jjhitsmysoul
7 posts
Jul 21, 2009
9:19 PM
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Folks I hope to come see JJ play somewhere else in the states ... I'm from Washington & we are so stoked with his music! I hope we can make a date somewhere this year & if not 4sure next year! He will be back in Seattle August 19th & we are so there ... ENJOY you all and I know what we will be listening to all summer here in Washington ... WOO HOO!!!
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mofrofans1
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Jul 22, 2009
8:42 AM
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We're all set--staying at the Highland Inn. We're leaving Friday sometime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. How's that for a window? It depends upon how the work day goes.
Manuel's sounds like the place start on Saturday. We'll be there.
Hey Stan did you ever figure out what you're doing? Maybe you and Beaufro could hook up.
As for other venues, let us all know when you want to go somewhere jjhitsmysoul. Many of us have an opinion of the best venues to see 'em at and we ain't shy about sharing!
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jjhitsmysoul
9 posts
Jul 22, 2009
10:10 PM
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Oh hell yeah MofroFan1 ... how is it possible to still be so dam stoked ... BUT I AM! I will for sure be on the board looking for something when it's close to out of state time ... but anytime he is here in Washington or close by ... We're so there =}
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Dougloosa
10 posts
Jul 23, 2009
9:03 AM
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Does anyone know for sure when JJ comes on? The Mule site says TBA 4:30 then JJ@ 6:00 then Mule @ 7:45. Be nice to confirm this as it looks like this outside venue has no shade. They don't call it Hotlanta for nothing. I'll look for you as always Clay, but I wonder what disguise you'll have on at this show!
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Swamp Cracka
59 posts
Jul 23, 2009
3:13 PM
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That sounds about right - I called and talked to someone @ Masquarade and they said doors @ 3pm, show at 4pm. Sounds like we're on the right track.
High on Saturday - 91 degrees.
Chance of Rain - 10%
Chance of swamp funk - 100%
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mofrofans1
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Jul 23, 2009
7:50 PM
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Thanks for checking on that SwampCracka. Look forward to meeting you Sat. That forecast sounds great!
Hey Dougloosa...good to hear from you. I'll try to keep my disguise to a minimum. We'll find each other!
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swkelley
425 posts
Jul 24, 2009
8:29 AM
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Was hoping to make this show, but with a pregnant wife at home (alone), my eldest back home in Louisiana and my youngest on a 3 week trip to Colombia with her Abuela, I'm thinking I best stay home with the wife. Thanks so much to John and Liz for their kind offer to take me along with them....you guys are the BEST....MUCH LOVE!!!! Hoist ten or twelve cold ones for me.
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Sunshine
796 posts
Jul 24, 2009
2:11 PM
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SW, in my book, you've made the right decision. Family does come first......I could have left the kids behind and taken in a couple of recent shows in TN, but I opted to be spend time with them for different outings. No regrets. They grow so damn fast and before I know it, my house will be void of their laughter. and then we will be free to roam the countryside and catch more JJ and the boys.
How is it that our children grow up so fast and we don't......
:o)
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swkelley
426 posts
Jul 25, 2009
7:30 AM
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Yeah, you right, Sunshine. Seems like just yesterday my 15 year old was only a child and this school year, she'll be a Sophmore in HS. I'm sure my wife would have let me go, but I just felt it was the right thing to do........
I hope all you Swamp Funk Junkies have safe travels to and from Atlanta......and that the boyz throw down a hot and greazy set for ya!!!
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antsyashley
885 posts
Jul 25, 2009
8:28 AM
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I'm not making the Atlanta trip, unfortunately. Many of life's interferences came along, including a trip to the ER for that crazy rash that crept up my arms, to my neck, face, and ears. Steroid shot in my rear end = feeling much better now!
Safe travels to all those descending upon Atlanta!
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Swamp Cracka
60 posts
Jul 25, 2009
5:32 PM
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Sorry I can't find ya'll. Show was great
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Gr8ful98
306 posts
Jul 25, 2009
5:53 PM
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Beaufro says..."I think I just might eat me a Georgia Peach"
Great Show!!! Good Folks!!! Great Times!!!
