Cool pics, Zephy! Wow, you had good seats. ;-) That's so great that people like Toby Keith are willing to dodge the bullets to come sing for you guys! I hope you had a good time.
From what Zeph said about this being only the 2 nd time that some one was there.......Toby Keith is obviously one that gives a damn that he visits.........he is loyal to the troops form what I have read on him.......wasnt his late father a vet?
That's pretty cool that they were there to entertain you guys Zeph. I am glad that there are some entertainers who will go to such lengths for you and the others.
>Midwestern hamlet remain under a tense 24-hour curfew tonight, following weekend demonstrations by rock- and figurine-throwing Lutheran farm wives that left over 200 people injured and leveled the Whippy Dip dairy freeze
Â
> “And we need to remember to avoid insensitive behavior and remarks that will cause these peaceful Lutherans to go on another bloody killing rampage.”
Whether the violence was triggered by Newsweek’s report of lutefisk desecration or frustration over chronic shortages of Beanie Babies and Old Style, one thing seems certain – occupying U.S. troops face a steep road to reestablish trust in this tinderbox of ancient hatreds and delicious dairy products.
I had to re read the item again......I just skipped it, until I saw that post.....When i first saw it I thought it said ...from DEBORAH.......that is my name, and all I could think is WHAT have I caused this time........LOL @ me!!
We are finishing up some very early prep work for going home... kinda exciting, like it is closing down... but kinda nauseating because we still have another 4-5 months or so before I see my wife and kids again...
Crazy stuff... I think I am racking out early tonight... I have tomorrow off, and I usually sleep all day... Think I will do a change of pace and try doing it at night, never know it might be fun!
Have a nice day off, Zeph! Don't worry...The months will go by quickly enough. Just think, next month it will only be 3-4 months before you come home! ;-)
oo-oo-oo.... We can no longer accept packages that arrive here after 1 July, so if you were sending me packages, I think to play safe, they should not be mailed after 1 June or shortly thereafter.
I KNOW it is drier than it is here on the east coast........could ya, would ya...um....send us some sun.....just a little bit......pllllleeeeeeeeaaaaaaase!!!!!!!
Â
Man! Some of us are waking up with webbed feet!!!!!!
What does a gentleman do standing up, a lady do sitting and a dog do with one leg raised?????.........Shake hands! (heard that on Benny Hill today and about split a gut.)
Happy Memorial Day Zeph! I hope they are treating you well over there.
My son and I went to the Red Wing airport to see "Wings of Freedom" show yesterday (Sunday). They had all the WWII planes there and did a great reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Real Zeroes flying around with a Mustang chasing them, explosions in the field and a really good narrator telling the story. They had a lot of WWII jeeps, people in uniforms of the Allies and Nazi's, halftrack, a Sherman tank, etc.
We went into a tent with rifles and such and I asked my son to name them. That's a sten, that's a MP40, etc. The lady working the tent was shocked and said "that's right." I couldn't help but laugh because he is really into that stuff.
We also met several veterans from WWII. One guy told us that he had orders to go into Japan and take out as much early warning sytems as he could before getting caught or killed (suicide mission). We were planning another D-Day type of invasion at the time, and he was suppose to go in two days before everyone else. Of course, we dropped the bomb instead. He was in the Pacific fighting for 38 months without getting shot. Amazing man to talk to!
Maybe next year we can take you and your family there. I think you would like it.
GDZ, that sounds like a really cool air show! We like WWII history and the old warbirds. They usually have some shows in St. Paul during the summer. Sometimes they have hangar dances too, which is fun!
sounds like a good time :) I am sure he was drooling all over that stuff :)
Thanks for all of the well wishes on Memorial day too :)
I got to see some stuff on tv on memorial day, was kinda neat. Other than at home on leave, I have watched tv less than 5 times since March 04... crazy. It was pretty cool, I got to see the big motorcycle ride into Washington DC, I saw 'The Wall', which was pretty cool, since my wifes uncle is on there, and it really meant a lot to me... With a lot of strange and lucky things that have happened, I really think he is here to watch over me. Even if he really isn't, I still have that warm feeling of protection and comfort over me, which is good enough in itself.
