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by merrikat
Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:30 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: Want To See The Secret To A Happy Ending In Your Town?
Replies: 119
Views: 144477

Re: Want To See The Secret To A Happy Ending In Your Town?

Columbia, Missouri!

DBT have played the Blue Note quite a bit, and we have a great local indie theater called Ragtag--it even has a bar!!
by merrikat
Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:03 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: St. Louis- The Pageant 10/2
Replies: 49
Views: 12015

Re: St. Louis- The Pageant 10/2

what a great show! lost my voice, but totally worth the endless cups of hot tea i'll need to get it back!!!
by merrikat
Sat Oct 02, 2010 12:06 pm
Forum: Concert Photos
Topic: crossroads @kansas city (9.26.10)
Replies: 4
Views: 3381

Re: crossroads @kansas city (9.26.10)

Zip City wrote:Terrific work!


thank you!! there's some really awesome lighting at that venue!!
by merrikat
Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:59 pm
Forum: Concert Photos
Topic: crossroads @kansas city (9.26.10)
Replies: 4
Views: 3381

crossroads @kansas city (9.26.10)

I decided to get the VIP tix for Crossroads, mainly for the opportunity to be up front!! Here are some of the pics that I took, the rest are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/merrikat/sets/72157624949265141/with/5041699479/ http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5041707559_67feb71e4d.jpg IMG_1045 by m...
by merrikat
Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:40 pm
Forum: Concert Photos
Topic: Sharing some cool DBT picture`s that I took ~
Replies: 5
Views: 3675

Re: Sharing some cool DBT picture`s that I took ~

Those are great!!!
by merrikat
Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:34 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: St. Louis- The Pageant 10/2
Replies: 49
Views: 12015

Re: St. Louis- The Pageant 10/2

yay, i'll be at this one! i was at kc on sunday, too! now i'm spoiled and will expect a rock show twice a week i'm somewhat of a lurker around the boards, but i will definitely be there early and up front, with a friend of mine who came to kc with me and is now hooked, as i knew she would be. if you...
by merrikat
Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:26 am
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: tulsa 6/19
Replies: 92
Views: 36676

Re: tulsa 6/19

I have some pics of the show, and they're here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/merrikat/s ... 332355000/

They had some incredible lighting on Shonna, so there are quite a few good ones of her. :)
by merrikat
Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:37 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: tulsa 6/19
Replies: 92
Views: 36676

Re: tulsa 6/19

DiamondDave wrote:A few more of my humble (sucky) photos!!!


Those are great! Mr. Merrikat got some really great ones (especially of the awesome and amazing Shonna Tucker!) and I will share those once my slow internet connection uploads them!!!
by merrikat
Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:36 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: tulsa 6/19
Replies: 92
Views: 36676

Re: tulsa 6/19

Great show! I got home a few hours ago (Mr. Merrikat and I drove 6.5 hours for this one) and it was totally worth it. Still blissed out and happy about the whole experience! Got a spot right up front before the openers and rocked out. Awesome time, and I still don't have my voice back!! Also I'm a n...
by merrikat
Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:39 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
Replies: 7484
Views: 2060969

Re: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?

Jay Farrar in about...four hours! Very excited!

Wisely elected *not* to wear my Wilco shirt. ;)
by merrikat
Tue May 25, 2010 10:10 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Books Thread
Replies: 2426
Views: 785478

Re: Books Thread

Zip City wrote:Image

about 100 pages in


How do you like it so far? I'm a huge horror buff and was thinking of picking this one up.
by merrikat
Tue May 25, 2010 10:08 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: your 5 favorite things RIGHT NOW
Replies: 1250
Views: 293103

Re: your 5 favorite things RIGHT NOW

2. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zckVl1-P8do/SQcu8Gta_9I/AAAAAAAAAU0/6IT1L7y9NP8/s400/whiskeytown+those+were+not+the+days+copy.jpg damn this is fine. I know. I can't stop listening to it. They were such a great band. Few can touch them in my opinion. I'm listening to this *right now*. It's pretty aweso...
by merrikat
Mon May 24, 2010 10:11 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Newcomer!
Replies: 18
Views: 9525

Re: Newcomer!

Hello everyone, My wife redsoxnation247 let me know how cool you guys and gals are. So I joined up as well! Can't wait to see you all at upcoming shows. We will be coming to the Knoxville, Nashville, and Jackson, MS as of now. And hopefully will have some fun travel plans in the making for shows in...
by merrikat
Thu May 20, 2010 9:46 am
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: tulsa 6/19
Replies: 92
Views: 36676

Re: tulsa 6/19

I'm headed that way! Coming from Columbia, MO--don't know if any of y'all on here are from that general area or not, but let me know! My husband and I are driving up Saturday and back Sunday for my 33rd birthday present. Yay!
by merrikat
Thu May 20, 2010 9:45 am
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: tulsa 6/19
Replies: 92
Views: 36676

Re: tulsa 6/19

mgsooner wrote:Still nothing on who the opener will be on either the cain's or dbt site


When I saw them in Columbia a few weeks ago, they didn't have an opener. I was thinking maybe this would be a similar show?
by merrikat
Thu May 13, 2010 12:52 am
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: DBT and the workplace
Replies: 43
Views: 16911

