***The Alpine Valley Appreciation Thread***

CBalvarez · Unread post by **CBalvarez** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:24 pm

Lbacker wrote:SWEET pics man! Do you guys remember, on the right parkinglot like near the front there was a pick up truck with a pool in the back of it, we tailgated right next to these mofos,,,I have no idea how they filled it up with water and where the water came from>?!

Small world backer! We were right by those people too

Thats the way to party lol

cart · Unread post by **cart** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:27 pm

any one there that night nows how insane that storm was! but people that werent and are looking at this thred-IT WAS SCARY AS HELL- no shit. there were portapatys all going down and signs flying everywhere. And in the middle of all of it me and my friends were standing under are tarp in the parking lot while the tornado sirens went off. and then dmb played one amazing fuckin setlist.great day!

Dheibs · Unread post by **Dheibs** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:13 pm

cart wrote:any one there that night nows how insane that storm was! but people that werent and are looking at this thred-IT WAS SCARY AS HELL- no shit. there were portapatys all going down and signs flying everywhere. And in the middle of all of it me and my friends were standing under are tarp in the parking lot while the tornado sirens went off. and then dmb played one amazing fuckin setlist.great day!

Yes, Especially the fact that they decided to sub BOWA for stolen away as the E1 spot :lol:

cart · Unread post by **cart** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:37 pm

seriously! when i found that out i freaked cause i truely hate stolen away and love BOWA. by the way what seats were you in on that awesome night?

Wife Soup · Unread post by **Wife Soup** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:03 pm

hahah i was fucking there during that storm/tornado

We came up from chicago so we were right in the middle of it, but we didndt even know there was a tornado watch

Lbacker · Unread post by **Lbacker** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:20 pm

ALPINE RULES!!!! 8-)

cart · Unread post by **cart** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:55 pm

I wonder what crazy shit the two nights this next summer will hold???? mmmmmmmmm......Alpine

DT · Unread post by DT » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:05 am

dmbandummer wrote:
littlefriend420 wrote:That storm last year was insane. I was at a party at Bong right before it hit and watched as Hell made it's way across SE WI. But it always seems to storm at least one of the days of an Alpine show. A couple of years ago those people got struck by lightning in the parking lot and there was torrential rains before hand. In 2002, we got flooded out of our tents night 2 and four or five of us ended up crammed into my girlfriends Shadow. I think 2003 was nice. Weather just tends to factor into things at DMB Alpine shows; you can almost depend on it.
I saved that guys life. Serious. I wouldn't make it up.
He was bleeding from his eyes and ears. I gave him CPR while we waited for the paramedics.

One of the most traumatic moments of my life.

I got seriously messed at the show later on. I spilled every beer I bought on someone.

Holy shit. I remember waitnig in line for hours because of that, sitting on the roof of my friends car and playing guitar while we rolled in. Thats a crazy story for you to be able to tell.

CBalvarez · Unread post by **CBalvarez** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:43 am

The Dreaming Tree wrote:
dmbandummer wrote:
littlefriend420 wrote:That storm last year was insane. I was at a party at Bong right before it hit and watched as Hell made it's way across SE WI. But it always seems to storm at least one of the days of an Alpine show. A couple of years ago those people got struck by lightning in the parking lot and there was torrential rains before hand. In 2002, we got flooded out of our tents night 2 and four or five of us ended up crammed into my girlfriends Shadow. I think 2003 was nice. Weather just tends to factor into things at DMB Alpine shows; you can almost depend on it.
I saved that guys life. Serious. I wouldn't make it up.
He was bleeding from his eyes and ears. I gave him CPR while we waited for the paramedics.

I got seriously messed at the show later on. I spilled every beer I bought on someone.
Holy shit. I remember waitnig in line for hours because of that, sitting on the roof of my friends car and playing guitar while we rolled in. Thats a crazy story for you to be able to tell.

Holy Shit thats why all the traffic was backed up for that long? Craziness!!! ALthough it was kind of fun partying on the interstate

Grachi · Unread post by **Grachi** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:51 am

I think Alpine or any other outdoor venue is special if it's the one that you regularly attend or have ritual connected with it.

For instance, the Pavillion here in Pennsylvania is like an hour drive for me and my friends and every summer we make the trip. We laugh and tailgate and i'll play some guitar until it starts to get darker, then we head in to chill on the lawn. Then as the sun goes down Dave comes out and the rest is just pure magic.

I mean seriously. You don't see the stars very much around pittsburgh and to go out into Burgettstown PA and have DMB playing and your with your best friends under the stars is truly something else.

I'd take a trip to Post-Gazette Pavillion with my friends like we do every summer over any trip to the Gorge and Red Rocks.

In all sincerity. This might have been a corny post but i don't know venues can have certain values attached to them that make them better then any famous one in my opinion.

Dheibs · Unread post by **Dheibs** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:25 pm

ya, but i bet if you go with your friends to alpine. you will change your thought on your "home" venue. there is something about Alpine that makes it the best, in my opinion and many others as well. partying afterwards is awesome. you got the drunk college dudes lighting bottlerockets into the crowd. guitar players playing on their rooftops. tents, bonfires, grilling, beer. holy shit, i could go on and now! and then do it all over the next day. Alpine = BEST DMB EXPERIENCE no matter what happens

DMBartender · Unread post by **DMBartender** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:46 pm

Alpine is rediculous. Dave has gone on record saying that it is his favorite.

reis-a-roni · Unread post by **reis-a-roni** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:45 pm

I've only been to four Dave shows, so I'm no expert, but the Saturday show in 2004 at Alpine was the best concert I've ever attended in my life. The energy was just amazing. Bartender was insane, the encore of Typical Situation followed by Warehouse was the perfect end to an amazing night. Also seeing Dave pay tribute to Rick James (who had died the previous night) with Superfreak was good comedy.

czech · Unread post by **czech** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:47 pm

reis-a-roni wrote:I've only been to four Dave shows, so I'm no expert, but the Saturday show in 2004 at Alpine was the best concert I've ever attended in my life. The energy was just amazing. Bartender was insane, the encore of Typical Situation followed by Warehouse was the perfect end to an amazing night. Also seeing Dave pay tribute to Rick James (who had died the previous night) with Superfreak was good comedy.

i dont think it was supposed to be a joke.

and yes, that show was spectacular. Its the only show I knwo of them opening with Hello Again, im sure they did, i just havent seen another. but dammit, look at those first 5 songs or so. wow.

DT · Unread post by DT » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:21 pm

the chapelle show references were pretty funny.

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