I was reading an article in the Stars and Stripes today, and it showed a memorial service on memorial day for a guy in the brigade we are in. It kinda got me to realize where I am... (as if you can forget)... (referring to the memorials)"This is the third one we have done in a week."
Just to quote some of it, and to avoid major lawsuits... It is from the 30 May, 2005 Stars and Stripes... By Terry Weaver
The chapel at Tigerland, part of the U.S. Military's massive Camp Victory (that is where I live) base near Baghdad International Airport, has had 30 memorials since the Brigade arrived in Iraq in late October, said Lt. Col. Robert Baker, the head chaplain.
Doesn't really sound too bad... considering where we are and what has been going on in the area... until you read this
One memorial in January was for seven men, he said. A Bradley was hit by a massive roadside bomb and six men from Louisiana and one from New York were killed. Four were from Houma, LA.
On May 23, the memorial was for two men from another infantry battallion, the 1st Battallion. 156th Armor Regiment. SPC Bernard Sembly, 25, of Bossier CIty, LA., and SGT Robin Fell, 22, of Shreveport, LA., were shot while on foot patrol in Baghdad.
It is crazy... so many, so young... I even feel old in comparison to them, and I am just 31... over 30 memorials, most were for multiple people... I am so thankful that I am in a signal unit, and a mechanic and I rarely have to leave the wire... I still can't stand this brigade's leadership... But I have a lot more respect for the men and women in their companies, I know I wouldn't want to go out and patrol everyday...
---Hats off to them---
OK, so on a better note, I am kicking butt against my roommate in slots from www.freeslots.com
I think I have him by about 11000 credits... hehehe
"Even if he really isn't, I still have that warm feeling of protection and comfort over me, which is good enough in itself."
Maybe it's because we are praying for you every day! ;-) So glad to hear you have that warm feeling.
I came across that article about the guys at Tigerland the other day and wondered if you were familiar with them. It is heartbreaking to hear about the heroes who have fallen. We were watching a Memorial Day Concert on PBS, and I just got choked up at every story, sometimes because of sadness and sometimes because of pride in what so many brave men and women have sacrificed in the name of freedom.
All I can say is, you and your fellow soldiers make us proud, and we love you!!!
It was very interesting. With the Zero's buzzing around and the single American plane chasing them, it really gave you a good idea of what it must have been like.
(man, that sounds weird)...
I know. I am just getting used to being called grandpa myself. What is even more weird is your grandma is a great-grandma (several times) and grandpa Bob is a great-great-grandfather! Also weird is that I called you a good kid early in this thread and then it dawned on me that you have kids of your own and you are off serving in the military!
Time goes so fast. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were saying goodbye to you and now you are packing things up to come home already. Only a matter of days now Zeph!
I saw 'The Wall', which was pretty cool, since my wifes uncle is on there...
Zeph, you come from a long line of such heroes. My wife has a book about the Mc Keehan family (your great-great grandpa Kit married one) and in that book there is someone who served in every war that America was in including the Revolutionary War! You are somehow related to each of these people. I am sure that you know that Kit was in the Spanish-American war, two of his sons (Noel and Gail) saw action in Europe during WWII and were highly decorated, Grandpa Bob was in the Pacific somewhere, I believe that your mom's cousin Jimmy in Florida was in the first Gulf war, etc. I will have to dig out that book and show you sometime when you get back. It is very interesting-especially Gail and Noel. You are carrying on a fine family tradition!
---Hats off to them---
Indeed.
Â
[Edited 2 times. Most recently by on May 31, 2005 at 04:06pm.]