Great seeing Andrew & Anthony (Ghounds)
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Swamp Cracka
61 posts
Jul 25, 2009
6:49 PM
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Hope everyone enjoyed my town.
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Gr8ful98
307 posts
Jul 26, 2009
5:54 AM
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I have the utmost respect for Adam Scone.
And I must say that Andrew Trube on bass & Anthony Ferrell on Keys is a FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC addition to the Mofro Crew. I'm hoping that they are collaborating on JJ's next record.
Great Set, JJ was rowdy & ready! We got an extended version of Brighter Days.
Brian, Liz, Beau, Clay, Jen, A/C, Trube, Ferrell, and Lil Bow Wow made our trip fucking hillarious!
Lil' Bow Wow, "YOU SUCK AT LIFE!" I'm still laughing about that one!
Anyways...I'm off to get some coffee, but wanted to comment on what a GREAT time I'm having with my good freinds. It's like a family on the road y'all.
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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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Sunshine
805 posts
Jul 26, 2009
7:13 AM
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Keep all those great reviews coming!!
Glad to hear how much fun y'all had/are having.
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mofrofans1
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Jul 27, 2009
9:22 AM
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Sorry for the delay here folks...we got in late last night and unfortunately I have to keep this brief cause I'm between meetings.
The guys brought it; did 13 songs; I have the setlist but Jen has it in her purse. I'll post tonight.
The guys were in such a great mood--amazing considering they flew from LaGuardia after the Bridgeport CT show and arrived at the hotel in Atl at about 1 a.m. (Sat). I don't know how they do it! They're some touring fools! Hell, they had to be in the lobby at 5:30 a.m. yesterday for a shuttle to Atl airport to fly to Pittsburgh for the show last night!
We got to hang out with some of the guys at various times and I got to tell you they are having a great time. There's a complete comeraderie going on with them and when you see and hear them you can feel it.
Weather was great (hot but breezy), venue is interesting--but good. Great people there in the crowd. Most were there for Mule but our boys were well represented.
Saw folks from the board--notfadeaway, Dougloosa and his boy AdamFSU; couldn't find Swampcracka tho dammit! And I got several people turned onto the site too.
DT--yes, they did Brighter Days. Sorry.
Giggles and briggzz--glad I could do even a pittance of something to make y'all smile. Sorry you couldn't be there.
More to come. Many pics, 2 vids as well.
JohnDude--thanks for not telling them all that I not only lost my car key, but also my cell phone. (He and Liz and Beaufro are the best for hanging with us waiting for AAA for 2 hours yesterday. And to whoever may have found my cell phone: no calls to Nigeria please.)
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UHollis
227 posts
Jul 27, 2009
11:34 AM
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from another message board i live on:
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All of us LOVED Mofro. Really thought the set was terrific in all ways...Loch was not on par...Brighter Days a highlight of the entire festie...really, really soulfilled and churchlike.
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mofrofans1
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2041 posts
Jul 27, 2009
12:02 PM
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SETLIST
Orange Blossoms
Ybor City
Dirtfloorcracka'
Brighter Days
Higher You Climb missing a verse :)
Lochloosa
War
I Believe
Everything Good is Bad
Ho Cake
Sun is Shining Down
On Fire
On Fire was 10 minutes long.
JJ forgot the lyrics to Higher You Climb about halfway thru. He was playing and dancing and having such a great time that he plum hit a blank. He and the guys and the crowd cracked up...it was great.
I'm down with the comment UHollis posted from someone else that Brighter Days was their best.
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Swamp Cracka
62 posts
Jul 27, 2009
12:26 PM
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Yeah Clay - I am totally bummed I couldn't find you guys. I was pretty near the soundboard. I walked around hoping to recognize you from the photos, but there were so many dang funky people there, I couldn't figure out which ones were the ones I wanted to meet!
It sure was fun though. I'd go to a show there anytime - the backlot set up and sound were very good.
