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Posted on 2009-03-21 09:31:43
Kv2.0
He was friendly and as the lights went out sparked up a joint and passed it. He said, "Do me a favor, don't talk during the show."
Out from the upturned collar of his caramel-colored leather jacket poked a microphone, on his belt clipped under a long T-shirt an DAT portable recorder. I thought it was pretty cool. There was no internet.
No CD burners. He sold tapes through contacts at Detroit record stores to collectors.
Scott Weiland was definetly back on the Horse. STP sounded very trippy.
The first song ended and I was already baked and said "Weiland's gonna flip out tonight!"
The bootlegger put his finger up to his lips, turned and glared at me.
"Oh, yeah" I said,"don't talk during the show."
So I turned back to watch, we didn't have a word until it was over.
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Posted on 2009-03-22 17:40:20
redspecial
Nice story.
Maybe you can turn it into a song.
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Posted on 2009-03-23 08:36:34
Kv2.0
^kinda funny idea, like do an STP type of riff & (it reads above a little like Harry Chapin)
but rap out Beck-style flow. Might work.
I hoped in this thread maybe some would comment on bootlegging experiences, of course without self-incriminating or anything objectionable to "The Rules" of the forum.
I saw STP in Detroit late in '95 and I was blown away by how good they were live. (Weiland was off-drugs for that part of the tour, they say)
I went again to see them a couple months later in Toledo,Ohio and
that is where I stood on the floor of the hockey/sports arena near "center ice" next to this bootlegger.(Weiland a completely different animal wasted.)
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Posted on 2009-03-25 22:49:39
redspecial
The only bootleg-experience I have, is buying them.
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Posted on 2009-03-26 08:45:43
Kv2.0
Heh-heh.
Ya well it seems everyone is a bootlegger these days with all those cellphones in the air at concerts!
Some are really crappy and distorted but some clips you see/hear are pretty good.
 
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