That's Saddam in handcuffs. He is suppose to go on trial in a couple of months. Of course, his sons (with the piglatin names) are no longer around.
Those memorials you spoke of were for some great people and I am sure that they are heroes to the people of Iraq. You and all those that were there before you are to be thanked for the picture above.
There are rules and regulations about showing prisoners in demeaning poses... Regardless of what a piece of crap he was, he should still be shown with at least a little dignity. This one is not so bad, and I hope he stays that way, until the Iraqis (hopefully) cut off his head.
they shouldn't be showing those pictures, they should have never been taken, and for dawn sure shouldnt have been put on the front page of a weekly magazine.
Agreed.
Makes you wonder who is behind that camera and why they did it. Was it just some young person trying to make a quick buck selling such a picture to a newspaper or what? It shouldn't be too hard for the Army to figure out who had such access and took that picture.
     _ _ _____ ______ __ _   _    _  ___ __ ~-._   \:/ |/ || __||_ __// || | | | /| | / __/| \:/    /    || __|:| |\:/ ' || |__| |_/:| || (:/:| ' \    / /\/| ||____|:|_|:/_/|_||____|____||_|:\___\| |\ \   / /:::|.:\::::\:\:\:|:||:||::::|:::://:/:/:::/:.|:\ \  / /:::/ \::\::::\|\:\|:/|:||::::|::://:/\/:::/::/:::\ \ / .::\  \-~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~-/\/:.. \
J
[Edited 8 times. Most recently by on Jun 1, 2005 at 09:23pm.]
Almost as cool as seeing Judas Priest and Queensryche from 4th row center tonight at the Xcel!!! Truly Awesome!! I'll posts some kick ass pix once I sober up. I had ya there in spirit Z!
Almost as cool as seeing Judas Priest and Queensryche from 4th row center tonight at the Xcel!!! Truly Awesome!! I'll posts some kick ass pix once I sober up. I had ya there in spirit Z!
Awww.... That would have been a killer concert!!! I am soooo glad I was there in spirit :) I would have just died if I had missed it
That metallica thing is pretty cool! Too bad the band took a turn away from that the last 8 or 9 years :(
Almost as cool as seeing Judas Priest and Queensryche from 4th row center tonight at the Xcel!!!Â
Dang, I guess I was there in spirit also L So how is the Xcel for a concert? I haven't seen any there yet. I really kind of gave up when the Target Center took over the concerts awhile back. I don't like that place for a concert. I used to love the old Civic Center though.
for years, my youngest likes to say "Boo-yah grandpa"
I love it! I got that line from the story about the Lutefisk Riots in Iowa.
Too bad the band took a turn away from that the last 8 or 9 years :(
Yeah, I still like the old Metallica, not the new with the symphony and all. Not the same since they cut their hair.
The X rocks as far as sound goes. Especially when you have the Target Center and the Dome for comparisons. They thought ahead with the sound dampening partitions and seat covers to keep the sound from bouncing all over the place.
Not the same since they cut their hair
You haven't heard St. Anger then. It, along with their last supporting tour (Summer Sanitarium), did everything to feed us long time old school Metallica fans. St. Anger has more hard stuff in it than the last 4 albums combined. IMHO You should check it out. Not bad.
So do they do the concerts in the same arena as the hockey games? It sure is a nice setup for hockey, but I thought I saw a different entrance for the concerts when we were there last. Hockey arena looked like it would be a good place for a concert too.
I don't even want to imagine a concert at the dome. Target Center may be good for basketball, but it sure sucks for concerts in my opinion. Sound is terrible and their steps are too steep. I always worry about tripping on the steps and not being able to stop rolling until I reach center court. At least I would make "Funniest Home Videos" then and a large lumpsum settlement.
I'll have to get St. Anger (when is the last time you heard a grandpa say that?). I probably heard the songs on the radio and thought it was old stuff.
