ehhh, can you please lose the "e" in my name? Thanks
Maud
The Last Goodbye - EQ's Perspective
by luddite lady on 07 Sep 2008 17:20
Great pictures, EQ! Thanks for sharing.
If you don't drop the E from Maud's name, she'll be forced to wear polyester pantsuits with outrageously long vests and talk in a baratone.
And we'd have to sing, "And then came Maude!" everytime we saw one of her posts. Please drop the E.
(Just so you know Maud, I'm referring to an American sit-com TV show from the 70's. Maude was both the main character and the title of the show. Even before meeting her at Fat Annie's, I could tell that Maud was way too cool to be Maude.)
If you don't drop the E from Maud's name, she'll be forced to wear polyester pantsuits with outrageously long vests and talk in a baratone.
And we'd have to sing, "And then came Maude!" everytime we saw one of her posts. Please drop the E.
(Just so you know Maud, I'm referring to an American sit-com TV show from the 70's. Maude was both the main character and the title of the show. Even before meeting her at Fat Annie's, I could tell that Maud was way too cool to be Maude.)
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by luddite lady on 07 Sep 2008 17:21
X-post...jinx!
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by TheEqualizer on 07 Sep 2008 17:27
[quote="luddite lady"]Great pictures, EQ! Thanks for sharing.
If you don't drop the E from Maud's name, she'll be forced to wear polyester pantsuits with outrageously long vests and talk in a baratone.
And we'd have to sing, "And then came Maude!" everytime we saw one of her posts. Please drop the E.
(Just so you know Maud, I'm referring to an American sit-com TV show from the 70's. Maude was both the main character and the title of the show. Even before meeting her at Fat Annie's, I could tell that Maud was way too cool to be Maude.)[/quote]
Wait. Now I WANT to put the "e" back in.
(but I won't
)
If you don't drop the E from Maud's name, she'll be forced to wear polyester pantsuits with outrageously long vests and talk in a baratone.
And we'd have to sing, "And then came Maude!" everytime we saw one of her posts. Please drop the E.
(Just so you know Maud, I'm referring to an American sit-com TV show from the 70's. Maude was both the main character and the title of the show. Even before meeting her at Fat Annie's, I could tell that Maud was way too cool to be Maude.)[/quote]
Wait. Now I WANT to put the "e" back in.
(but I won't
)There is no bigger gong.
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by Maud138 on 07 Sep 2008 17:32
[quote="luddite lady"]Great pictures, EQ! Thanks for sharing.
If you don't drop the E from Maud's name, she'll be forced to wear polyester pantsuits with outrageously long vests and talk in a baratone.
And we'd have to sing, "And then came Maude!" everytime we saw one of her posts. Please drop the E.
(Just so you know Maud, I'm referring to an American sit-com TV show from the 70's. Maude was both the main character and the title of the show. Even before meeting her at Fat Annie's, I could tell that Maud was way too cool to be Maude.)[/quote]
Some Canadian friend of mine told me about this show a few years ago. I've never seen it. It never made it to Europe I guess.
If you don't drop the E from Maud's name, she'll be forced to wear polyester pantsuits with outrageously long vests and talk in a baratone.
And we'd have to sing, "And then came Maude!" everytime we saw one of her posts. Please drop the E.
(Just so you know Maud, I'm referring to an American sit-com TV show from the 70's. Maude was both the main character and the title of the show. Even before meeting her at Fat Annie's, I could tell that Maud was way too cool to be Maude.)[/quote]
Some Canadian friend of mine told me about this show a few years ago. I've never seen it. It never made it to Europe I guess.Very proud flag-bearer Düsseldorf 8 jun 2008
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by TheEqualizer on 08 Sep 2008 06:05
Pt 26
It was the day after. I had completely miscalculated my schedule. My flight back to Vegas was not until that afternoon but I misjudged how long it would take to get to JFK from my hotel and how long it would take to get through security and the like at the airport. So I ended up getting to the airport waaayy too early. So instead of hanging out with the Nutters again at the post show brunch or just hanging out in NYC or getting to spend more time with Vermontfan, I spent seemingly forever waiting in a nearly empty gate at JFK. Fuck. I did have a chance to speak with my best friend in Chicago for awhile about the show, but that was about it.
