Friday, June 2 2006
R & R
416 West 14th Street
(Between 9th Ave. & Washington)
New York City
9:00PM
21+
With Chris Barron


Getting to this venue was the trip from hell. Long story short: Driving in from the Poconos in the pouring rain meant that Jessie and I were traveling at the rate of 45 mph. We got lost in NYC. Many times. The parking lot we were in last time was full. We got to the show late and only saw half of it. The new parking lot cost an unexpected high rate for the short time we were there. We almost got lost coming back and that's a story best left untold.

But, I'm still alive to report in. Here's the set list.




Jessie and I came in towards the end of EUTS. I asked someone who was there the whole show and Union Dues and Smiles weren't sung. Maybe they would have been if there was time.

It's a very dark venue, so I only got a couple of photos.

My friend and I got to R&R right around 7 just as the guys pulled up and unloaded their stuff in the midst of an icky, rainy night.

There were probably less than 10 in the audience when the first performer, Patrick Thomas (and Syd), went on, but he was even late starting his set due to the weather and trouble catching a cab. Reed Foehl was next up, and by the time Chris Barron came on, it was standing room at the back.

It was a great high energy set. Before it Takes and Party People were slipped in before Forget. (Has Forget appeared on the UM at all? I'd love to find a copy of that song.)

Pics are up at http://www.iaimtomisbehave.net/commonrotation. The room was kept very dark and I didn't want to use my LCD screen because the brightness would stick out like a sore thumb, so I used my viewfinder. The disadvantage is that I couldn't really review my shots to tell what settings were working, so I also didn't get many clear photos. Some of them are in black and white because that was the only way I could salvage some of the ones where I had to fiddle with the highlights and shadows. They looked overprocessed if I left them colorized.

I also have an audio clip of the last song, Help Save the Youth of America, to share. Enjoy!

Common Rotation performed at the Moonlight Rising convention held in Bushkill, PA.

I'm dead from all the running around these past few days. So, here's the minimum.




I bring your attention to the last song sung before the off mike Help. It's Wasted Words! I have to admit I let out a little squee! and had to clap my hand over my mouth when I heard the first notes played.

Here's the band.










Sound by Brian Spieser (who also did the sound at last night's R&R).

Oops, how did that happen? It was supposed to be a separate post. So tired. I'm going to make a separate thread.

Pics from the half hour I was actually there:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v110/worshipglamrock/Common%20Rotation%206-02-06/

Great pix Jessie! I love your MR pix of the Q&As!

Thanks! :)

(I'm very proud of those Q&A pictures, by the way)