I’m about an hour away from landing in San Francisco as I start this piece, trying sum up the last show of the tour without completely embarrassing myself in public. However, as the events of the last 24 hours continue to soak in, I find it increasingly difficult to hold back the tears of joy. [...]
So its 4am, this is a German keyboard with weird buttons so please ignore typos. Damn this show was awesome! I wouldnt say it surpases Berlin or Vegas, but it is up there. It was just so much fun. I didn’t weep like a school girl, I didn’t have any strange religious out of body [...]
While doing some work for FanimeCon tonight, I decided to watch One Night in Paris. It doesn’t always come on so strongly, but when I put it in I was suddenly brimming with joy and nostalgia. August 1, 2001* was my very first Depeche Mode concert. I’d only been to a club show or two by [...]
Last night, Depeche Mode completed their last North American show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A week has passed since my last show for the Tour of the Universe. What a wild ride this tour has been, spanning two continents, seven cities and many hours in planes, trains and automobiles. There were friends new and old, [...]
Photos | Videos | Date: August 29, 2009 A week overdue, I’ve finally recovered from my trips (and more or less, the post-tour blues) and returned to write about the Dallas show. My seats for this gig were the furthest back I’ve ever had for a Depeche Mode concert, but turned out to be not [...]
Photos | Videos | Date: August 27, 2009 I’m in the Denver airport now, waiting for my flight to Dallas. Last night’s show was in a truly unique venue, beautiful.. The crowd, however left a bit to be desired. Pretty casual for the most part and took a few songs to warm up, which is [...]
No photos or videos from me for this gig – I opted to attend camera-free. After waiting around and playing slots outside the venue all day, I managed score front row rail, despite a security misscommunication. At first I thought we were going to be far from Dave, but then the split the difference of [...]
