ok so the show was *awsome*. liz seemed really into it and really happy. the songs were great. what can i say. i dont remember the setlist, i'll have to listen to it again.
she was wearing this wonderfully tight black tank top cut very low. and this skirt which was black with a see-through black over it. now the solid fabric was cut on one side soooooo short, like way short. and that was awesome.
hi to katie b and the couple other people i met up with after the show.
~aly.
The only highlight of my night last night was getting to see Liz. I ended up making the drive down by myself to see her. So I did the whole wait-around-until-you-want-to-kill-the-doorguy thing and finally got in. When I got in, I managed to get in about two people from center. So I stood there and talked to a few people (one of the people I talked to knew my boyfriend's best friend!) and waited for David Mead to start. Well, I was not really too impressed with his Cherrie Poppin' Daddies-lookin', Matchbox 20-soundin' self. Considering the absolute blandness of him, I'm sure we'll be seeing him on MTV sometime soon. So by the end of his LOOOONG opening act, my legs were aching, I was pissed and I wanted a cigarette. I was so tempted to leave, but I fought the urge and grabbed a spot on one of the big cushy couches in the back. So this will probably be the FIRST EVER review given on this list by someone who was not pressed against the stage.
Well, first off, Liz looked slammin', obviously. It was enough to make me confirmed bi. I won't say anymore than that. She had a wicked cute teeny tiny tank top on, and her hair was in a ponytail. I didn't see what else she was wearing..:) One of the sad things about sitting in the back.
She amazed me with her guitar playing. She and her band were very tight, and I saw none of the stage-fright that plagued her earlier shows. Lucky for all of us!! But, I was a bit confused. She sounds like she's been taking singing lessons, and that was a bit depressing. Her monotone voice was one of the things that totally attracted me to her in the first place.
The highlight of the show for me was definitely "Flower." Not only is it a kick-ass song, but the way she sang it made it stop seeming like it was the secretary from hell who was having these thoughts, but Liz herself. She sang it kinda girly, kinda high, kinda sweetly, but you didn't doubt for a second that she totally wanted that guy.
Well, this is a bit long, but I'm still so stoked from the show that I am blabbing. But that's no excuse, so I'm shutting up now.
Lupos ~ Providence, RI ~ 5/2/99
chopstick
f & r
johnny feelgood
mesmerizing
cinco de mayo
flower
firewalker
never said
6'1"
dance of the seven veils
glory
uncle alvarez
don't apoligize
p bride
supernova
wcse
encore:
perfect world
stratford
divorce song
the show was great, i totally almost fell asleep leaning on the stage while waiting for david meade. during david meade, i was taking an audience poll on whether or not he sucks, via shouting in their ears: "do you think he sucks?" this was a great way for me to clear some anticipatory tension while meeting members of the audience. results of the poll: waiting for liz sucks, but david meade does not. but i still can't figure it out - the look and the style... what exactly it is that they are trying to do.
show rocked, my sister was so cute, she hadn't seen Liz live since we saw her in 1995 when she had the worst stage fright ever, so colleenie was blown away by the Liz we know and love today (rhyme) it was really fun for us to hear stratford togther since we are both living on the east coast now and when we go home together it's into chicago at night...
here comes the good part...
first i must *flashback* to thursday night on the phone with nicole. we were talking about a tape that Ken Lee offered to tape for her and i said, "he got that from me" and i proceeded to explain that whenvere i get anything liz i dub it and forward it to ken and *still* feel like i owe him for life.
not only for posting my pictures on mesmerizing, but for making 90000 cd's for the past months for everyone who gave him like two measly dollars. Nicole said: "No shit! i want to like get liz to sign something TO KEN LEE or something". NOW... please note, THIS WAS NICOLE'S IDEA. and i thought this was a damn good idea. so, still on the phone, i'm searching through
all my liz shit, grab a sticker for nicole and remembered to bring that to wellesley but did not remember to bring the wcse poster thing.
so *flash to friday at wellesley* i said that if we see liz, maybe she could sign that sticker for ken adn i'd give nicole another one.
so i forgot the thing on friday, which was fine 'cause buddy came back out and said Liz had left.