You have a great weekend Zeph. I found out today that I need to take a trip to Arkansas to bury my grandmother (my dad's mom) this weekend. Hopefully I can return to these boards sometime next week.
On the bright side, it will be the first time in many years that my parents, my sister, my brother, my aunt and uncle, cousins and myself will be in the same place at the same time. It will be good to see them all again.
yup. they do concerts on the hockey arena floor at the x. its something of a family tradition for us to be at the trans-siberian orchestra concert every holiday season. this year it was at the x. and man it is far better there than at the target center.
Zephyrus "Cooler Crew Picture Post" 5/17/05 1:11pm
Cool pics, Zephy! Wow, you had good seats. ;-) That's so great that people like Toby Keith are willing to dodge the bullets to come sing for you guys! I hope you had a good time.
From what Zeph said about this being only the 2 nd time that some one was there.......Toby Keith is obviously one that gives a damn that he visits.........he is loyal to the troops form what I have read on him.......wasnt his late father a vet?
That's pretty cool that they were there to entertain you guys Zeph. I am glad that there are some entertainers who will go to such lengths for you and the others.
Here is some local news about the lutefisk riots in Decorah, IA you may be interested in. It is good humor, so take the time to read it. http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2005/05/newsweek_lutefi.htmlÂ
>he is loyal to the troops form what I have read on him.......wasnt his late father a vet?
>Midwestern hamlet remain under a tense 24-hour curfew tonight, following weekend demonstrations by rock- and figurine-throwing Lutheran farm wives that left over 200 people injured and leveled the Whippy Dip dairy freeze
Â
> “And we need to remember to avoid insensitive behavior and remarks that will cause these peaceful Lutherans to go on another bloody killing rampage.”
Too funny!
Â
Some of my heritage is from Decorah ;)
Didn't read the whole story so I dont know if I want to admit that right now but oh well
awww... we still love ya!
Â
Note to self stay AWAY from me2... she's probably crazy too ;)
Whether the violence was triggered by Newsweek’s report of lutefisk desecration or frustration over chronic shortages of Beanie Babies and Old Style, one thing seems certain – occupying U.S. troops face a steep road to reestablish trust in this tinderbox of ancient hatreds and delicious dairy products.
funny stuff!
me2 5/19/05 1:45am
Â
I had to re read the item again......I just skipped it, until I saw that post.....When i first saw it I thought it said ...from DEBORAH.......that is my name, and all I could think is WHAT have I caused this time........LOL @ me!!
Â
I know, I know....dumb
Canuck!!!!! er MaritimerMaritimers are cool... ;)
We are finishing up some very early prep work for going home... kinda exciting, like it is closing down... but kinda nauseating because we still have another 4-5 months or so before I see my wife and kids again...
Crazy stuff... I think I am racking out early tonight... I have tomorrow off, and I usually sleep all day... Think I will do a change of pace and try doing it at night, never know it might be fun!
See you kids tomorrow :D
still have another 4-5 months or so before I see my wife and kids again...
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!! :( :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Have a nice day off, Zeph! Don't worry...The months will go by quickly enough. Just think, next month it will only be 3-4 months before you come home! ;-)
Positive thinking.
thank you GreenTeam! I needed some of that positive thinking myself - nice way to look at it.
oH, well... I'll be outta here soon enough :)
oo-oo-oo.... We can no longer accept packages that arrive here after 1 July, so if you were sending me packages, I think to play safe, they should not be mailed after 1 June or shortly thereafter.
oH, well... I'll be outta here soon enough :)
It is just a matter of days now (they count down quicker than months).
Okiedokie...Maybe we'll try to get one more package off before too long. Gotta keep you fed! ;-)
Hurry home! Hope everything is going well over there... :o)
I KNOW it is drier than it is here on the east coast........could ya, would ya...um....send us some sun.....just a little bit......pllllleeeeeeeeaaaaaaase!!!!!!!
Â
Man! Some of us are waking up with webbed feet!!!!!!
