Staind and Systematic stuff
By Eric | May 16, 2001 4:57 pm
I finally got my Staind street team stuff!!! Stickers and samplers, with a snippet of Its Been Awhile and the full version of Can’t Believe. FINALLY! And I won the Systematic contest from Pimprock (http://www.theprp.com) [www.theprp.com], so I’ll be getting a “Beginning of the End” single and some signed stuff… woohoo!
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EC likes us
By Eric | May 14, 2001 6:54 pm
Trevor Hurst’s Post to the Econoline Crush sister site, brandnewhistory.com [www.brandnewhistory.com] about the EC/3DD show at Niagara University on May 6th….
Niagara, New York
Sadly this was our last day on the 3 Doors Down tour. We had such a great time playing with these guys that we were dreading this day. This is the first band in all our years of playing that gave us a thank you card. Just a great bunch of guys and a wonderful organization to work with.
We just wanted to mention some people that helped make the Niagara show fun. Ted for keeping the thing rolling. Marybeth for all her hard work. Ziggy wanted to thank Nicole. Dan wanted to thank Joe and Eric and all their friends.
The crew guys for 3dd were great too! Special thanks to Gary and Lulu.
The show was outside and it was very cold but the audience hung in there. A lot of people from this show followed us to Buffalo. The fan base is getting bigger day by day.
Dan thanked us! YAY!
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new tool, RIT + DVD = splat
By Eric | May 12, 2001 4:40 pm
Gotta love the Record Archive! Tool’s new disc doesnt come out until Tuesday, but they had it for sale today… also got a postcard and a Tool window cling! They also hooked me up with a Staind poster for Break The Cycle… yay! Oh yeah, finally got Jerry Cantrell’s solo disc too… its about time!
RIT’s Spring Festival is in full swing, and its a good thing we went last night… rain and outdoor activities dont usually mix too well. Thursday night they showed Spaceballs out on the Greek Lawn, which was cool…. until the DVD player messed up halfway through the movie…. DOH! How many RIT students does it take to play a DVD?
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05/08/2001 Econoline Crush, Velour, Agent Me (Buffalo, NY @ Showplace Theater)
By Eric | May 8, 2001 11:59 pm
3rd day in a row for the EC boys! Agent Me was boring, Velour…. uuhhh, yeah. EC came out to a crowd that couldn’t have topped 150, a very dissappointing turnout. Everyone that was there knew what they came for though, and they guys didnt let us down. Adding Down By The Riverside and Flamethrower into the set, they ripped through about 15 songs, also including TDM, Home, and Razorblades and Bandaides!!! Trevor kept having trouble with his ear monitor, and during the encore looked visibly upset with the sound guy. But everyone in the band was very gracious after the show as far as signing autographs and such. The show sounded great, and the lack of people didnt hurt our enthusiasm or the band’s!
Pics thanks to Sara.
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05/07/2001 Econoline Crush Edge Sessions (Buffalo, NY @ Backstage Pub)
By Eric | May 7, 2001 11:59 pm
Mary won tickets off the Edge through Joe to attend this, and then was unable to go. So I went and took Adrienne, while Sara had also won and brought David. Edge Sessions is a small intimate setting where the band plays acoustically and answers questions from the audience. We got there around 7pm, and Superpimp was on stage first. They got finished, and EC hit the stage at 8. They played 4 songs, My Salvation, All That You Are, May I Go, and You Dont Know What Its Like. The questions asked were kinda lame, but it was still cool. The band did a meet and greet after the set, and hung out and talked for a little bit. Very Cool!
