tashdash profile picture

tashdash

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

We had a great time at Powerman 5000 (aside from one sad moment when I dropped a full double Jager on the rocks).
This band gets better every time I see them. Usually I am not enthused when people jump (worse, when the band -tells- you to jump), at this show I was the first one jumping to those power chords. I had a sweet view from the front row at El Corazon:
I felt like some nice Christmas music, so we went to Church of Hate
Yes, I went to see DEVO. They played Seattle in 1982, and in 2007 they are still crack musicians. I really appreciate bands that PRACTICE, that play their material flawlessly.DEVO rocked!, blistering guitars, crazy punk songs, stupid lyrics and all.
I went to the coolest show yet, an industrial dream show. The venue was a tri-level metal warehouse under the freeway. Inside the 50 ft square room was a bar in one corner and S...M...Mother*&$^%@g...P (as the singer from SMP announces himself). Yeah buddy, 5 feet away, SMP rocked the hell out of us. Outside, a tri-level deck under the freeway, with firepits on each level was the perfect place to have a last drink and let the eardrums recover:Last night it was Betty X at Studio Seven. I can't even try to describe how amazing the show was.
No, this is not the hospital cafeteria, it's the "VIP experience" at the Tacoma Dome:
Finally, the hot tub is finished:
Here are some pictures from the Betty X show. This band kicks ass like you wouldn't believe.
Betty has an amazing voice, I can't believe the sound that comes out of that small package:
The guitarists from Betty X are the shit. Heavy, pounding, headbanging hair thrashing mothers:
My hot tub is under construction...however it meets the 2 most important criteria already, hot and wet! I'll post the "after" photo later.
We were in Las Vegas one weekend, and partied like RockStars!! Limos everywhere, dinner at Aquaknox, dancing at Studio 54. We got into the VIP section at Studio 54 where we had our own table, bottle of Vodka with all the trimmings, and a private view right over the railing of the dance floors, light show and go-go dancers.
Here is a list of every concert I have been to so far (not including at least 50 club shows like Forced Entry, Rawhead, Condemed, Pleasure Elite and other Seattle 90's metal):
Band Venue Date Notes Styx/Reo Speedwagon Coliseum 1981 Paradise Theatre Metalfest II Crossroads Center 8/29/1982 with Kidskin Heart Coliseum 12/31/1982 Possibly 12/31/83 or 81 B-52's Seattle Center Arena 6/27/1983 AC/DC Tacoma Dome 10/13/1983 Rush Tacoma Dome 5/18/1984 Rod Stewart with Jeff Beck Tacoma Dome 7/8/1984 Iron Maiden Coliseum 12/10/1984 Deep Purple Tacoma Dome 4/9/1985 Judas Priest Tacoma Dome 5/18/1986 Tangerine Dream Paramount 5/31/1986 Elvin Bishop/Norton Buffalo Moore Theatre 3/20/1987 Billy Idol Coliseum 5/15/1987 Tangerine Dream Paramount 9/27/1988 Bumbershoot 90 Seattle Center 9/2/1990 Soundgarden Alice in Chains Moore Theatre 12/22/1990 Slayer/Testament Paramount 1/10/1991 AC/DC Tacoma Dome 1/16/1991 Slayer/Anthrax/Megadeth Seattle Center Arena 5/30/1991 Alice in Chains Paramount 12/21/1991 Soundgarden Paramount 3/5/1992 Metallica Coliseum 5/27/1992 Rock & the Environment The Gorge 6/6/1992 "Pearl Jam, Heart" Ozzy Osbourne Coliseum 6/11/1992 Lollapolooza 92 Kitsap Bowl 7/22/1992 "Chili Peppers, Ministry, Soundgarden,Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Cypress Hill, Rage Against the Machine, Jim Rose Freak Show" Pearl Jam Moore Theatre 9/17/1992 They made a video of this Pearl Jam - Drop in the Park Magnuson Park 9/20/1992 Tangerine Dream Paramount 10/25/1992 Pantera Paramount 11/8/1992 Megadeth Seattle Center Arena 11/30/1992 Lollapolooza 93 The Gorge 6/19/1993 "Alice in Chains, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Primus" Peter Gabriel Tacoma Dome 7/17/1993 Neil Young The Gorge 9/5/1993 Nirvana Seattle Center Arena 1/8/1994 Bubbye Kurt w/Butthole Surfers Soundgarden Kitsap Bowl 5/29/1994 Rolling Stones BC Place 12/18/1994 Slayer Seattle Center Arena 1/26/1995 REM The Gorge 5/21/1995 JAMPAC Benefit Kitsap Pavilion 7/22/1995 "Bjork, Foo Fighters" David Bowie/Nine Inch Nails Tacoma Dome 10/24/1995 Alannis Morissette The Gorge 6/1/1996 Pantera/White Zombie The Gorge 7/27/1996 Bumbershoot 96 Seattle Center Arena 8/31/1996 Sir Mix-A-Lot Rage Against the Machine Mercer Arena 9/8/1996 Soundgarden Mercer Arena 12/11/1996 Ozzfest 97 Sam Boyd Stadium 6/28/1997 "Marilyn Manson, Pantera, Powerman 5000, Coal Chamber !!!!" Bumbershoot 97 Seattle Center 8/29/1997 Foo Fighters Beastie Boys