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ferrumaeternumWednesday was my third time seeing the Rev (second at the Mirarmar) and the first time I’ve seen Nekromantix. Unfortunately, I didn’t know cameras were allowed this time until I arrived. (Last time we were warned before entering that even cell phone pics were strictly forbidden and all cameras would be confiscated, so I had to bring mine back to the car.) I was in front of Kim Nekroman for Nekromantix’s set and in the second row for the Rev and would have been able to get some amazing shots. Oh well. Luckily, plenty of others took pictures, including ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
corvar! I was very surprised and glad to finally meet him after Nekromantix was finished playing, since we’ve both been to quite a few of the same shows. I love the pic he took of me singing along with Nekromantix:
What is the guy next to me staring at!? It certainly isn’t my tits, since they’re completely covered this time. Must be the sparkly Cupie doll riding a swallow on my shirt. The woman next to him is his mother. The guy on the left was hanging his head half the time while doing some weird zombie Ian Curtis epileptic seizure dance.
Nekromantix was great live and played a good mix of old and new material. They even played the intro to “Billy Jean” before they segued into “Haunted Cathouse”. Half their set list included some of my all time favorites: “Gargoyles Over Copenhagen”, “Horny in a Hearse”, “Nice Day for a Resurrection”, “Nekrofelia”, and “Subcultural Girl”. Believe it or not, there were more people on the floor for these guys than the Rev and more of the punk rock crowd came out. It was nice not being one of the youngest at a RHH show for once. In particular, there was this really annoying punk kid who kept shoving past me to gesture at Kim with weird, rapid hand movements. I also didn’t get why people were making circle pits (maybe it was the alcohol). Nekromantix can be a bit humorous, but they’re still more rockabilly/psychobilly than punk. The stage was knee height, so I now have many lovely bruises on my legs as a result of the pit pushing too far forward. Although I’ve had much more irritating things happen to me at concerts, I was glad when the security guard pushed the overdressed punk rocker off of me because the close proximity and lack of air conditioning made me a sweaty mess by the time Nekromantix was finished.
corvar also got some great shots of the Rev and the gorgeous green car parked across the street. I didn’t get close enough to see the make and model, but it looked like it was from the early ‘60s.
Even though the Reverend Horton Heat comes around here every year, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing them. They’re all incredibly talented musicians in their own right, and anyone who plays guitar or Guitar Hero knows how amazing Jim Heath is. To this day, he still is one of my main influences and I can’t wait until they day when I can afford a decent Gretsch of my own. One thing I really like about seeing the Rev is that they do something fun and different with their show each time. Last time, they played covers of songs from “Greensleeves” to each decade starting with the ‘50s through the ‘90s. The time before, it was one Elvis and two Johnny Cash covers. This time Jim told a few stories and promoted their new album by playing several songs off it. My personal favorites were “There Ain’t No Saguaro in Texas” and the swing number. However, when Jimbo was introducing Jim at the end, he played the solo from “Folsom Prison Blues”. The Reverend Horton Heat will be opening for Motorhead on their next tour, so they brought out their lighting engineer to do the vocals while they played “Ace of Spades”. I don’t know whether Jim’s story about Eddie van Halen not being able to do Travis picking was true, but I still have to agree with Jim when he admitted that Brian Setzer is probably still a better guitarist than Eddie. Jim also completely nailed it when he said, “I’m going to tell you who killed Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson killed Michael Jackson.” Thank you! As usual, there was Jim and Jimbo switching hands on instruments while playing, Jimbo playing bass on his side while Jim stands on it during “The Devil’s Chasing Me”, and Jimbo “surfing” on the side of the bass in “I Can’t Surf”. Before the encore, I finally got to shake Jimbo’s hand! As a matter of fact, there was so much love for Jimbo that night. Between songs and during intermissions, there was always at some point a request for “Jimbo Song” or a chant spelling out his name.
