The Tarantula Who Stung Rome (Complete)

The Tarantula Who Stung Rome (Complete)

Postby samburusunset on 01 Jul 2009 16:43

Ciao everyone! It's your erstwhile reporter on the via, Samburusunset. If you hadn't already heard, I dragged my crazy ass to Italy to see our man perform (with different buds) and witness this Taranta legend in person. Ever since I first heard the CD for La Notte Della Taranta I loved the music and thought it would be so incredible to see and hear live. A series of puzzle pieces fell into place and I was able to work some details out and here I am.

Enough blathering about moi. Y'all want to hear about the show, eh? Well, I entered the contest for the free tickets and won one for the Rome show. Wheeeeee! Our own Lady P was to be at the show and would have my ticket for me. It turned out that she arrived at the train station from Naples and her friend (the Nutter Kipper) was picking her up and as I'm staying nearby, I could meet them and we could ride together. That was great because this place is way out and I would have to cab it (or risk getting lost on public transport :cry: ). I was wearing my Gizmo shirt and Paola (Lady P) was going to be holding a red rose. Simple enough, eh? HAHAHAHAHAHA! There's a fuck load of buses and cabs and people and kiosks and shit in front of the train station. So we started a series of, "Where are you? I'm here" "Where are *you* ?" phone calls. There's also 2 entrances to the station. AHA! It suddenly dawned on me and I found her around the corner with her rose and we embraced as all long lost, never before met Nutters do. Off we went. Problem one down.

We get to the park and we're *quite* early. It's a very pretty area. There's a lake and lots of trees and a little area with the stage and chairs. We heard the unmistakable sound of a booming bass drum as we approached. SOUNDCHECK! So, we walked around the lake and got a preview of the show and let out a few random "Woooos."
I gotta stop here. It's raining (fuuuuuuuuuuck) and I have to get ready for tonight. I don't have an early flight in the morning so I should get thru the reviews when I get back.

Ciao for now!
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby Tamadude on 01 Jul 2009 17:00

Oooo!

Don't stop!
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby TheEqualizer on 01 Jul 2009 17:36

Wow!!! :shock: I'm soooooo jealous! Have fun and we'll all be anxiously waiting for every detail. :D
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby Maud138 on 01 Jul 2009 18:57

NO, no, no, no, no don't stop!
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby SambucaSubaru on 01 Jul 2009 18:57

Finish the friggin' story!


And post the picture...


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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby Madgrad on 01 Jul 2009 20:19

Well, hell's bells, woman! What a lousy place to stop!!! *grumbles* Safe travels-- look forward to the full disclosure soon!!!! :)
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby Tamadude on 01 Jul 2009 20:42

[quote="SambucaSubaru"]And post [b][i][color=#BF0000][size=150]the[/size][/color][/i][/b] picture...S.S.[/quote]

This sounds like it's gonna be a good one.

Get to it, woman!

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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby Madgrad on 01 Jul 2009 20:58

[quote="Tamadude"][quote="SambucaSubaru"]And post [b][i][color=#BF0000][size=150]the[/size][/color][/i][/b] picture...S.S.[/quote]

This sounds like it's gonna be a good one.

Get to it, woman!

:P[/quote]

I'll bet so, too, seeing as he's takin' the trouble to mess with size and color for emphasis. . . 8)
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby Mary on 01 Jul 2009 21:01

[quote]We heard the unmistakable sound of a booming bass drum as we approached. SOUNDCHECK[/quote]That's the signal for Nutters arriving after fuck loooong train/plains/buses hours in the right place. a uttered greened magnetic transmission only recognisable by rhythmatist nutters.
can anyone send a message to the skies: stop raining we need more dirty details! did he licked it? :mrgreen:
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby policerule on 01 Jul 2009 21:08

I just like all of the profanity.
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby samburusunset on 01 Jul 2009 23:26

OK, I'm back from Chicabum (more on that later). Where were we....oh yes, at the park. So, it starts to rain and Kipper has turned Roman meteorologist, "It will stop in 10 minutes." In the meantime Paola is also trying to track down her pass and my ticket. Seems we'll have to wait until 8 when the box office opens. Well dang, it's 6 friggin' 30 and raining (I've got my ombrello) . So, we wander around the lake some more and it trails off. It starts and stops a few more times (and never as predicted - keep the day job Kip :D ) The rehearsal has ended and Paola makes several calls regarding the tickets. The venue opens and the box office people come. Yay! They don't know anything about us. Boo! In the meantime Kipper has taken himself and his pre-ordered ticket and gone in to save room along the rail. More calls. Finally someone showed up with "the list" and we're on it. Tickets, but no special pass for Paola, are produced and we're off! Next problem down. We head in and the place is empty aside from a sprinkling of devotees with Police-oriented tees down by Stewart's kit. We're hanging there for quite a while thinking the show is going to start soon. Didn't notice that the frickin' ticket said the show starts at 10 pm. Holy fucking...... I have been on my feet since waaaay too early in the morning sight seeing in sandals (I swear they were comfortable when I bought them) and I've got a blister on the bottom of my foot that would make Vespapod wince. My dogs weren't barking. They were like two rottweilers in a fight to the death. All I could do was deal with it. At least it stopped raining!! :shock:
Paola was coming and going on phone calls while we were standing around waiting. She came up behind me and said, "Ok, Amy. We can go see Stewart now." I can't imagine what my facial expression was, but I think I said, "Huh? What? Now? OMG!" I remembered thinking, "My hair probably looks like crap with the humidity and rain !" It's almost better not knowing (except for the hair part). Off we went behind some fences and around a truck (backstage at a park is very fancy) and we came upon Vittorio Cosma and a couple of other guys. So, we stopped and said hello and he commented on my Gizmo shirt and we chatted a bit more. I'm glad we met him. Then we went to see The Man! Dun, dun, dunnnnn.... Stupid statement of the day....um, he's tall. He was taping his fingers when we came in. Paola greeted him with a hug and we shook hands and talked about this and that. So, I asked him what the deal was with the cymbal licking. He said everyone else on stage is showing so much passion and emotion with their instruments he's just joining in. Then we took some pictures and said our goodbyes. He had to finish taping his fingers and Sergio brought his practice pad in. <sigh>

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s320 ... a10114.jpg


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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby IndyGirl on 01 Jul 2009 23:35

Great report, Amy! Nice pic of you & Stewart. I hope your foot feels better. Patiently waiting for you to continue the story.
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby policerule on 01 Jul 2009 23:41

Holy snappin' arseholes!

Excellent story, Amy, and fantastic photo:)

Sorry about your feet, but I'm sure that backstage visit made up for your pain. So nice of Lady P to hook you up!
Hope you're having a great trip.
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby luddite lady on 01 Jul 2009 23:43

Great story, Amy! And what a lovely picture. Thanks for sharing. Waiting for the rest!
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Re: The Tarantula Who Stung Rome

Postby Madgrad on 02 Jul 2009 01:03

YAYAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
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