Ordered our tickets for this one, the day before yesterday. Can't wait. This will be our fourth show and we're bringing friends with us to this one who are new to OtR.

Roger and company, Hope to see you there.

is anyone in the nashville area that could pick up tix? there's a 13 dollar surcharge for internet purchases... and i'd much rather buy an apple a thank-you beer with that money...

haahaa...I think i'm "and company."

This makes me laugh.

man, haven't checked in here in quite a while....

the other half of my "and company" harem, the curly redhead, popped out two of the cutest twins ever saturday morning. needless to say, she'll be missing but she's already planned to make the christmas show her first time to leave them with grandma and enjoy an evening out.

see ya there scott. bill? zayne? liza?... anyone else? its a friday night guys, come on down!

as of right now, i'll be there. sounds like i'll have a "mini-harem" (kylie and jessyka) with me too.

I'll be there.

Now... where did I put those tix...

Your website is great! We presume you have seen Amelie? What a hoot! If you haven't seen Tina's site, be sure and check it out.

Thanks for the plug and compliment. (Bob thanks you too!)
Stay tuned.. another adventure coming soon.

P.S. I loved Amelie!

heading out this later afternoon w/kylie and jessyka in tow.

see ya'll there.

if we're late somebody try to save 3 good seats, k?

ok, i'm a dumbass...it's next friday. ::sheesh!::

Well, at least you would have gotten good seats!

Where's Zayne?

She better be going to the show!

just a heads up for those of you coming in from out of town, the CMA Music Festival fka "Fan Fair" is going on next weekend just a few blocks from the venue. its probably far enough away that it wont be too much of a pain, but consider youself warned of crazy traffic, closed streets, and a ridiculous number of cowboy hats. yeehaw.

hell, even i've never got in line that early.

bill called me today before i got out of work... "Call me when you're on the way!"... uhhh, bill.

old age... it'll get ya everytime!

Only if you survive your youth, Kylie.

as they say..."youth is wasted on the young"

talked to zayne today- she is coming. I'm having a slumber party at her house. there better be a repeat of PBS amazon specials, because she has no internets (which is why she's so absent right now) and we'll need SOMETHING to keep ourselves occupied.

what is everyone doing during the day friday? when are you getting there? i'll be around.

kylie, jessyka and i are heading out of louisville and should into nashville around 6-7:00 nashville time. make sure one of us has your cell number. prob just grab a bite to eat somewhere and head over, kylie and i are doing merch so we need to get there a little early.

Brent and I will be there

We're hoping for 645, but we're late to everything.

See ya'll tomorrow night.



Ick.. Fan Fare.

Dave and I will be arriving say around.. 6:30ish.

Yep.. thats right.. I said Dave. That would be my significant other. He gets to experience all of my Apple friends!

Hey you guys driving down to Nashville from OH - Be careful!

The weather is nasty outside and it looks like the storms string down from Ohio to TN.

I totally wish I could be there... just didn't work out this time. Wish I could hang out with you fine folks!

Awww - Kylie!

But who will pour beer in my lap this time????

Same here.

Sorry about the let-down, Kylie.

We-who-are-left-behind could get drunk together, though. You grab a bottle (or a six-pack) and hide in your closet and I'll grab a bottle and hide in my closet and we'll say really stupid things to each other and pretend that the other person thinks we're funny!

:: my best Bluto-crumpling-beer-can-into-forehead-to-cheer-up-Flounder impression ::

Anyone else wanna join in? The more the merrier!

Lol, Rick. I don't see any reason to hide in the closet, tho.

Sorry I won't be there to spill beer on you and make a complete fool of myself! Tell Brent I said hello! And justina and her fella. The one time she brings him around, I go and miss it!

Ya'll have fun... it's gonna be a great show.

Drinkin's always more fun in a closet. Er... so they say.

that it t'was. sorry you weren't there.

is the light still blinkin'?

just in from the show. tired bill.

Ok... here are a few of my pics from the show. Its hard getting good pics in there because its so dark. And Linford shouldnt wear a dark suit in there, he was camouflaged into the curtain in the background.

a great show last night, opened by "treva and the suits" which had a very "ellery-ish" kind of sound (and they were very nice) and "swan dive" (fronted by mickey's wife, molly felder and bill demain). i enjoyed both.

as usual, OtR delivered a great set to a sold out, appreciative, hot, sweaty, packed crowd in this funky little "L" shaped club. the setlist was pretty typical of the past few shows with the added highlight of a duet by karin and molly on "fool," damn, it was great to hear this underperformed gem once again and their voices sounded excellent together. hint hint, i hope there is more of this to come in the future.

and a woo-hoo and shout out to jessyka on #50!

as justina said, the lighting was less than spectacular for shooting but it was pretty nice for viewing the show, very "warm."

my pics from the show are @: http://picasaweb.google.com/bivester

not the best, not horrible either.

and a few from a stroll through (the insane, packed "fan fair" infected) downtown prior to the show:

jessyka & liza in the legendary "tootsie's"


the "cowgirl"


"elvis" playing "live" on broadway


"merch" (which we sold a ton of, selling out of 2-3 titles, very cool)


it was great to see everybody, who i'm not even gonna attempt to name, b/c i know will forget somebody. but it was sweet to see a great group of the "regulars" in attendance. just seems there is never enough time to chat and hang w/everyone.

Well, I know we've arrived now, let me tell you...