Once again, another solid performance by the Rev and a pleasure to finally be able to see Nekromantix after being a fan for years. I can’t wait to see the Rev again on a headlining tour!
corvar! I was very surprised and glad to finally meet him after Nekromantix was finished playing, since we’ve both been to quite a few of the same shows. I love the pic he took of me singing along with Nekromantix:What is the guy next to me staring at!? It certainly isn’t my tits, since they’re completely covered this time. Must be the sparkly Cupie doll riding a swallow on my shirt. The woman next to him is his mother. The guy on the left was hanging his head half the time while doing some weird zombie Ian Curtis epileptic seizure dance.
Nekromantix was great live and played a good mix of old and new material. They even played the intro to “Billy Jean” before they segued into “Haunted Cathouse”. Half their set list included some of my all time favorites: “Gargoyles Over Copenhagen”, “Horny in a Hearse”, “Nice Day for a Resurrection”, “Nekrofelia”, and “Subcultural Girl”. Believe it or not, there were more people on the floor for these guys than the Rev and more of the punk rock crowd came out. It was nice not being one of the youngest at a RHH show for once. In particular, there was this really annoying punk kid who kept shoving past me to gesture at Kim with weird, rapid hand movements. I also didn’t get why people were making circle pits (maybe it was the alcohol). Nekromantix can be a bit humorous, but they’re still more rockabilly/psychobilly than punk. The stage was knee height, so I now have many lovely bruises on my legs as a result of the pit pushing too far forward. Although I’ve had much more irritating things happen to me at concerts, I was glad when the security guard pushed the overdressed punk rocker off of me because the close proximity and lack of air conditioning made me a sweaty mess by the time Nekromantix was finished.
corvar also got some great shots of the Rev and the gorgeous green car parked across the street. I didn’t get close enough to see the make and model, but it looked like it was from the early ‘60s.Even though the Reverend Horton Heat comes around here every year, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing them. They’re all incredibly talented musicians in their own right, and anyone who plays guitar or Guitar Hero knows how amazing Jim Heath is. To this day, he still is one of my main influences and I can’t wait until they day when I can afford a decent Gretsch of my own. One thing I really like about seeing the Rev is that they do something fun and different with their show each time. Last time, they played covers of songs from “Greensleeves” to each decade starting with the ‘50s through the ‘90s. The time before, it was one Elvis and two Johnny Cash covers. This time Jim told a few stories and promoted their new album by playing several songs off it. My personal favorites were “There Ain’t No Saguaro in Texas” and the swing number. However, when Jimbo was introducing Jim at the end, he played the solo from “Folsom Prison Blues”. The Reverend Horton Heat will be opening for Motorhead on their next tour, so they brought out their lighting engineer to do the vocals while they played “Ace of Spades”. I don’t know whether Jim’s story about Eddie van Halen not being able to do Travis picking was true, but I still have to agree with Jim when he admitted that Brian Setzer is probably still a better guitarist than Eddie. Jim also completely nailed it when he said, “I’m going to tell you who killed Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson killed Michael Jackson.” Thank you! As usual, there was Jim and Jimbo switching hands on instruments while playing, Jimbo playing bass on his side while Jim stands on it during “The Devil’s Chasing Me”, and Jimbo “surfing” on the side of the bass in “I Can’t Surf”. Before the encore, I finally got to shake Jimbo’s hand! As a matter of fact, there was so much love for Jimbo that night. Between songs and during intermissions, there was always at some point a request for “Jimbo Song” or a chant spelling out his name.
Once again, another solid performance by the Rev and a pleasure to finally be able to see Nekromantix after being a fan for years. I can’t wait to see the Rev again on a headlining tour!
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Date: 2009-07-28 07:06 pm (UTC)The car was a 1960 Caddy Convertible.
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Date: 2009-07-29 11:26 pm (UTC)Ah, thank you! No wonder I liked it so much, the vintage Cadillacs are my favorites.
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Date: 2009-07-30 02:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-01 05:33 am (UTC)You should've tapped me on the shoulder! I would have moved my head so you could have got some more good shots without having a frizzy bush in the foreground. XD I moved for a few others behind me trying to take clear photos.
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Date: 2009-07-29 03:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-29 11:18 pm (UTC)As for Nekromantix, you should check out their animated video on YouTube for "Horny in a Hearse". It's a really fun song and it has zombie versions of James Dean, Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Roy Orbison in it.
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Date: 2009-07-30 12:42 am (UTC)