Key Arena 7/31/1998 Slayer Paramount 8/5/1998 Tool Mercer Arena 8/23/1998 Metallica Cashman Field Las Vegas 9/12/1998 Garbage Paramount 9/22/1998 Rob Zombie Paramount 11/17/1998 Black Sabbath/Pantera Key Arena 1/12/1999 Marilyn Manson/Hole/Monster Magnet Key Arena 3/3/1999 OMG Korn/Rob Zombie Tacoma Dome 4/9/1999 Limp Bizkit Mercer Arena 6/22/1999 with Kid Rock Ozzfest 99 The Gorge 7/18/1999 "Kill me for missing Drain STH, saw Rob Zombie, Slayer, Primus, Godsmack,System of a down, Fear Factory, Hed(pe), Slipknot!!!!" Endfest 99 Kitsap Bowl 8/7/1999 "Pennywise, Deftones, Moby, Kid Rock, Zebrahead, Blink 182, Primus" Ministry Paramount 8/20/1999 Neil Young The Gorge 9/19/1999 Kid Rock Mercer Arena 11/22/1999 Powerman 5000 Moore Theatre 1/28/2000 with Static-X Beck Mercer Arena 4/28/2000 Slipknot DV8 5/5/2000 Sweet club show Kittie Graceland 5/17/2000 Ozzfest 2000 The Gorge 8/24/2000 "Pantera, Godsmack, Static-X, Incubus, QOTSA, Kittie!!!, Disturbed" Pantera Tacoma Dome 7/25/2001 with Slayer Evening with Incubus I Spy 11/16/2001 Packed private club show with Incubus P.O.D. Moore Theatre 11/30/2001 Deck the Hall Ball Paramount 12/6/2001 Staind Drowning Pool Showbox 4/6/2002 with Coal Chamber? Kittie Graceland 8/16/2002 Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage Tool Key Arena 10/2/2002 Aerosmith Tacoma Dome 11/12/2002 Limoed to the T'dome Ministry Northgate Theatre 3/18/2003 Audioslave Paramount 3/22/2003 Endfest The Gorge 6/21/2003 "Staind, Trapt, Godsmack, Powerman 5000, Deftones" Metallica Seahawks Stadium 8/7/2003 "with Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park" Lollapolooza 2003 White River Amphitheatre 8/23/2003 "Janes Addiction, Jurrassic 5, Audioslave, Perfect Circle, Incubus" Godsmack Moore Theatre 9/28/2003 KMFDM/PIG Catwalk 10/17/2003 KMFDM Fenix Underground 11/25/2003 Black Japan and Charlie Drown? Slayer Moore Theatre 11/25/2003 Ditched early on Slayer to see KMFDM at the Fenix Linkin Park Moore Theatre 12/11/2003 "with Rancid, Deck the Hall Ball 12" A Perfect Circle Tacoma Dome 4/9/2004 The Vines & Jet Moore Theatre 4/13/2004 KMFDM Fenix Underground 6/25/2004 Ozzfest 2004 White River Amphitheatre 7/27/2004 "Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Devil Driver, Lamb of God, Slipknot" Drowning Pool Graceland 8/15/2004 KISW Hooky Day White River Amphitheatre 8/27/2004 featuring Static X Beastie Boys Key Arena 9/19/2004 Hanzel und Gretyl Fenix Underground 9/29/2004 with Ministry Australian Pink Floyd McCaw Hall 11/9/2004 Hanzel und Gretyl Fenix Underground 11/13/2004 with Ministry Laibach Neumo's 11/20/2004 KMFDM Fenix Underground 11/29/2004 KISW Holiday Hangover Ball Fenix Underground 12/2/2004 Drowning Pool, Saliva Fatboy Slim Premier 12/7/2004 Otep Catwalk 1/29/2005 Queens of the Stone Age Premier 4/14/2005 Weezer Moore Theatre 4/27/2005 Audioslave Paramount 5/12/2005 Beck Paramount 7/15/2005 Bleeding Through "House of Blues, Anaheim" 7/24/2005 with Zao Ozzfest 2005 White River Amphitheatre 7/27/2005 Party like a Rockstar - Black Sabbath, Mudvayne, Iron Maiden, Rob Zombie KMFDM Premier 9/21/2005 Audioslave Everett Events Center 9/28/2005 Freak Night 2005 Qwest Exhibition Center 10/29/2005 Crystal Method, DJ Icey, DJ Liquid Todd Disturbed Paramount 1/7/2006 Taste of Chaos Everett Events Center 4/2/2006 Deftones Kittie Studio Seven 4/14/2006 Best show in 10 years Ministry Showbox 5/28/2006 Revolting Cocks were awesome!! Slayer/Lamb of God/Mastodon Qwest Exhibition Center 7/14/2006 Bumbershoot Seattle Center 9/2/2006 Blondie, Lady Sovereign Roger Waters Key Arena 10/12/2006 Hanzel und Gretyl Fenix 10/22/2006 Best show ever!! Betty X Fenix 10/29/2006 KMFDM/Combichrist Neumos 10/31/2006 Incredible! both bands! Nickelback Tacoma Dome 02/20/2007 They made me go Kittie Studio Seven 3/3/2007 Better every time!!! Betty X Studio Seven 3/23/2007 SMP SPYS 4/21/2007 S M Motherf*&^$g P!! Beastie Boys Crocodile Cafe!! 4/21/2007 Holy Shit!!! Secret show at the Croc, sold out in 1 secondStatic-X/Otep Showbox 6/3/2007 Rocked! Ozzfest 2007 White River 7/12/2007 Partied in a limo Nile Studio 7 7/13/2007 Daath and Vulgarizer opened Powerman 5000 Studio 7 7/26/2007 Betty X opened SMP El Corazon 9/7/2007 Opened for Haujobb DEVO Puyallup Fairgrounds 9/21/2007 Amazing!! Static-X Showbox SODO 11/4/2007 I was deaf for days PRONG Studio Seven 11/9/2007 Betty X and Zero Down opened SMP Studio Seven 11/26/2007 Steve White from KMFDM played!!! Tool Everett Events Center 12/4/2007 Marilyn Manson Paramount 2/18/2008 Ministry Premiere/Showbox SODO 3/29/2008 The last show? Powerman 5000 El Corazon 5/18/2008 Totally rocked!

