Going to see VAI!

[BTB007]

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I'm waiting for the EVO tickets to go on sale for Cincinnati. They have them for the Columbus show, but I almost got crushed to death at a White Zombie show at Newport Music Hall so I will go to Bogarts instead. I've never seen Vai before so I am VERY excited about this EVO experience.

[fullshred]

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Yes, Mary and I will be going. I scored front row tickets to the Town Hall, NYC show from the Vai.com presale and then I scored tix for the Starland Ballroom show in NJ plus the EVO upgrade for the SC and Q&A. We love Steve Vai. I've met him a couple of times over the years and he's very down to Earth and a cool cat...

[hippietim]

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Vai on the last G3 tour was surreal. I've seen him a bunch and had extremely high expectations but that show was something way beyond what I was hoping for. His playing was amazing - not just in the technical sense (although he certainly did that too). His sense of melody and harmony was stunning. I think he only played 2 of his old tunes but it didn't matter because his new material was instantly likeable. Yngwie and Satch were amazing but Vai was from another place altogether. I am looking forward to this big time.

[etaeniura]

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it is strange, but now that i am a grown up, I am getting to do all the things I didn't get to do when I was a teen. I saw KISS a year and a half ago, I'm going to see Steve Vai, I own a couple Charvels, I am so stoked it is unreal!

[1trussell]

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I also saw Vai on the first G3 tour in 96. Haven't been able to catch him since. He's coming to St. Louis on 4-10-05. I plan on being there.

[kmanick]

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when's he playing at AVALON? That will be fk'n killer to see him in there.
I need to go, I need to go!

[kmanick]

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I see 3/31 in BOSTON (went to his web site)
Any other local Bostonians going to go to this show?

[MetalMedal II]

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I see 3/31 in BOSTON (went to his web site)
Any other local Bostonians going to go to this show?

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Yeah, tix won't go on sale until Jan 22. For Avalon tix, I try and get them at the Orpheum box office to avoid the bast@rd fees. Try and get tix on the early side, as he usually sells out due to the Berklee home crowd.

[guitarsjb]

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That sounds cool. Stupid question, what does EVO mean?? And how do you get it??

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Anyone?? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[etaeniura]

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EVO is the package deal-125 bones in addition tot he ticket price. You get to go to soundcheck, get to go to a Q&A session with Steve (and I assume other band members), autograph CD and booklet, guitar picks, preferred seating and early admission tot he venue, I believe you get a laminate thingy (like a Backstage pass, but not a back stage pass). I think it is worth the 125 bucks myself, considering I have wanted to see him in concert since Iwas first turned on to P&W in like 1991. 14 years? That is less than 10 dollars a year to fulfill my wish.

[BTB007]

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Yeah, the EVO package is a good deal, especially when bands like VH charged like $400 for a similar experience.

[No Use]

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i was thinking about this yesterday, but i bet when Satch sat down with Steve when they wre kids, when Satch showed Steve his very first E chord, I don;t think either of them had realized that they'd be this huge. or that either of them thought Steve would end up being Joe's equal later down the road.

that sounds **** great guys. I hope you enjoy the shows!

[etaeniura]

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I wonder if Joe is jealaous that Steve "stole the pebble from his hand". Joe is a great player and all, but Steve smokes him any day of the week. Plus he's got better hair. I do think Joe did the right thing by shaving his head-that afro was atrocious!

[hippietim]

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Joe is a class act and has his own thing going on. I don't think he sweats it. At the G3 tour this time, he said "what the hell was I thinking playing after these two guys" - he obviously has a healthy respect for his tour mates [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[fullshred]

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I've got some mighty fine Vai 'swag' for him to sign...can't wait!