1.) Yes I have seen Hubinger Street on several occasions. One time I can remember is up in Providence in that back room that was connected to a larger club. I remember that the sound guy was shit, but the band rocked. I think that it was the first time PB played L.A. Woman. I think that most of the reason I dislike Hubinger is because I had to listen to a drunk Kerry tell everyone how great they were udring every conversation. They may be talented musicians, no one is taking that away from them, but as a group, I think they sucked. I think at most they should be getting a first or second slot at Toad\'s out of a 5 slot night.
2.) Max Creek. If they decided not to get big because they wanted to start families, that\'s respectable, but who\'s to say that is not jus an excuse for not making it. I\'ve seen them on many occasions where PB got stuck opening up for them at Toad\'s and wondered why. Why these arrogant pricks gave PB a 40 minute slot in which to play so that they could have four hours to play at best average jam music. I\'ve also found myself walking out of those same shows because Max Creek bored the hell out of me. The same way that Warren Haynes, Derick Trucks and anyone else that basically plays basically the same song all night, just in a different key or a different tempo, it still sucks!
And let me clarify, just because I live in Jersey and many of you guys that have come aboard since I\'ve left, don\'t think that I haven\'t seen anyone that is on the scene and know who is who, piss off. For the most part, I think that most Jam Band music sucks. I can\'t stand free form jazz and although I like the Dead, Jerry was not and is not the end all to music. He had his place in time. Leave it at that. PB was one of the few bands that broke that mold for me because they were different. They didn\'t go out there to sound like the Dead or Phish. I can\'t stand it when the Jam Band nation expects you to appreciate all the music because it is Jam Band music. I\'d much rather listen to Bruce, Pearl Jam or Black 47 than bands like Widespread (sorry Marcial, no offense inteanded), Moe or any other band that can\'t connect with me. But what do I know, I\'m just a Jersey Fag.
