Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to everyone.
I know it's been awhile but, you have to understand I've been pretty busy and quite frankly haven't been able to find the time to go into the lab and put some thoughts down. I'm looking to hit on a variety of things, some will be quick hitters, others will be more in depth. I'm gonna sip on some beer and see what comes out.
First of all, it's been a month since what I deem to be the most unreal Saturday I've had in a long time. Certainly a historic Saturday. Rewind back to November 20th. UVA was playing at Boston College at noon. I had tickets to the LAST DMB concert until at least 2012 back where it all started, Charlottesville of course. We lost a game we should've won and beat feet back to CVille. I hopped in a police escort and made it back in time to slay a few beers in the parking lot before jamming my face off in John Paul Jones Arena. Let's recap the night that was 3 hours and 1 minute of pure awesomeness. I had money seats of course thanks to my friend Jenny who bought the tickets in advance, rocked the real expensive draft beer hard as well as a stealthly snuck in mini bottle of Crown Royal (great idea to place in shoe kid behind me in line). Here we go:
http://dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.aspx?id=453056855&tid=112&where=2010
You Might Die Trying - At first it sounded like Minarets but they went into a rocking version. Dave's mumbling at the end was pretty solid.
Proudest Monkey - One of my top songs right now. Tim ripped it apart.
Satellite - Typical PM segue into Satellite. As beautiful as it gets and one of the original classics.
Say Goodbye - One of the many moments in which I lost my mind. Unreal Carter intro.
Funny The Way It Is - The first single off of BWATGGK and the second I heard it I knew that album would be one of their best.
Rhyme & Reason - A very underrated song. Joe Lawlor guested and ripped a nasty solo.
Eh Hee - Dark, jamming, and awesome.
Crush - I mean at this juncture I was really feeling it. A great song and even better live.
Can't Stop - A little diddy to let you catch your breath
Cornbread - Crowd pleaser. Epic jam. Dave broke out the dance moves. Trombone Shorty was unreal.
Digging a Ditch - I love this song, especially live. Flies below the radar.
Lying In the Hands of God - Not one of my favorites but they really go hard on this bad boy and just go where the music takes them
The Song That Jane Likes - An oldy but such a goody. "I have a sister named Jane...and this is her song."
Write A Song - Not officially released but very cool to see them playing it.
Why I Am - This song is and always will be for LeRoi. You could feel his spirit in the building tonight.
Dancing Nancies - You cannot go wrong with this bad boy. It was my summer anthem and still gets played in the rotation.
Long Black Veil - The stunner of the night. I mean I went numb and had goosbumps. Wow. Perfect version and so so good.
What You Are - The new intro takes this song to the NEXT level. Absolutely unreal and of course segued right into...
Two Step - Do I even need to write anything here? I didn't think so. Many people don't like it, but the Time Bomb intro is a favorite of mine. It certainly isn't as good as the "Daddy please tell me a story intros..."
(Encore Break, we really are just getting started...)
Some Devil - Pretty solid, especially Dave solo
Granny - You knew they weren't ending with this song. But man did it ever rock.
#40 (tease) - Really Dave? Just a tease...like always. I wonder if this song will ever get finished?
The Last Stop - FINALLY. I mean you knew this was going to be it. It was just a matter of when this song would be played. So good and so awesome.
(I thought they were done, but maybe it was the crowd cheering or maybe they knew they weren't ready to shut it down...)
Too Much (fake) >> Anyone Seen The Bridge >> Too Much (fake) >> Ants Marching - The Most raucous seguing I've ever seen/heard. Arguably the best Ants. Everyone on stage was just going ballistic. The crowd blew the roof off. Everyone was singing along and just belting it out. Yes!
This being the last show until at least 2012 left us all wanting more but this is a well deserved break for a band that's been on the road for nearly 20 years now. They've earned it. Numerous times throughout the show Dave talked about how they weren't done and how it was such a privilege to be on stage with each and everyone of those guys, how they missed LeRoi etc. He talked about getting back together and making new music. We definitely have not seen the last of the Dave Matthews Band. They'll be back and jamming out before we know it. Until then, I suggest everyone buy some CDs, DL some shows and just jam out.
Xavier Basketball has been playing pretty well since the slip up at Miami (OH). They grabbed a big home W against Butler right before the exam break and then beat Wake Forest in the second installment of the Skip Prosser Classic. Dave West was in the house to get inducted into the Xavier Hall of Fame as well as Mrs. Prosser. It was a surreal atmosphere as one friend described to me. Tu Holloway had Xavier's first triple double since of course, Dave West. Kenny Frease was huge down low once again. A couple of observations as they have only scratched the surface of a brutal non-conference run leading up to A-10 play. The guard play has been solid and Kenny Frease has really been playing well down low. Jamel has been rebounding the ball nicely too. We aren't shooting the three as well as year's past but were finding that when we play tough defensively we'll be able to stay in games and give ourselves a chance to win. Of course I'm just a "couch coach" but somehow, someway there needs to be some scoring from the bench. There is going to be a night when Tu and Kenny aren't getting it done and we need to count on some bench contributions. We play at Gonzaga Wednesday night on national television. It won't hurt to have another big time performance. A win out there would be HUGE! Overall though the team is doing what they do and that's steadily get better each game, each practice, and each day. That type of progress only results in success. Keep up the good work fellas.
Also, if you're looking to get better at defense, watch this...
Ohio State basketball is about as talented on paper as anyone in the country. It's a matter of them putting that talent together and playing as one. So far they more or less have. They haven't lost yet. Jared Sullinger is by far and away the best freshman in the country* (*Kyrie Irving held that title until he got hurt). The mix of veterans and young explosive talents could make for a big season in Columbus. I'll be in the building Thursday night when they play Oakland. I'm pretty excited to see this team in person and see what they're really made of against a team that's taken down some big boys (Tennessee). The football team is playing against Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. Another Big Ten Title and BCS Bowl for Jim Tressel. He just keep churning out success. Sure, people will complain because there hasn't been a National Title since 02. But they played in 2 since and while they got run you can't argue the success i.e. Big Ten Titles and BCS Bowl Games. I think the matchup against Arkansas will make for a great game. In fact it will be the first time I get to watch an entire Ohio State game all season. Right now the Buckeyes are favored. I like them down in New Orleans.
The Browns haven't completely disappointed me this year like in years past. For the most part they've played hard and competed. I can't ask for much more out of them. Colt McCoy seems to have proven that he can lead the team and possibly be the QB of the future and the defense has looked ok during the season. I think you'll see Mangini get the axe at the end of the season which I personally am happy about. The Browns need to try and get a big time WR or DT in the draft. I like the thought of a DT because WRs are a dime a dozen but if a guy like AJ Green, Dustin Blackmon, or Julio Jones is available, you cannot pass them up.
-'Killa
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Spaceman
I'm a little behind on this so I get to hit on three games at once. First of all, the debacle that was the Duke game. Clearly, if your offense puts up 48 points then you should never EVER lose, ESPECIALLY TO DUKE. However, that wasn't the case. I mean come on. I'm obviously pointing the finger at the defense on this one. Seriously, I'm 0-3 against Duke in football. That is what I like to call not sweet. Granted, Verica did throw three picks, two of which gave the Duke offense a short field. Still unacceptable to lose 55-48 to Duke. Did I mention that we put their BEST offensive player out of the game in the 3rd quarter? Yet, we still give up a 4th and 18 and then a 45 yard toss sweep to lose the game. UNACCEPTABLE. It's well over a week after that loss and I'm still trying to figure out what happened. Bill Lazor has proven his worth so far this year, no question. The offense has put up points. I'm asking for the defense to step up and help out a little bit. It doesn't help when key defensive player and team leader Ras-i Dowling has been hampered with injuries all season long and now will officially be laid up for the rest of the season and his UVA career with a shattered ankle in the first quarter of the Maryland game. Again, we were competing in this game and suddenly the 4th quarter arrived and things went south. I really have no explanation for what happened other than we just plain lost in the 4th quarter. Maryland certainly has some player makers on both sides of the ball in wide out Torrey Smith and LB Alex Wujciak. So the record now sits at 4-6 and more than likely little to no chance at a bowl game as it stands, even if we win out since we do have two 1-aa opponents on the schedule (have I mentioned I'm sick and tired of playing 1-AA teams?). Anyways, we go up to Boston College this weekend in what will for sure be a tough one. It's going to be cold and Boston College will be playing for a bowl berth. I gotta think that we can at least compete if not try and play spoiler and come out of Boston with a W. I still think Boston College will be at least 7 point favorites in this game.
Ohio State is still getting it done with a win over Penn State after finally waking up in the second half. Pryor only through the ball 13 times and connected on 8 of those attempts, two of which were for TDs. The defense had two pick-6's as well. As it stands as long as Ohio State wins out they will more than likely receive an at large bowl berth to a BCS bowl and potentially face off against someone like Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. This would be a preview of a match up down the road as Ohio State has a home and home contract with the Chokies starting in a few years.