I dunno, it's been pretty soggy here lately too.....
We all have webbed feet here.
Quack!
http://www.cbc.ca/ns/features/floodgallery/index.html
Â
this is a link to what is happening on the south shore (tourist area) of Nova Scotia......YuckY
Wow. Sorry to hear about the flooding. At least they are making the best of it.
Some sunshine for you, in lovely Canada :)
That kid is Cool.....some can make SUN no matter what!!!!!!
Â
Thanks Zeph!....and ya know what? there is a rumour afoot that we MAY just see some this weekend.......HHHHOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAWWWWWWW!
Or as we Navy wives say.....> Hurry up and wait!!!!!! LOL
but thanks for the Sun anyways love!
Hey Zephy!
Great to hear from you recently! I've been thinking about you lots, although its rare when I get a moment to pop on by and say hello.
So ~Hello~ until next time!
xo
To Zephy and everyone! Enjoy the nice weather.
What does a gentleman do standing up, a lady do sitting and a dog do with one leg raised?????.........Shake hands! (heard that on Benny Hill today and about split a gut.)
Happy Memorial Day Zeph! I hope they are treating you well over there.
My son and I went to the Red Wing airport to see "Wings of Freedom" show yesterday (Sunday). They had all the WWII planes there and did a great reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Real Zeroes flying around with a Mustang chasing them, explosions in the field and a really good narrator telling the story. They had a lot of WWII jeeps, people in uniforms of the Allies and Nazi's, halftrack, a Sherman tank, etc.
We went into a tent with rifles and such and I asked my son to name them. That's a sten, that's a MP40, etc. The lady working the tent was shocked and said "that's right." I couldn't help but laugh because he is really into that stuff.
We also met several veterans from WWII. One guy told us that he had orders to go into Japan and take out as much early warning sytems as he could before getting caught or killed (suicide mission). We were planning another D-Day type of invasion at the time, and he was suppose to go in two days before everyone else. Of course, we dropped the bomb instead. He was in the Pacific fighting for 38 months without getting shot. Amazing man to talk to!
Maybe next year we can take you and your family there. I think you would like it.
Â
[Edited by on May 30, 2005 at 04:28pm.]
[Edited by on May 30, 2005 at 05:07pm.]
Just reading along.......and runnng thru.....WE GOT SUN up here !!!!!!!!!
I am outta here..........look for me amongst the weeds!!!!!!!!!(the legal ones)
GDZ, that sounds like a really cool air show! We like WWII history and the old warbirds. They usually have some shows in St. Paul during the summer. Sometimes they have hangar dances too, which is fun!
sounds like a good time :) I am sure he was drooling all over that stuff :)
Thanks for all of the well wishes on Memorial day too :)
I got to see some stuff on tv on memorial day, was kinda neat. Other than at home on leave, I have watched tv less than 5 times since March 04... crazy. It was pretty cool, I got to see the big motorcycle ride into Washington DC, I saw 'The Wall', which was pretty cool, since my wifes uncle is on there, and it really meant a lot to me... With a lot of strange and lucky things that have happened, I really think he is here to watch over me. Even if he really isn't, I still have that warm feeling of protection and comfort over me, which is good enough in itself.
I was reading an article in the Stars and Stripes today, and it showed a memorial service on memorial day for a guy in the brigade we are in. It kinda got me to realize where I am... (as if you can forget)... (referring to the memorials)"This is the third one we have done in a week."
Just to quote some of it, and to avoid major lawsuits... It is from the 30 May, 2005 Stars and Stripes... By Terry Weaver
The chapel at Tigerland, part of the U.S. Military's massive Camp Victory (that is where I live) base near Baghdad International Airport, has had 30 memorials since the Brigade arrived in Iraq in late October, said Lt. Col. Robert Baker, the head chaplain.
