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Posted by Eddie on 07-22-2004 at18:08:

Here's an interesting bit of info from the W.O.W. Hall site.

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Posted by freek on 07-23-2004 at14:12:

Posting from Eugene!!

Cool

Posted by BigDork on 07-23-2004 at23:24:

me too!

7 Heads Dinner

Posted by freek on 07-24-2004 at07:54:

the pics are a great representation of a Great Time!

at least that is how I would vote - great people, good food and some cool reminiscing...

that and eleanor has yet to crash the party - phew!?!

Cool

Posted by DaLe on 07-24-2004 at07:55:

Cool

quote:

Originally posted by BigDork
me too!

7 Heads Dinner

CooL

Posted by Eddie on 07-25-2004 at11:47:

Incredible!

Posted by Eddie on 07-25-2004 at11:50:

I'm still at a loss for words...

freekin' INCREDIBLE!

Posted by bf7 on 07-25-2004 at20:52:

quote:

Originally posted by Eddie
I'm still at a loss for words...

freekin' INCREDIBLE!

Well said Ed, well said .... this was an awesome weekend!

Posted by bf7 on 07-25-2004 at22:07:

Figured I'd post this here as well, being as no one will want to look for it in the Star Wars thread you all love so much Roll Eyes

Let's just say it was a magical night for me ... unbelievable.

Posted by rob 3.0 on 07-25-2004 at22:14:

more details please.

Posted by larryl on 07-26-2004 at05:04:

yes....many more........ Cool

Posted by freek on 07-26-2004 at09:11:

arrived home after no sleep for 40 straight hours...

just a bit loopy - boots of the 7's recently acquired kept me awake on the 2.5 hour drive home from the airport.

A FANTASTIC TIME...

it was awesome to be with lam77s, bax, bd, j, bf7, eddie, joey t and even Nail!!!

but that Eleanor... Mad

but even eleanor couldn't supress the amazing joy and freedom of the 7's and strawmen performing with their hearts on their sleeves...

great stuff!!

we even had left over pizza to take home... didn't we bax!!

Cool

Posted by lam77s on 07-26-2004 at13:07:

I don't know where to start. Maybe from the beginning? This is going to take awhile, so forgive me if I start and back up and re-start.

First of all, I want to say THANK YOU to the bands and all the fans who made this a night to remember. I could never have dreamed this would turn into such a super party--beyond ALL expectations on my part.

I looked at my cell phone minutes last night and I figure I was on the phone for over 2-1/2 hrs throughout the weekend. My battery was almost dead by 4:00 p.m. Saturday (after a recharge over Friday night).

Everything was going very smoothly when I left the house on Saturday morning. I got to Portland just fine, except I kept missing calls from people (including Mike) because the volume on my car stereo was turned up too high (a natural occurrence on my part). The flight arrived a little early and we got there just ahead of the guys, so smooth beginning.

This is where it gets interesting.

I had Mike, Bruce and David in the car with me. Bill, Mark and their families were in another vehicle. We're just driving along, air conditioner on full blast (which is the only setting that works in my car) and everybody's settled in for a nice ride to Eugene.

Then all of a sudden, Mike says, "Hey, where'd the AC go? It's blowing hot air." We all look at the dials and OMG!!!! the temp gauge is all the way over on EXTRA EXTREMELY ALMOST CANNOT GET ANY HIGHER HOTTTT!!

We all stare at it like it's going to go down any second, but it doesn't. Somebody suggests turning on the heat. I'd heard that works, too, so we try it. Does it work? NO! The temp guage goes HIGHER! So, we turn that off and pull off the freeway into the first place to park, which is a music store parking lot, just as the oil light comes on.

Meanwhile, Bruce is saying stuff like, "It's dumping oil, man." "I think you've blown a head gasket, man." Encouraging things like that. Mike says, "Don't stress her out." Yeah, Please.

We get out of the car and it's steaming/smoking...I don't know. I pop the hood and the three guys are staring into it like they're mechanics, all trying to diagnose the situation. I figured I'd leave them alone and go call AAA...somebody who can really help me. Wink

It takes forever to get them on the phone. Meanwhile, Brett (who has all the guitars, luggage, etc in his car) is willing to drive me to a car rental place close by. I'm still on hold with AAA as we drive off, leaving Mike, Bruce and David heading into the music store.

We get to the first car rental place and they're all closed up today, head out for the next place and they're closed today, too. That means we're going back to the airport.

I call 411 on my cell phone and line up a car at Hertz for more money than I want to spend (but they wouldn't take payment over the phone), but at least we have a car. We get to the airport and the Hertz line is way too long, so I see that the Budget line is the shortest. I'm going there. I walk directly up to the counter and the gal tells me they have no cars available and points to a sign that I didn't see. I start to walk away and she calls out, "Oh, they just changed the sign...let me look." I get a nice Nissan Altima for $10 less than the Hertz quote and I'm on my way (after taking a few minutes to try to figure out how to turn the windshield wipers off).

I couldn't get any cell service while at the rental car counter (in a parking garage) so I call Mike to say we're good to go. He tells me the AAA guy has come and gone. NO! They weren't supposed to be there yet. Oh, well. Whatever.

I call Brett and tell him what's happened. He calls me back a little while later and tells me he just drove by the parking lot and the AAA guy is there. I'm about 2 minutes behind him and I manage to get there while the AAA guy is still there. I practically throw my key at him, we throw all the stuff that I have in my car into the rental and we're on our way.

We're not too far behind schedule because I'd planned to go to the hotel first to check the guys in. That will have to wait. Traffic wasn't too bad until we come up on an accident, but that didn't take too long to pass.

We end up only being 1/2 hour late for the sound check.

to be continued......

Posted by j100xtraII on 07-26-2004 at17:15:

Thank you Linda for putting up with us 7s heads while we were in Eugene. This show was excellent.

Posted by Eddie on 07-27-2004 at18:47:

Yes, Thank you Linda!

Posted by j100xtraII on 07-27-2004 at18:54:

Thank you eddie for showing us around on Sat. I can't speak for everyone, but I personally had a great time.

Posted by freak on 07-28-2004 at07:16:

Thanks Linda & Glenn - I am still walking about in a haze with a big grin on my face...

Eddie - you were an extraordinary tour guide... thanks man!

It was also great to meet BD, J, Bax, BF7, Nail, & Joey face to face... (also many other great fans)

~f

Posted by phreak on 08-20-2004 at10:03:

take another trip down memory lane!!!

great stuff... that eugene show and meeting of the 7's heads - very fun!

~f

Posted by .evangeline. on 08-20-2004 at13:12:

i had a dream that i was there.

Posted by Eddie on 08-20-2004 at19:29:

quote:

Originally posted by .evangeline.
i had a dream that i was there.

okay, I'll bite.

and .ev. what did you experience while you were there? Confused