Xavier won the season and home opener against Wester Michigan, although it was a struggle, only winning 62-59. Until Jamel McClean returns (which should be in time for the Iowa game later this week), Xavier will rely heavily on guard play. At this point in time, Tu Holloway is going to have to be the go to scorer as no one else has really proven themselves. Dante Jackson will for sure be the team leader and a key outside threat. Cheekz is going to be the dribble drive guy and who can get to the bucket with ease but will need to play with control. I really need and expect Kenny Frease to finally step up and use that 7 foot massive framed body. He should easily be dominating inferior competition but he hasn't which is disappointing. Jeff Robinson will be asked to step up as well. Once Jamel returns he will be the force inside both on the glass and scoring but he will need some help down low. I don't see why Xavier shouldn't be able to get past IPFW tomorrow night. The Paradise Jam holds some solid competition but with the return of Jamel down there I don't see why Xavier won't be able to compete at the highest level. I still see Xavier coming up with something along the realms of 22-23 wins this season. I know some people will probably disagree but again I always play role of super optimist when it comes to X.
I'm going to be honest, when it comes to this weekend, my focus will not be on the Boston College game, it won't be on the Iowa game (Ohio State), and it even won't be on what X is doing down in the Paradise Jam. All day Saturday, all I'll be able to think about is getting back to Charlottesville for what is setting up to be one of the most epic jam sessions known to man. I will be in attendance for my 5th DMB concert of the year and what will most likely be my last DMB concert until at least 2012 (they're taking all of 2011 off). It is their last full band concert until at least 2012 and they're closing out where it all started, Charlottesville. I'll be in attendance for night 2 of the 2 night stand. The hype that is building is beginning to overflow as this fall tour so far has seen nothing but greatness and unpredictability by the band. I've been in full jam mode since last Monday when I secured my ticket. The anticipation is like noting I've ever experienced when it comes to a DMB concert. I don't even know what songs I want to hear the most. The following would be a dream set list for this Saturday night:
Big Eyed Fish >>
Bartender
Crush
Dancing Nancies >>
Warehouse
Say Goodbye >>
#41
So Damn Lucky
Seven
You & Me
The Maker
The Stone
Grey Street
Crash (Into Me)
Don't Drink The Water
You Never Know
Stay (Wasting Time)
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Time Bomb >>
Two Step
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Dreaming Tree
Last Stop
Ok, maybe a bit unrealistic and probably lacking in Big Whiskey tracks. Jesus, I'm getting goosebumps right now (listening to Two Step, Live From Citi Field) thinking about what Saturday night holds.
-'Killa
Ohio State is still getting it done with a win over Penn State after finally waking up in the second half. Pryor only through the ball 13 times and connected on 8 of those attempts, two of which were for TDs. The defense had two pick-6's as well. As it stands as long as Ohio State wins out they will more than likely receive an at large bowl berth to a BCS bowl and potentially face off against someone like Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. This would be a preview of a match up down the road as Ohio State has a home and home contract with the Chokies starting in a few years.
Xavier won the season and home opener against Wester Michigan, although it was a struggle, only winning 62-59. Until Jamel McClean returns (which should be in time for the Iowa game later this week), Xavier will rely heavily on guard play. At this point in time, Tu Holloway is going to have to be the go to scorer as no one else has really proven themselves. Dante Jackson will for sure be the team leader and a key outside threat. Cheekz is going to be the dribble drive guy and who can get to the bucket with ease but will need to play with control. I really need and expect Kenny Frease to finally step up and use that 7 foot massive framed body. He should easily be dominating inferior competition but he hasn't which is disappointing. Jeff Robinson will be asked to step up as well. Once Jamel returns he will be the force inside both on the glass and scoring but he will need some help down low. I don't see why Xavier shouldn't be able to get past IPFW tomorrow night. The Paradise Jam holds some solid competition but with the return of Jamel down there I don't see why Xavier won't be able to compete at the highest level. I still see Xavier coming up with something along the realms of 22-23 wins this season. I know some people will probably disagree but again I always play role of super optimist when it comes to X.
I'm going to be honest, when it comes to this weekend, my focus will not be on the Boston College game, it won't be on the Iowa game (Ohio State), and it even won't be on what X is doing down in the Paradise Jam. All day Saturday, all I'll be able to think about is getting back to Charlottesville for what is setting up to be one of the most epic jam sessions known to man. I will be in attendance for my 5th DMB concert of the year and what will most likely be my last DMB concert until at least 2012 (they're taking all of 2011 off). It is their last full band concert until at least 2012 and they're closing out where it all started, Charlottesville. I'll be in attendance for night 2 of the 2 night stand. The hype that is building is beginning to overflow as this fall tour so far has seen nothing but greatness and unpredictability by the band. I've been in full jam mode since last Monday when I secured my ticket. The anticipation is like noting I've ever experienced when it comes to a DMB concert. I don't even know what songs I want to hear the most. The following would be a dream set list for this Saturday night:
Big Eyed Fish >>
Bartender
Crush
Dancing Nancies >>
Warehouse
Say Goodbye >>
#41
So Damn Lucky
Seven
You & Me
The Maker
The Stone
Grey Street
Crash (Into Me)
Don't Drink The Water
You Never Know
Stay (Wasting Time)
--------------------
Time Bomb >>
Two Step
--------------------
Dreaming Tree
Last Stop
Ok, maybe a bit unrealistic and probably lacking in Big Whiskey tracks. Jesus, I'm getting goosebumps right now (listening to Two Step, Live From Citi Field) thinking about what Saturday night holds.
-'Killa
Dope-ness
Right off the bat. PROGRAM CHANGING WIN. That win last Saturday over The U was huge in so many ways. First of all, it was Coach London's first ACC win and the team's first ACC win in over a year. Secondly, it was on national television. Third there were some MAJOR recruits in the house to watch the game. Those recruits got to see a big time effort lead to a big time game. They got to see the celebration on and off the field. Most importantly they got to see what this program can be behind Coach London and his staff. Miami never seemed "into the game." We got to Jacory early and often and the BIG LUMBER hit laid by John Kevin Dolce knocked Jacory all the way back to South Beach. After that, it was all but over. We turned the Canes over 5 times. Marc Verica was never touched by a defense that leads the country in tackles for loss and second in sacks. Our run game was very successful and Verica completed big time passes in key third down situations at the end of the game to put the win on ice. We travel to Duke this weekend for a noon kick on ESPN3. I anticipate that we keep riding this momentum all the way to a win down in Durham. I mean we've lost to Puke for the past two years in a row. Quite frankly, I'm sick and tired of losing to them. I will accept nothing less than a two touchdown win. That would put us at 5-4 with Maryland coming to town next weekend. At this point in time we need 3 more wins to become bowl eligible. Left on the schedule are @Puke, Turtles, @BC, @Chokies.
Ohio State made quick work of Goldy Gopher in MInnesota last week. I can't really hate on Minnesota because they've struggled for so long and my roommate is a loyal Minnesota Gopher and all Minnesota sports fan. But, when the Bucks play Minnesota it usually results in a highlight reel beat down. Buckeyes caught a great break as well with Michigan State losing at Iowa this weekend. This opens up a huge oppporunity for the Buckeyes to potentially share a piece of the Big Ten title. While the loss to Wisconsin still hurts it won't keep Ohio State from grabbing a piece of the Big Ten title. Even if Ohio State beats Iowa, which isn't a guarantee it will most likely come down to who ranks higher between OSU, Wisconsin, and MSU. A win over the Hawkeyes should settle that tiebreaker. Keep in mind the Buckeyes still need to beat Penn State, Iowa, and Michigan. Lose one and the chance to win the Big Ten is over, lose a couple and a chance to go to a BCS bowl is over.
The Browns had a bye week so I really have nothing to report on them other than Colt McCoy will get the nod this week against the Patriots if Seneca Wallace isn't good to go. Let me just say this, if McCoy goes this week and performs well or at least manages the game like he's been asked to then you can argue that he's done more than enough to prove he's the guy for the future. He only went to Pittsburgh and played well, went to New Orleans and won, and competed against the best team in the NFL in the Patriots. That's three top notch defenses and hostile environments. Just saying.
Xavier hoops had their first exhibition game Tuesday night against Northern Kentucky. They won 73-62. However, keeping with the injury bug the Musketeers have faced this year, senior forward Jamel McClean went down with an orbital bone fracture and will be sidelined for 4-6 weeks. Which would hopefully have him back in time for Butler. A lot of guys got an opportunity to play. Reports from Cintas say they looked a little sloppy. NKU did shoot and hit a lot of threes which kept them in the mix.
