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POSITIVES:I honestly don't remember the setlist right now,but I will say it was a GREAT show...way better than Lollapalooza. When Trent sang "this is the only time I really feel alive" during "The Only Time" snip in closer was awesome,that was a first. I'm glad I got to witness Trent "hit puberty" when he was talking and his voice cracked.
 Pretty funny when that crazy bitch hopped up on stage and started dancing around.
NEGATIVES: Ok,I really didn't care to see two people fucking on the surveillance video during,what is it,Survivalism? And my negatives have nothing really to do with the show,although my seats were blocked by wires,but I moved around 3 times at the venue and got some pretty kick ass shots me thinks. But AFTER the show,Me,DMsiren and no more than 25 people stood at the rails out by the buses for over an hour waiting for some sign of NIN life. Brett and some other dude got in the two white vans (that DMsiren and myself caught them pulling up in preshow) and went right to the door and picked them up and drove off! Now...while I don't EXPECT them to come over and sign stuff and do pics,it would have been a kind gesture to stop the vans and at least say "hey,we've gotta run,but thanks for coming,you're a bunch of douchebags yada yada yada...". I did see Justin wave when he was in the van leaving,but nobody else. Out of 15 shows I've never gotten to meet anyone but Aaron (and he doesn't really count),and it looks as if I never will either. I dunno...it kind of hurt my feelings a wee bit. EDIT: 1. 999999 2. 1000000 3. Letting You 4. Discipline 5. March Of The Pigs 6. Head Down 7. The Frail 8. Reptile 9. Closer 10. Gave Up 11. The Warning 12. The Great Destroyer 13. Can't remember which Ghosts, 21 Ghosts III? 14. 14 Ghosts II 15. 19 Ghosts III 16. Piggy (Ghosts remake) 17. The Greater Good 18. Pinion 19. Wish 20. Terrible Lie 21. Survivalism 22. 31 Ghosts IV 23. Only 24. The Hand That Feeds 25. Head Like A Hole 26. Echoplex 27. The Beginning Of The End 28. God Given 29. Hurt 30. In This Twilight Oh and yeah... 
Worst opening band EVER!!! Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/01/2008 09:23AM by Kqueenkitty. | |
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best NIN show I have seen to date. also a very unique experience for me, as I brought my wife AND mother-in-law to the show. She (mother-in-law) is totally obsessed with NIN now (which I take great pride and full credit for
 ... I still harrass haer about her snide remarks back in the mid 90s when my wife and I were dating and she referred to NIN as 'noisy grarbage' ... some 13 years later (and a whole lot of exposure to NIN on my part), she asks me to take her to her first NIN show and possibly her last concert... she loved every sec, said it was the best concert she had seen EVER (and we're talking about on old school classic rock chick who has seen many a show)... and wants to go with us to COlumbus What what in da butt.
anyways, the show.... WOW... all the talk and vids just dont do this tour justice, you gotta be there to get it. we got our tickets pre-sale and were in the god awful section (11&12) Trent commented on as being a fuck up on someones part for selling tix for. The sec i got into the venue, I demanded to be moved and ended up being in sect17 with a ton of peeps the same thing had happened to. It was extraordinarily cool on Trents part to both acknowledge the fuck up and telling us to go sit anywhere we liked before they started the visual blitzkrieg .
my only two real gripes were... 1) the lack of Fragile representation (my fav album still to this day). 2) Allisandro doesnt come off as mr 'happy go lucky' like he did from previous tours, I really hope his days arent numbered in NIN becasue I really like that crazy 'tally (hopefully trents comment on his having quit smoking explains most of it... but he didnt even crack a smile when introduced (which trent also commented on)). I had not been to The Rupp since the late 90s and was very impressed with the crowd, it was just the right amount of energy, enthusiasm and respect. But man oh man, did anyone see the multitude of women that went into the pit dressed in sundresses and flip flops?!?!? FTW?!?!?...that could have been a very bad situation if the crowd hadnt been so damn cool... props to you folks! now im on a desperate search to find audio for this fan-fucking-tastic show. Later | |
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Sorry to jump in this thread, but I have to apologize on behalf of all of us for not stopping by the barricade at the end of the parking lot to say hi. I didn't see you guys until the van started pulling up to that area, and due to circumstances beyond my control, we didn't stop.
