HeyZeus.org » Dave Matthews http://heyzeus.org Life and times of Zeus and sometimes Mandy. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:30:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 en hourly 1 Dave Matthews Band at Madison Square Garden http://heyzeus.org/dave-matthews-band-at-madison-square-garden/ http://heyzeus.org/dave-matthews-band-at-madison-square-garden/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:46:19 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/?p=788 What an incredible show!  I couldn’t have asked for a more fun show!  Finally not only did I see some ‘Some Devil’ songs, but I saw 2 cover songs that were incredible to watch, aside from All Along the Watch Tower.    Mandy couldn’t have asked for a more fun show, she finally got to see Satelite, great cover songs, and Julia Roberts introduce the band,  which was another one of my highlights too.  I didn’t know Julia was going to introduce the band, but it was truly special because I know she’s already close friends to the band and a huge fan.  She was so sweet with some incredibly touching words and it really pumped us all up for an amazing show!  The energy at this place was off the charts!  I really love seeing the band in NY, this is definitely one of my top shows at close tie with Central Park.  Enjoy the videos, thanks YouTube!  I just finished downloading the show and add a link to download it later.

Julia Roberts Intro

Burnin Down the House!

Sledgehammer!

So Damn Lucky!

]]> http://heyzeus.org/dave-matthews-band-at-madison-square-garden/feed/ To the tragic deaths of some incredible people http://heyzeus.org/to-the-tragic-deaths-of-some-incredible-people/ http://heyzeus.org/to-the-tragic-deaths-of-some-incredible-people/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:06:59 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/?p=765 Recently some of my favorite and inspiring ‘celebrities’ passed away for one reason or another.

First George Carlin, a pinnacle comedian of his life time and to this day.  I did get to see him live back in Melbourne.  Still extremely funny and innovative.  You couldn’t have asked for someone so smart and engaging.  Kevin Smith said it best in his blog post.

Bernie Mac, another hilarious comedian, and super nice guy.  From everything I read about him online, from people meeting him, they only said good things.  He was a hard working man, and deserved all the fame and success he had.

LeRoi Moore saxaphonist from the Dave Matthews Band.  Another super nice guy that deserved everything he had.  One with extreme talent, and the heart of gold.  Mandy and I donated to some of his favorite charities in Virginia.  We’ll be very sad when we see the Maddison Square Garden Show Stand Up for a Cure, it won’t be the same, but we’ll have a great time for the man above!

LeRoi Moore

]]> http://heyzeus.org/to-the-tragic-deaths-of-some-incredible-people/feed/ Eddie met Dave Matthews! http://heyzeus.org/eddie-met-dave-matthews/ http://heyzeus.org/eddie-met-dave-matthews/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:30:45 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/?p=710 Finally after 8 years of going to shows, Eddie finally met the man himself!  Eddie met him before the Columbus, OH show.  He wasn’t planning on going to this show, but a friend from work was a 10 year Warehouse member and had 7th row seats dead center seats and an extra ticket.  He couldn’t pass it up.  A few days before, the warehouse member got an email saying he could do a meet and greet or just go back stage.  Well of course he choose a meet and greet.
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They had to meet at 6:45pm by the front gate and were taken back stage next to a green room. On their walk back they meet Jeff Coffin (the saxophonist temporarily replacing Leroy Moore).  While they waited a few minutes Dave came out and started going down the line signing things and taking pictures.  Eddie and his friend were in the middle of the line and Dave finally got up to him. Eddie had a quaint conversation mentioning he and his wife loved Dave’s music and how his wife is at home because they didn’t have any tickets for the show. Eddie says that Dave is about my height as nice and charming as you see him on tv.

Anyways Eddie got a poster signed and his picture.
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The show was even better knowing he met him just a few hours before they went on.  I’m so happy that one of us finally got to meet Dave Matthews in person!