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mofrofans1
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Jul 27, 2009
12:46 PM
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Yeah man, I agree. You don't expect to find a venue like that that's damn near plum downtown. I have to look up the history of that place. It looked to be easily 80+ years old and appears to be some sort of old mill or something. Has the outdoor park that holds 4,000 people, plus 3 live stages in the old building--one that holds maybe 100, one I didn't see, and the one where HCR played which probly holds 400-500.
I'll get the photos up later today SwampCracka--if you're in one of them we'll all shit. JohnDude was back at the board a few times, especially when he was setting up. We were in the center and a tad left, about 4 or 5 "rows" back. Me, Trophy Wife, Liz, JohnDude, Beaufro, notfadeaway, his buddy Chip whom I will from now on refer to as FishNChip.
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Sunshine
807 posts
Jul 27, 2009
12:52 PM
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Sounds like a fun evening! CAIN'T WAIT to hear that version of "Brighter Days". I need it for my collection.
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briggzz
91 posts
Jul 27, 2009
3:10 PM
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Hate that I missed this show but life happens! Actually I was listening to a show today at work and JJ quoted someone by saying
" Life is what happens when you are making other plans "
SOOO True !
Clay you really made my day with the phone call during Brighter Days. I found a corner to slip away into and listened and frothed at the mouth with envy.
Thanks again! Hopefully one day I will get to rock out with my fellow super fans!
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mofrofans1
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Jul 27, 2009
6:07 PM
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More still to come!
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mofrofans1
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Jul 27, 2009
7:07 PM
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During the show, Bowwow says "I wish I could remember what I'm supposed to be doing right now."
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mark&Jilly
13 posts
Jul 27, 2009
7:39 PM
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Is it just me....or is Daryl just not injoying this music??? I don't get it.
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Dougloosa
11 posts
Jul 28, 2009
6:56 AM
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Was going to write a review, but for the sake of time, JJ and the Boys have really caught fire with the 2 new additions, whole show was excellent and having the real bass adds a lot to the bottom end. Band played with a lot of energy and just appears to be very tight unit.
Also really enjoyed JJ dueling with Warren during the Mule set on 32-20 blues and then seeing some of the guys at the Hill Country Revue show, glad to have a chance to visit with Clay, AC and Chris (inside) and all the others I met by the soundboard. Lets do it again!
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Sunshine
812 posts
Jul 28, 2009
7:19 AM
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someone please correct me if I am mistaken, but in regards to Daryl - is that not his "persona" or his chosen "stage Presence" that comes across as he performs?
Mofrofan1! - funny comment bout lil bowwow!!
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swkelley
428 posts
Jul 28, 2009
9:52 AM
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Yep, that would be correct, Sunshine.
I remember back in the day a bunch of us would yell, "SMILE, MOTHERFUCKER, SMILE....SMILE, MOTHERFUCKER, SMILE", until he would bust out laughing.
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mofrofans1
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Jul 28, 2009
9:55 AM
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M&J your question is not unusual. I've had MANY people (including members of other bands) ask me about Daryl. I don't think it's a stretch to say that Daryl is unique amongst most live musicians. I don't think the question is invasive or anything because people do wonder.
I wondered exactly the same thing when we first started following the band, but after talking with people in the know--band members, friends, others who know him--I have a little better understanding of what makes Daryl tick. I'm not saying that I know all about Daryl (or any of the guys for that matter) or that I have some special insight, because I don't.
The quick answer to your question is that Daryl is having the time of his life up there. He just doesn't show it. First off, Daryl is very shy, introverted may be a better word. Painfully shy might be a better term. In 30+ shows, I've seen Daryl look into the audience maybe ten times. If you get a chance to talk to Daryl, he's so shy that he has a hard time looking at you when he's talking. As he gets to know someone more he begins to loosen up but just a little. At other times, particularly on the bus I'm told, he can talk your ear off at times and he's very funny. Of course we just get to see him on stage. And he is always very...let's say emotion-neutral up there.
Sunshine hit the nail on the head--it is his stage persona and near always has been. (I've been told that if you go back 15 years or so (pre-Mofro) he actually did stand, and did have a more active persona on stage.) But once you become accustomed to it you realize that it is one of the key components that makes Mofro Mofro.
