mofrofans1
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1000 posts
Jan 26, 2009
6:58 PM
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Don't even have to put the full name or Asheville. If you live east of the Mississippi you probly know about the Orange Peel.
We're seriously considering making this show. One of our favorite clubs in one of our favorite cities.
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MofroFan1
Last Edited by on Jan 26, 2009 6:59 PM
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giggles
202 posts
Jan 26, 2009
7:06 PM
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Do it!
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everbody moving, everybody grooving, everybody lettin' it all get loose
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mofrofans1
Admin
1001 posts
Jan 26, 2009
7:13 PM
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You know I want it baby!
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MofroFan1
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TN_Cracka
36 posts
Jan 27, 2009
7:09 AM
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I am really considering making this trip. Asheville is only a 6 hour haul from Nashville. I just checked out The Peel's website. What an awesome venue! You know you wanna make the trip Clay.
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mofrofans1
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1007 posts
Jan 27, 2009
7:27 AM
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Yeah I sho do. It's near double that far for us. We're looking hard at it.
As for the venue, yeah it's awesome. Great sight lines; wide instead of long; big bar with plenty of servers; great acoustics and lighting; in/out privelges; what more you want? Actually I'd like them to serve liquor instead of just beer and wine. "Liquor she said! So liquor I did!!"
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MofroFan1
Last Edited by on Jan 27, 2009 7:28 AM
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dirtcracker
240 posts
Jan 27, 2009
9:19 AM
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dang...thats a saturday! also 5 days after my birthday. and i've already put in to use all my vacation for later this year. sad, i love that place too.
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Sunshine
62 posts
Jan 27, 2009
10:36 AM
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Whooo Hooooo! Have I got the chills!!!!!! A-ville is 30 minutes away and we will be there! Wow! No I'm not excited...........
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"Lord feel that vibe, Lord feel that vibe....."
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TN_Cracka
37 posts
Jan 27, 2009
11:02 AM
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I am officially in. Gonna do the Biltmore thing on Friday (my attempt to make my g/f happy). Sunshine is in. Giggles, are in? Clay, I'm not gonna leave you alone until you commit.
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mofrofans1
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1008 posts
Jan 27, 2009
12:23 PM
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This is just looking more and more tempting. We don't get Magic Hat #9 down here and the trophy wife loves it so much last time we were in Asheville we brung home 5 cases (and I don't drink beer). Magic Hat and AWESOME pizza at Barley's and walk to the Peel for JJ Grey & Mofro. I swear it don't get no better'n that.
TN_C, we did the Biltmore thing last year, it's great. I've been a few times ever since I was a kid. Try to do one of the behind-the-scenes tours if you can, they're very cool.
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Sunshine
63 posts
Jan 27, 2009
12:32 PM
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Clay, just remember: time ain't standing still, and there ain't no way to get it back........
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"Lord feel that vibe, Lord feel that vibe....."
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mofrofans1
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1010 posts
Jan 27, 2009
12:40 PM
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Awwwww shit Sunshine. You sure know how to hit a guy hard huh? One of my favorite lines, one of my favorite songs.
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MofroFan1
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Sunshine
64 posts
Jan 27, 2009
12:44 PM
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JJ sure knows how to pull on our heartstrings don't he?
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"Lord feel that vibe, Lord feel that vibe....."
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briggzz
76 posts
Jan 27, 2009
12:53 PM
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HOLY SH!!!!@@#@!#!@!@@!@
I've been dying for a show and they are coming to my 2nd fav venue! WOOOOHOOOO
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dirtcracker
241 posts
Jan 27, 2009
1:07 PM
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Barley's is the shiz. thats my routine as well Clay...except for #9. i'll give you a break since its for the TW.
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Sunshine
65 posts
Jan 27, 2009
1:20 PM
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Clay if it helps, here is a link to cheap airline tickets:
http://www.allegiantair.com/aaRes/aaBooking5_review.php
You get to fly out of St. Pete/Clearwater and into Greensville/Spartanburg (small airport) and it is about an hour drive to Asheville. If you wait a bit to purchase the tickets, the departing price may drop some. Gregg and I are coming into Dunedin this weekend, using the same airports and our round trip price was (including taxes, etc) $68 each, couldn't pass that up.
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"Lord feel that vibe, Lord feel that vibe....."
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FireFly
300 posts
Jan 27, 2009
3:11 PM
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clay if you and jen are goin , I'm def. in .
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"..they outta outlaw airconditionin' in clubs, let mothafuckas sweat aaaall night looong .."
