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leftyguitarblue

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Dream Theater 8-7-09 AND 8-9-09

Had the meet and greet along with front row. It was a blast!
Great set as well. They played heavier stuff in NJ than they did in CT 2 days prior. And the dargie didn't make an appearance tonight either.


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Thanks for the pics! I'm guessing the DD2 is JP's backup guitar for standard tuning based on reports I've read here. I think someone wrote that JP and his tech had a discussion about using the DD2 vs. the tobacco burst for a song, and he took the tobacco instead of the DD2 for a particular song.
 

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Great photos Scott!!!
Damn you were close to the stage!
Any shots of DD2?
Hows the size of Mike's drumkit!!!! Jeezzzzz

i was actually using the stage as an armrest. best seats i've ever had in my life. He didn't use the DD2. I meant to ask him about it at the meet and greet, but I forgot.
 

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heading off to the Beacon Theater show tonight! I though F-it, Let's see them 3 times this week! Hey, I only had to pay for 2 of them.
 

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Dream Theater 8-7-09 AND 8-9-09

Wow, another great performance. Mike Portnoy came out during Zappa Plays Zappa and told a story about him camping overnight at the Beacon to get Frank Zappa tickets and then sang Bobby Brown

Then during DT's encore, Dweezil came out and traded off solos with Petrucci and Rudess. It was great.

And from the "it's a small world" file, fellow knucklehead "Richb" happpened to sit right next to me right before DT went on. I recognized him from his youtube clips of his KOA and one of a kind Silverburst JP's. Actually 2 of a kind, JP has the other one, and played it last night as well.

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thanks Lou. it was a great week. And i just got my meet and greet photo emailed, to finish off my DT week!

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Man if I saw them 3 times in one week I would probably lock myself in my room with a guitar, 2 cases of slinky strings, a dozen picks, one metronome, and then not come out for a month! I always get inspired to woodshed after going to their concerts.


Where's RichB been lately? I know he was hoping to come up to CT for the event last week.
 

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Man if I saw them 3 times in one week I would probably lock myself in my room with a guitar, 2 cases of slinky strings, a dozen picks, one metronome, and then not come out for a month! I always get inspired to woodshed after going to their concerts.


Where's RichB been lately? I know he was hoping to come up to CT for the event last week.


totally inspring Pete and normal, down to earth guys. Thanks again for the meet and greet last week.
 

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WOW! 3 times in one week! That's awesome!

As for the DD2, he used it during Constant Motion when I saw them in Ashville, NC on July, 29th. That was the only song he used it on though. It looked fantastic with all the lights hitting it!!
 

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ut66CBVbc"]YouTube - Dream Theater- "Metropolis - Part I " Live Beacon Theater NYC with Dweezil Zappa[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knaJcAcn5mE"]YouTube - Zappa Plays Zappa Featuring Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater- Beacon Theater, NYC 8/9/09[/ame]
 
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Damn Scott, you're like the 6th member of DT in that photo! Me and Rich were at that Beacon show. Killer set they played. I was hoping to see the Dargie though.

-Phil
 

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Damn Scott, you're like the 6th member of DT in that photo! Me and Rich were at that Beacon show. Killer set they played. I was hoping to see the Dargie though.

-Phil


hahaha, I wish! Where were you sitting? It was so funny because no one was sitting next to to me the whole night till DT was gonna start and then Rich sat down next to me. small world. I recognized him from his youtube clips and from photos with you and him here on the forum. small world.
 
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