- Aug 30, 2001
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WhenI heard about this show, I figured what the hell.. headlining set from my favorite band only 3 hours away on a Sunday, late work on Monday... let's go for it. 4 of my friends were down to go as well.
We got a couple hotel rooms bear the venue and went down early Sunday and hung out and drank in our rooms until about 8, when we decided to go to the venue and eat. Sabala's is a different sort of club. It's really cool, really vibey and comfortable. The staff seemed nice enough (most of them). It reminds me a lot of a club in Seattle called The Ballard Firehouse, at least structure wise. Anyways, there seriously weren't more than 50 people in the place, and it was a real treat to watch the band so close up. I was stoned, drunk, and fucking loving every single minute of it! The alcohol definitely enhacned our excitement, which made the whole trip even more great. When/if they play here in Seattle again soon, it'll be much different. Lots of promotion, packed house, and my radio show will present it (which sometimes isn't much fun because I have to "represent"). This Portland show, I actually just got to go to the show as a fan and enjoy it as a fan, which is something I don't get to do very often these days.
Anyways, the set was awesome, the guys were dead-on (minus Warrel's vocal voice fatigue, but he still sounded great) and seeing This Godless Endeavor live made the entire trip worth it!
Pardon the shittiness of the pictures. I've pretty much given up on photography now, and I was wasted, just pushing the button.
It was probably one the best shows I've ever seen.
We got a couple hotel rooms bear the venue and went down early Sunday and hung out and drank in our rooms until about 8, when we decided to go to the venue and eat. Sabala's is a different sort of club. It's really cool, really vibey and comfortable. The staff seemed nice enough (most of them). It reminds me a lot of a club in Seattle called The Ballard Firehouse, at least structure wise. Anyways, there seriously weren't more than 50 people in the place, and it was a real treat to watch the band so close up. I was stoned, drunk, and fucking loving every single minute of it! The alcohol definitely enhacned our excitement, which made the whole trip even more great. When/if they play here in Seattle again soon, it'll be much different. Lots of promotion, packed house, and my radio show will present it (which sometimes isn't much fun because I have to "represent"). This Portland show, I actually just got to go to the show as a fan and enjoy it as a fan, which is something I don't get to do very often these days.
Anyways, the set was awesome, the guys were dead-on (minus Warrel's vocal voice fatigue, but he still sounded great) and seeing This Godless Endeavor live made the entire trip worth it!
Pardon the shittiness of the pictures. I've pretty much given up on photography now, and I was wasted, just pushing the button.
It was probably one the best shows I've ever seen.
