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Enchantd58

03-29-2007, 08:56 AM

So last night we go to the Starland Ballroom in beautiful (LOL) Sayerville, NJ to see Lindsey. We got there around 7:45 and the doors hadn't opened yet, despite the 7:30 start time on the ticket. Very eclectic mix of people on line - all ages, from older teens to 50's or even 60's. Some people were still in business attire, coming straight from the office. They kept telling us on line that no cameras were allowed, but from the amount of flashes that kept going off during the show, I know I wasn't the only one who ignored that statement! :laugh:

LB finally took the stage sometime after 9:00. The venue was maybe 2/3 full, perhaps a little less. The setlist was the standard, but IKINW was particularly stunning last night - at least for me! :D He seemed agitated at several points during the show, and made remarks about people talking a few times. I know the place is a bar, but geez, give the guy a break! He's up on stage giving his all, and there were so many people just gabbing away during the set. I moved all over the room during the time he was on the stage, and couldn't find a place where there weren't people talking, even towards the front of the stage. Boy did that piss me off. :mad:

The end of Holiday Road was pretty weird - he, Neale & Brett kept making all sorts of animal sounds & barking, and LB was saying, Bark, Bark! Pleeeeease bark! A tad bizarre.

On the whole, it was a decent show. Very cool being so close to him, and having the freedom of walking around to see the show at different angles.

My photos didn't come out so great, but here are the 2 best of the bunch:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m181/Enchanted58/LindseyBuckingham011.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m181/Enchanted58/LindseyBuckingham021.jpg

Eileen

danax6

03-29-2007, 09:13 AM

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m181/Enchanted58/LindseyBuckingham011.jpg
Paula, that's one for the books. :laugh:

jeffs

03-29-2007, 09:52 AM

my thoughts exactly. When I first got there I felt like I was the only 'normal' person on line - to the point where it was embarrassing being a Lindsey fan. Wow it was weird - a real freak show. Sayreville is an absolute dump - the venue is in a superfund brownfield that is a strange mix of pine forest, swamp and industrial waste. Being from Jersey I wondered what Lindsey was thinking when they drove into the area - not very representative of NJ but strangely all things you think about when you think of NJ. The staff at the Starland were low class, rude white trash and other than taking my daughter to see Taylor Hicks in a couple of weeks I would never spend another dime at that place. I was on line at 6 and when they finally opened the doors discovered that a 'secret' line of pre-paid parking people were being let in first - like 100 of them - I could go on and on but Lindsey did very well to overcome technical issues with the lights being too strong, acoustic issues and Jersey folk..

GardenStateGirlie

03-29-2007, 10:47 AM

gretchen

03-29-2007, 11:08 AM

the location of the venue certainly does not wholly depict new jersey as a state. last night was the first time i'd been to sayreville and i literally felt as though the venue was in the middle of an industrial park of sorts. it was situated across the street from a vfw and next to what appeared to be an impound lot. strange indeed. the inside of the venue reminded me of a little club where people would go line dancing. however, the sound was amazing and it was probably the best show i've seen out of the now three that i've been to. he's certainly on fire even moreso than he has been previously. i really enjoyed the concert :nod:

The show sounded like it was great, but the venue and the crowd mix seemed weird (present Ledgie company excluded). Why on earth would people talk during Lindsey's performance???:mad: :mad: Not only is that so frickin disrespectful, but it spoils it for the people who really came to see him and feel the full experience. Why are some people so oblivious when it comes to behavior and etiquette? You wouldn't stand up and start shooting the chit around about what you ate for dinner or the ding in your car during a funeral, would you? Some people don't make sense.:mad: :distress: :distress:

Okay, as for the state of New Jersey, it is my home state and I love it!...and it is truly gorgeous. Only a few parts are iffy. People think New Jersey is all about Newark and Hoboken (no offense to Hoboken [please don't hit me]). I'm from the Ridgewood area and it is absolutely a beautiful place. They don't call NJ the garden state for nothing...Rolling hills, cliffs, stately homes, gardens...and close to NYC! (shopping!!!)

Give it up for New Jersey!!:nod:

BTFLCHLD

03-29-2007, 11:13 AM

reminds me of diego last leg...with the plasma on the backwall. I would have loved to be in such an intimate location again.

