OT: New Isbell album

[57stratdawg]

6/15/17

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Looking forward to the show at Thalia Mara in July.

 

[hatfieldms]

I can't wait. I hear it is much more rocking than his last few

 

[J-Dawg]

I can't wait. I hear it is much more rocking than his last few

That'll be a nice change. Something more than free is an excellent album however.

 

[hatfieldms]

His last two albums have been outstanding

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[Lettucexxxx]

Not sure if Ive shared this but the night I met Ol Isbell was epic, border line once in a life timer.

It started 2002, I rode with a buddy up to Memphis for a concert. It was a blind date with a Phi Mu from tsun...pictures were promising....but id never heard of this band "The Cardinals" Met with the group..she is a short redhead bombshell.....think girlsdopo17......We get wasted, yada...walk toward our marque, which read, Ryan Adams... I went into the show thinking Bryan Adams was opening for the Cardinals.....I realized shortly afterwards that I was listening to something special.

Fast forward to 2012, bought tickets to a Ryan Adams show in Louisville KY. The evening before the show, we started the night at Garage Bar, where one of the waitresses mentioned that Ryan always hangs at Zanzabar, which is an arcade style bar, think Barcadia in NO, right outside of downtown. I punished some exotic oysters and took a cab to Zanzabar. Prob 9ish. Played around the bar on various vintage arcade machines boozing for about an hour and a half basically empty. Went to pay the tab and two fellas plop at the bar next to me. My girlfriend at the time started squeezing me like a blood pressure pumping pad, Ryan Adams and what I assumed to be his 6foot 5 body guard was at the bar. Of course RA orders a cherry coke.

I reopened the tab. We basically had the place to ourselves. I was hesitant at first, but caught the big *** body guard on the way to the bathroom. I jokingly said, "damn, I guess Ryan needs extra protection in that Iron Maiden jacket from the women"......he laughed, lit a cigarette and said, " Naw man, I'm opening for him tomorrow, I'm Jason Isbell."

For the next two hours us four played each other in all kind of goofy *** games. The place had the old pacman which you sit down and face your opponent. Frogger, Jungle swinging, donkey kong, contra.......but the coolest was the picture I have of us in front of the Tron machine. good times. Stayed at the Galt House. They played in the Louisville Palace. Incredible show for show.

 

[57stratdawg]

Good stuff. I'm jealous.

 

[msudawg12]

Thats awesome. Would love to see the pic