Brian Ray Archived
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Dreamseer:
Believe me, if you had been at the Viper Room for Brian's show, you'd know for SURE that there was nothing hush-hush about it! The place was ROCKIN'!!!!!!!!!! It was so great to have Brian and his band back in town, playing all the tunes we love from Mondo Magneto!!! They sounded FANTASTIC!!!! Brian looked great [as usual] and the band kept everyone dancing! Yes, there was a lot of money-maker shakin' goin' on!!! Sorry to report, still no ballads on the setlist. But, "Tears of a Clown" was still there!!! Everyone keep your fingers crossed..........maybe....just MAYBE....Brian can be persuaded to add the "smoochers" for the release party!! Keep sending those thoughts his way................ The Dirty Knobs with Mike Campbell followed Brian onstage and they were awesome! They had everybody dancing and laughing through the entire set. Even spied Brian over to one side, dancing away!! It was a really great evening and the crowd was a lively one! Brian was his usual friendly self, speaking to people and taking care of business. Thanks, Brian, for the time you give to all your fans! It is very much appreciated! CDs were on sale there, as well, so, if your copy of MM was as worn out as MINE......... Regretfully, we had to leave before the last act came on. Anne McCue was her name. Check her out, if you get the chance! I think she's playing in LA later this month. Really hated to miss her, but some of us had work and flights the next morning. [Thank goodness the release party is on a Saturday!!!!] Sorry to take so long to post, kids, but I've been having some trouble with this forum. Hopefully, that problem is now fixed! If I've left out anything you're really curious about, just ask....................
Flights????? Who had flights???? The show was great!! The Viper Room was cool - much smaller than I expected. Easy to see the band up close and personal. Brian and the band looked great and sang well. It was my first time seeing him live, and I'm very glad I went. He did come out and chat with us afterwards - very nice of him. The Dirty Knobs were also really great, and a lot of fun. Next up....The Mint!! Can't wait to see him again!! Hopefully he'll include All I Know and If You're Leaving Me this time, as well as Tears of A Clown, which was really great by the way. And no early flights the next day, I promise!!
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Dawn:
Dawn:
I hope that all of you who are going to see Brian's show in The Viper Room tonight have a great time !!!! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it !!
SO, How did the show go ??
It was wonderful, but we missed you terribly. Can't wait to see you again real soon.
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Beatlebop:
Dawn:
Dawn:
I hope that all of you who are going to see Brian's show in The Viper Room tonight have a great time !!!! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it !!
SO, How did the show go ??
It was wonderful, but we missed you terribly. Can't wait to see you again real soon.
I second that, Dawn! When Brian started the night with "Soft Machine," we just looked at each other and grinned! We know that's your favorite song!! Do you think The Mint is really ready for this crowd???? It's gonna be a rockin' night!!!!! How many of you are planning to go?
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Dreamseer:
Beatlebop:
Dawn:
SO, How did the show go ??
It was wonderful, but we missed you terribly. Can't wait to see you again real soon.
I second that, Dawn! When Brian started the night with "Soft Machine," we just looked at each other and grinned! We know that's your favorite song!!
Ahhh, thanks Gail and Ronna ! Well I'll be seeing you very soon !! I can't wait to hear Brian play " Soft Machine " live at The Mint !!! [ and yes , it is my favorite song !! how did you know that ! ]
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Dreamseer:
Beatlebop:
Dawn:
Dawn:
I hope that all of you who are going to see Brian's show in The Viper Room tonight have a great time !!!! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it !!
SO, How did the show go ??
It was wonderful, but we missed you terribly. Can't wait to see you again real soon.
I second that, Dawn! When Brian started the night with "Soft Machine," we just looked at each other and grinned! We know that's your favorite song!! Do you think The Mint is really ready for this crowd???? It's gonna be a rockin' night!!!!! How many of you are planning to go?
I'll be there! I was so suprised to learn of the Viper Room show a few days after the fact! It's so close to my house and I am a fan of Mike Campbell's work. In fact, my husband and I saw him Sat. night at the Blue Club. His tunes are hilarious and he had no shortage of those amazing guitar licks I love so much when he plays with Tom Petty! What a night the 3rd musta been!
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jennywren:
Dreamseer:
Beatlebop:
Dawn:
Dawn:
I hope that all of you who are going to see Brian's show in The Viper Room tonight have a great time !!!! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it !!
SO, How did the show go ??
It was wonderful, but we missed you terribly. Can't wait to see you again real soon.
I second that, Dawn! When Brian started the night with "Soft Machine," we just looked at each other and grinned! We know that's your favorite song!! Do you think The Mint is really ready for this crowd???? It's gonna be a rockin' night!!!!! How many of you are planning to go?
I'll be there! I was so suprised to learn of the Viper Room show a few days after the fact! It's so close to my house and I am a fan of Mike Campbell's work. In fact, my husband and I saw him Sat. night at the Blue Club. His tunes are hilarious and he had no shortage of those amazing guitar licks I love so much when he plays with Tom Petty! What a night the 3rd musta been!
