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WWDC: WallFlowers Rock Apple Campus Bash
D'Arcy Norman was one of the lucky ducks who actually got to attend WWDC, and even luckier, he got the opportunity to attend the Apple Campus Bash. Well, unfortunately it wasn't U2 and Bono rocking the stage, but then again it wasn't Mr. "Your Body is a Wonderland" either (I hate that song). . . .
Rather, it was everybody's favorite band featuring the spawn of Dylan as the lead-singer: the Wallflowers. And from the sound of D'Arcy's report on the event, it not only rocked, but the Wallflowers would seem to be a band that 'gets' the whole tech thing: "They did a full set, too, not just a cheap 20-minute gig. A full hour-long set. And I think they were having fun, too Questions thrown to the audience about how to get blackberries working Heckling jugglers Very cool."
Very cool, indeed.
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Darren said 4:20PM on 6-16-2005
Hi everybody
Pretty cool alrite but on a minor point John Mayor is brilliant...lol.
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Andrew Kaufmann said 4:20PM on 6-16-2005
I sometimes stop and wonder why a group like the Wallflowers, who have some good songs, flickers out, while Christina Augielera makes headlines every day. It's kind of sad.
If I were the Wallflowers, I'd be kind of pissed about having to do the convention circuit. But I hear the money is good, and they are making a living rocking out (even if it is to computer developers), so my pity-o-meter will only read 2.5 out of 10.
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D'Arcy Norman said 4:20PM on 6-16-2005
I wouldn't be at all surprised if they did the gig just for kicks. Dylan was obviously a mac-head. Very cool.
I was pleasantly surprised by how well the photos turned out - the one used for this post was taken with the digital zoom cranked waaaay up, and the camera propped up on my knees.
The Campus Bash was awesome. A good time was had by all.
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narco said 4:20PM on 6-16-2005
I accidentally saw The Wallflowers when they played a show here with The Cure (and Radiohead, Blur, Oasis, Echo and the Bunnymen, and several other acts) back in 1996. I didn't really care for them much, but they are excellent live. Well, that was 9 years ago so not sure how they are now.
I still have "One Headlight" and "6th Avenue Heartache" in my collection; I only rock out to them when nobody else is looking. My friends would never let that down.
Fishes,
narco.
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bchris4 said 4:20PM on 6-16-2005
yeah, come on C.K., John Mayer is the new dave, that "body is a wonderland" stuff is just bait for the 13 year old girls to buy the album
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Kevin Ballard said 4:20PM on 6-16-2005
Hehehe, I was one of the jugglers that was being heckled. The guy talking (I don't know the band so I don't know the members) said they'd never played somewhere and had people juggle during the set. It was amusing.
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D'Arcy Norman said 4:20PM on 6-16-2005
Kevin, that was Jakob Dylan - the lead singer. He was pretty entertained by the juggling. Actually, I think everyone was. You guys are pretty good (and some kind of WWDC landmark - every year!)
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