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Post by purpleclown13 on Jun 26, 2008 2:45:37 GMT -5
Aug 27, 2008 CLUB RED Tempe, AZ #omg# That date in Tempe is definitely a new addition since I last checked those tour dates. Thank you for posting this, Wanda! Cheryl, whaddaya think?!?!!? Can't believe Marty is coming to AZ! #happy036# WOW, I hadn't seen that date before either. Thanks Wanda. Joyce, we'll definitely have to discuss this one!!! You know how I love Marty, and even though he's not with the LH's we might just have to go and check this one out. ;D
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Post by Tigerlily on Jul 9, 2008 18:15:36 GMT -5
So, are any of my Ohio/Michigan buddies going to try to make the Chillicothe show. If you do then I'll join you but I'm not going to another bar by myself ever again...
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Post by 2ton on Jul 9, 2008 18:57:15 GMT -5
I doubt if I will go. It's just too far to go for anyone other than MiG. Summer is just too busy what with the garden, and with so many people on vacation at work, it's a really big deal to get certain days off....I almost didn't get to Chi last year in August, had to do some real wheeling and dealing to get those days off (and totally worth it!!!!
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Post by jjnaz on Jul 9, 2008 19:39:38 GMT -5
I just checked the dates again, and AZ is no longer on the list! There are some other date changes too. They also cancelled Houston. Maybe they wanted more time off before they go to South America. Who knows... I was looking at their 8/23 date for Rock Against Diabetes in Vegas, but it sounds like you can only get tickets to watch that online. Here's the updated list of tour dates: www.martycasey.org/tourdates.htm
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Post by Tigerlily on Jul 21, 2008 16:29:40 GMT -5
I just checked the dates again, and AZ is no longer on the list! There are some other date changes too. They also cancelled Houston. Maybe they wanted more time off before they go to South America. Who knows... I was looking at their 8/23 date for Rock Against Diabetes in Vegas, but it sounds like you can only get tickets to watch that online. Here's the updated list of tour dates: www.martycasey.org/tourdates.htm Just found this the other day while looking for something locally, there was a listing that showed anything within 200 miles of Huntington on this website (and I can't remember the name of it right off) that included people playing at clubs and such. Well, it listed Cardo's in Chilicothe for LA Guns. My big shock was that there are two other acts performing that night as well. I figured that LA Guns was the headliner and they would have to little known bands performing with them. Boy was I wrong...They co-headlinig acts are Faster Pu$$ycat and Bang Tango. I would imiagine if that's the case they will each have equal time onstage like Def Leppard and Journey did (and Def Leppard and Styx this year). Each band will probably play a little over an hour each. I would love to see Marty and LA Guns but I don't know if I could sit through the other two to do it. The tickets are $20 for general admission and $25 for VIP seating. I don't know what the difference is but sounds interesting. Oh, and the concert starts at 7 p.m. so I'm pretty sure it should be over by 11 p.m. on a Monday night... I just wish I had someone to go with.
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Post by mbucksfan on Jul 21, 2008 17:12:16 GMT -5
Wanda, we are in the same boat. I wanted to see the idols tour and should have called you. I have never even ehard of the two bands playing with LA guns. Jen is only going to be home from OZ one more week so I will be spending time with her but could maybe go some other time if they come back
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Post by 2ton on Jul 21, 2008 20:00:19 GMT -5
Wanda, are you saying that L A Guns ISNT the headliner? Does it say what order they bands play? I thought L A Guns would be a more well-known bands and that was one of the reasons that Marty went with them.
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Post by lauraa on Jul 22, 2008 1:33:37 GMT -5
Hey all... 80's Hair Band Queen here!haha Actually, Faster Pu$$ycat was a MUCH bigger band than LA Guns was. They were more "Punk Rock" style, but nevertheless, even with all the metal hair bands, they were MUCH more successful than Guns. So, that one doesn't surprise me... but Bang Tango sure does! They were WAY down at the bottom of the barrel!!! Well, I dunno... haven't read anything more about this lineup other than these last few posts, so maybe they're going to alternate headliners. Dunno, sometimes bands will do that. Again, just guessing cuz I haven't checked any articles or anything on it. Just wanted to clear up the Faster Pu$$ycat thing though. They were VERY cool back in the day!!! Haven't listened to them in years though... maybe I'll give them a listen tomorrow just for the nostalgia!!haha xoxoxo *edited by Laura... AND because Toni's a meanie!!!!heehee But, she IS right, I didn't read the post thoroughly.... oops!hahaha* *edited AGAIN so I could use Cammy's Cool New Smiley!!!!!heehee*
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Post by 2ton on Jul 22, 2008 8:31:06 GMT -5
Hahaha, Laura, the techie queen, obviously didn't proof-read. Check your backslashes, hahaha!