Now, to get deeper into the subject, I know for a fact that he loves every second on stage. Indeed it is difficult for us to realize that because of his demeanor. But a lot of that comes from how he is so into the music. Daryl is incredibly focused. He's hearing every note from every other player and processing it in nanoseconds to determine his next move. Daryl doesn't care to be a "lead guitarist" as much as he cares that his contribution fits perfectly into the mix. Daryl is a very conservative player and feels his part is to enhance the songs, not to lead them.
I've also been told that he has somewhat trained himself to be that focused. AC told me that it takes a tremendous amount of concentration and training to perform like Daryl does. He told us one time that at a show several months ago at a small club where the stage is damn near ground level, there was a woman standing about 6" from Daryl's nose absolutely screaming 'DAAARRRYYYYYL....DAAAARRRRYYYYLLLLL...DAAARRRYYYYYYLLLL!" and did it many times. He said Daryl never even looked up once, just kept playing. AC then told us "I'd have had to look up at some point and say 'WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTT"
I hope that I've given you some insight M&J, and others who wonder the same but don't want to ask. I further hope that what I've shared is an accurate portrayal of Daryl. I hope even further still that I have not crossed any lines. Sometimes I feel like a walk a tightrope in providing info on the band that we all want to know while not delving too far into the personal lives of the guys. Mr. Jimbo, if I have done so or been inaccurate, you know how to reach me.
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UHollis
228 posts
Jul 28, 2009
10:05 AM
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remember the "make Daryl smile" shirts?
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mofrofans1
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Jul 28, 2009
10:19 AM
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I must've come along after that...that's FUNNY!
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Sunshine
813 posts
Jul 28, 2009
10:23 AM
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Hey, if anyone can find a photo of Daryl smiling - we can turn that into a tee shirt!
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Swamp Cracka
63 posts
Jul 28, 2009
10:41 AM
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I was at the two Smith's Ole Bar shows many years ago and was at the front of the stage literally about 2 feet from Daryl. I yelled something like "Wooooo Daryl" and he never looked up or acknowledged anyone being there. That's what's so dang cool about Daryl. His stage presence has become part of the Mofro mystique.
I would love to make a few comments about the show:
1. I missed hearing/seeing J.J. at the keyboard. I know the setlist made it more of a upbeat/guitar/harmonica event, but J.J. on the keys is a good thing.
2. The Greyhounds - nice addition to Mofro, but not one that was really that noticable. Don't get me wrong though - I've seen Anthony and Andrew play many times and they can jam hard, but it seemed more like they were accompaniment vs. an integral part of Mofro. I would have love to have seen them step out more. In fact I think way back in the day, I saw Greyhounds open for Mofro and remember Anthony going to town big time on "Ho Cake".
3. Songs that would have knocked the roof off - Jookhouse, WYLF, and Junior.
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swkelley
429 posts
Jul 28, 2009
10:48 AM
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Hollis....If I remember correctly, Mo has one of those shirts.
Sunshine....I'm fairly sure I have a photo or two of Daryl smiling.....I'll have to dig those up while I'm looking for the DVD of the '04 show.
Swampa Cracka....do we know each other? I used to go to all the Mofro shows in the Atlanta/Athens area back in '02 - 04'.
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mofrofans1
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Jul 28, 2009
12:10 PM
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I agree for the most part with your comments SwampCracka.
As for the keyboards, we'll see them from time to time but I wouldn't count on seeing them in the mix too often. JJ told me that he's enjoying cutting loose on stage and being able to move around and stuff. His stage presence isn't the same as it used to be and the keyboard issue is part of that. I will share more of what JJ told me about the keyboards in a future post.
I've seen Trube and Ferrell break out more in shows this year. It seemed like the plan was to keep songs tight to squeeze more in. There was little time to jam and even at that we only got 13 songs. You're right they did not break loose, but that's not at all to say they were not up to par.