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giggles
206 posts
Jan 27, 2009
4:44 PM
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I am busily investigating hotel rooms =)
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everbody moving, everybody grooving, everybody lettin' it all get loose
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mofrofans1
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1011 posts
Jan 27, 2009
4:49 PM
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Hey gigs...hold off there. I know Asheville quite well. I know of a couple good deals nearby; stayed in one in Oct. Plus I'm gonna contact the Peel and see if they have a rate. Just gimmee a little time.
Late March is WAAAAAY off season for Asheville. Rooms will be cheap and plentiful. Trust me--which I know is difficult since, after all, you've seen my text dance in person. But do it anyway.
We're leaning way hard to going. Sunshine, thanks, flying is something to consider too. But I'll have to get my arms in shape if I'm to handle all that flapping.
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MofroFan1
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giggles
207 posts
Jan 27, 2009
5:10 PM
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Ummmmm Clay, patience isn't always my strong suit. I'm not sure if you noticed this or not this weekend but I have tendency to be a wee bit impulsive:p And I thought your "text dance" was downright inspirational=)
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everbody moving, everybody grooving, everybody lettin' it all get loose
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FireFly
302 posts
Jan 27, 2009
5:21 PM
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lol!
you're lucky clay that my camera ran out of memory and that I was to drunk to figure out that i could actually delete something , otherwise i would be now in possession of a video of you tellin and acting out on how you got to be backstage
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"..they outta outlaw airconditionin' in clubs, let mothafuckas sweat aaaall night looong .."
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giggles
209 posts
Jan 27, 2009
7:08 PM
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Looks like there is some MOFRO March Madness in my future:)
TW, how was the ride home? I hope you have recovered. Patron is some kick ass Tequila or as I like to call it, To-Kill-Ya!
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everbody moving, everybody grooving, everybody lettin' it all get loose
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mofrofans1
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1017 posts
Jan 27, 2009
8:34 PM
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Geez, you can tell who THINKS she wears the pants in this family
Hey FireFly, too bad you don't have any video. Me neither. I DO have pics though.
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antsyashley
589 posts
Jan 27, 2009
9:02 PM
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Awww! I wish these lovely ladies were gonna be in N'awlins tomorrow! :-(
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Fill your soul with music and joy.
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giggles
210 posts
Jan 27, 2009
10:30 PM
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Aw Ash, me too! Are you going to try and make it to the NC shows?
And Clay, I had no idea you were snapping pictures, good thing I was on my best behavior, huh?
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everbody moving, everybody grooving, everybody lettin' it all get loose
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antsyashley
591 posts
Jan 27, 2009
11:41 PM
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Slim chance I'll get to the NC shows. It's all good. Another time, for sure!
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Fill your soul with music and joy.
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FireFly
306 posts
Jan 29, 2009
8:17 AM
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oh man I forgot I was rollin on the floor, funny
yeah I got a 3 second video of you making an illegal gesture hehehe
asheville!!!!!!!!!!!!!I can't do wilmington
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"..they outta outlaw airconditionin' in clubs, let mothafuckas sweat aaaall night looong .."
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Gr8ful98
196 posts
Feb 14, 2009
5:46 PM
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March 31st is my birthday, so let's just say this will be my birthday show!
Forward my work calls to the cell & I'll be bringing the work laptop...but I'm in!!!!!!!!!!
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"throwin' pennies on the tracks and playin' in the rain...oblivious of the world around us that was going insane"
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bpetty420
10 posts
Feb 15, 2009
8:50 AM
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I live in south mississippi and really want to go to this show if anyone is around these parts anywhere and is going hit me up cuz i seriously doubt i can get anybody around here to go with me
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bpetty420
24 posts
Feb 16, 2009
2:11 PM
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does anyone know any good hotels around the venue cuz i have never been there and im prolly going. Would love to find a room fairly close to the place yall. If yall got any ideas please let me know.
Also, who, if anybody, is opening for MOFRO that night?
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swkelley
170 posts
Feb 16, 2009
5:26 PM
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There is no opening band listed on the Orange Peel's website (http://www.theorangepeel.net/).
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any groove is reason to move
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bpetty420
25 posts
Feb 16, 2009
7:20 PM
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Maaaaaaaaaannnn, my friends are such bummers yall. I REALLY wana go to this show but i cant get any of my friends so far to want to go with me. I get the whole, "Dude that sounds real cool, I'll prolly go".... translation: I dont wanatell you no know, but im not gona go....fuckers.