*flash* to providence, last night, sunday night:
at lupos, they were giving out the square poster thingies so after the show, i had my sister grab one while i was in the women's room, and i was determined to get the fuckin' thing signed "to ken lee" (nicole's idea.)
apparently, there was no way out of the building except the front doors, so all of these people were lined right up next to the stage. i really didn't get it, there were no backstage passes, anyone could have just lined up there. and of course, people were being rude about who was standing where, etc. so i pushed through and grabbed janet who was talking to david meade and his drummer who was not *anywhere* as cheezy off stage as he is on... he was so funny. they were figuring out what to do after the show and janet was talking about how she ended up getting shitfaced friday after wellesley and then she said, "i heard you were all about drunk friday!" i hung my head laughing and said, "who told you that?" she said "the guitar tech" i said, "kevin?" so, all of you wellesley people will have to fill me in on how obnoxious i was being when we were tlaking to kevin!
moving on, slowly, sorry... the ceurity gurad made us move into a tight line which i gladly assimilated into, even though my sister and wendy were waiting. the guy behind me was pressed into me in a not-so-delightful way so i jumped out of line and called out for buddy. he came over and before i even said hello i looked him straight in the eye and said, "i need a favor, and i don't know when i'm going to see you again." i gave him the poster thing and said, "can you ask liz to sign this TO KEN LEE". he left and i didn't see him again for like ten minutes. now this is the part where all these people start bitching at me again, event the security guard was like, all of these people have been waiting to get stuff signed, not just you... finally i said, "LOOK, i have to go back to BOSTON so that i can go to BED and get up for WORK" then janet was like, "ignore them, you'll never see them again." later janet was video taping us saying hi to liz in the camera, etc...
so buddy comes back with the most hilarious thing i have ever seen.
they signed the side with the picture of liz that we all hate becuase it looks nothing like her. look at your wcse cd while i walk you through this:
- --- across her hand is written:
Ken, we are all waiting for Liz to sign your thing. I think we are going to give up now. Buddy
- --- over on the side is written:
Hey Ken, liz is signing you stuff. David [meade]
then her little signiture is written across her face and way up in the corner she wrote: WHO ARE THESE WANNABE'S? with arrows pointing to the messages from buddy and david.
i think i'm gonna make a color copy before sending this baby to union city CA.
did i mention that this was nicole's idea? sorry, nicole, but i had to carry it out while i had the chance!
then i introduced buddy to colleen and wendy through the railing, and i said i didn't know when i'd see him again, i hugged him and we kissed on the cheek, but it seemed like no big deal, just a goodbye.
janet camcordered us again and we were out.
later, please don't bounce
KB
ok now that i'm awake i can talk more about the wonderful show last nite. every time i listen to firewalker now, it just keeps getting better and better.
i liked how in the end at the last song, when buddy thought she said no more songs, then she told him she meant one more, i like how she pointed to her wedding ring to tell the rest of the band which song she wanted to play.
well it was a great nite.
set list like this
1. chopsticks
2. ruck and run
3. johnny feelgood
4. mesmerizing
5. cinco de mayo
6. flower
7. firewalker
8. never said
9. 6'1"
10. dance of the 7 veils
11. glory
12. uncle alvarez
13. don't apologize
14. polyester bride
15. supernova
16. wcse
17 perfect world
18 stratford on guy
19 divorce song
~Aly
Allrighty then. I attended Friday’s, Saturday’s, and Sunday’s show. She looked like a schoolgirl Friday, a vamp Saturday, and a very sexy nightclub singer on Sunday. All perfect. I ended up front row for all three shows (wasn’t hard at WPI; I didn’t even arrive until 10 minutes before she hit the stage), and I only had to sit through David Mead once. Sorry, that bandwas in no way appealing.
I have said that Don’t Apologize rocked. At first listen, it does. Well, at second and third listen it does too, in fact. But my favorite by far is Firewalker. I didn’t know the lyrics before I got there, but even if I had, that in no way compares to hearing her sing them. This is one great fucking song. I cannot wait to get a copy of it. Who’s got one?
I loved the songs she sang without the guitar. Like Mesmerizing. And Support System. Lots of arm movements and dancing. Moving around onstage, acting out the words--particularly in Support System. Not to be a retard, but she and I actually dance the same way! When she holds her hands together in front of her and sort of sways in a snaky-like way ... And though I can’t remember if she didn’t have her guitar on or if she just wasn’t playing it, during Seven Veils, when she sings “throw you up and pump you full of lead,” she actually shot three shots out her finger, pulsing her thumb like the top of a gun with each shot. Kinda basic, but it was captivating to me. And during “I am gonna get your heavy head” she holds her arms out like she’s got a platter with his head on it.
