Philly, 1/1/11

[cortez the killer]

Nothing hits the spot like a "cheese wit" and a cherry coke at midnight.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph.

[Jonicont]

Nothing hits the spot like a "cheese wit" and a cherry coke at midnight.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph.

Schedule the angiogram

[cortez the killer]

Nothing hits the spot like a "cheese wit" and a cherry coke at midnight.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph.

Schedule the angiogram

That image is artery porn.

[MusicJunkie]

I'm thinking of going to this show. Going to be in Buffalo the night before, so what's 7 hours to see DBT right?

My only problems are tickets and parking. Tickets - why are they on Ticketmaster? Am I best to buy them from TM or buy them when I get to Philly? Parking - do I park at my hotel? I hear it's expensive. Or do I park at a subway station and drive in? If I go I plan to stay 2 nights.

[Monty610]

Being the history junkie I am, I'm gonna check out that new "President's House" exhibit they just opened...

[Lara]

Let the count down begin!!!!
I can't wait.. It's going to be some show!

[Monty610]

Hope they get all that snow moved by Saturday...lol

[Clams]

You know what they say about New Years Eve - it's for amateurs! Better to stay in and join DBT in fucking Philly on the 1st. Woo hoo! Sounds like we've got quite a 3DD crew for this one. I hope to make an early stop at Van07's south philly new year's party and I plan to be at Copa for a little while before the show. I also plan on doing the Pat's Steaks run post-show, and anyone who wants in should meet in front of the stage right after the show clears out. Anyone who's gonna be in town for the day or the weekend who has questions about what to do, where to go, etc, should feel free to send me a PM. Really looking forward to this one.

[Monty610]

We're there for the day only Clams. I think I have my itinerary set, but I'll try and hit a watering hole pre-show to meet up. I'm also down for the Pat's post-show run. I'll be the guy wearing a red "Big Boy Tailgaters" cap. See ya there!

[Clams]

No opener is listed for this show.

[Clams]

Preview in today's Phila Inquirer....

'Drive-By Truckers' on roll for show

By Steve Klinge
For The Inquirer
'There's no critic in America as nasty as those guys and that gal," says Patterson Hood, speaking of his bandmates in Drive-By Truckers. "The fact that we have been able to stay together so long, being that brutal with each other, is something to be proud of, I guess."

That "brutal" frankness has allowed the Truckers to be reliably excellent; few bands have been as prolific and as consistent since Hood and Mike Cooley joined forces 15 years ago in Athens, Ga. They're about to release their 11th album, Go-Go Boots, in February, and it's one of their best. They come to the TLA Saturday night.

Go-Go Boots is the culmination of an effort that began when the Truckers backed soul legends Bettye LaVette in 2007 and Booker T. Jones in 2009. While it contains some typical Truckers themes - conflicted stories of murder, disappointment, and redemption in an ongoing Southern rock opera - it doesn't rock as hard or as often.

"It's an oven, but it burns at a little different temperature than the record before it," Hood says from his home in Athens, comparing it with this year's The Big To-Do. "Go-Go Boots is an attempt at a type of record that I've always wanted to make, but I never felt like I was ready or the band was ready to take that step or make that plunge until this time. It's definitely more openly influenced by the R&B and soul music that we all grew up loving so much. It requires a little different discipline to play that style of music than it does to do a straightforward rock record."

With two covers from underrated soul great Eddie Hinton and two tellings of true-life small-town murder, the album contains some of the band's best writing and singing. But Hood hints that it might be the last one for a while.

"I love the shows. I love playing. But I get real tired - real tired - of being away from my family. The older we get and the more kids we all end up having, the bigger toll that end of it takes than it did when we were younger out living the dream," Hood says.

"I feel like we're definitely moving into a year that might be a little bit of a closing of a door on some things. Not to say that I'm going to be pulling the Cher farewell tour kind of thing. I'm going to be playing shows and making records as long as I am alive and physically able to. I can't imagine the day I wouldn't want to do that with Cooley and this band. But the constant treadmill of things, it may be time to address that."

For now, though, we can welcome the new year with the Truckers.

