NOV-07-09 (Sat) WAREHOUSE LIVE (Houston, TX) -- twitter rpts, live blogging, recaps, photos, vids, reviews, etc.
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NOV-07-09 (Sat) WAREHOUSE LIVE (Houston, TX) -- twitter rpts, live blogging, recaps, photos, vids, reviews, etc.
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WILL BE POSTED IN THE FIRST PINNED REPLY TO THIS THREAD
Hey everyone! I thought I'd create a discussion thread for each stop of the Declaration Tour in an effort to keep the boards organized and help everyone more easily find info related to each event (and have a record of everything in one place for anyone wanting to look back on these events sometime in future). The following is how these threads will work (subject to change):
>> Thread pinned to the top of or on the main David Cook Discussion forum for 24-48 hrs
>> Thread moved to its respective regional Tour Talk forum
If, for some reason, a thread isn't moved right away, it will be eventually.
What should be posted here? Related local radio/tv/press, on-site reports/photos, live blogging, recaps, media and fan reviews, links to related blogs, event photos/videos, etc., etc.
Please post links to photos instead of embedding them and please disable graphic footers as this will make the thread easier to read (especially when live blogging). Regarding PRE-SHOW sound check and set list spoilers, please either PM me the info so that I may post it as hidden text in the first pinned reply or, alternatively, if I am not hosting or not here for whatever reason, then please post the spoilers to a blog and link that blog back to this thread in your reply.
As always, I welcome comments/questions, as well as info, via PM. Thank you. ~Lisa
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START TIME: ≈ 9:00 PM CT (David's set should begin ≈ 10/10:15 PM CT)
**time subject to change so, please stay tuned**
Special Guest: The Script
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Fan-Organized CELLCAST by Ivonne & friends on BlogTV (WorkingGirlMandy) (Thank you!)
CLICK HERE for CELLCAST on WorkingMandersTV
at ≈ 10/10:15 PM CT ( 8:00 PT / 9:00 MT / 11:00 ET)
NOTE: Ivonne et all will also be cellcasting The Script at ≈ 9 PM CT on same channel
Resource: Cellcast FAQ (Courtesy of WorkingGirlMandy)
Recaps/Reviews
>> blog recaps: Courtesy of marilaf / Courtesy of Amber / Courtesy of Byrd
>> thread recaps: Courtesy of luvDCmusic / Courtesy of ladymadonna
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Event Photos
Courtesy of AngelAngieKC / Courtesy of RockMommy / Courtesy of all.in.due.time / Courtesy of Byrd / Courtesy of CookifiedTexan / Courtesy of IrishGalDC
Photo credit: courtesy of CookifiedTexan
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After Reports-in-Brief
>> @machka: Xufitisgihkkggxgjdjzgkxkxhljc OMG WHAT JUST HAPPENED
>> @thebluemartini: Concert-absolutely amazing...& my throat is killing me lol
>> @nelsontejada This place has never been so LOUD... I'm impressed. Very, very impressed
>> @Byrd4DC: Freakin amazing!!
>> @jalyndani: That. Was. AWESOME! @thedavidcook, Houston loves you to pieces. Please move back.
>> @westernduckies: Wow have I said lately that I love @thedavidcook. Oh and I did it for you was epic tonight!
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iTunes Album Art (courtesy of msdarcy): (pending)
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MP3s (courtesy of Queen Maeva): (pending)
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Declaration Tour Update: Show #139
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In-Concert Tweets/TwitPics
>> @ladymadonna512: This is by far the hardest rocking @thedavidcook show I have seen. The boys are absolutely incendiary tonight.
>> @Shanna_Marie17 Heroes ( he dedicated to ft hood : ( )
>> @Shanna_marie17: Holy sh**! Neal licked the guitar!!
>> @ladymadonna512: Young dude next to me knows every single word. / Is it possible that every Lie he does is better than the last one?
>> @john_socal Houston video nazi fail
>> @ladymadonna512: Surprising crowd singalong on IDIFY!
