With the sheer amount of 'serious' marketing we did at the fest this year, we wanted to do something light and fun. I had nothing but complements all weekend
Sorry you couldn't see this.
Cheers 'n Jeers '12
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With the sheer amount of 'serious' marketing we did at the fest this year, we wanted to do something light and fun. I had nothing but complements all weekend
Sorry you couldn't see this.
AngraRULES
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Cheers
- Just being able to attend the fest this year - its been my first vacation since the UTPOM tour we did in august of 2011. What better way to take a week off?
- PRETTY MAIDS and SINBREED stole my show - they were amazing.
- the sound was a lot better this year than it was at the only other time i've gone (XI)
- I was able to meet TONS of people and the band felt very at home.
- obvious marketing a new product is obvious
- being able to watch Glenn do what he does best
- learning from the performances of other bands
- The food at the VINYL was actually pretty awesome! they should increase their menu and reap the benefits of people not wanting to leave.
- Seeing the whole intromental team minus one (inserts sad face)
- Vendor Prices were very reasonable!!!
- Patrick for being a boss and yelling at the drunk guy hahaha
- Hoyt for saving me a copy of the program and sampler from LAST YEAR! woot!
**also want to thank Wayne Joyner for saving my ass and burning me a correct dvd!**
Jeers
-The drunk guy was very annoying to our band at the courtyard
-I wish taxi's were cheaper
-I wish I had more money to blow
*that's really it*
- Just being able to attend the fest this year - its been my first vacation since the UTPOM tour we did in august of 2011. What better way to take a week off?
- PRETTY MAIDS and SINBREED stole my show - they were amazing.
- the sound was a lot better this year than it was at the only other time i've gone (XI)
- I was able to meet TONS of people and the band felt very at home.
- obvious marketing a new product is obvious
- being able to watch Glenn do what he does best
- learning from the performances of other bands
- The food at the VINYL was actually pretty awesome! they should increase their menu and reap the benefits of people not wanting to leave.
- Seeing the whole intromental team minus one (inserts sad face)
- Vendor Prices were very reasonable!!!
- Patrick for being a boss and yelling at the drunk guy hahaha
- Hoyt for saving me a copy of the program and sampler from LAST YEAR! woot!
**also want to thank Wayne Joyner for saving my ass and burning me a correct dvd!**
Jeers
-The drunk guy was very annoying to our band at the courtyard
-I wish taxi's were cheaper
-I wish I had more money to blow
*that's really it*
nailz
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I have a question for the Atlanta locals. Do you have poison Ivy or Sumac, Oak around town? I thought what was maybe a rash or something on my legs but its itching like hell and has been since Saturday... This definitely goes down as a Jeer :Smokedev:
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Pellaz
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Late to the thread this year, but it was an awesome year overall. If it had been really crappy I might have posted sooner, but I'm not sure Glenn, Jen and crew could put on a crappy PPUSA if they TRIED to.
Heh, I was wondering if I was the only person who noticed this. At one point walking toward the venue from the Artmore I thought "Hey! Last year this same course would have twisted my ankle!" Kudos to the City of Atlanta for getting the work done.
I'll go out on a limb and surmise that you were at the Artmore. Same thing happened to us -- twice. And it's not like we were really bombing the porcelain porsche, either. I guess their toilets are just...less robust.
+1 to both of these. Can't thank Glenn, Jen and the entire crew enough for all the hard work they put into this shindig.
And that Jon Oliva workshop was a great start for my PPUSA 2012 experience; we got to watch a pretty ass-kicking song created by a master step-by-step in about 90 minutes. Absolutely phenomenal. They said it was recorded; I hope it came out well. I'd pay good money for it. And "When the Crowds Are Gone" was a perfect ending. "OH! YES!!"
By an independent count, they sold two (2) platters, at $10 each. A bit steep considering Davinci's was only 3 or 400 feet away with their glorious $6 lunch special.
Being able to chat with him on Saturday, and hang out with him and an attentive crowd until 5:45 am (!) Saturday morning was a true high point of the festival. He's a man of many opinions and he's not afraid to express them...but he also has many facets that might not be obvious at first, but come out when talking to him.
--And yes, he can smile and laugh. He did when I referred to myself as a "recovering" Catholic. ("I was sick, but I'm trying to get better....")
I was only up there twice during performances, but everyone was really considerate. Awesome!
+1 on both of these.
"Bacon Dave," you were awesome for bringing a pile of Chinese food late Friday night and pizza on Saturday night. As for the cupcakes......it occurs to me that they're not all THAT far from me up here in Auburn.
DaVinci's just flat-out rules. Really awesome pizza and according to my friend Ripper, the best wings he's ever found in Atlanta. I didn't realize that their parking lot next door is free, so I have a new eatery to consider when I'm in town for a show.
You can always sue them later........oh, wait, maybe not.
Add some thanks for me, please!
Agreed! Yummy!
