Van Halen with DLR in San Antonio Jan 2008

topped only by the three times I caught the Black Crowes
twice in Cleveland at the House of Blues
and once in Austin.

the shoot 'em dead, brainbell jangler!

5 shows sigur ros : lissabon madrid bacelona laugardalshll laugardalur
2 shows mammut : in amsterdam café and organ

both those bands are nominated for the icelandic music awards of 2008

Velvet 's Revolver last gig - A'dam
Motorhead and Saxon in Dusseldorf
Clapton Berlin
Springsteen Barcelona
The Cult in A'dam

elvin bishop (saw him 3 times in 2008): waterfront blooze fest in portland...the man is getting better, if anything. a good buddy of mine had never seen him perform live before and told me afterward it was the best live act he'd seen in years....

Dylan on November 6 and Dave Alvin on July 5...

New York Dolls @ the Fillmore....just stunning ! Steve Miller Band @ the Fillmore...only in SF..a 3 night stand warm up for his world tour..3 hour set with NO intermission...I'll say it again..ONLY in SF !...and MUDCRUTCH @ the Fillmore...a 1000 times better than anyone EVER expected..jaw dropping to say the least...amen....and a 'silver' medal for SQUEEZE who just blew me away...just like the old daze....peter

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Zenith, Toulouse, France
June 20

yes- a wonderful night

Tom Waits in Milan July 17th

Foo Fighters - great rock show with amazing power
Sigur Ros - it was magic
Lou Reed - great performance, great songs from Berlin plus great encore
Dillinger Escape Plan - total mayhem

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Foo Fighters - great rock show with amazing power
Sigur Ros - it was magic
Lou Reed - great performance, great songs from Berlin plus great encore
Dillinger Escape Plan - total mayhem

sigur ros is my fave band
were did you see them franzk?

Helge Schneider - Saarbrücken 10/31

Roger Waters Dallas and Houston
Tom Waits Dallas and Tulsa

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Foo Fighters - great rock show with amazing power
Sigur Ros - it was magic
Lou Reed - great performance, great songs from Berlin plus great encore
Dillinger Escape Plan - total mayhem

sigur ros is my fave band
were did you see them franzk?

In Warsaw. It was very powerful show. I didn't know that they sound so strong live. They played two encores and standing ovation lasted for a couple of minutes before they finally left the stage.

Shelby Lynne a couple of weeks ago in Richmond USA.

Was in the first row, and gents she is "hotter than Georgia asphalt".

Great show

The Greatest Show in 2008 was for me: JOURNEY live in Bamberg. So much energy and enthusiam like Arnel Pineda (the new leadsinger) has on stage, that I've not seen in years!

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Foo Fighters - great rock show with amazing power
Sigur Ros - it was magic
Lou Reed - great performance, great songs from Berlin plus great encore
Dillinger Escape Plan - total mayhem

sigur ros is my fave band
were did you see them franzk?

In Warsaw. It was very powerful show. I didn't know that they sound so strong live. They played two encores and standing ovation lasted for a couple of minutes before they finally left the stage.

and how was my drummer ?

Great year for shows:

Incredible Performances:
1. REM (Toronto): played with the fire and energy of a new band
2. The Alarm (NYC): Mike Peters and this version of the band is better than the original.
3. Okkervil River (if you do not know them, check them out)
4. David Byrne (University of Buffalo): weirdly wonderful and fun


Disappointment: Tom Petty with Steve Winwood. Two great writers and performers. Winwood opened and the sound was horrid, but he was a pro and gave us a treat. Petty followed with a set completely lacking in passion. He sounded just like his records, and played a long time, but there was not 'life' in the performance. He even had the chance to make a comment, or do something differently, when a lightnibg storm knocked out power for a few moments...but just continued playing like nothing happened. Should have saved cash and just listened to a greatest hits CD. zzzzzzz

The Who at the Indigo - first two nights
Bruce Springsteen at the Emirates Stadium (both nights) - although the first edged it
Nick Cave - Hammersmith Night 2 (May) and the first Troxy gig

The Who at the Indigo - all three nights. Monday was my favourite (Slip Kid), but Wednesday was better overall.
Springsteen at the Emirates was good, too.

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Foo Fighters - great rock show with amazing power
Sigur Ros - it was magic
Lou Reed - great performance, great songs from Berlin plus great encore
Dillinger Escape Plan - total mayhem

sigur ros is my fave band
were did you see them franzk?

In Warsaw. It was very powerful show. I didn't know that they sound so strong live. They played two encores and standing ovation lasted for a couple of minutes before they finally left the stage.

and how was my drummer ?

Great! He had a nice crown too: [www.cgm.pl]

Other than local clubs and coffehouses, my only show this year was Winwood and Clapton at MSG. Was a great show.

Here are the best shows i saw in 2008:

1. Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden, nights 1 & 2, packed to the rafters, they played for 3 hours each night, different set lists, and well, not to be over dramatic, but it was epic!

2. Pearl Jam in Tampa, St. Petes Times Forum, 2nd row!

3. Eddie Vedder solo in Boston, Opera House, just a wonderful evening of music and friends.

4. The Who, Boston Garden

5. Pearl Jam in Hartford, Dodge Center Amipitheater, one of the most rocking shows I've seen the band perform since 1996.

Also saw PJ in Mansfield both nights, and Eddie Vedder solo in Montreal, wonderful weekend with a girl i love . . . didn't have time for anyone else, when Pj tours, which is pretty much every year, i see multiple shows, its like the old grateful dead!!! now i fly instead of drive!!!

Black Crowes with Patt Smith , Halloween Night, New York

Definetly

Neil Young in Madrid Rock in Rio
Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band in Madrid
Kurt Elling over here in Tenerife

Best one Neil Young, what a fire MAN on the stage!!!

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Tenerife

1- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street band in Columbus Ohio
2- THE SUPERSUCKERS in Cleveland, twice
3- Devo (also with the Black Keys and Chrissie Hynde) in Akron Ohio at an Obama benifit



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Clapton Zürich
Eels Köln
Arno divers

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Foo Fighters - great rock show with amazing power
Sigur Ros - it was magic
Lou Reed - great performance, great songs from Berlin plus great encore
Dillinger Escape Plan - total mayhem

sigur ros is my fave band
were did you see them franzk?

In Warsaw. It was very powerful show. I didn't know that they sound so strong live. They played two encores and standing ovation lasted for a couple of minutes before they finally left the stage.

and how was my drummer ?

Great! He had a nice crown too: [www.cgm.pl]

fine picture,
we are quite lookalikes,
and i happen to be his proud father !

Widpread Panic Savannah #2
Coldplay Orlando
First time seeing coldplay! What a fantastic show! I was very impressed!
Elton John
Fred Hardin
Pleased to meet you........



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fine picture,
we are quite lookalikes,
and i happen to be his proud father !

Really???
Wow! I didn't expect that. That's very cool! Pleased to meet you Nice to know that he has such good musical roots in his family. I guess he inherited the passion for music from you. Tell him we're anxious to see him in Poland again. It was such a wonderful show. Take care

Springsteen - Antwerp
Cohen - Brussels
The Who - London