About how many people showed up?
(Im also hoping the video turned out okay; my apologies to Jon if I gave too much camera time to Ernie.)
The video turned out great and I've been editing it all yesterday. I made some DVDs and I'll youtube them as soon as I feel up to individually exporting each song.
And you gave Jon so much camera time compared to me!
I REALLY tried to get you in to more of the shots, but every time I thought I had a clear view, as soon as I would start to zoom in, there's Jon again, right in the middle of the frame
HAHA that's cool.. I'm used to it by now.. there are no pictures of me either and never are..
Drummers are always the hardest subjects to capture at a show. Even when the downstage lighting is bright, it's often still dim in the back, plus they're usually hidden by the kit.
But Esa surely got much better ones, so hang tight.
You could always lay out your kit like Virgin Black's drummer for maximum photo-ops.
Virgin Black...Rowan is a perfectionist but the passion he has for music is so palpable, I felt like I was almost intruding on something personal. He put on one of the most intense performances I have seen in years.
Oh yes, and the setlist for Virgin Black:
Intro
I Sleep With the Emperor
Domine
Walk Without Limbs
Our Wings Are Burning
Opera de Romance
And the Kiss of God's Mouth
Drink the Midnight Hymn (Last minute change instead of Lacrimosa (I am Blind and Weeping))
Velvet Tongue
since this got buried at the end of the last page:
check out some Halcyon Way videos from the show!
Desolation Day
I Fought the World Today
Thanks for everyone's kind words. We had a blast doing this show, and if you missed this one hopefully you can make it to the next one.
Thanks to all the bands that played, there was a really great vibe on and off the stage, that really made it a great night.
And of course it was great seeing Brent, Amanda, Paul, James/Kathy and Brian. It was really cool getting to meet the other forum members as well. Thanks to Esa for the great photos. Nice Job!
And of course thanks to Hoyt for putting it all together, don't worry we'll get em next time!
Later,
Sean
Ok, it is now the 5th date of the tour and I will now say that I am watching the best opening band of the tour thus far (excluding Halcyon Way), Mevyn. I have never heard these guys, only heard some word about them on the board here. I must buy stuff after set...
Brent