Kenny Frease lead the way with a double double and Cheekz seemed to get to the rim and attack and finish effectively. It does suck to keep having guys go down to injury and not have Justin Martin this year but you know Chris Mack will rally the troops. I still think it will be somewhat of a "down" year for Xavier as it stands right now but you know like always Xavier will compete and do what we do. I expect Tu to make his presence known heavily early in the season while we are without McClean. This would be a PERFECT opportunity for Dante Jackson to finally emerge as a go to scorer as well. Xavier will most likely rely heavily on very solid defense and rebounding early as well. That will be their best chance to stay competitive as it will be hard early to try and immediately replace scoring stud Jordan Crawford.
I gotta hit on my guy Randy Moss. Let me just say this, he's been one of the most dominating and most feared receiver ever since he's been in the league. You can't argue that. Sure he's had his faults, but the just makes big time grabs whenever you need him to. I will agree with Jim Rome in the fact that this is probably his last chance to keep it right with the Titans this year. He's going to need to finish strong this year in order to try and garner one last contract as he's a free agent at the end of the year. I truly believe Moss is one of the most compelling and intriguing athletes of his time and I can't wait for someone to write a book about him. I bet there will be some great stories in there. Moss is always one for some great sound bites so enjoy the following. It may be one of the best videos out there.
Dave Matthews Band opened up their fall tour on Tuesday. It will be their last full band tour until 2011. Every ticket to these few shows is a HOT HOT HOT commodity. I'm praying to God that when we go to Boston College the game will be a noon game so I can get back in time for the show at JPJ arena. That two night stand may be the most anticipated two night stand in the history of two night stands. Word on the street is that there have been hella cameras at the first two shows prompting rumors for a Fall Tour DVD. That would be absolutely incredible, and makes this tour all the more much anticipated. I'm patiently awaiting for my arrival of these which should keep me very DMB occupied for the time being. Also something very cool to follow is antsmarching.org's Top 50 Project . So far 50-31 have been released and raising a lot of good discussion. Here is 50-41 and then 40-31.
How bad ass is Carter Beauford?
In perhaps the biggest news in the music world today, Lil' Wayne got released from an 8-month jail term on Rikers Island. Weezy fans couldn't be any happier as The Carter IV will now start getting worked on. Weezy plans to visit with family and then party hard until he can't party anymore.
Tweet of the Year: @mgberningjr: Matthew Berning on his college tour of UD had to tell the group one interesting fact about himself: "I hate Dayton basketball" @scoonie712
I need to send a major shoutout to my guy @cpgeschke. Dude has been a loyal follower of the blog. He's former management and high level member of the Looney Bunch. Thanks for the shout outs big homey. Keep Living Strong! Attack and finish. Do what we do. Win forever.
'Killa
Ohio State made quick work of Goldy Gopher in MInnesota last week. I can't really hate on Minnesota because they've struggled for so long and my roommate is a loyal Minnesota Gopher and all Minnesota sports fan. But, when the Bucks play Minnesota it usually results in a highlight reel beat down. Buckeyes caught a great break as well with Michigan State losing at Iowa this weekend. This opens up a huge oppporunity for the Buckeyes to potentially share a piece of the Big Ten title. While the loss to Wisconsin still hurts it won't keep Ohio State from grabbing a piece of the Big Ten title. Even if Ohio State beats Iowa, which isn't a guarantee it will most likely come down to who ranks higher between OSU, Wisconsin, and MSU. A win over the Hawkeyes should settle that tiebreaker. Keep in mind the Buckeyes still need to beat Penn State, Iowa, and Michigan. Lose one and the chance to win the Big Ten is over, lose a couple and a chance to go to a BCS bowl is over.
The Browns had a bye week so I really have nothing to report on them other than Colt McCoy will get the nod this week against the Patriots if Seneca Wallace isn't good to go. Let me just say this, if McCoy goes this week and performs well or at least manages the game like he's been asked to then you can argue that he's done more than enough to prove he's the guy for the future. He only went to Pittsburgh and played well, went to New Orleans and won, and competed against the best team in the NFL in the Patriots. That's three top notch defenses and hostile environments. Just saying.
Xavier hoops had their first exhibition game Tuesday night against Northern Kentucky. They won 73-62. However, keeping with the injury bug the Musketeers have faced this year, senior forward Jamel McClean went down with an orbital bone fracture and will be sidelined for 4-6 weeks. Which would hopefully have him back in time for Butler. A lot of guys got an opportunity to play. Reports from Cintas say they looked a little sloppy. NKU did shoot and hit a lot of threes which kept them in the mix.
Kenny Frease lead the way with a double double and Cheekz seemed to get to the rim and attack and finish effectively. It does suck to keep having guys go down to injury and not have Justin Martin this year but you know Chris Mack will rally the troops. I still think it will be somewhat of a "down" year for Xavier as it stands right now but you know like always Xavier will compete and do what we do. I expect Tu to make his presence known heavily early in the season while we are without McClean. This would be a PERFECT opportunity for Dante Jackson to finally emerge as a go to scorer as well. Xavier will most likely rely heavily on very solid defense and rebounding early as well. That will be their best chance to stay competitive as it will be hard early to try and immediately replace scoring stud Jordan Crawford.I gotta hit on my guy Randy Moss. Let me just say this, he's been one of the most dominating and most feared receiver ever since he's been in the league. You can't argue that. Sure he's had his faults, but the just makes big time grabs whenever you need him to. I will agree with Jim Rome in the fact that this is probably his last chance to keep it right with the Titans this year. He's going to need to finish strong this year in order to try and garner one last contract as he's a free agent at the end of the year. I truly believe Moss is one of the most compelling and intriguing athletes of his time and I can't wait for someone to write a book about him. I bet there will be some great stories in there. Moss is always one for some great sound bites so enjoy the following. It may be one of the best videos out there.
Dave Matthews Band opened up their fall tour on Tuesday. It will be their last full band tour until 2011. Every ticket to these few shows is a HOT HOT HOT commodity. I'm praying to God that when we go to Boston College the game will be a noon game so I can get back in time for the show at JPJ arena. That two night stand may be the most anticipated two night stand in the history of two night stands. Word on the street is that there have been hella cameras at the first two shows prompting rumors for a Fall Tour DVD. That would be absolutely incredible, and makes this tour all the more much anticipated. I'm patiently awaiting for my arrival of these which should keep me very DMB occupied for the time being. Also something very cool to follow is antsmarching.org's Top 50 Project . So far 50-31 have been released and raising a lot of good discussion. Here is 50-41 and then 40-31.
How bad ass is Carter Beauford?
In perhaps the biggest news in the music world today, Lil' Wayne got released from an 8-month jail term on Rikers Island. Weezy fans couldn't be any happier as The Carter IV will now start getting worked on. Weezy plans to visit with family and then party hard until he can't party anymore.
Tweet of the Year: @mgberningjr: Matthew Berning on his college tour of UD had to tell the group one interesting fact about himself: "I hate Dayton basketball" @scoonie712
I need to send a major shoutout to my guy @cpgeschke. Dude has been a loyal follower of the blog. He's former management and high level member of the Looney Bunch. Thanks for the shout outs big homey. Keep Living Strong! Attack and finish. Do what we do. Win forever.
'Killa
Day 15
The end is nearing. We went at 7 tonight so I'm grinding here doing laundry. We scrimmage tomorrow then break from camp. It's a pretty exciting moment. Like I said, August is the hardest part of the season then once we get into the season mode it's all down hill.
I need to send a shout out to our video guy Luke Goldstein. He shoots great video so the team can study film. He puts together great playlists for practice. However, he slipped up yesterday and put on a live version of Too Much by Dave Matthews Band and there was a run of about 12 F-bombs dropped on that version during practice. Not smooth. But i was jamming regardless. He's also a massive DMB fan like myself. So we jam out a lot. Keep grinding Luke. Oh yeah, he's the manager for the softball squad.
-'Killa
I need to send a shout out to our video guy Luke Goldstein. He shoots great video so the team can study film. He puts together great playlists for practice. However, he slipped up yesterday and put on a live version of Too Much by Dave Matthews Band and there was a run of about 12 F-bombs dropped on that version during practice. Not smooth. But i was jamming regardless. He's also a massive DMB fan like myself. So we jam out a lot. Keep grinding Luke. Oh yeah, he's the manager for the softball squad.
-'Killa
Day 9
Today we scrimmaged. It ran fairly smooth and was about what I expected to see out of scrimmage #1 on the preseason. Both sides still need work and I'll go ahead and say, good thing we still have three weeks until we smash Richmond. We're like a good bike that needs a good oiling. We're making strides though.
Rory McIlroy made serious plays today. He shot -5 on the day and is right in the thick of things to make a run and win the PGA tomorrow. If you're looking for a golfer to get on board with he definitely is the guy. At age 21 he's ranked 8th in the world! He rocks a wicked flow game. Rocks sweet sponsors and rocks hot girls. Basically all the ingredients for sweetness.