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FireFly
341 posts
Feb 16, 2009
7:33 PM
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duuuuuuuuuuuude seriously relax, chill, maaan, you got 420 in your name fo'reason, right?
if ya wanna make it , make it.
fly
drive
take the train
hitch a ride
drive somewhere and hitch a ride with somebody else
walk( I would suggest leave right now)
have yo momma drive ya
greyhound
win the lottery and hire a limo with chauffeur
move there( this way you're already there)
find a lover that lives there
make it a businesstrip
get a job there
ride a bike
I mean really, It ain't THAT fuckin hard and you don't need your friends to go cause you will have us there
btw, my name is firefly
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"..they outta outlaw airconditionin' in clubs, let mothafuckas sweat aaaall night looong .."
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giggles
266 posts
Feb 16, 2009
7:39 PM
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Go solo bp! Last month I made the solitary journey from Philly to Florida for the Gainesville-Orlando-Tallahassee run and I had the time of my life! You won't meet a nicer or more genuine group of people than those that frequent these boards. You won't be alone, it looks as if there will be a fair amount of people from mofrofans.com there=)
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The only thing I knew how to do
Was to keep on keepin' on like a bird that flew,
Tangled up in blue
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bpetty420
26 posts
Feb 16, 2009
8:58 PM
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Ive gone to several shows by myself, not mofro shows.. i saw TooL 3 times by my lonesome and although i had a great time, it was something i wish i could have experienced with somebody else. I just have a good job where i make good money and im stuck out here in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico for 2 weeks and when i get home i BALL OUT! I like to go places and do shit and my other friends go to school/ work normal jobs and its really hard to convince them to do shit with me. More than likely ima go regardless cuz i dont live this life but once and its REAL short, so if i wana do something ima do it. Yall keep me updated on who all is going cuz id really like to meet some of yall up there. bout to go to bed, 5am comes quick and a long ass days work will sneak up on me fast.
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bpetty420
27 posts
Feb 16, 2009
10:17 PM
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well after an unsuccessful attempt at sleeping ive decided to go for sure whether im alone, by myself, solo, or with others..cant pass this up. And if the mood strikes me right between now and then i may make a trip of it and see them in savannah 2 days before the peel, dunno bout that yet tho. As yall can tell i get real bored out here, and i aint k.o.'d but a week so far.
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mofrofans1
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1108 posts
Feb 17, 2009
6:41 AM
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Sounds like an interesting lifestyle you lead Petty! Pretty cool. I imagine you're ready to bust loose when you come ashore.
We'll run up a roll call list shortly to see who all's going from the board. We'll be well represented and we WILL be hooking up before the show.
As for hotels, I'm pretty familiar with Asheville...been many times. March is off-off season so not only will finding a room be easy, but also there should be some good rates. Hang loose a little longer; I'm gonna take a count of how many rooms we'll all be needing and will see if I can get something nearby that'll give us a group rate.
(The closest one is the Days Inn downtown. I stayed there before. I never will again. The word nasty doesn't even cover it.)
And don't mind FireFly. They don't come any more uber than her. She WOULD do any of those things to see Mofro if the mood struck her. How many times did you see them in 2008 FF? Seriously, 25, 30 times??
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bpetty420
33 posts
Feb 21, 2009
5:22 PM
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anyone gone be taping this one? have a feeling its gona rock
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bpetty420
34 posts
Feb 21, 2009
6:51 PM
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hippie nation huh?....can someone tell me about the town cuz i get home like tuesday and wana convince some friends to go so i need to hype the venue and shit up so they will go. They like mofro but they are also college dudes coming off spring break so im sure cash will be a lil short, but... any cool info on the town and all will be certainly helpful cuz i really dont wana drive the 10 hrs by myself but i will if i have to.
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mofrofans1
Admin
1139 posts
Feb 22, 2009
12:05 PM
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Hey petty...I could write a mini-novella here on Asheville (but I won't.) As for the venue...awesome. Great site lines from everywhere--no columns to get in the way; the building is wide instead of deep--no cave like feeling so even if you're in the back you're closer than most venues are in the middle; great acoustics and lighting; real big bar and the bartenders double time it (only beer and wine though); in and out privelges.
Asheville sits in a mountain valley. The Blue Ridge Mountains surround it. It may be a bit chilly, but there are excellent hiking trails. The Blue Ridge Parkway. Whitewater rafting and kayaking. Rock climbing. It is a gorgeous area.
The city is mid-sized and a meld of old and new. People too. Every Friday night in the square in town there's a drum circle. People of all ages, backgrounds. But mostly hippies young and old.
The area is a mix of conservative Appalachian locals; retirees (mostly from Florida), progressive/liberals from all over who have found their way to the area and have made it a haven, old hippies from the 60s, new hippies from the 00s, and college students--there are 10-15 small colleges within a 50 mile radius.
