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Armin van Buuren - New Orleans (10-06-03) MEETUP??? (pg. 5)
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| vicsnvikes |
Ok I have my group together. I will be wearing a blue California beenie and red shirt w/ some shades. I am leaving from Baton Rouge around 8 or 9 and will probably grab a few drinks near the House of Blues. I am bringing 5 friends and we would definatly like to meet up before if anyone is still game.
AVB is going to blow the roof off
PS the set up in the HOB is the best I have seen in a small venue so those first timers will be impressed. |
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| freckle |
werd hope to see everyone there, ill be wearing jeans and a snarf (from thundercats) t-shirt, plus some kandy and a Trancemission hat, just so you guys dont miss me :)
9 hours left!!!! |
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| daydreamer |
just flew back about an hour ago. about to take my exam. will post review. later.
"I am so tired, I gotta sleep, I want to wake up from dreaming":D
-dreamer |
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| vicsnvikes |
Well here is a quick review from me. It was Fu#$ing awsome. AVB went wild. He spun for over 2 1/2 hours and was more ed up than anyone in the house. The venue was not as packed as it usually is for shows but it was a Moday. I got to meet some of you all for the first time and that was great. Needless to say that the TA's were the most energetic group in the place. I will post more after class.
PS Lets try to put together a playlist from his set. And get those pics from last night up on the site.
Later,
SEan:D |
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| digitalbreach |
AVB ownz:crazy:
show...was fecking awesome. Best show I've been too. Armin was soo energetic. good crowd pleaser.
Had loads of fun. Even had AVB sign my tix stub.:happy2:
ride back sucked...passed out. (good thing drunk ass mavo was behind the wheel)
great meeting: freckle,sean,and steve |
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| daydreamer |
the show was definately worth the drive there than some.
AVB blew me away. :eyespop: :eyespop: :eyespop:
It was great meeting you guys, Evan, vicsnvikes, and freckle. tried searching for the rest of you guys. but couldn't find you.:sadgreen:
we got armin to sign that paper that we were passing around. at the end of the show armin just hanged out and people started taking pictures with him and he was signing stuff.
i shook his hand. :p *giggles like a school girl*
seriously though. great show. nice meeting you guys.
evan you weren't kidding about your gal. :eek:
hopefully next big event in the area we can all get together again like a big TA family.
click here !!!
-greetings from your friendly neighborhood daydreamer |
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| Evan Almae |
OK, finally I can sit down and post my review:
First off, I would like to say it was great meeting everyone, daydreamer, mavo, digitalbreach, vicsnvikes, neogeo, and joker. I'm sorry about not being able to get a picture with all of you, as I will explain later in this review.
The Drive:
9 motherf***ing hours from Austin, TX - 511 miles. It seemed like the drive would never stop. We, my girlfriend and I, decided to take her mustang, and halfway there her Service Engine Soon light came on. It was running fine, so no worries. We were running behing schedule as I was in Houston to get my parents camera at 5:00 and I still had rush hour traffic to go through. It started to rain along the way, but not too bad, and we finally, after 5 bathroom breaks, made it to New Orleans. I was staying at a ty, cheap hotel for 35 a night and it was not in the best part of town, but was only 2 miles from House of Blues. We arrived at 11:15 and hurried up getting ready. We caught a cab to the HOB, which costs 10 bucks, that was ghey. And on top of that we were in line, and my girl just realizes her ID was left at the hotel. So we caught a cab back and to the HOB again, which ran about 21 dollars this time. So we get in the venue and the party starts.
Armin and TranceAddicts:
As we get inside, I'm instantly greeted by daydreamer and he told me where everyone was at. I quickly grabbed 2 red bull and vodkas and went to meet everyone. A warm welcome it was, and 5 minutes later Armin took stage. He started with the newest Mark Otten single, I later found out, and the party had begun. A couple songs into his set my g/f started to feel pretty bad and I was thinking about going back to the hotel. She stuck it out and Armin played ATRC, our song, and that got her in a better mood. We had to keep falling back to the back of the club, cause you gotta admit the speaker was mega loud, too loud actually, but it was sweet none the less. Armin's mixing was flawless, not one mistake, and now I understand why everyone says they want to mix like him. Wonderful 2.5 hr set and he stayed very energetic throughout. He played a lot of songs I couldn't ID, and everyone was good.
End of show, and meeting with David Lewis:
The crowd was clearing out and near the side bar I saw this man that had been behind Armin most of the night earlier. I walked over there and asked, "Mr. Lewis...David???" My lucky guess was just that and I told him who I was and asked if he remembered my e-mail about meeting up. He did, and we continued to talk for about 20 minutes, until he went backstage to finish up the night. 5 minutes before the gig ended, he asked me and my g/f if we wanted to meet Armin, we thought about it, quickly, and agreed. Went backstage, chatted with David some more, and waited for Armin to finish signing everyone, I mean everyone's tickets, cd covers, pictures, breasts, whatever. He came back, I talked to him about TranceAddict and how much we support him on here. He loves TA, btw, and got some pics and some autographs. He was suprised at how many people on TA were talking about Gabriel and Dresden on his show.(I mean, he actually talked about how big the thread was, so he did read it.) One more thing, he's asked Tiesto 3 times to be on ASOT, and everytime Tiesto denies, he didn't know why. We said our goodbyes, and good lucks and went on out the venue to end the night.