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05/06/2001 3 Doors Down, Econoline Crush (Niagara Falls, NY @ Niagara University)
By Eric | May 6, 2001 11:59 pm
This was a really confusing setup, as we had been told it was free for everyone, yet NU’s webpage said it was only for NU students. So we tried anyway and walked right in! The fact that it was outside helped too. There couldn’t have been 10 people at the whole place that knew who EC was. We were all at the barrier singing along with every song, and me and Joe got in the “Oh Yeah’s” during You Dont Know What Its Like, Trevor pointed at us and gave us the thumbs up! They also played Head Like a Hole as an insert to Wicked. We ran over to the side after the set and met everyone in the band, We ended up talking to Dan, EC’s bass player, for quite awhile. Caught the tail end of 3DD’s set, I guess this was the last show of the tour, and NU’s crowd was really lame for them, and EC as well. Nevertheless, Trevor updated his tour diary on brandnewhistory.com. and thanked us!
Niagara, New York
Sadly this was our last day on the 3 Doors Down tour. We had such a great time playing with these guys that we were dreading this day. This is the first band in all our years of playing that gave us a thank you card. Just a great bunch of guys and a wonderful organization to work with.
We just wanted to mention some people that helped make the Niagara show fun. Ted for keeping the thing rolling. Marybeth for all her hard work. Ziggy wanted to thank Nicole. Dan wanted to thank Joe and Eric and all their friends.
The crew guys for 3dd were great too! Special thanks to Gary and Lulu.
The show was outside and it was very cold but the audience hung in there. A lot of people from this show followed us to Buffalo. The fan base is getting bigger day by day.
Pics thanks to Sara.
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05/04/2001 Finger Eleven, Boy Hits Car, Drowning Pool (Buffalo, NY @ Showplace Theater)
By Eric | May 4, 2001 11:59 pm
This is one of the few shows where both the openers were impressive. Drowning Pool started the show, and these guys rock. The singer was wandering all over the place, and it was their first show on this tour, so they looked extremely excited to be there, and it came out during their set. Lots of energy. During one song the singer proceeded to bang a shovel on the stage (we dont like snow either, but really, its okay!). Then Boy Hits Car came out, and these guys are a weird mix of Caroline’s Spine, Disturbed and the Tea Party (yes, these three bands!). But they made it work! The singer was a Zack de la Rocha look-alike, but didnt sound like him at all. The rest of the band sounded pretty cool too, almost very song had an acoustic guitar and then would kick in to some real heavy stuff. During the last song the lead singer did a stage dive! Then after another intermission, Finger Eleven. Much better than the Kitchener show to me, they played a healthy mix of both albums, doing a really cool improv on Tip, and getting the entire crowd involved during Suffocate. Closed with Above, then did Stay and Drown and Drag You Down for the encore. The crowd actually wasnt too bad either, which made it that much more enjoyable.
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fixed the grille
By Eric | May 4, 2001 7:58 am
The carnage is over…. the teeth have been fixed. Big freakin concert weekend coming up too… Finger Eleven tonight, maybe EC at NU sunday, EC edge sessions monday, EC at showplace tuesday. Econoline comin out my ears!
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new staind!
By Eric | April 30, 2001 12:06 am
Yeah, its all butter baby… Half the spindle is gone due to various burns for various people. I’m feeling generous…. 🙂 Not so with the next one… 🙂 Me and Matt returned 8 12-packs back to Wegmans for deposit. 5 bucks worth! (We’re not drunks, really!)
I dont care what anyone says, you can too wear the shirt of the band you’re going to see at the concert. Don’t let them tell you otherwise.
The new Staind album is good. Very Good. I encourage everyone to check it out when it comes out May 22nd, or find it now if you’re so inclined.
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burn baby burn
By Eric | April 29, 2001 11:02 am
Alrighty, about 15 burns later, only 2 coasters, I’m pretty happy with this thing…. 🙂 Finally got Win2000 back up and installed correctly on this beast. So the lesson to be learned? DON’T INSTALL THE SOFTWARE THAT COMES WITH THE BURNER!!
In other news, the mall has proven fruitful for sales this weekend. Picked up a STP shirt for 5 bucks, and then a Godsmack long sleeve for 5 at hot topic! The CD hunting was pretty good too, finally got P Roach, Saliva was only 4 bucks, and two Stevie Ray CDs…. gotta start that collection somehow!
Got to see Sara again which was cool… saved her from the misery that is Geneseo…. 🙂
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