Re: DBT and the workplace

Oh God, I don't think I could translate lyrics into Latin at this point, I haven't used it that much since I graduated, which was 96! I took a year of Ancient Greek as well, but don't ask me to translate anything into Greek either. For that matter, the 3 years of Spanish I took are pretty much long...
by merrikat
Tue May 11, 2010 11:40 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: DBT and the workplace
Replies: 43
Views: 16911

Re: DBT and the workplace

Wow, what a small world! Another Classics major, I'm impressed, we are very few and far between! Yes, Penny Lane, you can speak Latin. Most people don't, but it is possible. My last class senior year was a doozy. I was the only person in it and they wouldn't give us a classroom so I had to meet in ...
by merrikat
Tue May 11, 2010 10:28 am
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: DBT and the workplace
Replies: 43
Views: 16911

Re: DBT and the workplace

My colleagues now assume I'm going to a DBT show if I have a vacation day. The last time I was about to head out for vacation, my colleague asked, are you heading to another DBT show? Also, I managed to slip a promo for DBT onto our website. We had to write up something about ourselves for the Who'...
by merrikat
Mon May 10, 2010 7:15 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: What's your favorite song right NOW?
Replies: 316
Views: 74339

Re: What's your favorite song right NOW?

Hey Darlin' Do You Gamble by Lucero! I love their new album like breathing! Damn, i forgot to play "Mom" while the boys were here for mother's day yesterday. Oh well, there's always next year. Oh, that's a great idea! That's another song that makes me teary-eyed in the car when I try and ...
by merrikat
Mon May 10, 2010 7:03 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: 1372 Overton Park
Replies: 5
Views: 3047

Re: 1372 Overton Park

So im on a trip to Memphis this weekend basically to just fuck around and such, and the place im staying is about a block away from the overton park road. Being a Lucero fan and having to kill a couple hours while my friend was at a dinner, i decided to do a little investigating. So i drive around ...
by merrikat
Mon May 10, 2010 1:56 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: DBT and the workplace
Replies: 43
Views: 16911

Re: DBT and the workplace

I work for our local public radio station. We're primarily news and classical, but we do have a third HD channel that plays XPonential Radio, which is adult alternative rock. Recently I'd been called out for not having one of our three stations playing and for listening to my iTunes too much. I usua...
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 2:13 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: Misheard Lyrics
Replies: 28
Views: 13533

Re: Misheard Lyrics

My best friend has one that, ever since she told me, I can't *not* sing it this way. On Gravity's Gone Cooley sings, "It's like gravity's gone and I'm just floatin'," and she heard, "It's like gravity's gone and I've exploded." I now am unable to sing that line any other way!! So...
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 2:04 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: uncle tupelo today
Replies: 35
Views: 10837

Re: uncle tupelo today

If it weren't for Ryan Adams' brilliance/insanity, would anyone give a shit about Whiskeytown? Ryan Adams' petulance and general assholeishness has kept me from listening to anything the guy's ever done. He's certainly...well, yes, petulant is a good word. And he does tend to release every single t...
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 2:02 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: uncle tupelo today
Replies: 35
Views: 10837

Re: uncle tupelo today

Then who would've taken UC's place? In hindsight, with all that went on in the 80's punk (particularly the Replacements subtle "country" tinges, Jason & the Scorchers,etc) and the awfulness of mainstream country music, it was a natural thing that alt-country occured - so maybe it woul...
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 1:49 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: Music Blasphemy
Replies: 1048
Views: 240144

Re: Music Blasphemy

shuffle wrote:Uncle Tupelo weren't that great...very good at times but not that special


*laughs* Oh man, that kills my soul!
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 1:43 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: Zip's Country Mix (Updated)
Replies: 9
Views: 4759

Re: Zip's Country Mix

3. Avett Brothers - "Murder in the City" (The Gleam II) 14. Hank III - "D. Ray White" (Straight to Hell) I'm downloading your mix--thank you!--and I just have to say that Murder in the City is one of those songs (along with Decoration Day ) that makes me cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME....
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 1:40 pm
Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
Topic: What's your favorite song right NOW?
Replies: 316
Views: 74339

Re: What's your favorite song right NOW?

Hey Darlin' Do You Gamble by Lucero! I love their new album like breathing!
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 1:37 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: Favorite DBT record ???
Replies: 176
Views: 47086

Re: Favorite DBT record ???

rlipps wrote:Toss up between SRO and DD, but I guess what pushes SRO to the #1 spot is the fact that I can't imagine ranking any other album ahead of one with Zip City and Women Without Whiskey.


Right there with you!! *fistbump*
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 1:32 pm
Forum: Concert Photos
Topic: Columbia, MO photos
Replies: 0
Views: 2129

Columbia, MO photos

Hi, I have some shots from the Columbia, MO show on May 2, 2010. Here are a few! http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4583974247_f3d930f50d.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4583974443_006d14cfb1.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4583974629_8e2157deeb.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/40...
by merrikat
Thu May 06, 2010 1:15 pm
Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
Topic: Columbia MO 5/2/10 Roll Call
Replies: 17
Views: 8932

Re: Columbia MO 5/2/10 Roll Call

This was my first DBT concert, and it was *amazing*!! I really loved People Who Died as the encore, and Patterson passing the whiskey bottle around to the crowd was fantastic. I have some pictures up on Flickr from the show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/merrikat/sets/72157623881548073/ They're not p...