Outside the Club, and the ride home
We couldn't find a taxi for , so we had been waiting for a while. Everyone who was outside had left and we were the only ones left except for an oncoming group, thats where I met Joker, briefly. And then, what do you know, Armin and David come out of the club only to get in this girls, really ty beatup car to go back to the venue. They just hitched a ride with one of the dancer chicks. Funny it was. I then talked to them again, and David offered for us to ride along back to the hotel with them. OK, the fun began, this chick just got her liscense about 3 months ago come to find out and she could not drive worth a . She hauled ass everywhere going over bumps really fast, and taking turns really hard. Me and David were looking at each other like WHAT THE ARE WE DOING??? Armin was in the front saying, "tonight is the night, I am ready to die, what a way to go out!" Joking of course, Armin by the way is a pure GOOFBALL. He was hilarious, a big kid if you may. We finally got to the hotel 10 minutes later, and it was only a block away! LOL. Small talked with the two and let them on their way. The girl then got lost taking us back and, but hey it was free. So that was our night, we came, we saw, we were in the same car as Armin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Overall:
The mixing was great, the atmosphere was great, only about 150 people in there, and it was a perfect night. He played some wonderful tracks which followed:
1. Mark Otten - Unknown (newest production)
2. Markus Schulz and Elevation - Clear Blue
The ones I remember, no particular order:
Armin van Buuren ft Krezip - Stay
Dj Tiesto - Traffic
Paul van Dyk - Time of Our Lives
Andain vs. Binary Finary - Beautiful 1998 (Made up the name but you get the point.
ATRC - As the Rush Comes (Armin mix)
Scott Bond v. Solarstone - Naked Angel <---So wonderful live, i love this now.
P DIddy ft. Kellis - Lets Get Ill <---in' killed me, awesome track live, I don't care what anyone says!
Mr. Sam v. Fred Baker - Forever Waiting v. Andain - Summer Calling
MIKE - Turn out the Lights
The Gift - 7th Day<--I think???
...more that I don't remember or don't know the names of.
SOME NOTES:
Mavo, that song you and I were debating was Stay ft. Kresnip, I TOLD YOU!:tongue2
HE'LL BE IN HOUSTON IN DECEMBER MOST LIKELY AND IT WILL BE AT RICH'S, SAME VENUE WITH OAKEY AND TIESTO AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
--I asked David to think twice about that, but who knows, it might end up being a nice place.
--Schmuel and Choopie - Sunrising will prolly be on Armada.
--Armin, sadly will not be #1 this year, sorry to say that. (It's true)
...That's about it, WOW, that took forever to write. If I think of anything else I'll be sure to tell. Thanks again everyone for the unforgettable night and see you in Houston in 2 months.
peace.
Steve |
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| Izzy |
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
AvB @ HOUSTON
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
i hope it works out!
awsome review Evan, seems like you had a night to remember. good job on representing TA for us. i was sorry to hear the bit about tiesto refusing ASOT three times :whip:. i wish i could have made it to the event, school sux, maybe next time! :) |
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| slim |
I wish i could have made it to Armin
I'm gonna have to settle for D:Fuse this Friday at Sky Lounge, is anyone else out there planning to go? |
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| Evan Almae |
| quote: | Originally posted by slim
I wish i could have made it to Armin
I'm gonna have to settle for D:Fuse this Friday at Sky Lounge, is anyone else out there planning to go? |
I might check it out since I have an ID now! I'll PM you if I decide to go! |
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| digitalbreach |
| quote: | Originally posted by Evan Almae
We had to keep falling back to the back of the club, cause you gotta admit the speaker was mega loud, too loud actually, but it was sweet none the less.
we came, we saw, we were in the same car as Armin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE'LL BE IN HOUSTON IN DECEMBER MOST LIKELY AND IT WILL BE AT RICH'S, SAME VENUE WITH OAKEY AND TIESTO AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
Steve |
I don't recall the speakers bothering me...having too much fun. Yeah..kinda saw u two in the back couple times as i made my rounds to the bar.
I envy u meeting Armin personally...in a good way though. (guess I'm gonna have to stay till he leaves Richs..come December.)patience!!
Pic alert
(who threw water ballons at Mavo???):haha: :haha:
fyi: inside joky joke
outside HOB
freckle post your pic |
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| Jocker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Evan Almae
thats where I met Joker, briefly |
yeah, i was lookign for tranceaddicts all the time... the two guys waving the "TUNE!" sheet of paper - i thought they were TAs. asked them, but they just waved their heads in negative response.
i was really ashamed for how the russian girls who were with us acted. they were all over poor Armin:(
i got his signature on the dollar bill with the headphones over the Washington's head:). my friend got a signed 76 cd, and we all got a lot of lovely pics.
the mixing was awesome.
some other tracks i remember him playing:
Motorcycle - ATRC (Armin mix)
Solar Stone - Solarcoaster (Midway remix)
Marco V vs Jens - Loops And Things Relooped
Mono - Rise (blew my roof off!!!)
Envio - Touched by The Sun |
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