>> TwitVid (courtesy of @LaverneTX) [suggest you lower or mute sound before viewing] I Did It For You (snippet)
>> TwitPics: http://www.twitpic.com/oqlyp / http://www.twitpic.com/oqlvr / http://www.twitpic.com/oqlok / http://www.twitpic.com/oqljj / http://www.twitpic.com/oqlfx / http://www.twitpic.com/oqlaq / http://www.twitpic.com/oql1d / http://www.twitpic.com/oqkww / http://www.twitpic.com/oqktd / http://www.twitpic.com/oqkq6 / http://twitpic.com/oq0yq / http://twitpic.com/opzyz / http://twitpic.com/opyji / http://twitpic.com/opz9c / http://twitpic.com/opz24 / http://twitpic.com/opyji / http://twitpic.com/opy3z / http://twitpic.com/opx24 / http://twitpic.com/opwx4 / http://twitpic.com/opwkc / http://twitpic.com/opw8i / http://twitpic.com/opuen / http://twitpic.com/opubq / http://twitpic.com/opupy / http://twitpic.com/optdb / http://twitpic.com/opswq / http://twitpic.com/opsyx / http://twitpic.com/opt7p / http://twitpic.com/opta4
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Tonight's Set List
Mr. Sensitive Video 1 / Video 2 (HQ)
I Did It For You Video 1 / Video 2 (HD/js) / Video 3 / Video 4 (partial)
Straight Ahead (Analog Heart) Video 1 (HQ) / Video 2 (w/banter)
Lie Video 1 (HQ) / Video 2 / Video 3 / Video 4 (HQ, w/banter) / Video 5 (HQ) / Video 6 (part 1) / Video 6 (part 2)
Breathe Tonight Video 1 / Video 2 (HQ, w/banter)
Bar-ba-sol Video 1 / Video 2 (HQ)
Heroes Video 1 (HQ)
Hot for Teacher (Van Halen cover) Video 1 (banter) / Video 2 (HQ) / Video 3 (w/banter)
Light On Video 1(HQ w/banter) / Video 2 (partial)
Declaration Video 1 (HQ) / Video 2 (w/banter)
Kiss on the Neck (w/Hotel California snippet) Video 1 (HQ) / Video 2 (w/banter) / Video 3 / Video 4 (HQ)
Come Back To Me Video 1 (HQ) / Video 2 (HQ) / Video 3 (partial)
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Pre-Show Show-Related Tweets, Net Chatter, etc.
>> The Script: http://twitvid.com/61B0C / http://twitpic.com/opj39 / http://twitpic.com/opi1j / http://twitpic.com/opi6t / http://twitpic.com/opj20
>> Inside venue: http://twitpic.com/opaop / http://flic.kr/p/7dTqAP / http://twitpic.com/op6d3 / http://twitpic.com/op91n
>> [SOUNDCHECK SPOILERS - highlight to view] ... soundchecked a song those onsite don't recognize/have never heard before ... Breathe Tonight ... Hot for Teacher ...
>> @andyskib: Houston, we have coffee...how's everybody's day going?
I finally wrote a recap! Luv's Houston Recap
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S.
An Okie transplanted in the heat of Texas
Another Banter and Declaration! HQ (Fumbling81)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FymzwO5R5J0
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Just dropping by to let you know the MP3 links are on: http://www.wordnerdhome.com/Declaration%20Tour/Declaration_Tour/091107.htm
My recap, finally: http://www.davidcookofficial.com/us/blog/recap-david-houston-11709
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*Jamie*~Word Nerd #2916*
*Houston '08, Dallas '08, Columbus '08*
*Declaration Tour 09: Biloxi, Knoxville, Memphis, Tyler, Virginia Beach, Amarillo, Thackerville, Galveston,
Atlantic City, Union, Bloomsburg, Houston, Dallas*
I just finished ALL of my photos from Houston, I added a whole bunch to the photobucket album linked above. I added like 60 photos that i edited, go check them out.
I also realize that I never recapped the whole ice cream truck experience....
So we were standing out by the buses waiting for everyone to come out. Kyle & Andy came and went with everyone just standing around waiting for Dave as per normal. Then we hear the music from an ice cream truck. WTH - what is there an ice cream truck in downtown Houston at midnight? So random. We joked that we should tweet Neal about it. Then we see Kyle getting off the bus and heading over to get some ice cream. When I noticed that he was signing for folks, I wandered over there and stood back while he ate. Then was yelling and i looked up and saw Neal and Dave come out of the building, i turned my head back towards kyle and then more screaming as I turn again and see Neal literally running around the bus to get to the ice cream man. It was priceless to see a grown man so damn excited about ice cream. So then I yell back to my friend at the bus to get over here and she is like "but Dave..." and I may or may not have yelled "who the %$&* cares about Dave, Neal is at the freaking ice cream truck". I will never admit that i may or may not have blown off Dave for Neal & ice cream.
Neal ate his powerpuff ice cream and we got the chance to chat it up with Kyle for a little bit. We talked about NYE & how he became and Angels fan. At some point I remember Andy showing up but it was just to laugh at Neal and he got back on the bus. Got to Neal after the crowd had thined about a bit and also got him to talk to a friend back in Philadelphia who could not make the trip. He said hello this is Andy Skib. Then the whole group of us left called him a liar. He was sweet to talk to her on the phone.