DMB is back from vacation and resumes their summer tour tonight. I'm looking forward to see what they have in store for the second half of the 2010 run. The 7.31.10 show was absolutely unreal and I've listened to it multiple times. It has serious potential to become a live release. Along those lines, if you're looking for a great place to listen to anything and everything DMB, I suggest you scope out DMBstream.com. By simply registering for free you have access to almost any show recorded in the history of DMB. I love streaming it while at work and just scoping out classic shows or recently played shows. It's really on point.
Take note of the jersey Carter is rocking!
A classic version of the same song:
The Browns open the preseason tonight against the Wackers:
-'Killa
Rory McIlroy made serious plays today. He shot -5 on the day and is right in the thick of things to make a run and win the PGA tomorrow. If you're looking for a golfer to get on board with he definitely is the guy. At age 21 he's ranked 8th in the world! He rocks a wicked flow game. Rocks sweet sponsors and rocks hot girls. Basically all the ingredients for sweetness.
DMB is back from vacation and resumes their summer tour tonight. I'm looking forward to see what they have in store for the second half of the 2010 run. The 7.31.10 show was absolutely unreal and I've listened to it multiple times. It has serious potential to become a live release. Along those lines, if you're looking for a great place to listen to anything and everything DMB, I suggest you scope out DMBstream.com. By simply registering for free you have access to almost any show recorded in the history of DMB. I love streaming it while at work and just scoping out classic shows or recently played shows. It's really on point.
Take note of the jersey Carter is rocking!
A classic version of the same song:
The Browns open the preseason tonight against the Wackers:
-'Killa
Last Post of The Summer
Again, sorry for the long time in between posts but with it being summer I just haven't had the desire to sit down and write especially when I've been busy just trying to enjoy my summer. Anyways, I'll be touching on a number of subjects in this bad boy. First of all, I have completed P90X. Such an accomplishment. It really whipped me into shape and I enjoyed the muscle confusion aspect of the workouts. Importantly I really like how it has made me change my eating habits. I'm eating healthier than ever before and really watching what I eat. That's the best part about the workout. Well that and the personal satisfaction you get when completing the grueling 13-week program. The first couple of weeks really kicked my ass. Then as we moved toward the middle of the program I was really fired up each day to keep working. I'll be honest, by the end, I wasn't taking a great approach to the workouts. I was more or less just trying to finish the program. Probably a bad move on my part, but I still finished it. So boom. I'm currently just firing off 5 mile runs and throwing in the Ab-Ripper X in a few days a week. I will occasionally drop a upper body or core workout DVD in from P90X. With football approaching I plan on just staying in healthy shape as football takes up all of my life for at least 4 months. Things I'm looking to try out are swimming and a yoga class of some sort. Trust me, the yoga workout from P90X was an ass kicker. Damn.
Moving forward, just like last post, I gotta do my reviews of the two Dave shows I hit up last week. Basically, all I can say is it was an incredible way to wrap up the summer. Absolutely flawless. If you don't want to read the following you can A. skip it or B. Go to my twitter account and look at the tweets i made about each song. Let me start with the Virginia Beach show.
VA Beach - 7.20.2010
Minarets (tease) - No joke, I had a minor cardiac arrest when Dave played the first verse. Wow. I really thought it was going down.
Pantala Naga Pampa >> Rapunzel - A classic concert song. They jam out and it all crescendos into a big time just flawless ending jam. I was really in the zone from the get go.
Big Eyed Fish - This song has probably become my DMB song of the summer. A nice little diddy from the Busted Stuff album and really can segue into anything.
Warehouse - As you guys all know, this is my jam. The island feel of the chorus and ending jam just do it for me. Such a summer blast. This concert was really off to a blazin start.
Stay or Leave - A song from the Some Devil Dave solo album. It's pretty solid and full band it certainly is nice. A good time to catch a breather at this point.
Seven - Certainly a favorite of mine from Big Whiskey. I just love the lyrics, the song, and the Tim solo. Everything about this song makes it good.
SAY GOODBYE - Easily a top 7 song for me. Off the Crash album. Carter's solo intro with the Jeff flute accompiant is priceless. Man what a song. I was singing at full blast.
Funny The Way It Is - Solid spot for this song. I mean this song was the reason I knew Big Whiskey would be money. A crowd favorite as well. A lot of energy here.
Everyday - You can't go wrong with this song at a show. I was hoping for a little #36 outro, but that wasn't meant to be.
Shake Me LIke A Monkey - A high energy song and another one of my favorites off of Big Whiskey. The energy they bring with this song is just awesome.
Dancing Nancies - YES YES AND YES! Seriously, this song live, it can't get much better. I love the crowd interaction. I love Boyd's solo and the on stage battles he has with Dave or Stefan. Unreal.
Crash Into Me - Obviously this got a huge reception from the crowd as everyone knows this song. Everyone was singing along. The Dixie Chicken interpolation is as classic as anything.
Corn Bread - The roof was blowing off at this point. Timmy laid down a sick solo. DAve was doing his dance moves. I was breaking it down. I wish this song was on a studio album.
Don't Drink The Water - Pretty much a concert staple here and rightfully so. It just JAMS.
Squirm - This song is right up there with Seven as my favorite off of Big Whiskey. I just love the way it sounds and just packs so much energy during the chorus.
Granny - A rarity and a goody. I was belting out along with DAve during this song. Unreal. Again, a classic, unreleased track. But so so good.
Digging A Ditch (tease) - Just play it already Dave. Damn
You & Me - This song has grown on me ever since the Big Whiskey album came out and I really do like this song.
Ants Marching - Well, what can you say? This song defines DMB and if you don't think so, then you must be crazy. It's probably the most played and most well known song. The crowd was in full participation at this point. Boyd ripped it as Carter just went crazy on the drums. Unreal.
Encore Break
Sister - A nice little Dave solo moment here.
Time Bomb - Again, just a testament to why Big Whiskey is so good. I really don't have a song I dislike off that album. Hearing this song live is just crazy. If played too much Dave's voice will be shot, so I like how they keep it to a minimum
Stefan Solo >> All Along The Watchtower - Wow. WOW. WOW. The most well known covered song by the fellas and man it's such an awesome way to close out a nearly perfect night. Wow. Anytime you get this as a closer you just know you got a great show.
Nationals Ballpark 7.23.10
It was hot, hoT, hOT, HOT! Wow. But I'll tell you what, I was so close to the stage I mine as well should've been up there jamming with the boys. Absolutely an unreal experience to close out my four shows of the summer and potentially until 2012 as they have announced they're taking all of 2011 off. So I went hard for this show and they did not disappoint. I knew it was oging to be special when I saw Carter before hand rocking a Mikell Simpson jersey and he gave me a shout out as I was donned in my UVA men's basketball practice jersey. WOW. Pretty much made my night. Zac Brown Band opened up and absolutely killed it. They are definitely now heavy in my music library. Great stuff by them and they got it started right.
Big Eyed Fish - 4 for 4 with this bad boy this summer and like I said, pretty much my DMB track of the summer. Perfect.
Pantala Naga Pampa >> Rapunzel - Look above. This song just starts shows off right.
Seven - You know the drill. I rocked out hard at this point.
Lying In The Hands of God - Probably the one song off of Big Whiskey I'm not completely on board with. But, Jeff did rip up his solo. Pretty stellar.
Still Water >> Don't Drink The Water - Again, just a concert staple and just brings the crowd energy to a whole 'nother level.
One Sweet World - A nice little diddy from back in the day. A good song to just jam to.
Proudest Monkey (tease) - DAMN. DAve did the first verse solo and I really thought we were gonna get a full band mix in but it lead right into...
Satellite - A CLASSIC off of Under The Table and Dreaming. This is actually only the second time I've heard this song in my concert history with DMB. Really enjoyed this. There was a full moon over the stadium too at this point. Pretty cool.
Stay or Leave - This song makes me think of fall. Probably why I listen to Some Devil solely in the month of October/November.
You Might Die Trying - The album Stand Up has been pretty quiet of late. But this song is pretty fun live. Jammed out.
Funny How Time Slips Away - Zac Brown guested with Dave on this nice little chill Willie Nelson cover. Really good stuff. They did a Lie in Our Graves interpolation mid song that had me losing my mind because I really thought they would segue right into it, but not the case.
Funny The Way It Is - Crowd really roared when they heard this jam.
Break For It - An unrealsed track but with a lot of lore as it was sound checked once back in teh day but apparently the band has been working on it enough to play it live. Unreal. Perhaps signs of some studio work in 2011?!
Jimi Thing - I'm so glad I got this baby once this summer. Classic. The Sexy M.F. ending was awesome. The entire crowd was singing along and just jamming hard.
Shake Me Like A MOnkey - Really high energy level at this point.
So Damn Lucky - Full band this song is so money. The ending jam is just so right. The Digging a Ditch and Dreamgirl interpolations were awesome. We tried to get them to go into the Thank You outro but negative.
You & Me - A nice little slow jam for what was about to come...