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Post by Tigerlily on Jul 22, 2008 16:14:13 GMT -5
Toni-
The line up I read for Cardo's says Faster Pu$$ycat, LA Guns and Bang Tango, in that order so I don't know. All I remember about FP is how they got there name, LOL. I can't even remember where the quote came from that they took their name from but it's stuck with me all these years. I also can't name a song that either FP or BT did but I remembered The Ballad of Jayne by LA Guns for some reason... maybe cos it was out at the same time as Aerosmith's Janie Got a Gun...I was into the 80s hair bands too, Laura, but mine were the more pop type... Poison, Europe, White Tiger, Winger, ya know those bands...
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Post by jjnaz on Aug 9, 2008 16:37:25 GMT -5
Check out Marty's latest blog. I'm looking forward to reading the continuation of this one. He really should write a book on his life experiences. He certainly has a way with words! www.martycasey.org/blog/Friday, August 08, 2008 Six Hours & A Hundred Dollars I woke up in New Jersey at 10 AM on a Wednesday morning. I got a decent night's sleep and I felt like sliding out of bed and making something of my first day off in 2 weeks. Getting stuck in the bus every single night with a 5 to 8 hour drive can make your bones crack. Like sleeping on top of a running bull. As if the back bending live show wasn't enough for the spine, the multi-hour drive while bouncing in the air over harsh terrain makes you nearly break. You slither out of your bunk and lift your head up and see someone else doing the same thing. Bent over with one hand on the lower back and just internally whispering… Ooooouuuuch. You look at each other and give a lifting of the chin "What Up!". My body was tired but my mind wasn't. I got myself together and walked down to breakfast with the other early risers. Me, Taime, Chad, MT, Bones & Tender decided to hit the Tick-Tock Diner. A bit of a local legend for great greasy food. I walked in last cause I was tired and my toes were bleeding from my Chuck Taylor All-Stars that fit a bit to tight. With all the jumpin' around on stage my feet start to look like a concubine. When I lazy walk thru the doors the hostess doesn't say "Welcome" or even a "Good morning". She simply lifts her hands like a matador holding a redflag and whisks me over to the table of black embalmed musicians. She knows I am with them, no questions asked. Taime is hidden behind gigantic black sunglasses with no hint of his eyes. His hair is dyed jet back and hangs to his 7th vertebrae. Chad is chill and open with his exposed face, messy head and a shirt that says "West Coast Killers". A fine statement to make at a quaint suburban diner. MT is always looking stage ready. His hair is slicked back under a hat and black bandanna and his bangs hang to the right. He has mad style and always looks perfectly imprecise. Bones has a loose t-shirt that hangs nearly to his knees and a pair of shorts. He is always chill, always laughing. He's seen more bands, more musicians and more insanity roll thru tour busses over the last 15 years than we could ever imagine. He keeps it ALL to himself but you can understand when you look in his eyes that "He Knows". But with all of this display of depth cursing across the room, Tender is a pure statement of honesty that doesn't get overlooked. People don't glace a stare and then turnaway. He has a hypnotism about his presence. He doesn't want attention but for good reason his aura demands it. He has on the same thing he had on yesterday and even the few days prior. He chooses his get-up at the beginning of the week and wears it the week thru. Tender inspires me. He never tries to be anything but himself. Very courteous and confident. He never cares about what others might make of him. He is 6 foot 4, has blacker hair than the LaBrea Tar Pits and his clothes cling tight. His voice scratches the pavement when he speaks and every other sentence makes you laugh. Laugh so hard at times that you almost kinda pee a little. He don't try to be funny. He just is. And don't get him started on why he hates ducks. He's got good reason and if you ask him about it you might pee a little bit too. We order our food and get it fast. Service so fast you kinda think they wanna get you out of there. Before you had your first bite the check is face down slipped under the edge of your perspiring waterglass. We liked it. We didn't wanna be in there longer than we needed to. We left the restaurant individually as we each finished. No customary dining etiquette. Someone would push their empty plate to the middle of the table, stand up, dig in their pocket, pull out a mess of dollar bills, throw a few on the table and leave. No goodbyes, just vanishing thru a dining room full of gawkers. I stayed last and took my time. It's hard to devour a big meal in the morning and it took me awhile to chore the food down. With no semblance of a well balanced diet or any normal eating schedule, it's hard to eat at times. I finish my meal, throw my dollars on the table and take my turn at vanishing. Back to the bus. I'm thinking about what I am gonna do today. I recall that Chad mentioned at breakfast the New York City was a few miles away. I walk up to the lobby of a nearby hotel and ask some questions. "How do I get to Manhattan?" The concierge (it's Jersey, so let's just call him the guy at the front desk) gives me a bus schedule. I pull the schedule open and start to digest this 6 panel glossary of times and places. I get a handle on the schedule and see that a bus is swinging by Clifton in 20 minutes. I ask a few questions, get some directions from the "Concierge" in broken English and a lot of pointing in one particular direction. I walk out of the hotel and head in the pointed direction and it leads me to a divided highway with a 4 foot barrier. I don't think this is the way… I mentally calculate the possibility of running across the high speed traffic, jumping the barrier and playing Frogger across the other side of traffic. I laugh at myself and think "Who are you kiddin', your feet are already bleedin'". I see a guy saddling up on his Harley motorcycle nearby and walk over and say "Can I ask you a question?" He gives me precise directions to the bus platform to get me to the city. I hustle over following the bikers directions and find "The Platform". It turns out "The Platform" is merely a sign posted on the emergency lane of the Jersey Turnpike. Nothing more than standing a few feet away from multi-lanes of dusty speeding traffic. I can see the New York City skyline rise up above the end reaches of the Turnpike. I'm close. I lean against the rusty sign that says BUS STOP. I wait for about 30 minutes. I get my things together. Wallet with cash in the front left pocket, phone in the right. Back pockets have my less desirable etceteras including a bus schedule, lighter and candy. I love candy. Shoulda kept that in my more protected front pockets. The bus grinds to a hault and I step up quickly and pretend like I have a clue as to what is going on and how this works. I say "How Much". The driver says $4.40 . I struggle thru my pockets like my pants are on fire, pulling out all my belongings cause I'm nervous. I don't have a handle on my new pocket scenario and I'm confused. I'm patting and pulling at all of my pockets. I got all my stuff out and find my wallet… Finally. I got my money so tightly wound up in my miniature wallet and I rip out the wad of bills. I look to my left and see the 20 or so riders craning their heads into the aisle and staring me down. They are giving me that "Hey idiot, why don't you have your fare ready". I scramble and pull out 5 crumpled dollar bills and I say to the driver, "What do I do with them?", thinking I need to insert them somewhere. He laughs at my novice bus riding skills and says quite loudly "Give em to me". He counts the bills, punches some keys and my change dispenses like I was at Wendy's. I now have my phone, exploded wallet and lighter on the bus floor and the bus schedule hanging from my mouth. I'm kneeling on one knee and I grab my change. I feel like I'm genuflecting. I grab everything in my hands and secure it to my chest with my arms so I don't drop anything. I stumble to the very back row of the bus. I throw my stuff on the seat and the forward momentum of the bus throws me face first into the seat. I gather myself and put my hands to my side and push out a deep breath. I'M GOING TO NEW YORK CITY!… I got 6 hours and a hundred dollars. Well, actually about $95.60. To Be Continued…. With Pictures! Marty Casey
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Post by purpleclown13 on Aug 9, 2008 19:38:21 GMT -5
Check out Marty's latest blog. I'm looking forward to reading the continuation of this one. He really should write a book on his life experiences. He certainly has a way with words! Joyce, I agree. He is an amazing writer. I love his descriptions. Can't wait for the next part too...and pictures #thyahoo#
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Post by 2ton on Aug 9, 2008 21:57:37 GMT -5
Hahaha, that was hilarious. But sounds like this "tour" is pretty much a "grind". I hope it's successful.
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Post by Tigerlily on Oct 28, 2008 18:24:48 GMT -5
I know that Marty's no longer with LH but here is a bulletin I got from the Lovehammers Store about the new Lovehammers cd posted by Dino... just in case anyone was interested:
NEW Lovehammers CD! Pre-sale Going on NOW! Body: CLICK BELOW TO ORDER
"This CD is something I have wanted to do for over a year, and I am very excited to finally share it with everyone. "LET ME OUT" will feature NEW LOVEHAMMERS SONGS, songs that are mixed the way LH wanted them mixed but the Label and Management didn't want you to hear, and will also include Live versions, Acoustic versions, and Demo versions so people can see and hear how these songs developed. There will also be some hidden tracks that I PROMISE won't disappoint. As a music fan myself, I love it when bands let their guard down, and invite us into what is normally kept hidden and eventually polished with computers and tricks. This album is what Lovehammers are all about - gritty, raw, power! I hope you all enjoy this as much as I enjoyed creating it. "
~Dino Kourelis Lovehammers
ALL PRE-SALE CDs WILL BE SIGNED BY THE BAND
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Post by 2ton on Oct 28, 2008 19:12:23 GMT -5
I like the lovehammers, I'm still sorry Marty had to leave. Anyone know how the tour is going with the other band? I forget the name, bad me.
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