We arrived at 3rd & Lindsley very early (as usual) and the locals were drinking at the bar, so I walked inside to ask the barkeep if we could come on in, and she says, "Sure!" Well, less then five minutes later, some other fellow comes up to us and tells us the doors didn't open til after six and we had to wait outside. About that time, I look over and see Juicy who grins at us and says, "Hey! You're the folks from Alabama." I replied in the affirmative and he turns to the guy and says, "They can come on in." Then, he explains something to the effect that he's Karin & Linford's webmaster or something like that and he reads my posts on the Orchard, all the time.

Huge shout-outs to Juicy for letting us in! He's the man!

So ... we go on in and order an early dinner and get to listen to soundcheck. We brought friends with us, this time, who were not familiar with OtR: Beth & Joel. Beth is the principal at our daughter's middle school and we have known her for years because she goes to our church. She and her husband are newly married, as of the last holiday season, and we really enjoyed their company and the dinner they bought us, too! They seemed to enjoy the show.

We saw Karin & Linford and gave them the present we brought them and they expressed their thanks. After finishing dinner, our daughter (who just got her braces put on the day before) needed to clean out her braces, so she and my wife stepped into the restroom to take care of that. While they were in there, Karin walks over to the restroom and starts to walk in, but backs out instead. Afterwards, our daughter told me about her starting to come in, but that my wife didn't see her. I told her that she should have told Karin to come on in, they could have shared a moment there. She laughed. Subsequently, I walked up to Karin and explained about our daughter just getting her braces and what was going on there, and she laughed and said that she was going to wash her hands and she just saw two very startled faces. A little later, I stopped Karin again and asked if they could sing Born for my wife because we came to the show for her birthday, which is tomorrow. She said sure and immediately walked off to get Linford to make a note about it.

One thing that was a lot of fun, this show, was meeting some of the other folks that we've met online at the Orchard or at previous shows. It was great to finally meet Bill (whom I've traded music with), Jessica, Zayne, Roger, and Geof. Nice to see all you folks!

The opening act was Treva and the Suits and they were very enjoyable with a lot of very nice intricate guitar picking and some lovely harmony singing, too. We did not see any cds for sale of theirs which was a shame.

The second band was Swan Dive with Molly Felder, Mickey Grimm's wife, and Bill DeMain. They were a real surprise and quite a treat with their secret weapon, Jim Hope (I think?), who continuously switched between flute, tenor sax, harmonica, and steel guitar (there's a talented guy!!!). We picked up their unofficial bootleg of their new release, Until, and have been listening to it, today. My wife and I are all for make-out music in our house.

Finally, Karin & Linford took the stage with Mickey Grimm and Jake Bradley, opening with the sizzling Fever. Introducing the second number, Karin said, "Harriet came all the way up from Alabama for her birthday, tonight" which met with some applause and a surprised smile from my wife, who gave me a squeeze. The subsequent show was yet another scintillating demonstration of OtR that, once again, surpassed our expectations and made us decide that this was our favorite show (so far - this was our fourth). Highlights included the newer songs I Don't Wanna Waste Your Time (I absolutely love this song) and Nothing Is Innocent. I rather enjoyed hearing Last Night On Earth Again, since we didn't run out and buy Discount Fireworks. What I particularly loved about this show was the performance of five songs from Ohio, including the slow burn title song included in Karin's three-song run at the piano. The thing about this show that surprised us was how much harder it rocked. Mickey showed off some seriously amazing percussion, and I really enjoyed hearing Jake adding in some steel guitar. All in all, another masterpiece of a show from the best live band we've ever seen.

Set list was as follows:

Fever

Karin says "Harriet came all the way up from Alabama for her birthday, tonight"

Born
Long Lost Brother (Franciscan Order of nuns story - really cool!)
Anything At All
I'm On A Roll
I Don't Want To Waste Your Time
Nothing Is Innocent
Who'm I Kiddin' But Me
Trouble
Last Night On Earth Again
Firefly
Ohio
BPD
Orphan Girl

Encores

Hush Now
Fool

Thanks again, Karin & Linford, for the words and music. No one compares to you guys. See you, down the road.

(Please come to Alabama )

Hey... I didnt get to meet you at the show :-( Maybe I saw you but didn't know it was you.
Remember we pm'd each other a couple of times cause you live in Decatur, right? I'm in Huntsville. Ok, next time we will definitely have to introduce ourselves.

It was so good to see everyone again. I finally got to return Zayne's cds that I borrowed from her, um, TWO YEARS ago... Sorry, Zayne - I swear that's not the norm. Hope you enjoyed the guilt-ridden drink I bought to beg of your forgiveness.

Also got to meet Jessyka and Bill. Wonderful people! Wish they could have stayed longer.

Sorry we missed you, Kylie.. It's been too long. Hope to see you again soon!

The show was, as always, wonderful. Got a bunch of pics - sorry for snapping so many in your ear, Roger. Got a new cd. Got a sticker. Learned that Zayne doesn't like her picture taken. Also, that Jessyka's got some mad table dancing skilz, thought she vehemently denies it. Still, the show was phenominal. Not that I expected anything less.

I know we'll see Jessyka at the Chicago show. Anyone else??

Ahhhh... so you are Brent. I saw ya.. didn't actually meet. I was sitting next to Zayne. I saw the guilt on your face when you gave her the cds back... j/k.

We'll have to introduce ourselves next time we are at the same show. Coney perhaps?!

It was fun - nice to finally meet some peeps and see some old ones.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!