]]> http://heyzeus.org/eddie-met-dave-matthews/feed/ Willie Nelson playing Gravedigger http://heyzeus.org/willie-nelson-playing-gravedigger/ http://heyzeus.org/willie-nelson-playing-gravedigger/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:27:03 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/willie-nelson-playing-gravedigger/ Willie Nelson playing GravediggerI’m a fan of Willie Nelson, and you already know I’m a huge fan of Dave Matthews. I really enjoy when other big artists cover Dave Songs, and this Willie Nelson Gravedigger Video is pretty cool. I’m on the fence of liking it, but it’s still pretty cool! Jimmy Buffett has covered Tripping Billies, and Stevie Nicks has covered Crash Into Me, and I know there are more but those are the latest ones the Dave Matthews Band community has heard about….

]]> http://heyzeus.org/willie-nelson-playing-gravedigger/feed/ You think Dave Matthews is a good guitar player http://heyzeus.org/you-think-dave-matthews-is-a-good-guitar-player/ http://heyzeus.org/you-think-dave-matthews-is-a-good-guitar-player/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:03:28 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/you-think-dave-matthews-is-a-good-guitar-player/ I was checking out A day in the life of a Wine-o (Joel’s site) and holy shit can these two Mexicans play some guitar.

]]> http://heyzeus.org/you-think-dave-matthews-is-a-good-guitar-player/feed/ I love hearing stories of seeing Dave Matthews Band Live for the first time and my top . http://heyzeus.org/i-love-hearing-stories-of-seeing-dave-matthews-band-live-for-the-first-time-and-my-top/ http://heyzeus.org/i-love-hearing-stories-of-seeing-dave-matthews-band-live-for-the-first-time-and-my-top/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:41:00 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/wordpress/i-love-hearing-stories-of-seeing-dave-matthews-band-live-for-the-first-time-and-my-top/ Lindsay just saw the Hollywood Bowl show with some amazing seats (I’m very jealous).  Mandy’s even more jealous cause she actually saw John Mayer play the song #41 with the band.  It’s really nice when someone sees the band play live for the first time it’s really a different experience, and that goes for most live performances of any performer.  Lindsay’s gonna be that girl we can eventually say I know that girl, we’re like best friends, and she gives me money all the time cause she’s rich!  Anyways, back to seeing the Dave Matthews Band live, I’m up to 21 shows and every one is memorable and super fun and energetic.  I never understood that ‘the energy was awesome’ untill seeing live shows in general.  Now my top five of live performances (there may be more, but that’s all I remember). 

  1. Jimmy Buffett at West Palm Beach (when it was called Mars Music Amphitheatre back in 1998, box seats, and it was my first concert ever!)
  2. Dave Matthews Band at West Palm Beach (again Mars Music Amphitheatre back in 1998, box seats, second concert)
  3. Dave Matthews Band at Central Park (the energy was amazing, and I can’t talk enough about it)
  4. Jason Mraz at House of Blues in Orlando (super fun show, he’s AMAZING live!!!)
  5. Bare Naked Ladies at TD Waterhouse (their improv songs are fucking amazing, and they’re super funny!).

Update:  Available for download the Dave Matthews Band show from Hollywood Bowl 10-02-2007 (192mb). 

]]> http://heyzeus.org/i-love-hearing-stories-of-seeing-dave-matthews-band-live-for-the-first-time-and-my-top/feed/ Our Weekend in Atlanta http://heyzeus.org/our-weekend-in-atlanta/ http://heyzeus.org/our-weekend-in-atlanta/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:30:00 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/wordpress/our-weekend-in-atlanta/ Well, after leaving Thursday around 3pm, we arrived in the ATL around 10pm.  Mandy and I each drove half way.  I finally finished “The Princess Bride” a ‘classic’ movie that everyone quotes and talks about, but I never saw till Thursday.  After arriving we passed out and got up Friday to head into downtown.  Friday we decided to take a CNN Tour;  I was very excited because Ian said it was really interesting to see the behind the scenes of the largest CNN headquarters.  Our tour guide was CB and he was fucking horrible!!!  You hear me CB, YOU FUCKING SUCKED!  He was boring, and montone and un emotional.  Get a different job!  You’ll never been an anchor!  Anyways, that was neat.  Next we did the ‘World of Coke’ and had a good time with drinking different cokes from around the world.  After that Mandy and I went to Ikea.  A store we’ve been wanting to check out for a while!  We had no fucking clue what we were doing or where to go or how to shop there.  It’s very different, the store is also just overwhelming, you have pieces of paper to write down what you want and what aisle and bin it’s in.  You have shopping bags you can carry, or shopping carts that can hold your bag.  We bought a few things, but the biggest thing was my new office chair, it’s awesome and very comfortable.  I bought the arms that you could put on it, but I’m still deciding.  I also put the chair together as we were driving home! 