The 3rd was fantastic! All Brian's shows are such fun! And, besides Brian's own smilin' face....there's that awesome band of his to enjoy!!! Looking forward to seeing you at The Mint! Look me up!
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Dreamseer:
And, besides Brian's own smilin' face....
I love it. I wish I could make it to his party! But those of you who can go have fun!
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Kimsey:
Dreamseer:
And, besides Brian's own smilin' face....
I love it. I wish I could make it to his party! But those of you who can go have fun!
Thanks, Kimsey! I wish you and everyone on the board could be at Brian's party! Those of us who are able to go will just have to have enough fun for EVERYONE!!!! [That shouldn't be TOO hard to do!]
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Hey guys! I've been off this board for about a year or so (due to suddenly realising the university had to take priority in my life....damn...) and when I tried to sign back in as my old username, I was informed that it had become inactive I used to post *loads* on this thread as 'Miss McCartney'....anyone remember me? Real name Kirstyn - we used to chat loads on MRC or something like that? Back when we were 'Brian's Cherries' or something like that...Fair enough if you don't remember, but I decided that this year I'd make an effort to begin talking on here again as I had a lot of good times. I can't believe how much things with Brian have changed - he seems to be doing really well for himself and I'm so happy for him! Anyway, I hope I'm still welcome on here after so ruthlessly abandoning it for so long. ops:
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urbanspacegirl:
Hey guys! I've been off this board for about a year or so (due to suddenly realising the university had to take priority in my life....damn...) and when I tried to sign back in as my old username, I was informed that it had become inactive I used to post *loads* on this thread as 'Miss McCartney'....anyone remember me? Real name Kirstyn - we used to chat loads on MRC or something like that? Back when we were 'Brian's Cherries' or something like that...Fair enough if you don't remember, but I decided that this year I'd make an effort to begin talking on here again as I had a lot of good times. I can't believe how much things with Brian have changed - he seems to be doing really well for himself and I'm so happy for him! Anyway, I hope I'm still welcome on here after so ruthlessly abandoning it for so long. ops:
WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Welcome back, Kirstyn!!!! Course we remember you!!!! This is fab!! How have you been? Oh, those old chats used to be a real hoot!!! Yes, Brian is doing so well, isn't he.....have you listened to MM yet? Brian also has a message board of his own now. Come and join us!!
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Woohoo! I've been remembered!! Heeey Caroline! I haven't managed to get hold of MM yet ops: ops: ops: ops: You have no idea how ashamed I feel about this. One of those things you keep saying 'I'll have to get that soon' and never do. I haven't even managed to buy Chaos and Creation yet...... I'm a terrible terrible person I'm off to go join Brian's message board! Feels great letting him back into my life
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urbanspacegirl:
Woohoo! I've been remembered!! Heeey Caroline! I haven't managed to get hold of MM yet ops: ops: ops: ops: You have no idea how ashamed I feel about this. One of those things you keep saying 'I'll have to get that soon' and never do. I haven't even managed to buy Chaos and Creation yet...... I'm a terrible terrible person I'm off to go join Brian's message board! Feels great letting him back into my life
I saw you'd joined!!! Great!! You will love MM.....if you haven't got it yet, then you have a real treat in store.
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I see Brian says it's onsale on Amazon now (I think, but I forget where I saw that). Time to get out the old plastic, I think....
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urbanspacegirl:
I see Brian says it's onsale on Amazon now (I think, but I forget where I saw that). Time to get out the old plastic, I think....
The ordering info can be accessed here.
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Hahaha, I like your style!
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Well, if you go to the website and click 'Audio', you can hear two of the songs. They are amazing.
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Hi Kirstyn Well when you get your copy of Mondo Magneto , you'll have to tell us what your favourite is !!
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not sure if you guys have seen this yet, you probably have! but i just read about it on another thread...Amazon.com has a video of the guys rehearsing "Please Please Me" in Miami before the tour, and there's a group shot of the band out in front of the theater , very casual, and there's Brian looking cute... and Rusty with his "70s porno star" mustache... it's a funny video, not as overly produced as the commercial DVDs are - you hear them playing and sounding like a normal band...not a made-for-TV concert with all the off-key parts edited out... you can see it if you do a search on Amazon for "High in the Clouds" and scroll down...
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susancas:
not sure if you guys have seen this yet, you probably have! but i just read about it on another thread...Amazon.com has a video of the guys rehearsing "Please Please Me" in Miami before the tour, and there's a group shot of the band out in front of the theater , very casual, and there's Brian looking cute... and Rusty with his "70s porno star" mustache... it's a funny video, not as overly produced as the commercial DVDs are - you hear them playing and sounding like a normal band...not a made-for-TV concert with all the off-key parts edited out... you can see it if you do a search on Amazon for "High in the Clouds" and scroll down...
I saw the video, thanks. It's great that you can hear Brian on the backing vocals and there are more shots of him that we usually get. I LOVED that song when I saw them perform it.
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Dawn:
Hi Kirstyn Well when you get your copy of Mondo Magneto , you'll have to tell us what your favourite is !!
Oh, I will! I'm awaiting it with anticipation.