On the flight back, I began to really believe, contrary to how I felt shortly after the show, that I would be able to desctibe my final show experience in a multi-part post at SC.net. I started to map out the story in my head during the flight home.
The flight from New York was like slipping through a worm hole, like I was coming back from an alternate reality. Back in Vegas, it was like hell. I really hadn't told many people that I was going to take off from work and why. I rarely take vacations, so word spread at my office why I had been gone and what I had done. People were coming up to me and asking questions that I just didn't feel like answering. "I didn't know you like Sting so much." "Stewart who?" "How can you like someone who's just the drummer?" "Did you like it?" "Was it worth the trip?" "Did Sting play any of his solo songs?"
I was now back in the world where no one understood me at all. No one understood why I would fly across country across he country for just a concert. Why I would be so excited to see a show by a group that hadn't released an album in 25 years. Why I was not very excited about having seen Sting but instead was more excited by some guy who just played drums. I wanted to drive a spike through my head. I felt so outcast, like no one understood. i was genuinely miserable.
But you know what. Though I had left the Nutters behind in NY, SC.net was still there. A whole sea of people who not only understood how I felt about the final show but understoof my feelings about the Police and Stewart. Understood why that 10 inch Klark Kent album I discovered in college meant so much. Understood why I needed to "accidentally" keep the Texas Chainsaw Massacre II LP from the radio station that I had DJ'ed at in college. Understood why I had a series of athletic jerseys (GITM, Leroy, Cameroon football) even though I NEVER exercise. But it was more than that. These Nutter seem to understand beyond my Police obsession. these are people who seemed to be like minded and understood my life in general. And even when I differed, I enjoyed the differences.
So the final show was AWESOME but what the final show experience really did was make me appreciate all the Nutters (whether they were able to make it to NY or not). Before tourzilla, I truly felt alone, like I did right upon returning to Vegas from MSG. But after meeting all the nutters in person and the explosion of posts after the final show, I felt like the castaway in MIAB walking on the beach finding a hundred billion bottles. I am not alone, and am happy to be a nutter.
It was the day after. I had completely miscalculated my schedule. My flight back to Vegas was not until that afternoon but I misjudged how long it would take to get to JFK from my hotel and how long it would take to get through security and the like at the airport. So I ended up getting to the airport waaayy too early. So instead of hanging out with the Nutters again at the post show brunch or just hanging out in NYC or getting to spend more time with Vermontfan, I spent seemingly forever waiting in a nearly empty gate at JFK. Fuck. I did have a chance to speak with my best friend in Chicago for awhile about the show, but that was about it.
On the flight back, I began to really believe, contrary to how I felt shortly after the show, that I would be able to desctibe my final show experience in a multi-part post at SC.net. I started to map out the story in my head during the flight home.
The flight from New York was like slipping through a worm hole, like I was coming back from an alternate reality. Back in Vegas, it was like hell. I really hadn't told many people that I was going to take off from work and why. I rarely take vacations, so word spread at my office why I had been gone and what I had done. People were coming up to me and asking questions that I just didn't feel like answering. "I didn't know you like Sting so much." "Stewart who?" "How can you like someone who's just the drummer?" "Did you like it?" "Was it worth the trip?" "Did Sting play any of his solo songs?"
I was now back in the world where no one understood me at all. No one understood why I would fly across country across he country for just a concert. Why I would be so excited to see a show by a group that hadn't released an album in 25 years. Why I was not very excited about having seen Sting but instead was more excited by some guy who just played drums. I wanted to drive a spike through my head. I felt so outcast, like no one understood. i was genuinely miserable.
But you know what. Though I had left the Nutters behind in NY, SC.net was still there. A whole sea of people who not only understood how I felt about the final show but understoof my feelings about the Police and Stewart. Understood why that 10 inch Klark Kent album I discovered in college meant so much. Understood why I needed to "accidentally" keep the Texas Chainsaw Massacre II LP from the radio station that I had DJ'ed at in college. Understood why I had a series of athletic jerseys (GITM, Leroy, Cameroon football) even though I NEVER exercise. But it was more than that. These Nutter seem to understand beyond my Police obsession. these are people who seemed to be like minded and understood my life in general. And even when I differed, I enjoyed the differences.