Saturday morning we woke up and went to the Georgia Aquarium.  It was FANTASTIC in every way!  We had a great time, especially since we downloaded the free audio tour onto our ipods, everything we saw was fantastic.  It is really well done, and the things you see are just really beautifully different.  It was really worth it, and I highly recommend it to anyone.  The Balluga Whales and Whale Shark Tank is just incredible!  Some of the crabs are awesome too, the things they allow you to touch is cool too.  The concert was amazing and I’ll write about that later, and show you pictures too. 

Weekend in Atlanta
]]> http://heyzeus.org/our-weekend-in-atlanta/feed/ We’re headed to Atlanta for the Dave Matthews Band show at Piedmont Park Conservancy benefit Concert http://heyzeus.org/were-headed-to-atlanta-for-the-dave-matthews-band-show-at-piedmont-park-conservancy-benefit-concert/ http://heyzeus.org/were-headed-to-atlanta-for-the-dave-matthews-band-show-at-piedmont-park-conservancy-benefit-concert/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:17:00 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/wordpress/were-headed-to-atlanta-for-the-dave-matthews-band-show-at-piedmont-park-conservancy-benefit-concert/ It seems as if I always attend these benefit concerts.  It all started with the Central Park Concert in NYC.  Then it was the one in San Franisco.  We almost went to the fourth night at Red Rocks which was a benefit concert also.  Regardless, we’re looking forward to a good time with one of Mandy’s best friends and her boyfriend.  I know Eric’s pumped for his show at UF .  You can also tell because of this.  Did I mention the Allman Brothers are opening up for them?  I heard they’re a good show!  We’re leaving this afternoon, and gonna do some neat things up there.  I’ll take lots of pictures since I got my camera back!

]]> http://heyzeus.org/were-headed-to-atlanta-for-the-dave-matthews-band-show-at-piedmont-park-conservancy-benefit-concert/feed/ Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds on Blu-Ray is Fucking AMAZING!! http://heyzeus.org/dave-matthews-tim-reynolds-on-blu-ray-is-fucking-amazing/ http://heyzeus.org/dave-matthews-tim-reynolds-on-blu-ray-is-fucking-amazing/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:54:00 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/wordpress/dave-matthews-tim-reynolds-on-blu-ray-is-fucking-amazing/ Since I haven’t taken a picture of my new tv setup yet, here it is.  I’d also like to tell you that I just received the Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Live at Radio City on Blu-Ray and I am so fucking glad I bought a Blu-Ray Player cause it’s the most gorgeous image I’ve ever seen!!  The picture doesn’t look super impressive, but damn good for the new point and shoot camera I got. 

]]> http://heyzeus.org/dave-matthews-tim-reynolds-on-blu-ray-is-fucking-amazing/feed/ The Office Project http://heyzeus.org/the-office-project/ http://heyzeus.org/the-office-project/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:10:00 +0000 Zeus http://heyzeus.org/wordpress/the-office-project/ So, I’m slightly rearranging the office.  I’m rearranging some of the Dave Matthews Band posters, and putting up some more shelves and I’m going to print out a big Cuba Poster using Block Posters I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now, and here’s my chance.  I’ll let you know how it turns out, but if it turns out like I invision, it’s gonna look really nice.  Keep your fingers crossed.  Part of the office project entails modifing the desk to fit over the sitting area next to the window.  Mandy gave me the great idea and I’m really looking forward to hacking up the desk so it fits perfectly over the edge. 

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