Doesn't really sound too bad... considering where we are and what has been going on in the area... until you read this
One memorial in January was for seven men, he said. A Bradley was hit by a massive roadside bomb and six men from Louisiana and one from New York were killed. Four were from Houma, LA.
On May 23, the memorial was for two men from another infantry battallion, the 1st Battallion. 156th Armor Regiment. SPC Bernard Sembly, 25, of Bossier CIty, LA., and SGT Robin Fell, 22, of Shreveport, LA., were shot while on foot patrol in Baghdad.
It is crazy... so many, so young... I even feel old in comparison to them, and I am just 31... over 30 memorials, most were for multiple people... I am so thankful that I am in a signal unit, and a mechanic and I rarely have to leave the wire... I still can't stand this brigade's leadership... But I have a lot more respect for the men and women in their companies, I know I wouldn't want to go out and patrol everyday...
---Hats off to them---
OK, so on a better note, I am kicking butt against my roommate in slots from www.freeslots.com
I think I have him by about 11000 credits... hehehe
"Even if he really isn't, I still have that warm feeling of protection and comfort over me, which is good enough in itself."
Maybe it's because we are praying for you every day! ;-) So glad to hear you have that warm feeling.
I came across that article about the guys at Tigerland the other day and wondered if you were familiar with them. It is heartbreaking to hear about the heroes who have fallen. We were watching a Memorial Day Concert on PBS, and I just got choked up at every story, sometimes because of sadness and sometimes because of pride in what so many brave men and women have sacrificed in the name of freedom.
All I can say is, you and your fellow soldiers make us proud, and we love you!!!
Sounds cool grandpa...
It was very interesting. With the Zero's buzzing around and the single American plane chasing them, it really gave you a good idea of what it must have been like.
(man, that sounds weird)...
I know. I am just getting used to being called grandpa myself. What is even more weird is your grandma is a great-grandma (several times) and grandpa Bob is a great-great-grandfather! Also weird is that I called you a good kid early in this thread and then it dawned on me that you have kids of your own and you are off serving in the military!
Time goes so fast. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were saying goodbye to you and now you are packing things up to come home already. Only a matter of days now Zeph!
I saw 'The Wall', which was pretty cool, since my wifes uncle is on there...
Zeph, you come from a long line of such heroes. My wife has a book about the Mc Keehan family (your great-great grandpa Kit married one) and in that book there is someone who served in every war that America was in including the Revolutionary War! You are somehow related to each of these people. I am sure that you know that Kit was in the Spanish-American war, two of his sons (Noel and Gail) saw action in Europe during WWII and were
highly
decorated, Grandpa Bob was in the Pacific somewhere, I believe that your mom's cousin Jimmy in Florida was in the first Gulf war, etc. I will have to dig out that book and show you sometime when you get back. It is very interesting-especially Gail and Noel. You are carrying on a fine family tradition!
---Hats off to them---
Indeed.
Â
[Edited 2 times. Most recently by on May 31, 2005 at 04:06pm.]
Isn't this a great picture?
That's Saddam in handcuffs. He is suppose to go on trial in a couple of months. Of course, his sons (with the piglatin names) are no longer around.
Those memorials you spoke of were for some great people and I am sure that they are heroes to the people of Iraq. You and all those that were there before you are to be thanked for the picture above.
There are rules and regulations about showing prisoners in demeaning poses... Regardless of what a piece of crap he was, he should still be shown with at least a little dignity. This one is not so bad, and I hope he stays that way, until the Iraqis (hopefully) cut off his head.
Pleasant dreams :)
they shouldn't be showing those pictures, they should have never been taken, and for dawn sure shouldnt have been put on the front page of a weekly magazine.
Agreed.
Makes you wonder who is behind that camera and why they did it. Was it just some young person trying to make a quick buck selling such a picture to a newspaper or what? It shouldn't be too hard for the Army to figure out who had such access and took that picture.
[Edited by on Jun 1, 2005 at 08:51pm.]