And Flower. Sorry, every time I hear this I can’t get over it. She SINGS the lyrics, doesn’t just SAY them. Her voice is awesome, so much better than I thought it could be. Yeah, it seems she has been taking voice lessons. She even hit most of the high notes in Seven Veils. I guess I like it. But Flower. She really, really sings that like she means it. And after every “ohmygod” reaction from the audience (“blowjob queen,” “ramming in me,” etc.) at the end of a line, she smiles, then usually closes her eyes and doesn’t miss a beat, just vaults herself into the next line with visual sexual fervor like I have never ... well, I just have never. But you can see it on her face.
Her outfit was fantastic. The tight black skirt was half black fabric, half black netting. If you looked at her straight on, the netting was a huge see-through triangle on the right side of her skirt. And her shirt was so similar to the skirt that I thought it was a dress. Her hair was in a ponytail, yes, but with deliberate strands pulled out to hang down in thefront.
I don’t think I have ever described a person in such detail. It makes me uncomfortable! Next!
The epilogue to my liz weekend is that our car got locked in the garage we parked at in Providence ... it closed at fucking eleven ... we tripped the alarm (but no one even came--duh--thank god we weren’t really in trouble) trying to sneak in to at least get our stuff out of the car ... went back to Lupo’s ... ended up deciding to rent a hotel room at the Biltmore, which was kinda cool since Liz was no doubt staying there ... but we put the Amex on the counter, all set to pay $100 for the cheapest room, and the desk clerk was like, oh, your car is in the garage? do you want me to call and ask them to unlock it?
um, yes, please!
So we got home, Katie, yes we did.
The upside of the whole debacle is that b/c we were hanging out outside the club looking for a way home, we got to see Liz leave. I was too distracted to try and worm my way in for an autograph, but saw people whose tickets were signed. Then she just walked by and waved and said thanks, though. No biggie.
And Nicole, I didn’t know that was you she was talking to in Worcester! Cool! My friend and I drove up to the entrance after the show, but we didn’t see you.
Oh yeah ... looks like her toenails are in fact lilac, not white ... does anyone care??? Also, Kevin, the guitar guy, when he came out with her water bottle, he told the guy next to me: “If she sips her water and then puts it down with the cap off, do her a favor and PUT THE CAP ON because otherwise she’ll spill it.” Ithought that was kinda cute.
oh, one more cute thing ... Liz has this thing she does where she throws her arms up, hands clasped, and just stretches while full-on facing the audience. The audience always hoots--it's pretty sexy--and you can tell she does it just to get a rise out of them.
She rocks, liz does. I think I'm set for now.
- -sandra-
Sorry to be posting again because I know this will bounce, but I just had to throw in a few comments about the recent concerts. I went to the Mt. Holyoke, Wellesley and WPI shows. I just had to give a male perspective since if I'm not wrong all the rest were filed by females. Why? Because except for one person mentioning it in passing, you forgot to tell us the most important thing to the show. Especially from people who seem to make it a point to tell us what Liz is wearing. I forgot who said that at the end of the show the light caught Liz's shirt just right and you could see thru. I'm not sure where you were sitting but I could see thru her shirt from beginning to end. I couldn't have seen anymore if she was topless. Not that I'm complaining. Leave it to a bunch of females to not notice. Trust me guys you missed out on a real treat. Any pictures KB? Please? I actually thought the concert was quite good. The fact that they had chairs is a real plus in my book. Of course I sat in it for like 2 seconds. The crowd stood the whole time and really seemed to get into it.(Unlike most of the 7 others I've been) Unlike the club concerts, the crowd was young and female. I had to laugh at Nicole's post as I read it. I was dancing and playing air guitar with some beautiful girl as Nicole was bitch slapping some Wellesley coeds. Go Nicole. By the end of the concert the security lady(who was 40ish) was even dancing. By contrast the WPI crowd seemed small and dead. I even heard someone yell for Bird on an Island. Wonder who?? Was anybody part of that surreal scene at the end waiting for autographs? As the bus driver was positioning the bus after the show a pack of people were shadowing the bus's every movement. Everytime the bus moved the people followed. Surely Liz was laughing if she was watching. After waiting like 30 minutes we were told she had left in a car. Boy did I feel like an ass then. On the one hand I would love her autograph, on the other I feel like a stalker. Of course if I get the chance again I'd gladly trade my dignity for her signature. Time to go to sleep and see if I can dream up that top again!
On a Liz High,
Bill in CT