Two Step - Wow. They really went at it at this point. Crowd was really into it. People jamming everywhere. Band going nuts.
Encore Break
Sister - Again, very stellar as a Dave solo spot.
Corn Bread - Carter did a long intro that almost sounded like Say Goodbye. Timmy ripped it. Dave made bizarre facial expressions and jammed hard.
Ants Marching - Crowd lost all control at this moment. Boyd really blasted his violin. Carter amazed on the drums. Perfect way to end my four show summer. perfect. Thanks fellas for a good run this summer. Maybe see you guys in the fall/winter as a tour is rumored to close the year out before you guys go MIA for a year. None the less. You guys never cease to disappoint. You have been on point all summer long. Keep it up.
Spain won the World Cup. Big ups to them. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to become a backer of Real Madrid because I really became a fan of Sergio Ramos throughout the Cup.
LeBron went to Miami with Dwayne Wade and Bosh. He had a right to make his own decision but the way he did it really chapped my ass. 'Bron, I'm sorry the Cavs didn't do enough to keep you in Cleveland. I just want you to know what you and Bosh did though really hurts the NBA. I think we are now going to see a trend over the next couple of years of teams forming with 2-3 super stars and everyone else being non factors. It's really going to hurt. It will be hilarious if Kobe gets #6 this year. You know he's seething at the mouth for the challenge. Good luck Mamba. You will have the ultimate respect and ultimate legend if you do it this year.
Football is approaching. Which means training camp. Which means I plan on trying to do a daily blog of camp from Charlottesville. I'll do my best to explain any and all beats I experience. Talk about what's going on in camp in terms of dudes making plays and how UVA is looking. I'll probably toss in my two cents about Ohio State and the Browns as well. Really looking forward to football season. August is the worst part. Cannot wait to whoop that ass against Richmond on September 4th. I'm going to be real fired up for that game.
The Indians had a nice little win streak but they have reverted to form. Bad.
TO signed with the Bengals today. Looking forward to watching that backfire.
-'Killa
Moving forward, just like last post, I gotta do my reviews of the two Dave shows I hit up last week. Basically, all I can say is it was an incredible way to wrap up the summer. Absolutely flawless. If you don't want to read the following you can A. skip it or B. Go to my twitter account and look at the tweets i made about each song. Let me start with the Virginia Beach show.
VA Beach - 7.20.2010
Minarets (tease) - No joke, I had a minor cardiac arrest when Dave played the first verse. Wow. I really thought it was going down.
Pantala Naga Pampa >> Rapunzel - A classic concert song. They jam out and it all crescendos into a big time just flawless ending jam. I was really in the zone from the get go.
Big Eyed Fish - This song has probably become my DMB song of the summer. A nice little diddy from the Busted Stuff album and really can segue into anything.
Warehouse - As you guys all know, this is my jam. The island feel of the chorus and ending jam just do it for me. Such a summer blast. This concert was really off to a blazin start.
Stay or Leave - A song from the Some Devil Dave solo album. It's pretty solid and full band it certainly is nice. A good time to catch a breather at this point.
Seven - Certainly a favorite of mine from Big Whiskey. I just love the lyrics, the song, and the Tim solo. Everything about this song makes it good.
SAY GOODBYE - Easily a top 7 song for me. Off the Crash album. Carter's solo intro with the Jeff flute accompiant is priceless. Man what a song. I was singing at full blast.
Funny The Way It Is - Solid spot for this song. I mean this song was the reason I knew Big Whiskey would be money. A crowd favorite as well. A lot of energy here.
Everyday - You can't go wrong with this song at a show. I was hoping for a little #36 outro, but that wasn't meant to be.
Shake Me LIke A Monkey - A high energy song and another one of my favorites off of Big Whiskey. The energy they bring with this song is just awesome.
Dancing Nancies - YES YES AND YES! Seriously, this song live, it can't get much better. I love the crowd interaction. I love Boyd's solo and the on stage battles he has with Dave or Stefan. Unreal.
Crash Into Me - Obviously this got a huge reception from the crowd as everyone knows this song. Everyone was singing along. The Dixie Chicken interpolation is as classic as anything.
Corn Bread - The roof was blowing off at this point. Timmy laid down a sick solo. DAve was doing his dance moves. I was breaking it down. I wish this song was on a studio album.
Don't Drink The Water - Pretty much a concert staple here and rightfully so. It just JAMS.
Squirm - This song is right up there with Seven as my favorite off of Big Whiskey. I just love the way it sounds and just packs so much energy during the chorus.
Granny - A rarity and a goody. I was belting out along with DAve during this song. Unreal. Again, a classic, unreleased track. But so so good.
Digging A Ditch (tease) - Just play it already Dave. Damn
You & Me - This song has grown on me ever since the Big Whiskey album came out and I really do like this song.
Ants Marching - Well, what can you say? This song defines DMB and if you don't think so, then you must be crazy. It's probably the most played and most well known song. The crowd was in full participation at this point. Boyd ripped it as Carter just went crazy on the drums. Unreal.
Encore Break
Sister - A nice little Dave solo moment here.
Time Bomb - Again, just a testament to why Big Whiskey is so good. I really don't have a song I dislike off that album. Hearing this song live is just crazy. If played too much Dave's voice will be shot, so I like how they keep it to a minimum
Stefan Solo >> All Along The Watchtower - Wow. WOW. WOW. The most well known covered song by the fellas and man it's such an awesome way to close out a nearly perfect night. Wow. Anytime you get this as a closer you just know you got a great show.
Nationals Ballpark 7.23.10
It was hot, hoT, hOT, HOT! Wow. But I'll tell you what, I was so close to the stage I mine as well should've been up there jamming with the boys. Absolutely an unreal experience to close out my four shows of the summer and potentially until 2012 as they have announced they're taking all of 2011 off. So I went hard for this show and they did not disappoint. I knew it was oging to be special when I saw Carter before hand rocking a Mikell Simpson jersey and he gave me a shout out as I was donned in my UVA men's basketball practice jersey. WOW. Pretty much made my night. Zac Brown Band opened up and absolutely killed it. They are definitely now heavy in my music library. Great stuff by them and they got it started right.
Big Eyed Fish - 4 for 4 with this bad boy this summer and like I said, pretty much my DMB track of the summer. Perfect.
Pantala Naga Pampa >> Rapunzel - Look above. This song just starts shows off right.
Seven - You know the drill. I rocked out hard at this point.
Lying In The Hands of God - Probably the one song off of Big Whiskey I'm not completely on board with. But, Jeff did rip up his solo. Pretty stellar.
Still Water >> Don't Drink The Water - Again, just a concert staple and just brings the crowd energy to a whole 'nother level.
One Sweet World - A nice little diddy from back in the day. A good song to just jam to.
Proudest Monkey (tease) - DAMN. DAve did the first verse solo and I really thought we were gonna get a full band mix in but it lead right into...
Satellite - A CLASSIC off of Under The Table and Dreaming. This is actually only the second time I've heard this song in my concert history with DMB. Really enjoyed this. There was a full moon over the stadium too at this point. Pretty cool.
Stay or Leave - This song makes me think of fall. Probably why I listen to Some Devil solely in the month of October/November.
You Might Die Trying - The album Stand Up has been pretty quiet of late. But this song is pretty fun live. Jammed out.
Funny How Time Slips Away - Zac Brown guested with Dave on this nice little chill Willie Nelson cover. Really good stuff. They did a Lie in Our Graves interpolation mid song that had me losing my mind because I really thought they would segue right into it, but not the case.
Funny The Way It Is - Crowd really roared when they heard this jam.
Break For It - An unrealsed track but with a lot of lore as it was sound checked once back in teh day but apparently the band has been working on it enough to play it live. Unreal. Perhaps signs of some studio work in 2011?!
Jimi Thing - I'm so glad I got this baby once this summer. Classic. The Sexy M.F. ending was awesome. The entire crowd was singing along and just jamming hard.
Shake Me Like A MOnkey - Really high energy level at this point.
So Damn Lucky - Full band this song is so money. The ending jam is just so right. The Digging a Ditch and Dreamgirl interpolations were awesome. We tried to get them to go into the Thank You outro but negative.
You & Me - A nice little slow jam for what was about to come...
Two Step - Wow. They really went at it at this point. Crowd was really into it. People jamming everywhere. Band going nuts.
Encore Break
Sister - Again, very stellar as a Dave solo spot.
Corn Bread - Carter did a long intro that almost sounded like Say Goodbye. Timmy ripped it. Dave made bizarre facial expressions and jammed hard.
Ants Marching - Crowd lost all control at this moment. Boyd really blasted his violin. Carter amazed on the drums. Perfect way to end my four show summer. perfect. Thanks fellas for a good run this summer. Maybe see you guys in the fall/winter as a tour is rumored to close the year out before you guys go MIA for a year. None the less. You guys never cease to disappoint. You have been on point all summer long. Keep it up.