CHEERS/JEERS to the Artmore this year. They had me checking in Wednesday night instead of Thursday night, and I'm told I wasn't the only person this happened to. When I asked if I could simply arrive Thursday they said "sure...but we'll still charge you for Wednesday night." So I poured $240 down a hole for one unneeded room-night and picked up the key on Wed.
That was when I discovered that the room I supposedly booked wasn't a two-story mini-suite like I'd gotten for several years in a row, but a deluxe studio, and it faced into the courtyard. Oh! No!
The cheer comes from the nice lady at the desk who told me to get there right at noon on Thursday since they had exactly one deluxe studio vacating, and it faced out. They were able to move me there, but the whole experience left a rotten taste in my mouth.
JEERS to the lighting during Nightwish's set on Thursday. Guys, we came to see a band, not be blinded over and over by those bright white lights. Almost as bad as Unearth at the Tabernacle a few years ago opening for Dimmu Borgir.
Also a slight jeer for the looong outro and no encore. It was a great performance, but it ended not with a bang, but a whimper and some disappointment.
CHEERS to Solution .45 for making me proud, Primordial (particularly Alan) for putting on the most intense performance ever at PPUSA, Kamelot and Nightwish and Jon Oliva for a truly amazing Thursday of entertainment, Epica for wrapping up with "Consign to Oblivion," all the bands who I saw because they were all amazing, to Glenn for scheduling PPUSA next year only one weekend after Dragon*Con instead of two....and cheers to (almost) everyone at the festival for the camaraderie. We have a very special thing going, and it'll be awesome to see everyone again next year!
Heh, I was wondering if I was the only person who noticed this. At one point walking toward the venue from the Artmore I thought "Hey! Last year this same course would have twisted my ankle!" Kudos to the City of Atlanta for getting the work done.
I'll go out on a limb and surmise that you were at the Artmore. Same thing happened to us -- twice. And it's not like we were really bombing the porcelain porsche, either. I guess their toilets are just...less robust.
Cheers:
- Glenn & Jen. Thank you so much for another fun filled fest. It was the best one yet. I know you two work you butts off all year long and as a multi-year sponsor I wish to personally thank you both.
- The Jon Olvia workshop. The man, the legend. Words can't describe this experience fully.
+1 to both of these. Can't thank Glenn, Jen and the entire crew enough for all the hard work they put into this shindig.
And that Jon Oliva workshop was a great start for my PPUSA 2012 experience; we got to watch a pretty ass-kicking song created by a master step-by-step in about 90 minutes. Absolutely phenomenal. They said it was recorded; I hope it came out well. I'd pay good money for it. And "When the Crowds Are Gone" was a perfect ending. "OH! YES!!"
By an independent count, they sold two (2) platters, at $10 each. A bit steep considering Davinci's was only 3 or 400 feet away with their glorious $6 lunch special.
Being able to chat with him on Saturday, and hang out with him and an attentive crowd until 5:45 am (!) Saturday morning was a true high point of the festival. He's a man of many opinions and he's not afraid to express them...but he also has many facets that might not be obvious at first, but come out when talking to him.
--And yes, he can smile and laugh. He did when I referred to myself as a "recovering" Catholic. ("I was sick, but I'm trying to get better....")
I was only up there twice during performances, but everyone was really considerate. Awesome!
+1 on both of these.
"Bacon Dave," you were awesome for bringing a pile of Chinese food late Friday night and pizza on Saturday night. As for the cupcakes......it occurs to me that they're not all THAT far from me up here in Auburn.
DaVinci's just flat-out rules. Really awesome pizza and according to my friend Ripper, the best wings he's ever found in Atlanta. I didn't realize that their parking lot next door is free, so I have a new eatery to consider when I'm in town for a show.
You can always sue them later........oh, wait, maybe not.
Add some thanks for me, please!
Oh, and another cheer I totally forgot - Nathan for sharing his cookies with the sponsors before one of the sets (forget which one). That was very nice of him.
Agreed! Yummy!
CHEERS/JEERS to the Artmore this year. They had me checking in Wednesday night instead of Thursday night, and I'm told I wasn't the only person this happened to. When I asked if I could simply arrive Thursday they said "sure...but we'll still charge you for Wednesday night." So I poured $240 down a hole for one unneeded room-night and picked up the key on Wed.
That was when I discovered that the room I supposedly booked wasn't a two-story mini-suite like I'd gotten for several years in a row, but a deluxe studio, and it faced into the courtyard. Oh! No!
The cheer comes from the nice lady at the desk who told me to get there right at noon on Thursday since they had exactly one deluxe studio vacating, and it faced out. They were able to move me there, but the whole experience left a rotten taste in my mouth.
JEERS to the lighting during Nightwish's set on Thursday. Guys, we came to see a band, not be blinded over and over by those bright white lights. Almost as bad as Unearth at the Tabernacle a few years ago opening for Dimmu Borgir.
Also a slight jeer for the looong outro and no encore. It was a great performance, but it ended not with a bang, but a whimper and some disappointment.
