how many seats are there in that place? I've seen small concerts there long ago in the past, but I'm guessing it's changed. Are my cheap seats going to suck?
7:30 would be good. Bar opens at 7. Just make sure to give yourself plenty of time to find it and don't arrive after 8 sharp or your tickets will have to go to standbys (every night is sold out now and we have long waiting lists). A lot of people get lost their first time and, though it's only blocks from downtown, GPS is unreliable. Best way to find it is through the maps on our website. So glad you're able to make it. Also, in response to last post about seating, the seating is general admission. And it's a small theatre; there are no bad seats.
I saw the statue of Herman Brood It had a lump way down in it's throat That's because it's heart was broke in two He played piano really ****ing good West Berlin to West Hollywood Prettier than Brando, he was punker than punk Slave to rock 'n' roll and a slave to junk Angels come to comfort you, yeah they do And here they come They'll lead you by the hand They'll take you down the hall And they will break your fall He was no saint but he was Dutch So he could paint, yeah, he had the touch He felt the angels kiss him on the head Whispering the name that rhymes with dead Now the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam Good enough for John and Yoko, man Now you got the key to 902 Hey, angels come to comfort you Here they come, here they come They'll lead you by the hand They'll take you down the hall And they will break your fall
I've never seen any of Fatty Fat Bastards work but I doubt any of it is worthy of driving from Austin to see. Bluefinger on the other hand was well worth the trip. An awesome play, based on and incredible album, by my generations most underrated singer song writer, about an artist I knew too little about. In the words of the great commissioner Gordon, "great work Batman."
Mag ik Engels spreken? We drove from Austin for this, and I must say we REALLY enjoyed the show, Batman. Thanks a bunch, we expected to enjoy it and it was even better than we expected... we all were very impressed. Saw you a couple of times, and half waved you down once but you were pretty busy and we didn't think a brush with clutch fans was important enough to interrupt much. So I saw the schwag at the intermission in the entrance and was asking about why there were Dead Horse stickers on sale there (loved me some Dead Horse, and Sprawl as well), among other things, and the person at the table explained Michael Haaga's part in the play. After reading through the playbook I saw there are/were a lot of people involved, from performers to donors, with whom I was very familiar.... aware of, a fan of, and some I know personally. Overall, it's really amazing how many connections I had with the production. It made a memorable event incredibly personal and just resonated with me on many levels. Congratulations to you and your cast and crew and everyone else involved, you really pulled it off and made something beautiful. We could not have had a better time, or been more impressed with the entire production. Fine work
Thanks, fellas. For making the trip and for the kind words too. I'm glad you got to see it. CrazyDave: I had an experience akin to yours while making the play, though it lasted several months. Getting to work with so many of my music heroes from the 90s (in addition to my usual all-star group and all the new actors, designers, etc. I got to work with) was an incredible treat. And Matt Kelly, Michael Haaga, Scott Ayers and Charles Thompson were all a delight, start to finish.
Any possibility of bringing this show to Minneapolis? We've got a pretty good theater scene here and there isn't much else to do when its 20 below.
I can imagine so. A great production, and the personal connections I/we had were really just icing on the cake. Fantastic.
You do have a good scene there. Not as good as before Jeune Leune went away, but good still. But the show doesn't travel easily. There are 27 in the cast and it takes another 5 backstage to run it. Plus all the gear (including set ups for two very large bands). If it travels it will likely be to Amsterdam, Austin or NYC. MN would be more of a tour destination, but this show is too big and too expensive to tour.
That said, if I ever get around to making a show about Dylan, Hibbing and/or Duluth will definitely be on our schedule.
