ETV 5 Highlights

[Louie4711]

- Bergeron bringing his spastic, white-man energy to Van Halen once again and changing the meaning of the song out of sheer Green Lantern-style will power.

-AJ playing that amazing glockenshpeil thing during Will's beautiful, romantic TMBG rave-up and Ptolomy's equally fantastic Arcade Fire tribute. And they all had LEAVES draped over them!

-Terra turning Journey into a religious experience for me. Her song made me cry a little!

There are plenty more, lets start a thread about them here...

Terry, I know I already thanked you a million times tonight, but I want to say again that this is always my favorite night of the year. Thank you so much for involving me in something so absolutely perfect and joyous and magic.

[Worldy]

Maddy's Green Day-gone-Go-Gos "American Idiot"

Terry's lightspeed guitar solos

Everyone loving "Don't Stop Believing" despite ourselves because Tara made us love it

[Ghost of Appel]

I'll be the first to say it -- KULA ON THE DRUMS.

...and I wasn't even at the show!

[ProfessorKirk]

The dance floor during "Twist and Shout" made me happier than I've been in a long while.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Jinn.

ICE HOT!

[Muriel Sartre]

So, so, SO much rock goodness. :up: Seriously.

Happy Birthday, Terry, and thanks!

[TerryJ]

Here was the set list...

Damon Ketron - AC/DC "Highway to Hell"
Rebekka Johnson - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Refugee"
Aaron Bergeron - Van Halen "Jump"
Crystal Bahmaie & Sharon Hardy - Madonna "Like a Prayer"
Will Hines - They Might Be Giants "New York City"
Jen MacNeil - Alanis Morrisette "You Oughta Know"
Maddy Mako - Green Day "American Idiot"
Becky Yamamoto - Hole "Malibu"
Betsy Todd - Linda Ronstadt "Different Drum"
Louie Pearlman - MC5 "High School"
James Eason - Grand Funk Railroad "We're an American Band"
-Intermission-
Dan Goodman - Pink Floyd "Time"
Doug Moe - The Clash "Clampdown"
Jessica Allen - Pat Benatar "Love is a Battlefield"
Rosemary Stevens - Kiss "I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night"
Tony Carnevale - The Beatles "Twist and Shout"
Eliza Skinner - Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone"
Andy Rocco - The Violent Femmes "Blister in the Sun"
Alex Marino - Oingo Boingo "Goodbye, Goodbye"
Ptolemy Slocum - Arcade Fire "Wake Up"
Chuck Dauble & Jawnee Conroy - The Beatles "If I Fell"
Tara Copeland - Journey "Don't Stop Believin'"
Damon Ketron - Lynyrd Skynyrd "Freebird"

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There were no bad songs at all (unlike some past ETVs... the duds will remain nameless!)... I think we've all gotten better at this, so the quality bar has been raised. Everyone did a phenomenal job. Especially the band... Kula, Goodman, Ernie... who make learning 23 songs in a month and doing a tight show look pretty easy. (In fact, they do make it easier!)

Other people I talked to cited Goodman's rendition of "Time" as a great moment... for the fact that he did a great job, but also the audacity to do it (complete with opening sound effects)! I was told "you completely won over the crowd on that song." Another person I talked to loved Jessica's Pat Benatar. It was definitely a great song and great job by Jess. Will Hines was cited as a standout on his TMBG song. A lot of people loved Ernie on keyboards throughout. They were blown away.

Too many highlights. It sounded really good (maybe the best it has sounded?) and of course I had a good time! Thanks to those who participated and all those who came.

-Terry

[MarkOn10th]

Damon channelling Bon Scott- - -the whole night!
Louie - in character - This party sucks! I'm going out for a smoke!
Crowd at top of their lungs on Since You Been Gone
Yes! Jess Allen rocking the Battlefield.
Bergeron's off the cuff "the ceilings too low" comment. And those keyboards were AWESOME on Jump - throughout really.
Alex NAILING the Oingo Boingo - and the 7 people who walked up to me "what is this song? Its really cool."
Cowbell
Jinn guitar solo on Time was spectack!

Fun time - let's do it again soon!

[Worldy]

Betsy's Linda

[Geek Chic]

Oh my goodness, it was a show full of awesome!!

"Jump" was amazing! Bergeron is a dynamo. Ernie! Yay!

And Louie! Oh, Louie! You were so wonderful!

Will Hines filled me with joy!

And Betsy Todd. That Betsy Todd! :love:

And Terry, you are one talented, awesome guy. Big ups to the whole band, too. So, so wonderful!

ROCK!

[EpicZero]

Happy Birthday Terry!