CHEERS to Solution .45 for making me proud, Primordial (particularly Alan) for putting on the most intense performance ever at PPUSA, Kamelot and Nightwish and Jon Oliva for a truly amazing Thursday of entertainment, Epica for wrapping up with "Consign to Oblivion," all the bands who I saw because they were all amazing, to Glenn for scheduling PPUSA next year only one weekend after Dragon*Con instead of two....and cheers to (almost) everyone at the festival for the camaraderie. We have a very special thing going, and it'll be awesome to see everyone again next year!
nailz
Member
I was on the floor for the set, about 2 rows back, and the lighting on stage from THERE was fantastic. It sucks that it blew from the seats.
Wandrail
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Poison ivy does grow everywhere around here, but unless you were rolling around in some overgrown, untended lot somewhere I doubt you got any...
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Thanks its not Staph, its fading now, been killing it with Benadryl all week. To me it felt like Poison Oak but in smaller clusters. I have never had Poison Ivy but if its out in Atlanta and I did a lot of walking around, I may have inadvertently passed through some....All good now
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Amaranthe deserves special kudos. For those unaware, Lufthansa lost their luggage that contained all of their backing tracks. We met at 1100 that morning to discuss the situation as their stuff would not arrive in time. I seriously thought they were going to have to go with an unplugged show. However, they worked all day to get the tracks from their producer overseas into a basic format that would work. Thus, they had to start every song from an ipod without any rehearsal. It was hell on them, but they came across as total pros.
Yep.
~Jen
WOW. I would never have guessed in a million years. The set sounded tight as a drum, they all looked like they were on top of their game, and IMO they were one of the highlights of the festival as far as the energy they brought to the stage.
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CHEERS
Paul Cashman's generosity. The dude always comes through for his friends.
My friend and Dragon*Henchwoman Carol getting consistent compliments on the "I Love Symphonic Female-Fronted Atmospheric Euro-Metal" t-shirt I bought her last year!
Seeing a lot of my friends, near-ish and far.
Getting to tell Jon Oliva that "When the Crowds Are Gone" is one of my favorite songs by anyone.
Winding up getting in a 45 minute conversation with Urban Breed about random stuff.
Talking to Alan from Primordial, especially his heartfelt story about knowing Phil Lynott when he was growing up in Ireland.
Da Vinci's, great food, nice people, late hours. An enthusiastic recommendation from me.
Exploding Mike.
The guys at the Century Media table for cutting me a great deal on a Judas Priest "Sin After Sin" t-shirt.
Kevin and Keith Byrd from Seven Kingdoms passing the Derek Tatum Acid Test. All those guys (and gal! ) were cool, and great new song, too!
ProgPower being the weekend following Dragon*Con. While I will be wiped out, it also means I have to ask for fewer days off from work! \m/
And lest I forget, all the hard-working crew and bands that performed that weekend!
JEERS
The Artmore. Very unimpressed with the way things were this year.
Paul Cashman's generosity. The dude always comes through for his friends.
My friend and Dragon*Henchwoman Carol getting consistent compliments on the "I Love Symphonic Female-Fronted Atmospheric Euro-Metal" t-shirt I bought her last year!
Seeing a lot of my friends, near-ish and far.
Getting to tell Jon Oliva that "When the Crowds Are Gone" is one of my favorite songs by anyone.
Winding up getting in a 45 minute conversation with Urban Breed about random stuff.
Talking to Alan from Primordial, especially his heartfelt story about knowing Phil Lynott when he was growing up in Ireland.
Da Vinci's, great food, nice people, late hours. An enthusiastic recommendation from me.
Exploding Mike.
The guys at the Century Media table for cutting me a great deal on a Judas Priest "Sin After Sin" t-shirt.
Kevin and Keith Byrd from Seven Kingdoms passing the Derek Tatum Acid Test. All those guys (and gal!
) were cool, and great new song, too!ProgPower being the weekend following Dragon*Con. While I will be wiped out, it also means I have to ask for fewer days off from work! \m/
And lest I forget, all the hard-working crew and bands that performed that weekend!
JEERS
The Artmore. Very unimpressed with the way things were this year.
Mantraschism
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Pellaz
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I do what I can.
That was one of the best performances of the entire weekend, too. I'm still in awe of his keyboard drumming. Well, really, all of the workshop.
Only 45 minutes? I have to assume that wargaming did NOT come up.
THAT was an experience and a tale we'll be able to treasure forever.
Best discovery of the weekend: their parking lot next to the restaurant, which is free for customers. Now I know I can stop there after a show or when I'm in town for some awesome pizza or, per my friend Ripper, the best wings in the City of Atlanta.
Reverend Su
Member
my cheers are to Glenn, Jen, Tommy, Wayne, Lara, and the rest of the crew: you guys are amazing. hands down, the best, most hard-working people i have had the pleasure of knowing. thank you for the depths of my world for everything you do for all of us. thank you for my wonderful family - without you guys? i would be one sad panda!
my only real jeer goes out to myself.
my only real jeer goes out to myself.