Yeah, a Jookhouse and a Junior would've been a great addition. The place was jam up with Mule fans. At one point during the Mofro show I took a walk toward the back of the venue. Shit. Most people weren't even paying attention to the stage. I can dig that because when I go to something like that I often don't pay attention to other bands. Would a more lively setlist have changed that? I dunno but I do know for a fact that while there were some Mule fans that were impressed, there were those that weren't. Hurts to say it, but hey, if we can say it, and armchair quarterback sometimes, then who can?
While you can't tell it in the pic above, Mofro is on stage. These folks don't look too into it.
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mofrofans1
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Jul 28, 2009
12:16 PM
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On the other hand, notfadeaway (and the rest of us) were having a kick-ass time!!
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mofrofans1
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Jul 28, 2009
12:19 PM
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So was Beaufro
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mofrofans1
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Jul 28, 2009
12:21 PM
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Here's FishNChip and he's feeling alright. Better still, the woman in the background--the one who kept irritatingly poking Beaufro in the back with her water bottle--seen picking her nose is classic.
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FireFly
624 posts
Jul 28, 2009
12:22 PM
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actually daryl smiled in jackson,ms,
ashley and I decided to go over and hug him at the same time sandwich style and give a kiss on the cheek
it was cute
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Sunshine
818 posts
Jul 28, 2009
12:23 PM
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The way I look at it, it is just more M*O*F*R*O for us!!!!!
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"If you've never seen us before, don't be bashful - sing along from start to finish........and dance & feel good.....there's enough shit in the world, let it all out...........Brighter Daaaaays...."
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mofrofans1
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Jul 28, 2009
12:29 PM
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I've got a couple of pics of him smiling; I gotta find 'em. He's having a good year. I've seen him laughing and smiling on stage more in the last 8 mos or so than I have in the previous 3 years. You can hear it in his playing too.
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mofrofans1
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Jul 28, 2009
12:29 PM
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Goddam! We don't too many 4 pagers.
Meanwhile, Art and Dennis are still gettin' down!
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Sunshine
819 posts
Jul 28, 2009
12:30 PM
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hahahaha!! how funny Clay!!
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Swamp Cracka
64 posts
Jul 28, 2009
12:31 PM
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Ah ha! Now I know what you cats look like. I actually thought, as is not always the case, that ALL three bands were pretty good. I had never heard Outformation, and it's been a good number of years since I had heard Govn' Mule, and of course Mofro was awesome.
swkelley - I don't know, but I'm sure we've shared a few shows here and there. I would say that in the band, I knew George the best - he and my friend Mardi are friends. I grew up in Jacksonville, around the corner from where JJ said he and Daryl used to work. There hasn't been a show in Atlanta by Mofro I've missed, as I discovered them in Birmingham around 2002. I remembered hearing this band from Jacksonville @ Zydeco in Birmingham and standing perfectly still, listening to every song and saying "I really like this". It would be the only time I stood still during a Mofro show, but you get the idea.
Clay - I looked through the photos, and I don't see me there. I tried to sport my camo JSO hat, but I just couldn't do it. Looked all wrong and forced on my head. I went with the Southern Thread T and my Crimson Tide hat instead.
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I agree again SC...I was surprised at Outformation...lotta energy and the percussionist makes for a unique addition.
Mule rocks every time.
I got some more crowd pics to put up actually. Might spot yourself yet. I don't think I got any of me in them. Well actually one...this wasn't at the show though. It was the next day while hanging at the Kroger parking lot waiting on AAA.
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Sunshine
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Jul 28, 2009
12:43 PM
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Clay, without a hat! and you have hair under them thar hayts
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mofrofans1
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I know; I'm so embarrassed.
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Sunshine
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Jul 28, 2009
12:47 PM
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ha ha!
you actually look younger with the hair, here I thought you was hiding "no hair"
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"If you've never seen us before, don't be bashful - sing along from start to finish........and dance & feel good.....there's enough shit in the world, let it all out...........Brighter Daaaaays...."
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giggles
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Jul 28, 2009
1:00 PM
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This thread makes my heart happy! =)
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