Both Neal & Kyle signed my DCTR cover, which I now have all 6 band members on there.
I am still in a bit of disbelief that it all really happened. I mean really where did that truck come from?
Anyway the night made the Texas trip totally worth it, not that i ever doubted it. The whole weekend was amazing and I can't wait to NYE in SoCal!
Another H4T!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys27QP8kknE
Another IDIFY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W1rqLafCP4
Another BBS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wficutQD4XI
Another Lie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6CF0o3kArQ
Another LO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JLwNTb2oFc
Another Heroes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBSbv-NULvQ
Dry Erase Board Sign Banter!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC01IUQOtDw
CookifiedTexas, Thanks soooooo much! She will be so excited to watch this. Each video I watch reminds me how LOUD the audience was. It's hard to believe the place wasn't sold out!
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S.
An Okie transplanted in the heat of Texas
luvDCmusic, the first Banter video of mine that pweller posted below is the one that includes David reading your daughter's sign!!
Alright, well that's all my goodies. If anyone's friends with me on Facebook, you can view my albums of this show that have only the *good* pictures so you don't have to wade thru the blurry ones. If you want to befriend me, just tell me in the message that you're from DCO. My profile pic is my group picture with David and the guys from the Houston Meet n Greet- we're all wearing black- so it should be easy to figure out which Jamie from Texas I am. LoL.
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*Jamie*~Word Nerd #2916*
*Houston '08, Dallas '08, Columbus '08*
*Declaration Tour 09: Biloxi, Knoxville, Memphis, Tyler, Virginia Beach, Amarillo, Thackerville, Galveston,
Atlantic City, Union, Bloomsburg, Shawnee, Houston, Dallas*
Another Banter and Straight Ahead! HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSFN5CK2uNA
Special Friends Banter! HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0544WZjFusg
A Toast Banter! HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6usuvPyMbng
Banter before and beginning of Heroes! HQ! (CookifiedTexan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W9L3ztNlaM
More Banter and The Hulk Hand before LO! HQ (CookifiedTexan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4tsZTuiBWg
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Here is Banter and Declaration! HQ (Fumbling81)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD-iIcQFM8Y
Banter and H4T! HQ (Fumbling81)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGrOON1PtRs
Another BBS! HQ (Fumbling81)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cVIYI6JNBk
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Oh sh!t luvDCmusic, I know why the banter isn't there! It's in a video that contains ONLY banter- where he's wearing the Hulk Hand- that I haven't loaded yet. I loaded all the songs first. I'll get it up ASAP! It will be called "Sign Banter and The Hulk Hand Makes an Appearance". Sound good? Sorry about the confusion, but I do indeed have it for you to commemorate the night.
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*Jamie*~Word Nerd #2916*
*Houston '08, Dallas '08, Columbus '08*
*Declaration Tour 09: Biloxi, Knoxville, Memphis, Tyler, Virginia Beach, Amarillo, Thackerville, Galveston,
Atlantic City, Union, Bloomsburg, Shawnee, Houston, Dallas*
Pics from Houston: Warehouse Live
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~OhHellToTheNo
Angie's Flickr PhotoStream
luvDCmusic, I captured the banter about your daughter's sign. Do you remember which song it preceded? Mine are all uploading right now, so keep an eye out on my youtube account (CookifiedTexan).
CookifiedTexas - I saw that you got the banter about the dry erase board, but our sign was inviting Neal to my daughter's 21st birthday. I didn't see that anywhere. I checked your account and am assuming you have uploaded everything. Do you remember the birthday sign? I think we were so excited when he read it that neither of us remember what song it was! I know it was after the dry erase board banter which was Straight Ahead and somewhere before Declaration.
My head cold has now become a full body sickness. Must return to bed. I'll keep checking.
ETA: BACK OFF Captcha!
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S.
An Okie transplanted in the heat of Texas
These vids are by stefernie2:
Thank You Banter!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oHw90hkPS8
Another KOTN! HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0QFx9QabYM
Lie! HQ (part1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_r46NSVHxc
Lie! HQ (part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xydryzx6Mc8
Ingenious Erase Sign Banter! HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Scf8XIH5s
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Vids from kary1591:
Another CBTM! partial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjpJaBxk8P8
Another LO! partial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKmWbIfZj0A
Another IDIFY! partial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vEJxajSKA
Banter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU5p8mECv4o
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Here is Banter including the Toast with the Hand and Light On! HQ (bizymom3grlz)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsnQ_9RjO1c
And Another LIE! HQ (bizymom3grlz)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGH_9jumhFA
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Here are my photos from the Houston show. http://www.flickr.com/photos/44445698@N07/
Wish I had a picture of Neal running out of building for the ice cream truck. Was hilarious.
