sickboy1334 posted:

how was the pit situation handled? where people given a different colored wristband than the blue one? and if so... was that handed out when they handed on tix at 3? I got there around 12 and didnt expect to get into the pit but at least a decent spot behind the pit and it looked like I was, but by three the front of the line had balloned "magically" by at least 100 additional people.

PeedroPaula posted:

ibwicked posted:

synthetik posted:

I need someone with a lot of torrent know-how to PM me. I'm interested in seeding these files out, but not sure how to do that when the "FILE" is actually actually a large number of smaller files. Each of the 4 shows i have recorded are in the ballpark of 30 gigabytes, and are comprised of between 10 - 20 .mov files per show. You can see how this won't be an easy undertaking.

sorry this doesnt go along with this particuler post but i would like to thank you once again for your awsome work and sharing with us all,i sat in sun all day for the last show and the palladium and couldnt be any happier for that and as i sit here and watch your videos from the wiltern and relive that night i get real emotional i am so torn between happines then get all welled with depression,am i the only one feeling this way?i am a 47 year old man experiancing feelings and emotions i've never felt before and all over a band,am i fucking crazy?all i know is trent and nin have been a constant in my life for last 18+ years threw the most highest of highs and lowest of lows and i thank them for getting me through this roller coaster life i have led,i almost feel with no more shows to lok forward too there is nothing,my poor wife see's what a emotional wreck i am right now and doesnt know what to think,i gonna stop rambling now...sorry but is anybody feeling this way?

I understand completely how you feel. My best friend has OCD and is pretty severely bipolar even with heavy duty meds and he's seriously questioning my mental health at this point. I'm 55 and joined the Spiral when it started...the only fan club I've ever had any interest in joining and I've never exhibited any major obsessive disorder before NIN. I said that after the Chula Vista and Irvine NIN/JA shows I would put this obsession behind me. But then Trent announced the EDLC VIP package so I spend $1000+ to fly to Charlotte, meet the band, and hug Trent. Okay, I think, now I can put this obsession behind me. And then Trent announces these final club shows. I'm really hoping I can finally put this behind me, but I'm almost as obsessed with nin.com as I am the live shows. It seems amazing to me that Trent/NIN has managed to both save our sanity and drive us insane at the same time!

ibwicked posted:

PeedroPaula posted:

ibwicked posted:

synthetik posted:

I need someone with a lot of torrent know-how to PM me. I'm interested in seeding these files out, but not sure how to do that when the "FILE" is actually actually a large number of smaller files. Each of the 4 shows i have recorded are in the ballpark of 30 gigabytes, and are comprised of between 10 - 20 .mov files per show. You can see how this won't be an easy undertaking.

sorry this doesnt go along with this particuler post but i would like to thank you once again for your awsome work and sharing with us all,i sat in sun all day for the last show and the palladium and couldnt be any happier for that and as i sit here and watch your videos from the wiltern and relive that night i get real emotional i am so torn between happines then get all welled with depression,am i the only one feeling this way?i am a 47 year old man experiancing feelings and emotions i've never felt before and all over a band,am i fucking crazy?all i know is trent and nin have been a constant in my life for last 18+ years threw the most highest of highs and lowest of lows and i thank them for getting me through this roller coaster life i have led,i almost feel with no more shows to lok forward too there is nothing,my poor wife see's what a emotional wreck i am right now and doesnt know what to think,i gonna stop rambling now...sorry but is anybody feeling this way?

I understand completely how you feel. My best friend has OCD and is pretty severely bipolar even with heavy duty meds and he's seriously questioning my mental health at this point. I'm 55 and joined the Spiral when it started...the only fan club I've ever had any interest in joining and I've never exhibited any major obsessive disorder before NIN. I said that after the Chula Vista and Irvine NIN/JA shows I would put this obsession behind me. But then Trent announced the EDLC VIP package so I spend $1000+ to fly to Charlotte, meet the band, and hug Trent. Okay, I think, now I can put this obsession behind me. And then Trent announces these final club shows. I'm really hoping I can finally put this behind me, but I'm almost as obsessed with nin.com as I am the live shows. It seems amazing to me that Trent/NIN has managed to both save our sanity and drive us insane at the same time!

HI Paula,I to have never been obsessed by anything like I have been with NIN my family and friends tried to convince me long time ago i was crazy, they would say its only a band,they never understod and thats ok either you feel it or you dont and TR has just struck me in a way nothing else ever has and other than my wife I have been so passionate about anything like I have been for NIN,my wife is convinced I love TR more than her LOL,we must try to maintain our sanity...talk to ya

martyr$exxx posted:

sindurella posted:

I hate to say it .. but I have succumbed to the H1 NIN1 virus. I feel like ass today.

That said a big shout out to AnitaP who was fun to hang with and let me be here plus 1. Thank you sooooo much!