The crowd at the Peel will most likely be about 60% college students, 30% 20s and 30s, and the rest old fucks like me.
There are a number of micro breweries in Asheville that feature some excellent local beers. And the restaurants in town, well, if you can name the cuisine chances are you can find it. (Pretty amazing for a city as small as it is.)
Since a lot of the retirees in the area got money, there's also that side of things with nice shops and shit like that.
That's a quickie on the area. Whaddyou guys like to do??
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swkelley
196 posts
Feb 22, 2009
1:21 PM
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Nice little write up on Asheville, Clay, you pretty much nailed it! So, besides being the Mofrofans website guru and driving all over the SE United States following the band......you're what, a travel agent also? LOL!
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any groove is reason to move
Last Edited by on Feb 22, 2009 1:22 PM
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bpetty420
35 posts
Feb 22, 2009
2:10 PM
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mofrofans: thanks man. Ive been all up in the Smoky Mountains area, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Cherokee, and many other towns around there i cant remember and i love that area, so geographically thats right up my alley.
The venue sounds really cool, and the people sound really chill so thats all cool as well.
Love rare and local beer, i love beer to begin with and i mostly stick to imported/ microbrewed stuff so the breweries will see me for sure.
Love hippies.
If i come with the group of people im trying to get to go, they prolly wont do too much shopping cuz as i said they are broke college cats, so the shops dont really matter. I really like what you said about the place and if it was up to me id stay a few days and have me a lil vacation, but that prolly wont happen this go round.
Thanks for the info tho and i will definitely pass it on, and prolly add a lil more to it to make it even juicier.
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dirtcracker
263 posts
Feb 22, 2009
3:02 PM
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bpetty - go to Barley's. its a pizza joint with a slew of brews. its almost across the venue. maybe a block at most. many are local. their pizza ain't too shabby either. Clay left off the Biltmore Estate. you'll pass the entrance on your way into Asheville. there is also a McDonald's there that looks like a log cabin. it was one of Discovery Channel's 10 Most Unique McDonald's a couple years ago.
also most of the kids in the area are referred to as "Trust Fundians". dunno the truth to it, but very well could be.
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bpetty420
37 posts
Feb 22, 2009
4:47 PM
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pizza and beer sounds like a winner to me, f mcdonalds
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FireFly
354 posts
Feb 22, 2009
5:16 PM
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i love how this thread is already at 48 posts, this is going to be a fun show!
there's a busload of florida mofros coming!!
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If you are walking on thin ice, you might as well be dancing !!
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dirtcracker
264 posts
Feb 22, 2009
5:18 PM
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lol i was just pointing out a cool little fact about Asheville, not telling you to go there. you can get that death food anywhere.
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bpetty420
40 posts
Feb 22, 2009
5:24 PM
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yea i got ya man, just clowning
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bpetty420
42 posts
Feb 23, 2009
6:26 PM
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going home tomorow!! Shit yea!
Yall been some real cool cats an kittens and hope to meet some of yall at the show. Gone try to convince some of my peeps at the house to go with me, otherwise im gone be rocking it solo. Havn't got my tickets yet, but i will know in the next few days how many im gone need, hope they aint sold out yet, that would really bum me out. Still wana hear about the rooms if anybody gets info on whats a good place to stay so as time approaches ill check back in.
Anyway yall take it easy and thanks again for the help. I have downloaded 28 mofro shows over the past week an 1/2!! sweet!
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giggles
279 posts
Feb 23, 2009
7:17 PM
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Jumpin' Jehosaphat! That is some serious downloading bp, you sure are making up for lost time, huh?! Do you have a favorite show yet? And hooray for going home, there really is no place like home! Safe travels!
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The only thing I knew how to do
Was to keep on keepin' on like a bird that flew,
Tangled up in blue
Last Edited by on Feb 23, 2009 7:17 PM
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bpetty420
44 posts
Feb 24, 2009
4:05 AM
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i havn't nearly listened to all of em, but so far my fav is the only one i saw in person 1-28-09 NOLA House of Blues. Me attending it had something to do with liking it the most, but Big Sam, Mark Mullins sitting in on some tracks, incredibly high energy, i love that setlist, and the guys were spot on that night. Ashley did a great job taping a stellar show. 2-24-08 is good also.
Plus out here i dont have to pay for the internet service or bandwidth, so i can just set a show to DL, go work for a few hours and when i get back, its thru, then i dl another or 3.
Last Edited by on Feb 24, 2009 4:06 AM
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mofrogunner
5 posts
Feb 24, 2009
4:53 AM
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The opening band is "Sons of Bill"
from theorangepeel.net
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