Wednesday, April 05, 2006

I'll take 2 Gino's Heart-Attack's, Wit (for me)

Now you got me all fired up. Chili Peppers Live. Philly. So many memories. So much... debauchery. Just scored a gold membership to the fan club. Just dug deep into my digital photo albums and pulled some pics from the last (and only) Chili Peppers show I saw. It was late 2003, and the last concert I saw before taking a year long break from this great country to a place void of rock n' roll, live shows, baseball, apple pie, and good ol' American porn. Ok, maybe not the last one. But the show was amazing, one of my all-time favorites, despite being in an arena, despite the worst opening act in the history of opening acts (The Flaming Lips?!?), despite hundreds of teeny-boppers pushing and shoving to get closer to the stage. Everything from the outfits to the set list was nearly identical to their Live From Slane Castle DVD which later came out. They of course covered something from every one of their albums, while breaking out some new goodies to see how the crowd reacted (straight bonkers). Just being that close to Frusciante was an unbelievable experience in itself. We can expect nothing less this summer...Hello Philly, Hello Chi-Town.

1 comment:

JK said...

why no love for the flaming lips? i hear they put on insane shows. they were just in NYC this past weekend and my buddy said it was a musical experience. i haven't seen them...