My Interests

420, EQ (II), Concerts (working on my second hundred shows), ogling hotties on websites

I'd like to meet:

Pizeeple whoz d00nt spellz likz moronz

Music:

Hanzel und Gretyl, KMFDM, Kittie, Lords of Acid, anything with heavy bass. See my concert list.

Who cares what band is playing when you have these three to hang out with. Oh yeah, it was at the MINISTRY show! What a great time that was!
I didn't get many photos at this show. Here is a shot of the awesome Ministry stage, set up Blues Brothers style:

After that, the 6 or 7th double Jager on the rocks kicked in and we got right up close and crazy. It was just a giant party, I barely remember what songs they played, it was more like get fucked up and hang out with Uncle Al, Tommy Victor, Tony Campos, HELLYEAH!!!!!!

First black eye ever, my wife did it to me. I think it was our 4th or 5th head butt slamming around in the Ministry pit when she got me.

What is better than S M Motherfu^^ingP???SMP with motherfu^^ing Steve White of KMFDM on guitar!!! Indescribably awesome!!! It's freakin MasterCard priceless to see that lineup of Jason Bazinet and Steve White. I was just standing there with a dumbass grin on my face the whole time. I can't get over how fucking sweet this show was!!!!!

Jason was on. Finally a backup band that can play the material.
The Great Steve White. I talked to him in the bar, he was "just jamming" with the band for 2 nites. Fucking kick me down the stairs...I spilled my drink on him. Holy shit!

Nancy and I went down to see Betty X and Prong. Betty X was hitting the high notes but they were bringing in the new guitarist and things were a touch rough in the rythym section.Prong, however was beyond amazing. Just burning guitars, amazing sound from just a lead guitar, bass and drums. Old school chords, just brutal, blistering metal.

