Mr. Chimp wrote:Some people here at the ranch (Shure, inc) say they're going to buy tix now for saturday, expecting Metro to sell out. Any idea how many pre-sale have been sold already?

tmidgett wrote:no idea, but it wouldn't surprise me if it sold out

I bought a couple tickets online and endured the tickmaster rape job to ensure I had tickets for Saturday night.... there's no way I'd miss this show.

I mastered Exo's new CD (this show is their last and also the CD release) and I gotta say... it kicks freakin ass. And I don't say that often as I listen to so much music I tend to be a bit jaded.

Feel free to say "hi" if you see me there... I'll be the big, dumb looking bald dude hanging out with a cool looking girl with dreads, who, from time to time, has been known to dress as a sock monkey and hang out on internet forums (among other things).

Let's get together and celebrate these three men... I think they would appreciate it.

t

FYI, technically:

mastermind wrote:

DJ_Statikfire wrote:Some people here at the ranch (Shure, inc) say they're going to buy tix now for saturday, expecting Metro to sell out. Any idea how many pre-sale have been sold already?

Drinks to be raised!

3Friends Benefit tonight. So I bump this.

How many of you were at the 3 Friends show? I enjoyed myself for the most part but definitely felt a little odd at points during the night. I think it was because I really felt Doug and John's absense when their bands played and that made me sad.

Anyone else feel this way? Or, have weird feelings of guilt or something??

Overall, I thought it was nice way to celebrate their lives and glad the show was organized.

Overall I thought it was a kick-ass show... and although I agree I too had some strange feelings throughout the night, they were mostly good. I think these three men would be charmed by having a rock show held in their behalf and us celebrating them...

It was good to see friends there, and also to put some faces with the names of some of the people here.....

t

The show was great. It was basically sold out. I knew Doug. Exo put on a great show as usual. In one song, a video Doug appeared on the back drop playing in sync with the rest of the band. It was a great moment to say the least.

I was trying to count the number of Shure employees, but that proved to be difficult. I saw ~20 people that I knew, there were probably many more there. Have to admit, I didn't wander more than 10 feet from the bar.

The show was amazing.

Tim, I was looking for you !

DJ_Statikfire wrote:Tim, I was looking for you !

Hey, Statikfire, I was there.

I didn't see you.

But I got there late, and then I was in a 5x5 box for most of the evening.

I enjoyed the Dials quite a bit. They were the only band whose entire set I caught.

There were probably over 50-60 Shure folks there. I wouldn't be surprised if it were more. Everyone wanted to be there.

Exo was on fire. I truly missed Doug, but felt that his energy and passion were represented well.

It was one of the most friendly shows I've ever been to at Metro.

Tim! Sorry I missed you.

This show was incredible, and really done so well, despite the obvious unavoidable absence of The Bottomless Pit.

How those good people managed to get up on that stage is a true testament to how much John, Michael and Doug were loved.

A member of the Shure community was kind enough to take extensive photos of the evening. You can find them displayed at this link:

http://jeffmeunier.com/photo/3Friends


Salut! to all.

PS, I will post this later on a separate thread, but The Returnables will be playing their very last show on Feb. 18, I believe at the Empty Bottle, in celebration of the release of a new live CD.

Cheers! to everyone.