bluetrainsugaree wrote:


Ok this is where I have to put my foot down I am extemely happy if not a bit shocked they chose the Ogden over the Fillmore. The Fillmore is terrible I could list off 10 venues in the area I'd rather see them play at. I know Coloradans will laugh at me and make fun of me for saying this but I wouldn't mind Fiddler's Green (or whatever they call it now). There are killer hotels directly across the street, among other things. Walking from the venue to your hotel is a good thing! Just make sure you don't get stuck on the lawn It is set up a lot like Shoreline but the difference is the lawn is pretty cool at Shoreline ... not so much at Fiddlers.

strangerinboulder wrote:


boise or bust

Denver Man wrote:


I'm not surprised, I KNEW you would have something to say about the Fillmore. The Ogden is going to be really cool and special for us that made it in. Now if they would book the Fillmore, all of our friends could go too. I actually like the interior architecture of the old place much better than the 1st Bank, that is my least favorite! Especially with the jail underneath.

Denver Man wrote:


You'd take the Ogden over Mammoth Gardens? (note: that's a joke for old time Coloradans )

bluetrainsugaree wrote:


I say, unequivocally, that Furthur SHOULD not play any venue with a jail underneath. Talk about yin/yang

The 1st Bank was built for minor league hockey and maybe basketball so as far as the architecture inside, yeah it's not all fancy like the old school theaters. The hockey thing was a bust but I think for concerts that place is second to none for a 5k person capacity venue. I've heard rumors of this jail but luckily have not seen it live. I'd think you would have to be pretty blantantly stupid to be thrown in there anyway, I've smoked and smoked in there right in front of event staff and have never had any issues, so people must have been getting busted for being stupid. Remember this is Broomfield not Denver or Boulder so the suburban cops are a little less understanding of us hippies if you know what I mean.

The last show I saw in the Mammoth was Pantera and the place literally got destroyed. Seriously, drinking fountains were ripped from the walls and shit like that. When they remodeled it and called it the Fillmore something changed with that place .... believe me, I saw some killer shows in the old Mammoth.

Denver Man wrote:


Yeah, they named it the Fillmore, that's what happened. The only real Fillmore's are in SF, and (formerly) in NYC.

That stuff happened at a Pantera show? Get outa' here......

A Dead head who likes Pantera, NOW I've seen it all. You do have to give Dimebag his due, he was quite a guitar player.

Ooops, I went off topic.

^^^^I shit you not. I thought that balcony was going to collapse. It was chaos.

One show I will never forget there was Slayer back in their heyday ... front row, on the rail, unfortunaltely though I lost my shoe as soon as the music started and I made the grave error of taking acid. It took 4 songs to get out of the pit with one shoe dangling from my foot, totally tripped out and I seriously thought I was in hell I guess that makes for a good show ehh?

I would like Furthur to play at Red Rocks. Anyone think of that?

splatter_face wrote:


No, I'm dreaming of Telluride instead. Better book your flights early, only small planes fly into that airport.

OGDEN. I'm just so psyched, I might even get close. Even at the back I'll be close. Up front I'll be doing that crazy hand jive, like Jerry's notes, only JK's, JC's, Phil's, JR's, vocals, and even Bobby's.

One of my favorite shows was The Allman Brothers at the House of Blues in New Orleans, mid nineties. Amazing sound, excellent set list, the bottom of the crouton bag was a little strong coming on, but it all worked out. Tickets were sold-out well in advance as it was during Jazz Fest. I was walking around finger in the air, which never meant miracle to me, just needed one, and figured pointing up w/ dedication couldn't be bad. Eventually, the back stage door opened up, I guess they wanted fresh air. Guy comes out and asks me if I'll watch his stool. I watched it till he came back out. I was boogieing, walking, and running all day at Jazz fest, twelve hours later there was about nothing better than a stool. He came back after twenty, after asking, I sat upon said stool for thirty-five minuets. He came back and asked if I wanted a ticket? . . . There was one for me at will-call, face value. He never even asked me to watch the door, perhaps he and others were just inside. Unreal, though very real. One of many "miracle" tickets. Never could make a plan, though I can plan a house, or any facility like nobody's business, praise be to the Almighty.

AcidTestGraduate wrote:


Yes, Telluride! I would help promote/ produce/ procure as wanted. However, only Telluride if it's announced last minuet. There's some entitlement disguised as sensitivity here. '87 left some people jaded, perhaps they were jaded before. Book everything early, the closest spots to venue go quick, and most accommodation is in the Mountain Village. There is a hilarious video called The Lost People of Mountain Village.