To Mooney and the Minnesota gang. Cole.. and everyone else. You all were the best line buddies. Thanks for giving fans a great name! *kisses and hugs to all* .. Jess get your hand out of my skirt!


eta : here is the link to my photos from the show.. videos coming when I am no longer a zombie! [s5.photobucket.com]

Do I have to get my hand out of your skirt? It's just that I like fishnets so much... and ladies who like Zappa even more than that. And then there was that moment we had dancing together to Billy Squier on your cellphone.

as far as H1 NIN1... I had a fever on my flights yesterday and woke up with a raw throat and congestion today. I suppose some of the congestion could be flight related, in which case I hope my ears clear soon. Get well soon!

mooney138 posted:

ibwicked posted:

sorry this doesnt go along with this particuler post but i would like to thank you once again for your awsome work and sharing with us all,i sat in sun all day for the last show and the palladium and couldnt be any happier for that and as i sit here and watch your videos from the wiltern and relive that night i get real emotional i am so torn between happines then get all welled with depression,am i the only one feeling this way?i am a 47 year old man experiancing feelings and emotions i've never felt before and all over a band,am i fucking crazy?all i know is trent and nin have been a constant in my life for last 18+ years threw the most highest of highs and lowest of lows and i thank them for getting me through this roller coaster life i have led,i almost feel with no more shows to lok forward too there is nothing,my poor wife see's what a emotional wreck i am right now and doesnt know what to think,i gonna stop rambling now...sorry but is anybody feeling this way?

Remember that it's not always just the music that makes the experience a whole, but the company we keep while we share the experience (you all know who you are :-P), and the events that transpire also.

Since I met them in 2006, Theodora, Martyr$exxx, and myself ( we are three of the four "boat people" ) have attended ten shows together for various bands in various cities. We always feel this big let-down after the last show on each trip (you should have seen the other girls we know, Theodora, and myself crying out on the sidewalk in Milwaukee at the end of one trip). Therefore, we usually start plotting our next trip before we are finished with the present one to have something to look forward to in the future and to make the big let-down a bit easier.

Since many of our favorite bands have retired from touring and/or from making music at all, we now have had to find another band that we feel just as passionately about that we are willing to travel to see live.

Here is to our next show trip, whatever and wherever it may be! (We also have to pay off our credit cards before we go do this again! Ha!)

Isis6241979 posted:

ibwicked posted:

PeedroPaula posted:

ibwicked posted:

synthetik posted:

I need someone with a lot of torrent know-how to PM me. I'm interested in seeding these files out, but not sure how to do that when the "FILE" is actually actually a large number of smaller files. Each of the 4 shows i have recorded are in the ballpark of 30 gigabytes, and are comprised of between 10 - 20 .mov files per show. You can see how this won't be an easy undertaking.

sorry this doesnt go along with this particuler post but i would like to thank you once again for your awsome work and sharing with us all,i sat in sun all day for the last show and the palladium and couldnt be any happier for that and as i sit here and watch your videos from the wiltern and relive that night i get real emotional i am so torn between happines then get all welled with depression,am i the only one feeling this way?i am a 47 year old man experiancing feelings and emotions i've never felt before and all over a band,am i fucking crazy?all i know is trent and nin have been a constant in my life for last 18+ years threw the most highest of highs and lowest of lows and i thank them for getting me through this roller coaster life i have led,i almost feel with no more shows to lok forward too there is nothing,my poor wife see's what a emotional wreck i am right now and doesnt know what to think,i gonna stop rambling now...sorry but is anybody feeling this way?

I understand completely how you feel. My best friend has OCD and is pretty severely bipolar even with heavy duty meds and he's seriously questioning my mental health at this point. I'm 55 and joined the Spiral when it started...the only fan club I've ever had any interest in joining and I've never exhibited any major obsessive disorder before NIN. I said that after the Chula Vista and Irvine NIN/JA shows I would put this obsession behind me. But then Trent announced the EDLC VIP package so I spend $1000+ to fly to Charlotte, meet the band, and hug Trent. Okay, I think, now I can put this obsession behind me. And then Trent announces these final club shows. I'm really hoping I can finally put this behind me, but I'm almost as obsessed with nin.com as I am the live shows. It seems amazing to me that Trent/NIN has managed to both save our sanity and drive us insane at the same time!

HI Paula,I to have never been obsessed by anything like I have been with NIN my family and friends tried to convince me long time ago i was crazy, they would say its only a band,they never understod and thats ok either you feel it or you dont and TR has just struck me in a way nothing else ever has and other than my wife I have been so passionate about anything like I have been for NIN,my wife is convinced I love TR more than her LOL,we must try to maintain our sanity...talk to ya

No one understands my obsession either. It's been my one constant. (I posted a new thread in General discussion outlining my experience with NIN,(NIN stories) long, but I had to get it out)The reason I love NIN Fans so much is we have this common bond, this connection of the music, the feelings. Nothing has struck me in this way either, and I am feeling very sad it's over. My husband is also convinced I love TR more...lol....all I have to say is I love NIN, the fans, and the experiences we have all shared.

savedge1 posted:

Fuck. I can't believe this is over. I can't get anything done today. My husband keeps asking me, 'are you STILL ninning?"

Fuck yeah. 'Cuz all I can do now is listen to the recordings of the concerts and haunt the forums.

Like NIN is haunting me.

Goddamn tears.

Isis6241979 posted:

ningamer posted:

alright, after getting some rest I have a bit more energy today.

I arrived around 9am with Paula. Met some really cool people in line who's usernames I don't know. The show itself was amazing. I was right in front of Justin behind the rail. The pit was pretty tame, but I was okay with that.

Something I Can Never Have, followed by The Frail was really really beautiful. It was a surreal and touching moment for me and had to shed some tears.

Me I'm Not was fucking cool. So glad I got to see that.

Piggy and Gave Up with Dave Navarro + Mr. Self Destruct and Wish with DEP was the highlight of the show for me. I've never rocked out so fucking crazy before. Those guys have such amazing energy. My endorphins were going wild lol.

I started getting depressed when TDTWWA started playing because I knew the show was going to be over soon. Very strange moment to see the band members walk away after In this Twilight. I dunno, I think it brought out so much emotion for me that I had shut down a little.

Other than the show, traveling all alone to a different state into a huge city was a pretty big feat for me. I usually have trouble just getting out of the house lol.

PedroPaula, thank you thank you THANK YOU for helping me out with the hotel and transportation. I Wouldn't have made it without your help.

My emotions are pretty up and down right now. I keep getting really happy because the show was so amazing, but then getting really depressed because it's over. nin shows are over. I cried on the plane yesterday and nearly freaked out, which was a little embarrassing.

I also have some pictures and vids which I'll post later.

My fellow Oregon person - you never found me in line to say hi it's all good though, glad you enjoyed the show!

synthetik posted:

sickboy1334 posted:

how was the pit situation handled? where people given a different colored wristband than the blue one? and if so... was that handed out when they handed on tix at 3? I got there around 12 and didnt expect to get into the pit but at least a decent spot behind the pit and it looked like I was, but by three the front of the line had balloned "magically" by at least 100 additional people.

hey sickboy. the pit wristbands were grey in color, while the floor wristbands were blue in color, and from my understanding the balcony had no wristbands (somebody correct me if they know otherwise). My personal experience was that if you had a pit (grey) wristband, you also had access to the floor, but not vice versa (meaning people with floor/blue wristbands couldn't get into the pit).

As for the line situation, that's pretty much to be expected, it happens at every show. People's +1's come. People let their friends in. Ad infinitum. Its just kinda part of the deal.

EDIT - and yes all the bracelets were handed out at the same time at the tent, beginning around 3 o'clock.

martyr$exxx posted:

I know a lot of people are depressed about Nine Inch Nails stopping touring. For me, I am excited. My greatest fear in the world before this trip was flying. The flights (Minneapolis to Denver and Denver to Los Angeles) I took the day before the Paladium show were the first I had ever been on. I was terrified and woke up at 3:00 am the morning of September 1st litterally trembling with terror. Los Angeles was the furthest I had ever been from home because of an anxiety disorder I have. And I stayed there for 10 WHOLE DAYS!!! I had a blast. Nine Inch Nails was a great soundtrack to all those miserable feelings about the wonderful things I saw others do that I couldn't. As things have come full circle, Nine Inch Nails and this trip have given me a little piece of a new life. Through this trip I have conquered a lifelong fear and am hopeful to continue on a new journey.

sickboy1334 posted:

K cool! Yea I was just wondering if people had to run to the pit and get an additional wristband once they got to the pit. And yea there were no wristbands for the balcony. I overheard one of the girls handing out tix telling someone that if they no longer wanted floor and wanted to go to the balcony they could just rip off the blue wristband. Then she went on to say she shouldnt have mentioned that. I guess thats why alot of people in the balcony got fucked over and didnt have a seat.

ps. thanks for your vids synthetik. They are great!

synthetik posted:

sickboy1334 posted:

how was the pit situation handled? where people given a different colored wristband than the blue one? and if so... was that handed out when they handed on tix at 3? I got there around 12 and didnt expect to get into the pit but at least a decent spot behind the pit and it looked like I was, but by three the front of the line had balloned "magically" by at least 100 additional people.

hey sickboy. the pit wristbands were grey in color, while the floor wristbands were blue in color, and from my understanding the balcony had no wristbands (somebody correct me if they know otherwise). My personal experience was that if you had a pit (grey) wristband, you also had access to the floor, but not vice versa (meaning people with floor/blue wristbands couldn't get into the pit).

As for the line situation, that's pretty much to be expected, it happens at every show. People's +1's come. People let their friends in. Ad infinitum. Its just kinda part of the deal.

EDIT - and yes all the bracelets were handed out at the same time at the tent, beginning around 3 o'clock.