 Bummed me out too, I could tell there was disappointment from those that were standing there.
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justin_mj posted: You, dear sir, are a gentleman beyond measure. Youre just hopping in here to apologize and clarify just goes to show what youre made of and I personally thank you for it. Oh and lest I forget... you are also one hell of an addition to the worlds greatest band; after seeing them many times over the years, I think Trent has the best incarnation of NIN ever...and that is at no small thanks to you. Rock on bother, rock on. | |
anodyne304 posted: I could not agree more! Thank you so much, Justin. No need to respond to me in the "Hello" thread. You answered here. I can't begin to tell you how much even the smallest acknowledgement is appreciated by your fans. I was really looking forward to saying hello to you, but I understand that you can't move mountains(or molehills) when things are already in the works. Thanks, ALOT!! | |
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I wasn't even one of the people waiting, but I'm very impressed by your apology. That's so awesome of you! Justin rocks!
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dmsiren posted: I concur...I have gained soo much respect for you,Justin. I mean,most bands could care less what their fans would say or think,but you coming in here and saying what you said means the world to a lot of us. So I thank you. You are such a wonderful addition to this band. *high five* | |
justin_mj posted: You are a good and decent man! | |
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I REALLY enjoyed this show! Never been to Kentucky before...O_o...and to be honest I was expecting to crowd to be pretty bad but everyone was very nice. Even had not one, not two, but three drunk guys and one guy who I'm sure was tripping his balls off with one shoe on (me: "where's your other shoe"? him: "I couldn't find it, so I came with just one" oKAY...) dance with me. Although I had to break it to the one guy that Hurt isn't a song to slow dance to.
White Williams was alright. Didn't love it, but didn't hate 'em either. I listened to a couple of songs then we went to check out the merch. Ended up buying my first NIN merch at a show EVER because all I had on was a white tank top & it was giving everyone a show .
Lots of energy from the band all around. I thought Trent was going to quit talking onstage? Oh and I had a friend of mine with me who hasn't seen Trent or NIN for that matter since a Halloween show many years ago. It's funny to see people's reaction to how he looks now so I didn't say much when she asked me the other day "Does he still wear the fishnets? I hope not, that would be l.a.m.e." Anyways, as soon as 999999 started up I looked at her out of corner of my eye. She squinted went wide eyed. Squinted then yells in my ear "You have GOT to f*cking be kidding me! He's a Chippendales dancer?!? Holy s*it." Nice. BTW who quits smoking during a tour haha . Would the assholes please quit jumping onstage? Seriously, it's not funny or cute, we didn't pay to see you and I hope you trip and break your neck one day. PS: It's not a conspiracy after all--I finally got to see Reptile! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/2008 07:12AM by Thelema. | |
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Alessandro....if you are reading this...i have to apologize for scaring you at The Whole Foods Monday morning! i was the idiot driving the MINI. needless to say, we were shocked to see you sitting there!
on an up note, we were also staying at The Hilton and we did not stalk you guys!  Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/2008 07:37AM by november19. | |
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Must add also that I was the other idiot in the MINI at Whole Foods trying to park so we could see Ally! I only wish I had a camera to take photos of all of our faces....eyes like saucers!
He looked like he was really wanting a cig at that moment and hi-tailed it out of dodge. Sorry that you had to rush off to avoid fangirls.
Aside from the random sighting which gave us such a thrill, the show was fantastic. It was my second all time NIN show and this one was even better than St. Louis show just for the fact that we got up and moved to a different section for the Ghosts portion so we could see the visuals better. I love the visual aspects of this tour, just amazing. I also met up with my brother, whom I don't see that often, and one of his friends so this show was special for me. Great road trip also! Those interested in a boot of this show....keep an eye on the ETS Lexington Journal thread. Someone posted teasers and they sound awesome, so I just hope that the complete show materializes in a couple of weeks. [fingers crossed] | |
