The Field; Bridgeport, CT

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Posted by tyzack on 17 Jun, 2008 07:21
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I was at The Field on Saturday and there was a very nice crowd in there for an average band, although I imagine no one was really there for the band. I am very confident if just 15-20 Breakfast faithful show up it will be a *Great* turnout. I am really looking forward to this.

Will their stage setup for a full ellis show?

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Posted by NickNels on 17 Jun, 2008 09:52
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Will their stage setup for a full ellis show?

No stage. They are basically set up in the corner of the dance floor. I would be surprised to see any lights. Even when there is a live band, the restaurant caters to the bar crowd and not the music. The house lights will most likely be on the entire show.

There will be a lot of people there to drink and socialize, not necessarily to see live music. That being said, I hope the band can win over some new fans.

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Posted by bdfreetuna on 17 Jun, 2008 11:19
Are they gonna get a couple solid sets in?

Its a borderline drive for me I wanna make sure I get my (free) money\'s worth

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Posted by postom on 17 Jun, 2008 11:21
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Are they gonna get a couple solid sets in?

Its a borderline drive for me I wanna make sure I get my GAS money\'s worth

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Posted by Whineberg on 17 Jun, 2008 11:42
I was wondering that, myself. It looks a one 2 hour set kind of deal. Does anyone (Dave, Todd, Tmn8r) know for sure???

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Posted by NickNels on 17 Jun, 2008 11:45
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Are they gonna get a couple solid sets in?

Its a borderline drive for me I wanna make sure I get my (free) money\'s worth

Personally, i\'d like them to just play one long set if they are not going to go on until 11:30, but I would imagine they would take a short set break. Maybe like 15 minutes or something.

I am going to talk to my friends who have an apartment that is 5 minutes walking distance from the Field. Hopefully we can get some pre/post game activities going...I\'ll let you all know.

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Posted by zuke583 on 17 Jun, 2008 11:47
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I am going to talk to my friends who have an apartment that is 5 minutes walking distance from the Field. Hopefully we can get some pre/post game activities going...I\'ll let you all know.

i don\'t think your friend would be down to host the type of post-game activities that would most likely be happening

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Posted by lilblondie on 17 Jun, 2008 12:50
there are a couple places within walking distance that would cool to go...ash creek would prolly be the best bet...they have their own brew from magic hat....called ash something i forget but it was in play mag this week with a little write up about the black rock area...

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Posted by tyzack on 17 Jun, 2008 13:20
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Are they gonna get a couple solid sets in?

Its a borderline drive for me I wanna make sure I get my (free) money\'s worth

With the news of minimal lights, I might not go.

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Posted by thatgirl on 17 Jun, 2008 14:02
2sets!!

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Posted by tyzack on 17 Jun, 2008 14:05
Give the increasing price of the remnants of once illustrious dinousours and their supporting vegitation, is anyone from the boston area thinking of going to this show that would like to car pool?

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Posted by Vassillios on 17 Jun, 2008 14:15
they should play a death metal parody version entitled "living on a slayer" with tpalms finger tapping and sweeping through the whole thing... adrian on vox... chris and matt both on guitar... and lets of headbanging.

sorry, yeah this discussion should be over

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Posted by NickNels on 17 Jun, 2008 14:38
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i don\'t think your friend would be down to host the type of post-game activities that would most likely be happening

I think t(he)y would be down to drink some beers after the show. I don\'t know where you were going with that one Zuke. I guess you and me have different ideas of what late-night is all about.

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Posted by Kaliguitar on 17 Jun, 2008 15:21
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there are a couple places within walking distance that would cool to go...ash creek would prolly be the best bet...they have their own brew from magic hat....called ash something i forget but it was in play mag this week with a little write up about the black rock area...

Can I ask why the Breakfast fans only show up when the band is playing?? If there\'s no cover and the place is basically taking money out of their own pocket to pay the band then why wouldn\'t you want to support the place so they\'ll hire them back again? Also, it always amazes me that people will spend their money at other places in New Haven and then just show up at Toad\'s for the show. The way these places stay open is mostly from the bar profit so why not help out places that support the band.
Plus....why does it seem that B fans don\'t support other bands. Wouldn\'t it be the cool thing to show up and support all the bands on a bill? It\'s not like you\'re "cheating" on the them by checking out some other music. I\'ve always wondered that.

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Posted by tyzack on 17 Jun, 2008 15:32
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Even if you live in the wilds of the Yukon, there?ll be at least one shitty local band and at least fifty idiots who turn up at all their gigs and nod along to the music (the ?beers in both hands? dance). In larger towns, there will be dozens of shitty local bands, and the scene will be bolstered by all the members of the shitty local bands turning up to see all the other shitty local bands when they play shitty local gigs. The local scene idiots will be at every show, fervently yelling out requests for songs that only members of their pathetic little stratum will ever hear. Coming from a small and sceneless town, I?ve experienced firsthand the horror of a primordial music scene oozing out of an extremely shallow pool of talent, and it?s a horrific, Cronenbergesque sight. The teenagers in this dead-end town, with no outlet for being hip, were forced to wrangle their sensibilities into enjoying some truly horrific music.
Local Scene Idiots are only cool to each other. If they go two towns over, they won?t get much mileage out of knowing all the members of Butt Attack personally, because Butt Attack?s rusty van can?t make it that far afield without overheating. In minor markets, local scene idiots can never rise above ?big fish/small pond status,? but that?s enough for them. ?Someday,? they tragically think, ?when Butt Attack gets huge, I?m going to say I knew them when.?

Musical Taste: Butt Attack.

How to Tame a Local Scene Idiot: Just start a band. It doesn?t matter how god-awful it is. The local scene idiots will be clamoring to interview you for their ?zine or their pirate radio show before you can say Jack Robinson. Either that, or just be bored enough to go to some terrible local shows. After you lower yourself to attending a few, your scene idiot friend will call you up whenever some miserable local event is happening.

Benefits of Friendship: They?ll get you out of the house. Even if they bands they love are crap, even if the local clubs are terrible, and even if the house parties they drag you to are lame, they?ll get you out of the house, and you?ll always love them for it.

Drawbacks of Friendship: When you?ve seen every band in your town fifty times and they?ve shown no signs of improvement, you might begin to curse your local scene idiot friend for dragging you out of the house when you could have been watching Hard Copy in your underwear.