Spain won the World Cup. Big ups to them. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to become a backer of Real Madrid because I really became a fan of Sergio Ramos throughout the Cup.
LeBron went to Miami with Dwayne Wade and Bosh. He had a right to make his own decision but the way he did it really chapped my ass. 'Bron, I'm sorry the Cavs didn't do enough to keep you in Cleveland. I just want you to know what you and Bosh did though really hurts the NBA. I think we are now going to see a trend over the next couple of years of teams forming with 2-3 super stars and everyone else being non factors. It's really going to hurt. It will be hilarious if Kobe gets #6 this year. You know he's seething at the mouth for the challenge. Good luck Mamba. You will have the ultimate respect and ultimate legend if you do it this year.
Football is approaching. Which means training camp. Which means I plan on trying to do a daily blog of camp from Charlottesville. I'll do my best to explain any and all beats I experience. Talk about what's going on in camp in terms of dudes making plays and how UVA is looking. I'll probably toss in my two cents about Ohio State and the Browns as well. Really looking forward to football season. August is the worst part. Cannot wait to whoop that ass against Richmond on September 4th. I'm going to be real fired up for that game.
The Indians had a nice little win streak but they have reverted to form. Bad.
TO signed with the Bengals today. Looking forward to watching that backfire.
-'Killa
It's Still Daytime Ya'll
I know it's been awhile, and honestly I thought about hanging it up because I was starting to become lazy but with a request from @1421dana I'm going to try and put some stuff out there for your reading pleasure.
To start off my little vacation home was absolutely unreal. Among other things I got it going with some old friends, played golf, hit up two Dave shows, and kept it real. My last night home some X brothers of mine and I really got it going. We started it off watching the US fall to Ghana in the World Cup. It was frustrating because we really had a shot to advance deep, but if anything I think this World Cup really brought to people's attention the often overlooked beautiful game of soccer. It's just a shame we're going to have to wait another 4 years to bring hype for the US. But in the meantime like myself you could research and find a club team to follow or just get down with the Columbus Crew like myself. After we watched the US we really got it going like we used to in the form of a well formed power hour by Hot Rod. Then we hit the arena district and more or less burnt it down in some way shape or form. The highlights of being home outside of seeing the fam and friends were obviously the two Dave shows (thank God I have two more left because I definitely left each show wanting more). The reviews are as follows:
6-22-10 Columbus, Ohio
1. Big Eyed Fish - A very solid song to open with, one of my go to tracks right now
2. Bartender - A concert favorite, wasn't surprised to see the segue
3. Seven - This is my song right now, I really was feeling it at this point
4. Lying in the Hands of God - Not one of my favorites off of BW&TGGK but they have expanded on the jam
5. Funny The Way It Is - Three Big Whiskey tracks in a row, but this song shows how good Big Whiskey is
6. Gravedigger - Full band this song is good, Carter had a solo intro, three laid back songs in a row at this point
7. Why I Am - Another Big Whiskey track but this song has grown on me and the crowd was really into it
8. Dancing Nancies (Take me out to the ballgame tease)- YES INDEED! I love this song live especially with full crowd participation, great song
9. Spaceman - Again, another Big Whiskey track but you can't go wrong with this bad boy
10. Warehouse - BOOM BABY! I love this song live or studio. Such a jam especially during the dog days of summer
11. Typical Situation Tease - Really thought we had magic in the making here, but Dave is Dave
12. You & Me - Another Big Whiskey track but this song is starting to become a gem. Good song
13. Grey Street - Ok Dave, I see ya up there bringing the roof off in Columbus. A crowd pleaser
14. Digging a Ditch - An underrated favorite, cherish hearing this guy live.
15. Shake Me Like A Monkey - Big Whiskey again, but this song is so strong live. Really gets people grooving
16. Jimi Thing - Another live staple. Whaaaaaaaat i need is all around me...
17. Two Step - A concert staple, crowd pleaser, and roof rocker. Yes sir. Columbus was rocking at this point.
Encore Break
18. #40 Tease - Damn, damn, damn someday this song is going to come back in full and when it does, pshew
19. Time Bomb - Big Whiskey ROCKER, love the energy on this guy, but could cause Dave voice problems if played too often
20. HALLOWEEN - WHAT? Are you kidding me. Unreal. A closer that left people speechless.
Overall, pretty solid show, but Cuyahoga Falls was my favorite of the two so far this summer. Like I said, good thing I have two more left because I'm still fully charged to jam HARD.
6-25-10 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
1. Big Eyed Fish - Again, love hearing this open. It allows the band to start it off right.
2. Grace Is Gone - LOVE THIS TRACK. Now I can't say I had any roll in hearing this but I tweeted at Dave, Carter, and Stefan earlier in the day with, "Wouldn't mind hearing Grace Is Gone tonight." Just saying...
3. Seven - I love this song. I was in full jam mode at this point after the raucous ending to Grace Is Gone
4. Stay or Leave - Again, full band this song is very solid. I had to catch my breath at this point
5. Don't Drink The Water - One of my all time favorites, and such a concert staple. Gets the crowd grooving hard
6. #41 - What can you say? This is always going to be in my top 3 live or studio. Such a beautiful concert jam
7. Stand Up (For It) Partial - Thought we were going full song here then...
8. Cornbread (Tease) - Stand Up rolls perfectly here, didn't know what was coming next, stunned at this point
9. Recently (Partial) - The ending jam, I really was almost paralyzed at this point, goosebumps...
10. Eh Hee (tease) - This run was getting out of control, I thought the roof was coming off the pavilion...
11. Squirm - I mean this run of songs segued together had me in the highest jam mode possible, This has been my track for a long time and I really got down at this point
12. Eh Hee - Such a dark jam but so good, that run of 6 songs was out of this world
13. Shake Me LIke A Monkey - At this point you could tell the guys were really having fun up there and the energy was at the highest level.
14. You & Me - Yes Indeed! Finally a song to grab some air and gear up for some BIG MOMENTS ahead.
15. Dancing Nancies - POW POW POW! The energy of the band and crowd at this point was like something I've never seen
16. Warehouse - RUT ROH. The segue from Nancies to Warehouse was flawless, just like the old days and boy oh boy did my row get wild at this point. The Low Rider interpolation was unreal.
17. Can't Stop - A crowd pleaser to those who know this song is unreleased. Really enjoyed hearing this.
18. Cornbread - Dave got buck wild with the dance moves. Timmy lit up his guitar like Christmas Day.
19. Ants Marching - Just look at the high level songs in this set so far. A CLASSIC concert gem. The entire crowd was singing. Boyd got nasty on his solo. Carter did magic on the drums. Unreal
Encore Break
20. Little Red Bird - Dave soloed this and it was very solid, everyone was a buzz with what was coming in the encore
21. So Right - There was a slight Some Devil tease but then the baritone opened up with those familiar cords and the place went ablaze with the light show and Jeff on the sax. I love seeing this song making a comeback
22. So Damn Lucky - Perfect way to end an unreal show. I was screaming for Last Stop but I'll take this. The Thank You jam at the end was priceless. Someone threw a pair of shades on stage, Dave donned them and proceeded to get dirty with some dance moves. The crowd continued to sing as the band increased the ending jam to a grand finale end.
Skip to 2:30 on the above video...
Of all the shows I've been to, and I've been to a lot, but the overall energy felt between the band and crowd made me leaving this show thinking wow, I don't know if I've ever had so much fun at a show. Unreal. Again, so pumped that I have two more to go and who knows, rumors are swirling that they may close out in Charlottesville as they are planning on taking the entire 2011 off. We'll just have to wait and see. See you guys in VA Beach in a few weeks. I'll be in 102 in a UVA BBALL practice jersey ready to jam out. Carter, if you read this, can I get a stick because I'm in stick toss range. Thanks. I will also be going to the DC show three days after VA Beach.
Now back to the game. The game that is the courtship of LeBron. I'm not going to comment a whole lot on this because no one really knows what's going to happen. But a lot has happened over the past couple of days. Bron has met with all the contenders to land him. Right now the rumors are swirling that he's trying to woo Chris Bosh to Cleveland in what most likely would end up being a sign and trade deal. I'm good with this. I would absolutely be willing to get rid of Hickson, Varejao, and Anthony Parker to get Bosh and Turkgolu or someone as well. It could be any combo but if it means Bron stays and we get Bosh then I will seriously celebrate like I've never celebrated before. I've been on the fence about what Bron is going to do ever since that just brutal collapse in the post season. I just hope to God that he stays. I honestly don't know what I'd do if he left. I would still root for the guy that's for sure but it wouldn't be the same. Please stay @kingjames.
Coach Mack filled the opening at assistant with Rasheen Davis from Pitt. Everything I've heard about this guy from @briggs04 is that he couldn't be happier than to be at Xavier. Xavier got a guy who has much respect for X and a guy who's young with connections in NYC. I think X fans are really going to like this addition. I'm certainly fired up. Welcome to Xavier @rasheendavis. We couldn't be happier. Looking forward to seeing you help bring more banners and floss serious bling at the newly revamped Cintas Center (new scoreboard, banner board, and big time screen on the open wall).