Any concerns that we'll get a show exhibiting the ill effects of New Year's Eve celebrating?

"No, no. And if you do, consider that an extra bonus point, because we play extra good hungover," Hood says with a laugh. "We record and play better hungover. That's kind of one of our inside jokes, that we've often played our best shows the night after a big show."

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainm ... z19hEVToje

[Van]

Ready to Party!

[Slipkid42]

Man, I hope they've got some gas left in the tank for you guys. If I had any balls I'd be on my way right now, but I'll be seein' 'em 5 times in Jan/Feb & the wife thinks I like 'em better than I like her (which is o.k., since I'm pretty sure she likes our dogs better than she likes me). I'm sure the Truckers will kick off 2011 in fine fashion. Have fun everyone.

[njMark]

Just got my ticket today and have the GPS set up so I can leave right from work. A little primer before heading down to Athens .later this month

[njMark]

Now I just need to come up with a good excuse for calling out sick Sunday morning.[quote][/quote]

[Monty610]

Interesting little district here by the venue. Just saw Shonna & Neff crossing the street...

[phils_fan]

Just my semi-annual check-in to say Happy New Year to all and see you at the rock show tonight!

[Monty610]

Interesting little district here by the venue. Just saw Shonna & Neff crossing the street...

['Scratch]

Moping heavily that I'm here and not there. Somebody have a Jack for me.

[Tequila Cowboy]

Moping heavily that I'm here and not there. Somebody have a Jack for me.

Oh I'm certain they have that covered. Then they'll sop it up with cheese steak.

[Clams]

How I spent my day (a/k/a The Day I Stalked DBT). 11:00 AM, I threw Clams Jr in the back seat and went to the Mummers Parade and then Van07's new years day house party in South Philly. Thank you Dave and Katy for all the really good food and drink (especially the hoagies and meatballs). 1:30 PM, Drove by the TLA and bought a big Starbucks coffee travel pack and some donuts. Delivered coffee/donuts to Damon and Cole and the crew who were loading the road cases off the truck and into the TLA. Delivered the rest of the coffee/donuts to the DBT bus along with our "Happy New Year, DBT! Welcome to Philly!" poster. I knocked on the bus door and Cooley answered it. He graciously thanked us for the hospitality, as did Shonna and Neff who had walked up. 2:00 - pics are taken outside bus. Not for once thinking I'd take them up on it, they all invited us to soundcheck. I ask Cooley to play Daddy's Cup ("I don't know about that, haven't played that one in a while...") or maybe Panties in Your Purse ("Maybe, I might...."). 2:30 - Called Mrs Clams... "they invited us to the sound check... you in?" Went home and got wife and daughter. 4:30 - In for soundcheck, no one else there but the four of us. 5:30 - That Man I Shot, Birthday Boy, Gonna Be I Told You So, Goode's Field Road. Many hellos and warm greetings from band, drum sticks given to both kids, guitar picks for Clams, Jr. Took kids home (6:30), returned for show with Mrs. Clams and my old buddy Bruce and BTB (8:00). 9:15 - show started off nice and mellow (Carl Perkins, GG Allin, Panties in Your Purse) and stayed that way for about 45 minutes, then it heated up BIG TIME Lookout Mtn, Marry Me, etc). 3DD crew was present down front - BTB, Bill From CT, Karma Dog, Joe Oz, Van and his crew, Penny Lane, Uncle R and Cooley Girl, Guinness, Monty, etc. 11:15-ish - There was a marriage proposal and song request (Buckets of Mercy) by a punk rocker dude and his girlfriend (fiancee?) on the floor in front of the stage during the encore. I fess up to bailing on the Pat's Steaks run due to babysitter issues.. sorry 'bout that. Really nice folks, good friends, from morning til night. Good times. Thank you. More to follow.

[Van]

Dude who took the picture?


It was a great day. Very cool pic.