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For every moment of joy, every hour of fear, for every winding road that brought me here...this is my thanksgiving.
Just wanted to drop off the link to my pics...Houston was AWESOME!! http://s577.photobucket.com/albums/ss215/RockMommy/
Here is my recap of the show. Loved it
Houston Recap
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I'm alone in this crowded room
ladymadonna
I'm still laughing at myself walking down the line yelling your screen name! You should have seen the looks I was getting...hilarious. I'm glad I did though, it was great meeting you. Sorry you got pukey too. And there were nice ladies at the buses?! I didn't see any *snark* It was such an intense show, I am so happy I was able to exprience it. DCO friends FTW!!
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My twitter
Another Banter and H4T! (CookifiedTexan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzdAyyTtzsw
Another BBS! HQ (CookifiedTexan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEYHLiviWHA
Come Back to Me! (CookifiedTexan) HQ (the end shows David carrying Kyle off the stage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvvGUSeOLRI
Banter and Breathe Tonight! HQ (CookifiedTexan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZzveZMkuro
Banter & Lie! HQ (CookifiedTexan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0V3zSDuguE
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lil sparrow quoth:
It's good for him to pair up with another successful band, but only because they are popular in their own right, not because his music isn't good enough to get people to come.
It's not a question of goodness-of-music so much as what non-fans expect of Cook and the band.
In the ordinary course of events, I listen to my (incredibly lousy) local modern rock station, which plays The Script, and not to my local contemporary hit radio station, which keeps Cook in heavy rotation. Had I not seen Cook on Idol, I'd assume he was another manufactured pop sensation like Leona Lewis and would not pay to see him perform. That doesn't mean CHR is bad music or that musicians in that genre are bad performers -- I do hear songs that I like or find amusing, and some of these people are reputed to put on fabulous shows -- but that when someone says CHR to me, I start with expectations about whether I'll like it or not.
As it happens, Cook's shows violate just about all of my expectations about an artist who's played only on CHR. That means there's value to pairing him with openers that appeal to the kind of listeners who would reject a CHR artist but who will give him a chance if he's associated with an act more to their tastes. If the idea is to see that he has the fanbase needed for a long-term career -- as I'm sure everyone here wants -- then enticing a non-CHR-friendly audience is a good call. So The Script do, in that way, do Cook and the band a favor -- not by being better but by being a useful reference point.
He seemed to really like The Script and said they did David a favor. Shrug. The Script definitely have a more accessible sound. They have that fusion sound of pop/rock/R&B. It's good that the boys have a great opening act.
Anyone's free to have differing opinions but I don't think David needs The Script around to get people to come see him because his music isn't accessible enough. It's good for him to pair up with another successful band, but only because they are popular in their own right, not because his music isn't good enough to get people to come. If someone comes there and isn't satisfied, well, everyone has different tastes and that's OK. But I don't think David needs The Script because his music isn't good enough on its own. He only needs them in the sense that fans of both bands can bring more people together.
Hmm that Bar-ba-sol listed in the OP is actually a different song from a different show. LOL
Byrd, that is truly awesome. It's exactly how I will remember this show.
Another Mr. Sensitive! HQ (Cookified Texan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hgX_SL2PWQ
Another IDIFY! (CookfiedTexan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obhMyh2DPj4
Here is Another Banter and Straight Ahead! HQ (Cookified Texan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RQBlrNUnig
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luvDCmusic, I captured the banter about your daughter's sign. Do you remember which song it preceded? Mine are all uploading right now, so keep an eye out on my youtube account (CookifiedTexan).
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*Jamie*~Word Nerd #2916*
*Houston '08, Dallas '08, Columbus '08*
*Declaration Tour 09: Biloxi, Knoxville, Memphis, Tyler, Virginia Beach, Amarillo, Thackerville, Galveston,
Atlantic City, Union, Bloomsburg, Shawnee, Houston, Dallas*
Okay friends, here are my pics. I officially HATE my camera, but I did manage to get some okay shots. My fav of the night shows just how hard he sang. Truly amazing!!
They are completely out of order, but you get the idea. This is my first time using flickr, so I hope I got it right! And feel free to "thief" my pics...I didn't get paid *snark*
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My twitter
It's show #139 or "Bigger, Louder, Faster, More."