GardenStateGirlie

03-29-2007, 03:13 PM

The show sounded like it was great, but the venue and the crowd mix seemed weird (present Ledgie company excluded). Why on earth would people talk during Lindsey's performance???:mad: :mad: Not only is that so frickin disrespectful, but it spoils it for the people who really came to see him and feel the full experience. Why are some people so oblivious when it comes to behavior and etiquette? You wouldn't stand up and start shooting the chit around about what you ate for dinner or the ding in your car during a funeral, would you? Some people don't make sense.:mad: :distress: :distress:

Okay, as for the state of New Jersey, it is my home state and I love it!...and it is truly gorgeous. Only a few parts are iffy. People think New Jersey is all about Newark and Hoboken (no offense to Hoboken [please don't hit me]). I'm from the Ridgewood area and it is absolutely a beautiful place. They don't call NJ the garden state for nothing...Rolling hills, cliffs, stately homes, gardens...and close to NYC! (shopping!!!)

Give it up for New Jersey!!:nod:

i think that because the venue is basically a bar (and apparently, they serve food as well), the atmosphere as a whole is completely different from a normal venue. people got pretty hammered. lindsey motioned to the one side of the crowd and mentioned everyone drinking their faces off and then motioned to the other side of the venue (who were by far much chattier) and basically said they must all be on blow since they weren't shutting up :laugh:

ahh...new jersey...only the strong survive :laugh:

MiniLindsey

03-29-2007, 03:25 PM

Reading all of this, I'm glad I decided to hit Philly instead.

Enchantd58

03-29-2007, 05:08 PM

lindsey motioned to the one side of the crowd and mentioned everyone drinking their faces off and then motioned to the other side of the venue (who were by far much chattier) and basically said they must all be on blow since they weren't shutting up :laugh:

We heard him say that and were cracking up!

For a while before the show my husband & I were just sitting in the back and people watching, and even he said there were some really strange people there...for HIM to notice, they must've been strange! :laugh: All he kept saying is "I know we're in Jersey...." (we're not jerseyites, but live right across the bridge in NY, so we might as well be - we're here all the time anyway!)

Hey, what was that comment about Brett the womanizer wanting to stay at the 4 Seasons in Philly? Did he actually hook up with someone that night?!

FrozenLove7

03-29-2007, 05:26 PM

i had so much fun at last night's show! It was my first time being in the front row and I stood right before him all night! (My first concert sweat was from Lindsey, yay!) We got some BEAUTIFUL pictures, also disregarding the 'no cameras' statement by hiding our camera in my purse chamber. This is the only one I have to show at the moment as I took it with my phone:
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I developed the others this morning, I can't wait to get them scanned into the computer.

BTFLCHLD

03-29-2007, 08:08 PM

I developed the others this morning, I can't wait to get them scanned into the computer. awesome that a number of ledgies were able to make it to this show. I hope you will share your scanned pics. Lindsey UTS is the best show ever! :nod:

hehe at first I typed s**t instead of this.

FrozenLove7

03-29-2007, 08:19 PM

awesome that a number of ledgies were able to make it to this show. I hope you will share your scanned pics. Lindsey UTS is the best show ever! :nod:

hehe at first I typed s**t instead of this.

I will share them as soon as I get back down to FL on Tuesday, they really came out beautiful and close!

BTW, has anyone yet mentioned his tongue-in-cheek comment about his bandmates being very supportive of this tour as well as the big plans for later next year? ;)

GardenStateGirlie

03-29-2007, 08:21 PM

GardenStateGirlie

03-29-2007, 08:23 PM

We heard him say that and were cracking up!

For a while before the show my husband & I were just sitting in the back and people watching, and even he said there were some really strange people there...for HIM to notice, they must've been strange! :laugh: All he kept saying is "I know we're in Jersey...." (we're not jerseyites, but live right across the bridge in NY, so we might as well be - we're here all the time anyway!)

Hey, what was that comment about Brett the womanizer wanting to stay at the 4 Seasons in Philly? Did he actually hook up with someone that night?!

well, i live here and have lived here for nearly 24 years. even i thought we were in some sort of parallel universe. it was certainly a strange town. the show was great though.

no, brett just has a reputation for being kind of a total dog when it comes to the ladies. lindsey was just making the comment that he wouldn't be trying to get any chicks to come back to the hotel with him because they were staying at the four seasons in philadelphia.

BTFLCHLD

03-29-2007, 08:24 PM

I will share them as soon as I get back down to FL on Tuesday, they really came out beautiful and close! thank you.

BTW, has anyone yet mentioned his tongue-in-cheek comment about his bandmates being very supportive of this tour as well as the big plans for later next year? ;) not yet...dotell.

FrozenLove7

03-29-2007, 08:34 PM

thank you.

not yet...dotell.