So the final show was AWESOME but what the final show experience really did was make me appreciate all the Nutters (whether they were able to make it to NY or not). Before tourzilla, I truly felt alone, like I did right upon returning to Vegas from MSG. But after meeting all the nutters in person and the explosion of posts after the final show, I felt like the castaway in MIAB walking on the beach finding a hundred billion bottles. I am not alone, and am happy to be a nutter.
There is no bigger gong.
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by TheEqualizer on 08 Sep 2008 06:33
My story is already over, but I wanted to add some "Thank You"s
While I was waiting in the airport to fly back to Vegas after the final show, one of the things my best friend and I talked about was how I was still blown away how generous Stewart was for providing so many of his fans tickets for the last show. And my best friend, who is far more astute than I will ever be, told me, "Stewart did it because he KNEW you (ie the people at SC.net) would really be able to appreciate it." This really hit home for me.
I would really like to thank Stewart and Team Stewart (incl. Derek and Cynthia and all of Team Italia) for the opportunity to see the final show. I took the effort chronicaling my whole experience (to the most minute detail) in hopes that you would be able so see that your generosity was not wrongly given. I hope my account shows how I truly appreciated being able to experience the whole final show experience due to you. More than that, I hope my account makes clear that I was not alone; that everyone at SC.net that you enabled (directly or indirectly) to go to the final show truly appreciated it. You gave a lot of people at SC.net an experience that will stay with us forever. And we all thank you for that.
While I am handing out thanks, I have to thank Sting and Andy as well. Sting - in many ways, without you, this final tour would never have happened. But more than that. This final tour, you proved to me that you really are a hell of a bass player, something I would have NEVER believed 2 years ago. And to Andy - you proved to the world that you could really let it loose on guitar even though in the past with the Police you hadn't chosen to play that way. Though I always knew you could.
Beyond The Boys, this post was written for all the Nutters I shared the Final Show experience with. Like Bongo Boy said, its like we all went through a war together, and I'll never forget it. As great as the actual concert was, it was you Nutters that made the whole thing extra special. Not just the best concert in my life but one of the best experiences overall in my life. Even if I didn't get to speak with you personally much or even at all, your mere presence made everything so special to me.
Finally, this thread is also my love letter to all the Nutters who weren't able to make the show. I tried to give as much detail as possible so that you could have a real taste as to what it was really like to experience the whole MSG experience rather than just give the typical concert review. You must believe me when I say you presence was truly felt in MSG during the final show. When Stewart saw all of the mini-flags/thank you signs, I am sure Stewart (and the rest of the band) felt like the love was truly coming from ALL of the nutters at SC.net, and not just those able to physically make it to the show, cuz that's what I felt.
For all those who stuck with me for the last month despite my meanderings, poor grammar, and typos, I thank you. Let the fat lady sing as That's All Folks. (except maybe a few more photos down the road).
While I was waiting in the airport to fly back to Vegas after the final show, one of the things my best friend and I talked about was how I was still blown away how generous Stewart was for providing so many of his fans tickets for the last show. And my best friend, who is far more astute than I will ever be, told me, "Stewart did it because he KNEW you (ie the people at SC.net) would really be able to appreciate it." This really hit home for me.
I would really like to thank Stewart and Team Stewart (incl. Derek and Cynthia and all of Team Italia) for the opportunity to see the final show. I took the effort chronicaling my whole experience (to the most minute detail) in hopes that you would be able so see that your generosity was not wrongly given. I hope my account shows how I truly appreciated being able to experience the whole final show experience due to you. More than that, I hope my account makes clear that I was not alone; that everyone at SC.net that you enabled (directly or indirectly) to go to the final show truly appreciated it. You gave a lot of people at SC.net an experience that will stay with us forever. And we all thank you for that.
While I am handing out thanks, I have to thank Sting and Andy as well. Sting - in many ways, without you, this final tour would never have happened. But more than that. This final tour, you proved to me that you really are a hell of a bass player, something I would have NEVER believed 2 years ago. And to Andy - you proved to the world that you could really let it loose on guitar even though in the past with the Police you hadn't chosen to play that way. Though I always knew you could.