The Indians are 16 games under .500. Pathetic. I don't even have a comment at this point in time. I'm sure Reds fans are pretty pumped up right now and to be honest, I'm happy to see them doing well. I really wonder what it's like to sell that cold beer now at GABP. I bet I could make some serious straight if I was still pushing product.
It's been hot as can be in Charlottesville lately. But probably not as hot as Young Guns & Old Men. We are 15-2 after a big time effort this evening. We're really looking to grab that title this year. The Building a Program crew was at the game today (UVA's version of Hard Knocks being shown on Comcast) so my skills will probably be broadcast to the east coast. How do you like me now? Nope, it's all about the team. We. Us. Ours.
JaMarcus Russell. You are a bust. You may find yourself dead like Pimp C if you stay on that syrup.
Mike Vick. Dude what are you doing? Seriously. You're done. Nice comeback buddy. Way to take advantage of a second chance.
I picked the Netherlands over Spain in the World Cup. Looking to rake in this little pool I'm in. Do it for me ORANGE.
I'm on week 13 of p90x. Which means it's the last week. It's done wonders and I'm looking forward to keeping myself in this shape I'm in by more or less going rogue and mixing and matching a couple different DVDs. This program works and I highly recommend it to anyone who can commit themselves.
Training camp is fast approaching. Am I ready? Not yet. But I'm looking forward to football. Stay tuned as I plan on trying to do another daily recap through everyday of camp.
Keep it real. Do what we do. Hold it down.
-'Killa
PS - Nice schedule once again Dayton. Weak non-conference like always. That's why you always catch a beat down. That's why you're fake and not a real program. That's why you host NCAA games and don't play in them. That's why Xavier owns you.
To start off my little vacation home was absolutely unreal. Among other things I got it going with some old friends, played golf, hit up two Dave shows, and kept it real. My last night home some X brothers of mine and I really got it going. We started it off watching the US fall to Ghana in the World Cup. It was frustrating because we really had a shot to advance deep, but if anything I think this World Cup really brought to people's attention the often overlooked beautiful game of soccer. It's just a shame we're going to have to wait another 4 years to bring hype for the US. But in the meantime like myself you could research and find a club team to follow or just get down with the Columbus Crew like myself. After we watched the US we really got it going like we used to in the form of a well formed power hour by Hot Rod. Then we hit the arena district and more or less burnt it down in some way shape or form. The highlights of being home outside of seeing the fam and friends were obviously the two Dave shows (thank God I have two more left because I definitely left each show wanting more). The reviews are as follows:
6-22-10 Columbus, Ohio
1. Big Eyed Fish - A very solid song to open with, one of my go to tracks right now
2. Bartender - A concert favorite, wasn't surprised to see the segue
3. Seven - This is my song right now, I really was feeling it at this point
4. Lying in the Hands of God - Not one of my favorites off of BW&TGGK but they have expanded on the jam
5. Funny The Way It Is - Three Big Whiskey tracks in a row, but this song shows how good Big Whiskey is
6. Gravedigger - Full band this song is good, Carter had a solo intro, three laid back songs in a row at this point
7. Why I Am - Another Big Whiskey track but this song has grown on me and the crowd was really into it
8. Dancing Nancies (Take me out to the ballgame tease)- YES INDEED! I love this song live especially with full crowd participation, great song
9. Spaceman - Again, another Big Whiskey track but you can't go wrong with this bad boy
10. Warehouse - BOOM BABY! I love this song live or studio. Such a jam especially during the dog days of summer
11. Typical Situation Tease - Really thought we had magic in the making here, but Dave is Dave
12. You & Me - Another Big Whiskey track but this song is starting to become a gem. Good song
13. Grey Street - Ok Dave, I see ya up there bringing the roof off in Columbus. A crowd pleaser
14. Digging a Ditch - An underrated favorite, cherish hearing this guy live.
15. Shake Me Like A Monkey - Big Whiskey again, but this song is so strong live. Really gets people grooving
16. Jimi Thing - Another live staple. Whaaaaaaaat i need is all around me...
17. Two Step - A concert staple, crowd pleaser, and roof rocker. Yes sir. Columbus was rocking at this point.
Encore Break
18. #40 Tease - Damn, damn, damn someday this song is going to come back in full and when it does, pshew
19. Time Bomb - Big Whiskey ROCKER, love the energy on this guy, but could cause Dave voice problems if played too often
20. HALLOWEEN - WHAT? Are you kidding me. Unreal. A closer that left people speechless.
Overall, pretty solid show, but Cuyahoga Falls was my favorite of the two so far this summer. Like I said, good thing I have two more left because I'm still fully charged to jam HARD.
6-25-10 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
1. Big Eyed Fish - Again, love hearing this open. It allows the band to start it off right.
2. Grace Is Gone - LOVE THIS TRACK. Now I can't say I had any roll in hearing this but I tweeted at Dave, Carter, and Stefan earlier in the day with, "Wouldn't mind hearing Grace Is Gone tonight." Just saying...
3. Seven - I love this song. I was in full jam mode at this point after the raucous ending to Grace Is Gone
4. Stay or Leave - Again, full band this song is very solid. I had to catch my breath at this point
5. Don't Drink The Water - One of my all time favorites, and such a concert staple. Gets the crowd grooving hard
6. #41 - What can you say? This is always going to be in my top 3 live or studio. Such a beautiful concert jam
7. Stand Up (For It) Partial - Thought we were going full song here then...
8. Cornbread (Tease) - Stand Up rolls perfectly here, didn't know what was coming next, stunned at this point
9. Recently (Partial) - The ending jam, I really was almost paralyzed at this point, goosebumps...
10. Eh Hee (tease) - This run was getting out of control, I thought the roof was coming off the pavilion...
11. Squirm - I mean this run of songs segued together had me in the highest jam mode possible, This has been my track for a long time and I really got down at this point
12. Eh Hee - Such a dark jam but so good, that run of 6 songs was out of this world
13. Shake Me LIke A Monkey - At this point you could tell the guys were really having fun up there and the energy was at the highest level.
14. You & Me - Yes Indeed! Finally a song to grab some air and gear up for some BIG MOMENTS ahead.
15. Dancing Nancies - POW POW POW! The energy of the band and crowd at this point was like something I've never seen
16. Warehouse - RUT ROH. The segue from Nancies to Warehouse was flawless, just like the old days and boy oh boy did my row get wild at this point. The Low Rider interpolation was unreal.
17. Can't Stop - A crowd pleaser to those who know this song is unreleased. Really enjoyed hearing this.
18. Cornbread - Dave got buck wild with the dance moves. Timmy lit up his guitar like Christmas Day.
19. Ants Marching - Just look at the high level songs in this set so far. A CLASSIC concert gem. The entire crowd was singing. Boyd got nasty on his solo. Carter did magic on the drums. Unreal
Encore Break
20. Little Red Bird - Dave soloed this and it was very solid, everyone was a buzz with what was coming in the encore
21. So Right - There was a slight Some Devil tease but then the baritone opened up with those familiar cords and the place went ablaze with the light show and Jeff on the sax. I love seeing this song making a comeback
22. So Damn Lucky - Perfect way to end an unreal show. I was screaming for Last Stop but I'll take this. The Thank You jam at the end was priceless. Someone threw a pair of shades on stage, Dave donned them and proceeded to get dirty with some dance moves. The crowd continued to sing as the band increased the ending jam to a grand finale end.
Skip to 2:30 on the above video...
Of all the shows I've been to, and I've been to a lot, but the overall energy felt between the band and crowd made me leaving this show thinking wow, I don't know if I've ever had so much fun at a show. Unreal. Again, so pumped that I have two more to go and who knows, rumors are swirling that they may close out in Charlottesville as they are planning on taking the entire 2011 off. We'll just have to wait and see. See you guys in VA Beach in a few weeks. I'll be in 102 in a UVA BBALL practice jersey ready to jam out. Carter, if you read this, can I get a stick because I'm in stick toss range. Thanks. I will also be going to the DC show three days after VA Beach.
Now back to the game. The game that is the courtship of LeBron. I'm not going to comment a whole lot on this because no one really knows what's going to happen. But a lot has happened over the past couple of days. Bron has met with all the contenders to land him. Right now the rumors are swirling that he's trying to woo Chris Bosh to Cleveland in what most likely would end up being a sign and trade deal. I'm good with this. I would absolutely be willing to get rid of Hickson, Varejao, and Anthony Parker to get Bosh and Turkgolu or someone as well. It could be any combo but if it means Bron stays and we get Bosh then I will seriously celebrate like I've never celebrated before. I've been on the fence about what Bron is going to do ever since that just brutal collapse in the post season. I just hope to God that he stays. I honestly don't know what I'd do if he left. I would still root for the guy that's for sure but it wouldn't be the same. Please stay @kingjames.
Coach Mack filled the opening at assistant with Rasheen Davis from Pitt. Everything I've heard about this guy from @briggs04 is that he couldn't be happier than to be at Xavier. Xavier got a guy who has much respect for X and a guy who's young with connections in NYC. I think X fans are really going to like this addition. I'm certainly fired up. Welcome to Xavier @rasheendavis. We couldn't be happier. Looking forward to seeing you help bring more banners and floss serious bling at the newly revamped Cintas Center (new scoreboard, banner board, and big time screen on the open wall).
The Indians are 16 games under .500. Pathetic. I don't even have a comment at this point in time. I'm sure Reds fans are pretty pumped up right now and to be honest, I'm happy to see them doing well. I really wonder what it's like to sell that cold beer now at GABP. I bet I could make some serious straight if I was still pushing product.
It's been hot as can be in Charlottesville lately. But probably not as hot as Young Guns & Old Men. We are 15-2 after a big time effort this evening. We're really looking to grab that title this year. The Building a Program crew was at the game today (UVA's version of Hard Knocks being shown on Comcast) so my skills will probably be broadcast to the east coast. How do you like me now? Nope, it's all about the team. We. Us. Ours.
JaMarcus Russell. You are a bust. You may find yourself dead like Pimp C if you stay on that syrup.
Mike Vick. Dude what are you doing? Seriously. You're done. Nice comeback buddy. Way to take advantage of a second chance.
I picked the Netherlands over Spain in the World Cup. Looking to rake in this little pool I'm in. Do it for me ORANGE.
I'm on week 13 of p90x. Which means it's the last week. It's done wonders and I'm looking forward to keeping myself in this shape I'm in by more or less going rogue and mixing and matching a couple different DVDs. This program works and I highly recommend it to anyone who can commit themselves.
Training camp is fast approaching. Am I ready? Not yet. But I'm looking forward to football. Stay tuned as I plan on trying to do another daily recap through everyday of camp.
Keep it real. Do what we do. Hold it down.
-'Killa
PS - Nice schedule once again Dayton. Weak non-conference like always. That's why you always catch a beat down. That's why you're fake and not a real program. That's why you host NCAA games and don't play in them. That's why Xavier owns you.
Father's Day
Well, here I sit, back home in Columbus, Ohio posted with Big Chuck. After smacking some golf balls around this afternoon I proceeded to post the rest of the day and watch golf. I fired off a nice feast in between. Chuck and I just got done watching Graeme McDowell win the US Open and we're now scoping some Red Sox v Dodgers action. John Miller just went on a tangent for some time talking about soccer. Apparently he used to call soccer back in the day.
So I'm back home, came back on Friday. Did the drive in less than 7 hours and was really cruising. Once you hit 33 in Ohio it becomes a grind but other than that no issues. The cops were out so I mostly sat behind some lead blockers rather than play roll of fullback which I tend to do from time to time. I'm taking some vacation to rest and relax before the grind of football starts. I've already caught up with some old friends, I spent some time smacking some golf balls, and I've posted. Other items on the menu are of course, two DMB concerts, more golf, and getting loaded with some buddies.
The World Cup is in full swing. So far my bracket is looking mediocre. I will have to say that Argentina is really looking on fire. England is a big question mark. Are the French being French? A player gets angry. Coach gets angry. Player gets the boot. Team becomes angry. Trainer becomes angry. Trainer quits. Manager quits. Team refuses to practice. Good God, get a hold of yourselves France. The USA are on the verge of making the knock out round they would like to get a W over the Algerian squad as that would for sure put them into the knockout round thus I'm sure the love of soccer may grow some here in the USA.
The Lakers won the NBA Title. Kobe has five championships. Phil Jackson has 11. Pretty incredible. I was pretty happy that the Lakers won solely because I hate the Celtics. So congrats to them. The fact that Adam Morrison has two rings and LeBron has zero is pretty frustrating.
Speaking of golf, I will confess, I was a Tiger guy during his heyday and even up to the point that Elin went 9-iron to his rig and grill. So I'm currently in the market for a golfer to follow and hop on the wagon. Anthony Kim, Rory Mcillroy, Adam Scott, and Camilo Villegas are all in the mix. Anthony Kim has the lead as 1. he's American and 2. likes to get down not to mention he can play the game pretty well and rocks legit gear. I hope to have an official "guy" by the start of next season. I'll use the rest of the golf season to research and try and decide who my guy will be.
Tuesday marks DMB show 1 of 4 for me this summer and I couldn't be more stoked. They are playing at Huntington Park in downtown Columbus home of the Columbus Clippers (Triple-A affiliate of the Tribe, who are BAD by the way). I have yet to see a show in a ballpark setting so I'm pretty excited. I'll actually see two ballpark shows this year as the DC show is in a ballpark. I'm not expecting a truly out of this world set as they have been bland of late but I refuse to complain about the basicness of their sets as I know any given night they could just bust something unreal out. Not to mention why complain when I have the opportunity to see the greatest band in the world perform, especially with them taking all of 2011 off? Show #2 of the DMB season will be Friday up at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls. I have some MONEY seats for this bad boy and will be really jamming hard. I'm really putting the money on Friday being the bigger of the two concerts as far as sets and experience go however I know Columbus is going to be tight none the less. Hit me up if you're attending and we'll get it going and jam out.
Songs on my wish list:
Time Bomb
Warehouse
Pig
Dancing Nancies
Don't Drink the Water
Bartender
Granny
Last Stop
Two Step
Crush
Satellite
#41
Shake Me Like a Monkey
Squirm
Louisiana Bayou
Stay (Wasting Time)
The Maker
Lie in Our Graves
To name a few....
Oh by the way, week 11 of p90x this week.
-'Killa
So I'm back home, came back on Friday. Did the drive in less than 7 hours and was really cruising. Once you hit 33 in Ohio it becomes a grind but other than that no issues. The cops were out so I mostly sat behind some lead blockers rather than play roll of fullback which I tend to do from time to time. I'm taking some vacation to rest and relax before the grind of football starts. I've already caught up with some old friends, I spent some time smacking some golf balls, and I've posted. Other items on the menu are of course, two DMB concerts, more golf, and getting loaded with some buddies.
The World Cup is in full swing. So far my bracket is looking mediocre. I will have to say that Argentina is really looking on fire. England is a big question mark. Are the French being French? A player gets angry. Coach gets angry. Player gets the boot. Team becomes angry. Trainer becomes angry. Trainer quits. Manager quits. Team refuses to practice. Good God, get a hold of yourselves France. The USA are on the verge of making the knock out round they would like to get a W over the Algerian squad as that would for sure put them into the knockout round thus I'm sure the love of soccer may grow some here in the USA.
The Lakers won the NBA Title. Kobe has five championships. Phil Jackson has 11. Pretty incredible. I was pretty happy that the Lakers won solely because I hate the Celtics. So congrats to them. The fact that Adam Morrison has two rings and LeBron has zero is pretty frustrating.
Speaking of golf, I will confess, I was a Tiger guy during his heyday and even up to the point that Elin went 9-iron to his rig and grill. So I'm currently in the market for a golfer to follow and hop on the wagon. Anthony Kim, Rory Mcillroy, Adam Scott, and Camilo Villegas are all in the mix. Anthony Kim has the lead as 1. he's American and 2. likes to get down not to mention he can play the game pretty well and rocks legit gear. I hope to have an official "guy" by the start of next season. I'll use the rest of the golf season to research and try and decide who my guy will be.
Tuesday marks DMB show 1 of 4 for me this summer and I couldn't be more stoked. They are playing at Huntington Park in downtown Columbus home of the Columbus Clippers (Triple-A affiliate of the Tribe, who are BAD by the way). I have yet to see a show in a ballpark setting so I'm pretty excited. I'll actually see two ballpark shows this year as the DC show is in a ballpark. I'm not expecting a truly out of this world set as they have been bland of late but I refuse to complain about the basicness of their sets as I know any given night they could just bust something unreal out. Not to mention why complain when I have the opportunity to see the greatest band in the world perform, especially with them taking all of 2011 off? Show #2 of the DMB season will be Friday up at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls. I have some MONEY seats for this bad boy and will be really jamming hard. I'm really putting the money on Friday being the bigger of the two concerts as far as sets and experience go however I know Columbus is going to be tight none the less. Hit me up if you're attending and we'll get it going and jam out.
Songs on my wish list:
Time Bomb
Warehouse
Pig
Dancing Nancies
Don't Drink the Water
Bartender
Granny
Last Stop
Two Step
Crush
Satellite
#41
Shake Me Like a Monkey
Squirm
Louisiana Bayou
Stay (Wasting Time)
The Maker
Lie in Our Graves
To name a few....
Oh by the way, week 11 of p90x this week.
-'Killa
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