After he introduced the band and the keyboardist/bassist (who was amazing btw) introduced him, he talked about how supportive they are of his ecclectic writing habits and how great of an energy they all have on stage, he said something along the lines of: "I look forward to the current project and the year to come, as well as the big project to come later next year."

(How's that for a long sentence?):rolleyes:

I was waiting for the "Mac" chants to start, but half of the crowd was drunk and talking. Oh yeah, and how embarrasing when he made several comments about the people who wouldn't stop talking. He reflected on a past performance years ago when he stopped in the middle of the song and yelled out "Shut Up!" to the crowd... As he shouted it into ours. Later he made a marijuana reference to the back corners and said he knew that the talkers were all doing coke. :o Such disrespect, I was glad that good fans, such as myself, were able to be in the front. :)

Kelly

03-30-2007, 05:53 AM

Hmm, I am glad I skipped this one. For a variety of reasons. :wavey:

GardenStateGirlie

03-30-2007, 10:22 AM

^ see, that only works and is funny when i say it. toodles! :wavey:

skcin

03-30-2007, 11:05 AM

Paula, that's one for the books. :laugh:

LOL. So true. Looks like LB's up 2 to 1. For now...... :D

Sarah

03-30-2007, 01:30 PM

^ see, that only works and is funny when i say it. toodles! :wavey:

woo!

i just caught a draft off that one.

...brrrrr!

BTFLCHLD

03-30-2007, 02:02 PM

no wonder everyone had such a great time! :wavey:

Enchantd58

03-30-2007, 07:30 PM

LOL. So true. Looks like LB's up 2 to 1. For now...... :D

I KNEW you folks would like that one!! :]

dontlookdown

03-31-2007, 11:51 PM

gross. glad i didn't go to that show either. i'm a NJ native and i have to say i've always thought it's not the happiest place on earth. can't quite put my finger on it but you get the sense that a lot of people are there because that's where their family is from. they're not there because they choose to be there. it's a very insular atmosphere. a little conservative for my taste. but i escaped to the west coast many many years ago so i shouldn't be so hard on NJ. the idea of lindsey there cracks me up. talk about a fish out of water...

GardenStateGirlie

04-01-2007, 06:41 PM

a little conservative for my taste.

hi. when's the last time you visited new jersey? :laugh:

GardenStateGirlie

04-01-2007, 06:42 PM

woo!

i just caught a draft off that one.

...brrrrr!

there's an icebox where my heart used to be...

i'm so cold. i'm so cold. i'm so cold.

:laugh:

Sarah

04-01-2007, 11:05 PM

there's an icebox where my heart used to be...

i'm so cold. i'm so cold. i'm so cold.

:laugh:

and here, i've been feeling nicer than my usual self over the last couple of months. my, my. how the tables have turned.

i've only been to two different NJ cities and passed through part on a roadtrip - in which, oddly enough, i was not the driver. i can't remember the names of the cities.. i want to say that one of them started with an E. they were both pretty damn scummy though.. no offense. i mean, it's like.. graffiti can be pretty.. and interesting. not in that situation.

GardenStateGirlie

04-01-2007, 11:10 PM

i've only been to two different NJ cities and passed through part on a roadtrip - in which, oddly enough, i was not the driver. i can't remember the names of the cities.. i want to say that one of them started with an E. they were both pretty damn scummy though.. no offense. i mean, it's like.. graffiti can be pretty.. and interesting. not in that situation.

Edison and Elizabeth? :laugh:

gretchen

04-01-2007, 11:21 PM

I'm fom New Jersey originally and I love my home state, That Edison and Elizabeth answer was so true :lol: . How about Hoboken and Newark :laugh: .
I'm from the Ridgewood area and was born in Englewood Cliffs. I love NJ, I think it is beautiful in my hometown...Give it up for New Jersey. :wavey:

FrozenLove7

04-03-2007, 03:32 PM

Here you go, some pics from the front row! (Not too bad for a disposable camera!):)

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#1LiddyBuckFan

04-03-2007, 03:34 PM

Nice shots!! :) Thanks for posting!!

BTFLCHLD

04-03-2007, 03:37 PM

o m g <img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/BTFLCHLD/8.gif">
that first pic belongs in the HOTNESS thread :blob2:

thankyou!!!

gretchen

04-03-2007, 08:28 PM

o m g <img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/BTFLCHLD/8.gif">
that first pic belongs in the HOTNESS thread :blob2:

thankyou!!!

Oh Yeah, you're right B. CHLD! look at his legs....:xoxo: :xoxo: