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Wow! It's been a while since I've checked out GNR concert clips. I pressed play on the audio version of this show expecting to listen through a couple of the new additions to the set list. I haven't stopped and there are only a few songs left. I'm really impressed by how great Axl sounds.  This is fantastic. 

For the first time in my fandom since the '80s, I was not disappointed when I read that the tour isn't making a stop in my city. I'd love to see the band again. It's just getting tougher to justify the expense with the ridiculous ticket fees. But I hope everyone who does cough up the cash has a wonderful time.

I'm not a country music fan and so I have limited knowledge of Carrie Underwood. But, man, did this make me happy. She's such a big fan that she labeled this the greatest night of her life. This seemed like a dream come true for her. Here's hoping she'll pay it forward someday for an artist who adores her work. Loved it.

Happy birthday! I still have great memories of seeing Adler's Appetite and meeting Steven after the show. He was so gracious and humble. Just a good, down to earth guy who seemed to enjoy meeting our group almost as much as we enjoyed meeting him. 

I caught the segment on NFL Network. They played a portion of the video, which consists of tour photos and oversized words. The video itself looked like something a passionate fan might produce. They didn't play the full song. The real fun was actually listening to the hosts gush over GNR. This went well beyond the standard "we have to plug this and make it seem like we are fans" approach. They were all excitedly talking about the band. I'm not a regular viewer of the Good Morning Football show despite being a huge NFL fan, so forgive me for not knowing the names of the show hosts. The woman spoke about how she loved that they could rock out and then switch to a song like "Don't Cry" that would make her cry. A male host said he used to listen to "Welcome to the Jungle" before his games. And the other two male hosts were especially excited, even going so far as to swap some self-censored "Get in the Ring" lyrics. They were clearly big fans and it was an enjoyable segment due to their enthusiasm. 

I loved You're Crazy live in Minneapolis the other night. Really pleased that a live version of the song will be on the EP. Don't Cry feels like an odd choice, but no complaints. It's not the new studio album with fresh vocals that we're hoping for. Still, it's great to see some activity from the band. 

Looks like I saw GNR a couple of days early in Minneapolis. No complaints. Midnight can't get here soon enough. But now what is everyone going to bitch about? Forgive me if this has already been asked. I didn't have time to read 33 pages. 

I'm not sure what the critic saw that I missed when it came to seating. It looked packed from my viewpoint from just off the main floor in the middle. I didn't get a great feel for the seating in the second level behind us, but I was surprised to look up to see both sides and corners in the upper level were full. The only empty seats I noticed were at the very back of the main floor section. So while there may have been others that I couldn't see, I think the writer overstated the number of empty seats. Any other attendees have a different perspective? 

Counting down the hours!

8 minutes ago, DTJ80 said:

Oh how I wish I was old enough to see this tour 😭

It was fantastic. We got Faith No More as the opener. A dream lineup. I should have included FNM on my list of favorite openers. Unfortunately, the crowd was slowly filling in and didn't seem to care. FNM deserved so much better. 

8 minutes ago, RussTCB said:

The GN'R opener I would have loved to have seen was Sturgill Simpson. I think be opened Denver in 2016 or 2017

I wasn't familiar with him until he played SNL and absolutely killed it. I usually give the musical act a chance, but I tend to lose interest quickly and speed through the rest of the song and the second song. That wasn't an issue with Sturgill. Best SNL performance in a long time.

1 minute ago, Gordon Comstock said:

 

I saw 3 of the shows where AIC opened (both Vegas shows and Seattle) and they were pretty good, but Deftones would've been cool. I saw them open for Slipknot back in 2009 and they were pretty good.

The best opener I've seen was probably Baz in 2010... or Duff in 2011

Baz was great! I'd have to go with him or Soundgarden for my favorite opening act. But then I was front row for Soundgarden a few years later and it was like a different band. They found grunge success, so Chris Cornell went from being very active and fun to watch while opening for GNR, to making zero eye contact with anyone in the crowd and acting like he wanted to be anywhere else. They changed his mic after nearly every song too for some reason. It's still the most disappointing concert experience I've had. The friend I attended the show with also hated it, but he saw a Cornell solo show years later and still raves about how great it was and how personable he was that night. Anyway, sorry if my stroll down memory lane interrupted the fun Dick's jokes. 

10 minutes ago, rocknroll41 said:

The Cult opened for GnR? After GnR had opened for THEM in the late 80s and then took their drummer?

Damn, that must’ve been embarrassing…

The Cult opened some NITL shows too. I remember being jealous that Alice in Chains and The Cult opened some shows before the tour came to Minneapolis. We got the Deftones. Nothing against them, they were fine, but AIC and The Cult are among my favorite bands, so it would have been a dream to see either one of them open for GNR.

By the way, anyone know if there were any hard feelings over Sorum leaving for GNR back in the day? There are definitely times when bands feel jilted and get bitter, but there are also cases where the other band members understand when someone leaves for a bigger opportunity. I'm assuming it was the latter with Sorum and The Cult because they've obviously been on the same bills since then.

53 minutes ago, Axl_morris said:

I served 14 months in Afghanistan and I can tell you I'm not surprised the Afghan Army gave up. Of course everyone knew this was going to happen, just not so soon. It's in their culture to be more tribal, and they behave in a totally different way than we do.

I don't think the Taliban will be the savages they are made out to be going forward. Especially in Kabul. I had an image of them wanting to burn down the embassys and attack the planes leaving the airport, but this isn't the case. They want to govern and be taken seriously by the international community.

What happens out of Kabul under local commanders, we'll never know. As for woman's rights, I'm sorry but I don't think they existed much in the last 20 years out of Kabul either. 

Funny how we accept Sharia law with countries like Saudi Arabia and other oil rich countries and don't pressure them about it. Infact we sell them weapons.

What happens  now? Does Al Quieda come back? Isis? I think it's now the Talibans turn to deal with counter-insurgancy, but they'll probably do a better job of it than ISAF.

My sincerest thanks for your service and your insight. 

13 hours ago, Padme said:

How? What would you have done? Bush started the whole thing after 9/11. Obama cought Bin Laden but not much more was achived. Trump wanted to leave because he didn't want to spend more money there. In his view Afghanistan was a lost cause. But people around him wouldn't let him do anything. Now Biden does it. I guess he didn't know how weak and incompetent the Afghan army and government were.  I would like to know what happened and how it happened.  It sucks it ended this way. But the U.S. right now has other priorities at home

 

Again, my issue is with not taking care of those who helped us while we were there. It's not that I felt we should have stayed forever. But the locals who put their lives at risk to help because they believed that the U.S. would protect them should have been protected. If it turns out that they have been, great. But the media coverage continues to make it seem like that's an issue and that's the main problem I have with who it's been handled thus far. 

On 2/2/2016 at 1:53 PM, carsonskitz said:

Has anyone watched The Central Park Five? Gonna sit down and watch that tonight, I've tried the past two night's but keep falling asleep during the first ten minutes.

Yes, it's actually very well done. Stay awake!

On 7/12/2021 at 3:32 PM, marlingrl03 said:

The Tomorrow War with Chris Pratt. 

I am not a huge science-fiction buff, but it had pretty good graphics and action and for me would be a movie I just see once.

I enjoyed the movie, but I actually felt like Pratt was a poor choice for the lead. I've enjoyed a lot of his stuff, but he just didn't work for me in the lead role.

This is the first time that I've been truly disappointed in the Biden administration. They haven't been perfect. None are. But the exit strategy seemed to consist of rounding up our troops and leaving. There are interpreters and others who put themselves at risk by helping us who seem to have been simply left to fend for themselves. It terrible for them and sends a bad message going forward about helping the U.S. in similar situations. I understand the reasons for leaving and I admittedly have no clue why we've even been there so long, but the actual exit should have been handled so much better than it has been.

Checked the set list late last night. Found the video and was actually watching/listening to GNR perform a new-ish song as the clock struck midnight and my birthday officially arrived. Say what you will about the lyrics (and you have!), it was still a nice and unexpected birthday surprise. Yes, it's all about me!

Definitely looking forward to attending the show in the Twin Cities. Annoyed by the hassle of the venue switch and having to get different tickets, but it is what it is. As someone else pointed out, you never know when the last show will be. Heck, I had little confidence that the NITL tour would make it long enough to get to the Twin Cities last time. Fortunately it did and I had a blast. I haven't missed a tour stop since my first GNR show in '92 so I'm not stopping now. Like everyone else, I'm hoping for something new, but I'll enjoy the experience even if it is another run through the greatest hits. 

Really looking forward to this. I enjoyed Scooby as a kid, and I'm obviously a big Axl/GNR fan. Sounds like fun.

I'll watch and hope for the best, but I'm guessing it will be a two-hour hate watch based on their other work.

I've shared the stories on the board before because, well, where else would I do it? I met Steven Adler after an Adler's Appetite show. My group wandered out by the tour bus area. One of the guys in his bad was nice enough to strike up a conversation with us. He assumed we were waiting for Steven. When we confirmed that was the case, he said he'd let him know. I kinda figured he was just being nice, but sure enough, Steven came out a few minutes later, specifically to say hello to us. He posed for photos and then shot the shit like we were old friends. Great experience.

A few days later, I met Duff at his booking signing at Mall of America. I mentioned that had I met Steven earlier in the week. He was genuinely curious to know how he was doing. I haven't been to many signings, but I know they tend to hustle patrons through like cattle. I didn't feel rushed with Duff. I was mindful of the line behind me and didn't want to bore the guy, but we had a good chat and he was very down to earth. I enjoyed the experience enough that I bought a second book for my brother. Duff remembered me when I got up on the platform again. I explained that it was a gift for my brother. He asked if I wanted him to sign it Merry Christmas. I told him my brother's name and said he could sign it however he wanted. He decided against the Merry Christmas line for some reason, but he left a nice message and we had another quick chat. He was great. Very easy to talk to and came off like he was genuinely happy to be meeting fans.

When Axl came to town during the Bumblefoot era, I waited outside Target Center with a small group of fans next to the tour busses. I waited and waited, just hoping to get a quick photo or even just a quick fist bump from Axl. Fanboy moment? Totally. I wouldn't do it for any other band, but I'd met the other two guys a short time before that and was hellbent on meeting Axl. I'm 99 percent sure that Richard Fortus walked out, put some shit on the bus, but no one bothered him because he was so unassuming that we weren't really sure if it was him. Eventually, I got too cold (Minnesota). It was ridiculously late and Axl never came out while I was there. A younger guy and his mom were the only people who stuck around after I threw in the towel. Part of me wants to know if their patience was rewarded, but I'd hate to find out that Axl walked out like five minutes after I gave up. Oh well, I tried. I hope you have better luck than I did. Thanks for giving me an excuse to share these stories again.

On 9/27/2020 at 7:42 PM, Original said:

I saw the Minneapolis show. Big deal was made of all the Metallica fans leaving after their set...the thing is if Guns had opened a huge chunk of crowd woulda bailed after them.  Only reason I (a lot of people) went to the Metallica portion was to pre game and get ready for Guns.  *That was last time I saw GnR as we knew them.  ***Yes I’ve seen Axl & friends a few times as well as NITL a few shows.   

I also attended that show. I don't remember there being a ton of missing fans for the GNR set, but I do believe we had a big thunderstorm outside the Dome. I also remember being disappointed by how few people cared about FNM. It's the only chance I've had to see FNM and between the empty seats and the lack of interest from those who were there, it just wasn't a great experience unlike the rest of the show.