[TruckerTomer]

How I spent my day (a/k/a The Day I Stalked DBT). 11:00 AM, I threw Clams Jr in the back seat and went to the Mummers Parade and then Van07's new years day house party in South Philly. Thank you Dave and Katy for all the really good food and drink (especially the hoagies and meatballs). 1:30 PM, Drove by the TLA and bought a big Starbucks coffee travel pack and some donuts. Delivered coffee/donuts to Damon and Cole and the crew who were loading the road cases off the truck and into the TLA. Delivered the rest of the coffee/donuts to the DBT bus along with our "Happy New Year, DBT! Welcome to Philly!" poster. I knocked on the bus door and Cooley answered it. He graciously thanked us for the hospitality, as did Shonna and Neff who had walked up. 2:00 - pics are taken outside bus. Not for once thinking I'd take them up on it, they all invited us to soundcheck. I ask Cooley to play Daddy's Cup ("I don't know about that, haven't played that one in a while...") or maybe Panties in Your Purse ("Maybe, I might...."). 2:30 - Called Mrs Clams... "they invited us to the sound check... you in?" Went home and got wife and daughter. 4:30 - In for soundcheck, no one else there but the four of us. 5:30 - That Man I Shot, Birthday Boy, Gonna Be I Told You So, Goode's Field Road. Many hellos and warm greetings from band, drum sticks given to both kids, guitar picks for Clams, Jr. Took kids home (6:30), returned for show with Mrs. Clams (8:00). 9:15 - show started off nice and mellow (Carl Perkins, GG Allin, Panties in Your Purse) and stayed that way for about 45 minutes, then it heated up BIG TIME Lookout Mtn, Marry Me, etc). 3DD crew was present down front - BTB, Bill From CT, Karma Dog, Joe Oz, Van and his crew, Penny Lane, Uncle R and Cooley Girl, Guinness, Monty, etc. 11:15-ish - There was a marriage proposal and song request (Buckets of Mercy) by a punk rocker dude and his girlfriend (fiancee?) on the floor in front of the stage during the encore. I fess up to bailing on the Pat's Steaks run due to babysitter issues.. sorry 'bout that. Really nice folks, good friends, from morning til night. Good times. Thank you. More to follow.

Sound like a great day. Thanks for sharing (awesome pic too!). And yet again, it shows how nice those guys are. Damn, I miss them

['Scratch]

That's 500 kinds of awesome Clams. Encore!

[pearlysnaps]

That's awesome, Clams! Nice work.

[Slipkid42]

Clams, that is just plain awesome. You are a man w/a plan. Donut strategy gives you early lead for DBT fan of the year. Could ya imagine walking up to say Ozzie's tour bus w/donuts? (actually that might be fun). No other band is as accessible to their fans as the Truckers (not since the days of the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, anyway).

[njMark]

Wow, great show last night, got right up front. Now waiting for Athens. Suffering at work this morning but it is always worth it.

[Tequila Cowboy]

Clams, that is just plain awesome. You are a man w/a plan. Donut strategy gives you early lead for DBT fan of the year. Could ya imagine walking up to say Ozzie's tour bus w/donuts? (actually that might be fun). No other band is as accessible to their fans as the Truckers (not since the days of the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, anyway).

About covers it! Wow Clams, donuts? Who knew? Awesome man!

[Clams]

Clams, that is just plain awesome. You are a man w/a plan. Donut strategy gives you early lead for DBT fan of the year. Could ya imagine walking up to say Ozzie's tour bus w/donuts? (actually that might be fun). No other band is as accessible to their fans as the Truckers (not since the days of the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, anyway).

About covers it! Wow Clams, donuts? Who knew? Awesome man!

For the record, it was the coffee, not the donuts.

[Lurleen McQueen]

Clams, that is just plain awesome. You are a man w/a plan. Donut strategy gives you early lead for DBT fan of the year. Could ya imagine walking up to say Ozzie's tour bus w/donuts? (actually that might be fun). No other band is as accessible to their fans as the Truckers (not since the days of the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, anyway).

About covers it! Wow Clams, donuts? Who knew? Awesome man!

For the record, it was the coffee, not the donuts.

I love it. Good job Clams. I'd love to hear Clams Jr.'s perspective. Happy New Year mollusk family!