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The ultimate show of 2000 - the Dream Theater
Metropolis2:SFAM tour. If you missed it (sorry Steve Mc.),
you missed possibly the best the jam session on earth. The band was nothing
short of UNREAL in this go around. DT continues to mesmerize the crowd with tight
coordination, complicated riffs, and a deep, musical feeling that absolutely engulfs
the audience. These pages show and tell a bit about my experience at the show at
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I didn't arrive until
about 7:00PM. After grabbing a brew first thing, I went on a search for other members of
the mp.com forum. BINGO, within 2 minutes I spotted the infamous DaveH with his bodyguard
the lovely Melissa. I was soon introduced to "crash_override",
"dream_girl" and a few others hanging with us. (Where was everyone else?) From
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Everyone
I met was very cool. Within 5 minutes of meeting, we were already comfortable calling each other
"Asshole" and telling each other to "fuck-off", if necessary
that is...LOL. Crash is a trip, a very energetic, talkative young man. He was a lot
of fun to party with. The rest of the crowd seemed cool too, it was nice having other DT
fans around. Everyone was having a good time and being polite.
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I ran to
the bar to initiate my plan: "For all of DaveH's hard work, he was NOT going to pay
for the beverage of his choice as long as I was around." I returned with a shot of
the "Jag" for DaveH. After he scolded me for not drinking a shot with him,
he quickly gulped the shot down and chased it with a brew. Yes, he CAN party.
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After
hanging-out and drinking beer for awhile, I headed back to the bar to treat DaveH to a
beer and another shot of the "Jag". This
is were I damn near ruined the whole event while simultaneously earning the "Asshole
of the Year" award. I presented DaveH with
the goodies whereupon he once again scolded me for not getting a shot for myself. Since I
didn't get myself a shot of Jag, he grabbed the nearest used urine specimen cup and split
the shot I gave him. He was working hard trying to talk me into drinking it, but he didn't
realize I don't need to be convinced. (I will drink anything alcoholic!) So I picked up
the specimen cup and downed it while he was in mid-sentence. On the down-swing of my
inhalation, my fucking arm hit his cup of Jag and spewed the shit all over the
place...arrrrgggg. Unfortunately, sweet Melissa was sitting below us and she subsequently
received a shower of Jag in the process. BadThad caused a terrible accident which earned
him DT Tour 2000 "Asshole of the Year"
award. Unfortunately, this event
almost put a dark cloud over the mood and spirit of the show :-(. I felt like
crawling into a hell hole, that's first time in my life I've EVER spilled alcohol on
someone at a bar. I told Melissa I was sorry about 100 times because I felt REALLY,
REALLY bad. She is a very nice and beautiful lady, not the kind of person who
deserves getting spayed with nasty Jag. Especially since she was meeting the band after
the show! Oh....I AM AN ASSHOLE!!
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Shortly
after I was done spaying everyone with Jag, DT came out. Almost instantly, the mood
changed back to "Yea, this is why we are here, lets JAM". Here is the view I
had, yes, that is the back of DaveH's head I had to deal with...LOL.
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The night
ended on a positive note. Melissa forgave me (thank you, but I still feel like an Ass),
DaveH shook my hand and said it was fun, Dream Girl ran backstage to meet the band and
Crash rode off into the sunset. It was the best DT performance I've seen yet.
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