-Damon was awesome and in multiple capacities.
-Maddy and green day should have babies together.
-The ETV band, Jinn, Kula, Goodman, and Ernie played a solid set all night long
-The sound guy. Who made it look easy.
- Jen and her "middle finger" manuever
-Jump. Berg. Who not only looks like a young Dave, but sounds like him too.
-Terry's aunt who bought all the tables chicken wings.
-Wake Up. Ptolemy always makes me laugh, even when he's serious. I dont think i could ever improvise with him, because I'd just laugh the whole time. P.S. Where the hell did those vines come from??!?
-And last but not least, Terry Jinn. The guitarist who took no prisoners last night while shredding out like 20 guitar solos. Happy Birthday Buddy. I know I make you pull your hair out sometimes, but it's not on purpose. Thanks for inviting me back this year, and its always fun to play guitar with you.

[MichelleD]

Everyone was fantastic. I did especially love Rock & Roll Louie (which sounds to me like it should be an action figure, This is good.).

Don't Stop Believing is running through my hangover-riddled head. This is good.

Thanks to all for rocking so hard.

[TheMonkey]

Tara freakin Copeland, I will NEVER stop believing. I am holding on to that feeling.

Since You Been Gone. Nice one, Eliza.

Rosemary Stevens and her Paul Stanley make-up! "I like to Rock n Roll all night and party some of the time."

The band. The big smile on Terry's face. The back up singers during Ptolemy's song.

Damon - book ends.

Yay!

Happy Birthday, Terry! Thanks so much for throwing this awesome party and letting your friends be rock stars and bask in the glow of your guitar.

OOOPS!
This is Maddy.

[Skinner]

Everyone keeps beating me to my highlights!
But I've got the jump on you suckers! How about:

Rebekka Johnson rocking WAY harder than Tom Petty ever did!

Rocco plus an infamous ultra-cool indie-rock song about masturbation? A match made in heaven.

Chuck D & Jawnee. Awww.

Doug Moe proving he is the punkest baby daddy any of us know.

Yammy! Malibu!

Lynn & JB taking it to the streets all night long! I hardly learned the words to MY song - they knew a whole BUNCH of songs. Nice.

[burns1]

Can I come next year? Pleeeease?

[MichelleD]

Rosemary Stevens and her Paul Stanley make-up! "I like to Rock n Roll all night and party some of the time."



Walking around the east village with Rosie in full makeup was a total blast. She just made people happy!

This photo does it no justice (as it is shot from the wrong side)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/mir777/05_06_06_2204.jpg

Also, here is a photo at Ratners of Warth's all-starch meal. Yum!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/mir777/05_06_06_2241.jpg

...my actual camera crapped out during the actual show. Bah! Nothing was recorded. These will have to suffice.

[Maddy]

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[Regan]

The whole show was freakin' awesome.

Marino owned Oingo Boingo.

Betsy Todd's Linda Ronstadt (and the Stone Ponies)

Dan Goodman's "Time" , Tara's Journey, Damon's "Highway to Hell"...seriously, the whole show was just one big highlight. Everyone's performance was stellar. IT NEVER STOPPED ROCKING.

[Rocco]

I've been wanting to play 'jump' on a real stage since, well, it came out.

Thanks Terry!

[Whines]

Dr. Jinn! Thank you, and happy birthday.

[Jenmac]

Alex Marino, NAILING the super fast section of 'Goodbye Goodbye'
Tara's dad turning to the audience after her powerhouse performance and shouting, "That's MY daughter!"
Rock-solid, stoic Kula, flawless on every song
Lynn and JB's headgear
The veritable choir on 'Wake Up'
The ETV debut of Chuck D's wonderful voice
Goodman's intense facial expressions
And, as always, Terry just playing the shit out of everything. Sir, you are phenomenal.

[tara]

This show was SO MUCH FUN!!

First, the band, the band, the band. Ernie (while playing his solo on Jump, I heard someone just go "OH MY GOD"), Kula (SF!!!), Dan and TERRY!!

JB and Lynn backing up everyone sounding amazing and looking so adorable in their head gear.

Tiffany Morningstar's amazing outfit that complimented Louis. They were awesome.

Everyone was SOOO good.

James Eason closed the first half with American Band, brought down the house!

Damon singing Highway to Hell was amazing and my dad sang along...knew EVERY WORD.

J Allen looked and sounded so amazing that I wanted to just eat her alive.

Rebekkah was the most adorable thing I've ever seen and made my roommate endlessly happy by singing Tom Petty.

TERRY JINN!!!!!!!!!!!

The plates of Mini burgers that kept me from getting too drunk before it was my turn to sing.

Alex Marino! Rosie! Doug Moe! Bergeron! Ptolemy! WTF? How do you name everyone??? Jen MacNeil who is so sweet singing angry and wonderful. Tony Carnavale was awesome. Everybody ruled so hard Saturday night. It was THE BEST TIME.

