and BETTER then EVER!!