     _ _ _____ ______ __ _   _    _  ___ __ ~-._
  \:/ |/ || __||_ __// || | | | /| | / __/| \:/
   /    || __|:| |\:/ ' || |__| |_/:| || (:/:| ' \
   / /\/| ||____|:|_|:/_/|_||____|____||_|:\___\| |\ \
  / /:::|.:\::::\:\:\:|:||:||::::|:::://:/:/:::/:.|:\ \
 / /:::/ \::\::::\|\:\|:/|:||::::|::://:/\/:::/::/:::\ \
/ .::\  \-~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~-/\/:.. \
J
[Edited 8 times. Most recently by on Jun 1, 2005 at 09:23pm.]
That's pretty cool Gramps!
Almost as cool as seeing Judas Priest and Queensryche from 4th row center tonight at the Xcel!!! Truly Awesome!! I'll posts some kick ass pix once I sober up. I had ya there in spirit Z!
[Edited by on Jun 2, 2005 at 12:05am.]
I love it Z! nice! now you have something for kitch to do- find words to write like that- or me on the weekends when no one is around.
and FYI: for years, my youngest likes to say "Boo-yah grandpa" to grandpa all the time - too funny
Awww.... That would have been a killer concert!!! I am soooo glad I was there in spirit :) I would have just died if I had missed it
That metallica thing is pretty cool! Too bad the band took a turn away from that the last 8 or 9 years :(
Zeph, will you be back in time for the State Fair? end of Aug-first part of Sept
Almost as cool as seeing Judas Priest and Queensryche from 4th row center tonight at the Xcel!!!Â
Dang, I guess I was there in spirit also L So how is the Xcel for a concert? I haven't seen any there yet. I really kind of gave up when the Target Center took over the concerts awhile back. I don't like that place for a concert. I used to love the old Civic Center though.
for years, my youngest likes to say "Boo-yah grandpa"
I love it! I got that line from the story about the Lutefisk Riots in Iowa.
Too bad the band took a turn away from that the last 8 or 9 years :(
Yeah, I still like the old Metallica, not the new with the symphony and all. Not the same since they cut their hair.
The X rocks as far as sound goes. Especially when you have the Target Center and the Dome for comparisons. They thought ahead with the sound dampening partitions and seat covers to keep the sound from bouncing all over the place.
Not the same since they cut their hair
You haven't heard St. Anger then. It, along with their last supporting tour (Summer Sanitarium), did everything to feed us long time old school Metallica fans. St. Anger has more hard stuff in it than the last 4 albums combined. IMHO You should check it out. Not bad.
Â
[Edited by on Jun 2, 2005 at 06:14pm.]
So do they do the concerts in the same arena as the hockey games? It sure is a nice setup for hockey, but I thought I saw a different entrance for the concerts when we were there last. Hockey arena looked like it would be a good place for a concert too.
I don't even want to imagine a concert at the dome. Target Center may be good for basketball, but it sure sucks for concerts in my opinion. Sound is terrible and their steps are too steep. I always worry about tripping on the steps and not being able to stop rolling until I reach center court. At least I would make "Funniest Home Videos" then and a large lumpsum settlement.
I'll have to get St. Anger (when is the last time you heard a grandpa say that?). I probably heard the songs on the radio and thought it was old stuff.
You have a great weekend Zeph. I found out today that I need to take a trip to Arkansas to bury my grandmother (my dad's mom) this weekend. Hopefully I can return to these boards sometime next week.
On the bright side, it will be the first time in many years that my parents, my sister, my brother, my aunt and uncle, cousins and myself will be in the same place at the same time. It will be good to see them all again.
yup. they do concerts on the hockey arena floor at the x. its something of a family tradition for us to be at the trans-siberian orchestra concert every holiday season. this year it was at the x. and man it is far better there than at the target center.
Sorry about Grams Gramps  :(
Take lotsa pix while ya can anyway