I have to say, I didn't hear it, but all the reports of my dad yelling "That's my baby girl!" followed by him immediately going to the corner to send photos from his phone to everyone in the family was really special for me. He had a great time, and kept exclaiming "I actually knew three whole songs in the first act!!!" So proud of himself. (which three? Highway to Hell, Like a Prayer, and American Band)

Also, my dad said, "Tell me something. How long have these guys been playing together?" I said, "They rehearse and play together every year for this show..." He was floored. Kept going on and on about all the bands in Ft Smith, Arkansas (ha) that have been together sometimes as long as ten years that don't sound even half as good as the ETV band.

My friend Lacy calling me the next day to tell me about all the bands he found on Craig's List that need lead singers (he said, "most of these songs sound better than the ORIGINALS!")

Thanks, Terry. Happy Birthday!

[Jesselaina]

JINN
JINN
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
JINN
JINN
JINN

Terry blew my mind on Freebird - Terry Jinn is AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Sweet Jesus is he Awesome!

THE BAND ROCKED!!!
KULA!
GOODMAN!
PRIVETERA - JUMP!!!

Lynn & JB were magnificent (as was were their headbands!)
Eason on sax on Goodbye Goodbye!

*Fav moments of mine:
Rebekka Johnson working out Refugee
Betsy Todd reminding us Linda Ronstadt is the shit
Becky Yamamoto - "The Light Just Radiates" - love it
James Eason - Dudes, seriously, the best fuckin' front man of the night - American Band!!!! - The Band RIPPED it up - KULA COW BELL!!!!!
Tara C bringing the Journey HEAT --- ROCK IT BABY!!!!
Crystal & Sharon just bringing me to my knees - LIKE A PRAYER indeed!!! LOVED IT!

EVERYONE was great! HINES!!!, Tony C just shake it up baby!, Bergeron - long live Van Halen!, Ptolemy - w/strep & STILL brought the heat w/vines wrapped around him and the band!, Damon looking & sounding every part the rock star! - HOT! - Jen MacNeil making it happen-just fantastic!, Rosie!-make up and Rockin&Rollin!, Louie!!! living and giving! Soooo great!, Dan Goodman making me like Flyod!!!!!, Chuck & Jawnee - adorable! (in a rock way that is), Eliza!!! ROCKED w/Since you been Gone - she had the place jumpin!, Doug Moe - has a baby - still has it!, Maddy rockin' Green Day!(ps -hair was also workin'!), Alex just LIVING on Goodbye Goodbye!, and of course Rocco letting us all do the white man's blister in the sun dance - AWESOME!!!

JINN
JINN
JINN

[tanouye]

Terry Jinn is wonderful for doing this.

[ptolemy]

terry jinn hands out great lifetime moments
for everyone around

thank you terry

[Eason]

How does it happen that every year on Terry's birthday WE get all the gifts??

The whole show was one gigantic highlight. I think Terry is correct that the standard has been raised. Is there anything more fun than being a rock star for one night? I submit there is not!

Next year will undoubtedly be a lot more like American Idol.

...Kept going on and on about all the bands in Ft Smith, Arkansas (ha) that have been together sometimes as long as ten years that don't sound even half as good as the ETV band.
ETV tours Ft. Smith, Arkansas!!

[Purnell]

Thank you Terry!
(I know I couldn't make it, but I just like Terry.)

[PatBaer]

Was the show recorded? Will there be mp3s?

...stupid high school friend getting married during ETV!

[baku]

Was the show recorded? Will there be mp3s?

...stupid high school friend getting married during ETV!
The show was recorded to DAT tape. I have no DAT player, so I can't confirm that it was well recorded (or actually recorded at all.)

I have to find a place in town that will convert that over to CD... and then I can make mp3s.

So, yes... the show, theoretically, was recorded and mp3s will be forthcoming.

-Terry

[tara]

Here is a depressing small number of pictures...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24053173@N00/sets/72057594129312624/

[qnarf]

this was awesome. thanks so much, terry! my personal highlight is getting to play on two songs that i've loved since forever. everything else, though, was lovely. betsy as linda. james eason channelling all that is awesome about rock. eason smith making sure all the guitars worked. etc etc etc.
such a fun night!

[Louie4711]

Tara, those pics are awesome! I'm putting the one of me up on my livejournal! yay!

Great capturing of the night. Hope some people took more!

I know my mom took lots and will be developing them soon!

[Morningstar]

ETV = Niftyness abounds!

Happy Birthday Terry, and thank you for the awesome show:)

[Rosie]

Tony Carnevale was a real gentlemen inviting people up to twist with him...

Freakin' adorable.

THANKS TERRY!

[OhDramaQueen]

I put up my ETV photos. I didn't edit them or anything though, so sorry about the red-eye.

http://community.webshots.com/album/550253854CfvqZO
-and I'd suggest un-clicking the "Auto resize" option

~Molly