9/26/06 - SAN DIEGO
September 26, 2006Bayside AmphitheatreSan Diego, CABeliefGood Love is on the WayWhy GeorgiaVulturesSlow Dancing in a Burning RoomBigger Than My BodyDaughtersWaiting On The World To ChangeGravityNo Such ThingIn Repair
Does the feeling of standing at front of house, watching The Chad turn little knobs, looking up to see John soloing, JJ smoking a cigarette without using his hands, and David Ryan Harris rocking a mohawk EVER get old? Needless to say, there was an infinite amount of really badass stuff going on, but I caught myself really enjoying what was happening about 3 minutes into the set.
First off, how hot is a venue called "Bayside"? We actually got into a conversation about how little sense the "Bayside Tigers" meant. I guess Saved By The Bell was set in the Bay of Bengal? And "The Valley" was actually the "Ganges River Valley"? And all this time, I thought they were in the same city as Sly and the rest of the people from California Dreams.
Second, the weather was fantastic - breeze coming in over the water, creating a nice, crisp, late summer night. General admission created a cool feel too - sort of like a big, packed lawn with a grandstand at the back. And y'alls came to par-tay.
Belief was a perfect opener - throughout the night, I was mad impressed at everyone's knowledge of Continuum- y'all did your homework this past week. Georgia has to make you smile - just feels so good. Slow Dancing is one of my favorite tracks off the new record, and it was fantastic. Dynamite, even. The crowd did its thing in Waiting, which has a slightly different end that I was used to. Another one of my favorite new tunes, In Repair, finished the set. Robbie and DRH sprinkled in solos throughout the night on most of the tunes, sounds great. dela (of course) did his thing with the dancing and the bopping and the eating of the Jello Jigglers, yep.
Big up to the guys from Aloris for coming down (they helped us make this here website), and it was wonderful to see all my family members I've missed for so long. We hang again tomorrow, this time in the OC. Until tomorrow night, enjoy your mall.
-Scotty