This one's probably going to run light on commentary because I'm trying to view three shows in one day, and while Cook packs a lot of nuance and originality into every performance, songs seem to be running a tad more consistent than they have in other legs of the tour. That's an observation, not a complaint; I have no opinion on whether more or less variation is better. I do end up with a greater appreciation of the band's ability to hit an effective blend of "more or less the same, yet different."
Very interesting pacing on the beginning of IDIFY; it's usually more lyrical, and this one invites metaphors I'd rather not use here. This is one where it's surprisingly easy to make the beat turn it into a less innocent-sounding song than it is on the record.
Lie is confirming my puzzlement at hearing this was a uniformly hard-rocking show. The set list did not support that conclusion, and in fact Lie is its usual lyrical self. I'm one who thinks shows need shifts in mood, so I'm just as pleased by a let-up, much as I like the "harder" sound of the songs that precede it. Perhaps it faded into the general impression because it has so much dramatic build to it at the end.
Audience sings along with Breathe Tonight? Now that impresses me for audience training. Alas, it's drowning out Cook's vocals on this video, which is a pity. Oh no -- he's audible on the second verse, and it's the most raw and stunning part. This song is usually one of the better examples of how it's possible to have a harder rock song that pulls in softer emotions as well, and this performance is no exception; the tension on the third verse is so well done.
Now H4T is sheer loud in a good way. Again, though, the cover is no longer more blow-the-roof-off than the original songs. I'm reminded that there was a time in the early 1990s when every alternative band had to have a couple ironic covers to show off what their style would sound like if applied to hits of the past. This is a little subgenre that I like a lot, and when the song fits right into the overall sound, it's a really fun demonstration of what else a band can do.
Yup, that's parents for you. Remind you of the obvious. If that didn't happen, I'm glad Cook made it up.
Getting into Declaration, I'm not sure it's accurate to say this show was harder-rocking or louder so much as more intense. That opening verse had a build and forcefulness to it that again, isn't a sweet, innocent proclamation of loyalties but something darker, more grown-up, and more bowl-'em-into-complete-surrender.
Notable of the Night: Declaration, because it was one of those surprising experiences that justifies listening to it for the umpteenth time.
I enjoyed meeting several DCO friends yesterday! *waves to Byrd* I really feel Iike I owe it to all my DCO friends to do a proper recap, but our main computer is down and today is my son's 13th birthday and we gave him a new itouch. That means he won't have a happy birthday unless I give him my laptop! I'll try to do a proper recap later, but for now...
My 16 year old daughter went to the show with me and we were up close and had the best time! She had a sign saying, "Neal, come back and celebrate my 21st birthday in February (2014)!" And Dave read it!! I thought she was gonna 'plode! If anyone sees a video with this please, please, please PM me! I so hope to find someone out there that captured the moment for us!
Epic failure on my part to video. I brought my son's video recorder but didn't get any instructions from him. Thought it would be easy, turn on, zoom in, zoom out. How different could it be than my old big video camera? Well, I recorded Lie but the screen was white with an occasional shadow of Dave and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Found out this morning that the camera was set in negative mode and the push of a button would have switched it to regular mode! So sorry to all of you (and myself)!
I will try to write a proper recap tomorrow. Crossing fingers that a video shows up of our sign banter!
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S.
An Okie transplanted in the heat of Texas
Another great KOTN! (westernduckies1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UPudZJkdro
and YES!! HOT for TEACHER!! HQ (westernduckies1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T_lNMiKvXc
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IrishGalDC omg I just looked at all of your pics. I just love the ones of everyone at the ice-cream truck!
This is too cute!. You need to tell us more about this....
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Love is gathering...
Here is IDIFY from the fabulous jsalow2!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a4gTMpaiyc
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This is a link to a re-cap from David's friend, Amber, who was there and he mentioned here in banter before Kiss on the Neck
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amberbain/journal
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and Another Lie! HQ (westernduckies1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp63A9fAsy0
Here is Straight Ahead! (westernduckies1) HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKLHMF10dog
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Thanks for the pics, folks! No time to read the recaps right now, but I'll get to them before the day is over!
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Rolling Out Across the Desert Word Hero #293
"If I was in a band competing with Andy, I'd quit." -- Neal Tiemann
Jasmime is so right this deserves the quote of the day, of the week Heltz of the year!!
Ok, this gets my quote of the day award:
LadyMadonna: And though I may have been aching for something slow and tender, they knew better and gave it fast and hard. And in the end that was exactly what I needed.
Here is another Lie! (LightOnForCookie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tteZjPotVnQ
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