Beyond The Boys, this post was written for all the Nutters I shared the Final Show experience with. Like Bongo Boy said, its like we all went through a war together, and I'll never forget it. As great as the actual concert was, it was you Nutters that made the whole thing extra special. Not just the best concert in my life but one of the best experiences overall in my life. Even if I didn't get to speak with you personally much or even at all, your mere presence made everything so special to me.
Finally, this thread is also my love letter to all the Nutters who weren't able to make the show. I tried to give as much detail as possible so that you could have a real taste as to what it was really like to experience the whole MSG experience rather than just give the typical concert review. You must believe me when I say you presence was truly felt in MSG during the final show. When Stewart saw all of the mini-flags/thank you signs, I am sure Stewart (and the rest of the band) felt like the love was truly coming from ALL of the nutters at SC.net, and not just those able to physically make it to the show, cuz that's what I felt.
For all those who stuck with me for the last month despite my meanderings, poor grammar, and typos, I thank you. Let the fat lady sing as That's All Folks. (except maybe a few more photos down the road).
There is no bigger gong.
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by ToxtethOGradyZQT on 08 Sep 2008 06:41
Wow. Your report was exceptional and very eloquently written. It's been great fun reading all of your installments. Thank you very much for taking the time to share your tales with us.
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by Maud138 on 08 Sep 2008 06:57
<claps hands>
Great story EQ, very well written and enjoyable. I'm trying to write one myself, but I'm definitely not a writer. I feel like it's becoming more like a summing of the facts.
I love your part about the coming back to Vegas and not understanding of the people around you. I had the same feeling and haven't told too many people that I went to NY for the last show.
And of course the importance of all the nutters. It really made the last show one big party!
Great story EQ, very well written and enjoyable. I'm trying to write one myself, but I'm definitely not a writer. I feel like it's becoming more like a summing of the facts.
I love your part about the coming back to Vegas and not understanding of the people around you. I had the same feeling and haven't told too many people that I went to NY for the last show.
And of course the importance of all the nutters. It really made the last show one big party!
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by conroy on 08 Sep 2008 09:32
Thanks soooooooooo much for your wonderful recap, EQ. I can't believe it's already been a month and seems to look more and more like a dream as time has elapsed. However, we have these wonderful gems to keep reliving the experience along with the great photos like the ones you shared!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
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by dafttart on 08 Sep 2008 09:42
[quote="TheEqualizer"]
Finally, this thread is also my love letter to all the Nutters who weren't able to make the show. I tried to give as much detail as possible so that you could have a real taste as to what it was really like to experience the whole MSG experience rather than just give the typical concert review. You must believe me when I say you presence was truly felt in MSG during the final show. When Stewart saw all of the mini-flags/thank you signs, I am sure Stewart (and the rest of the band) felt like the love was truly coming from ALL of the nutters at SC.net, and not just those able to physically make it to the show, cuz that's what I felt.
For all those who stuck with me for the last month despite my meanderings, poor grammar, and typos, I thank you. Let the fat lady sing as That's All Folks. (except maybe a few more photos down the road).
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EQ you are a total gem I have loved reading your 'love letter' over the past month Seriously, a million thanks for writing it all down. For those of us who couldn't make it, it means a lot.
I heart EQ
Finally, this thread is also my love letter to all the Nutters who weren't able to make the show. I tried to give as much detail as possible so that you could have a real taste as to what it was really like to experience the whole MSG experience rather than just give the typical concert review. You must believe me when I say you presence was truly felt in MSG during the final show. When Stewart saw all of the mini-flags/thank you signs, I am sure Stewart (and the rest of the band) felt like the love was truly coming from ALL of the nutters at SC.net, and not just those able to physically make it to the show, cuz that's what I felt.
For all those who stuck with me for the last month despite my meanderings, poor grammar, and typos, I thank you. Let the fat lady sing as That's All Folks. (except maybe a few more photos down the road).
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EQ you are a total gem
I have loved reading your 'love letter' over the past month Seriously, a million thanks for writing it all down. For those of us who couldn't make it, it means a lot.
I heart EQ
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