That's right, it's that time again, to Party Like A Rock Star at the Ozzfest 2007.Here we are ready to roll out:

Wicked cold Jager on ice tastes even better in a limo:

Can we get the backstage tour over with, it's past 4:20

No, fucking Klingons playing 80's rock does not turn me on:

Essentially, the Ozzfest was trash, terrible selection of crappy bands, with the exception of Static X. We should have left after Wayne and the boys:

One night at the Crocodile Cafe,

That's right, 20 feet away, it's MCA, Mike D and Ad Rock!!! The boys, the boys, the Beastie Beastie Boys..This was music freakin heaven!! They played smooth and tight, tunes like Ricky's Theme, Heart Attack Man, Tough Guy, Sabotage, on and on I kept wondering if it was a lucky dream...

Static-X at the Showbox, with Otep, another just fantastic show!! Heavy as it gets!!! EVIL DISCO!! And what a Sweet view from the Bar.

Kittie was awesome as usual, just amazing:

Pics from the Hanzel und Gretyl show:

The rest of the pics are here

Here are my pics and videos from Roger Waters at the Key Arena.

Here is our view from row 3 on the side:

The video from my new phone is small, but the sound is awesome.

Shine on You Crazy Diamond

Add to My Profile

A long one, with awesome closeups of the flying pig:
Sheep

Add to My Profile

They played the whole Dark Side of the Moon. Here is a highlight:
Time

Add to My Profile

Click this to view my Ozzfest pics:

This pic links to some awesome KMFDM concert shots:

Morgan is a heavy metal genius:

This is my prized possession, a demo tape so rare that the band does not even have it anymore!!

Movies:

I've seen a few. I own 1 DVD, Time Bandits. "Do you want to be leader of this gang?" "No we agreed, no leaders" "Right, so shut up and do as I say"

Television:

Fuck television

Books:

The Stainless Steel Rat

Heroes:

Mandy

My Blog

Cant you just shut up and give me the pussy?

One of our cats ran away (aka eaten by coyote) so we are getting a new cat.  Seems that no longer can you go to the pound and just get one.  Now we have to fucking adopt one. Half of these ...
Posted by tashdash on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:31:00 PST

Have a happy, jolly Christmas - with Church of Hate

We wanted to get out for the holidays, so I found a joyous little production down at Studio Seven:  The Pieces and Parts Ball. It was Wide Eye Panic, Charlie Drown (CD release party) and Church o...
Posted by tashdash on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:08:00 PST

Ministry Final Tour

I have seen Ministry six times, and they are my second favorite band of all time.  This is the last tour, the end of an era.  No more fucking Bush's in charge, so a lack of new material I g...
Posted by tashdash on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:18:00 PST

Ozzfest is going to be free, however the VIP tix were sure not!

Today's ticket score is Party Like A Rock Star (PLARS) VIP passes for Ozzfest.  Now it's great that they made Ozzfest free, however at White River if you have general tickets, you get to enjoy t...
Posted by tashdash on Thu, 24 May 2007 12:17:00 PST

I just scored tickets to see Beastie Boys at a freakin' Cafe!!!!!!!!

Yesterday I got the secret BBoy email:  tix on sale at 4pm for a secret show at the Crocodile Cafe! And just now, after syncing my PC to the atomic clock and hitting F5 at the right millisecond, ...
Posted by tashdash on Thu, 24 May 2007 04:22:00 PST

Nickelback + Tacoma Dome = White Trash Hell

We attended the Nickelback concert last night in Tacoma, and it pretty much sucked. After driving 2 hours through rush hour (that drive would normally be 45 min) we spent another hour being routed aro...
Posted by tashdash on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:14:00 PST

Rewards for good behavior

I was pretty bummed when one night, after much Jager, the girls talked me into buying VIP tickets for Nickelback.  Now I can't really stomach that girl music, but they have one hell of a buffet l...
Posted by tashdash on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:43:00 PST

This S*it will Fcuk You Up

I attended an amazing show tonight at Neumo's, Combichrist and KMFDM!!! Both bands were at their peak, finishing up a US tour with the hometown Seattle show. Combichrist played virtually every good so...
Posted by tashdash on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:09:00 PST

Breaking news - Ticketmaster screws Ebay ticket whores

As I am trying to buy tickets for the Tool show at the Paramount, I see that Ticketmaster has a notice that only customers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho can purchase them.  About freaking time...
Posted by tashdash on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:21:00 PST

After a concert, we need Dicks

After large quantities of Jager shots and kicking some ass in the pit at a rockin' show, there is nothing like Dicks. Dicks melt in your mouth, hot and juicy they can't be beat at 1am. Usually I g...
Posted by tashdash on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST