Greek 1
This story has to begin with our driver managing to get lost on the .7 mile drive from our condo on Panoramic Way to the Greek. What should have been a 15 minute walk turned into an hour long drive that showcased all of Berkeley’s cross town rush hour traffic not once, but twice. The moral to the story is to tell dispatch you are going to the HEARST Greek Theatre…or just walk.
Thankfully Brain, Angel, Sparky and Keezer managed to save us spots about mid-way up Page side; Just the absolute perfect viewpoint. As we sat in the hot sun waiting for the early start time I vacillated between giving thanks in my head for having the good fortune to be here and the sheer excitement of seeing my first show since Miami seven long months ago.
The show itself got off to a fine start with “Possum,” “Wolfman’s,” “Divided Sky” and “Funky Bitch” each keeping the flow going while building the momentum. The “Bitch” was especially explosive and “Kill Devil Falls” had a nice little sleeper of a jam. The rest of the first set kind of fizzled for me but it really didn’t matter as we had tons of space and the band was obviously having fun.
The crowd was so laid back and into it the boys could have literally played anything in the cool Berkeley night as long as it included a big jam. You could feel that the crowd was just waiting to explode and the near 16 minute “Disease” opener definitely delivered the goods on multiple levels. The “Free” that followed ratcheted up the intensity another level and had everyone shaking their asses with reckless abandon.
The next highlight was a scorching “Maze” but the real goods were delivered during the closing “Tweezer” “Fluffhead” combo. The place was in an absolute frenzy during both and even though it looked crowded I think that most people had enough room to get their groove on. Walking out of the show I was completely satisfied considering this was a tour opener. Judging by how their playing improved over the course of the night I’m really looking forward to tonight.
But for now, breakfast is ready. Until tomorrow…
Thankfully Brain, Angel, Sparky and Keezer managed to save us spots about mid-way up Page side; Just the absolute perfect viewpoint. As we sat in the hot sun waiting for the early start time I vacillated between giving thanks in my head for having the good fortune to be here and the sheer excitement of seeing my first show since Miami seven long months ago.
The show itself got off to a fine start with “Possum,” “Wolfman’s,” “Divided Sky” and “Funky Bitch” each keeping the flow going while building the momentum. The “Bitch” was especially explosive and “Kill Devil Falls” had a nice little sleeper of a jam. The rest of the first set kind of fizzled for me but it really didn’t matter as we had tons of space and the band was obviously having fun.
The crowd was so laid back and into it the boys could have literally played anything in the cool Berkeley night as long as it included a big jam. You could feel that the crowd was just waiting to explode and the near 16 minute “Disease” opener definitely delivered the goods on multiple levels. The “Free” that followed ratcheted up the intensity another level and had everyone shaking their asses with reckless abandon.
The next highlight was a scorching “Maze” but the real goods were delivered during the closing “Tweezer” “Fluffhead” combo. The place was in an absolute frenzy during both and even though it looked crowded I think that most people had enough room to get their groove on. Walking out of the show I was completely satisfied considering this was a tour opener. Judging by how their playing improved over the course of the night I’m really looking forward to tonight.
But for now, breakfast is ready. Until tomorrow…
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