Why "finding" DMB was one of the few greatest things to ever happen to me...

From the "Road Page" kept up by the DMB crew:

People ask us all the time...."What's your favorite place to play?" Now, you got your Gorges and you got your Red Rocks and so on, but there's an inexplicable magic that envelopes Alpine Valley. The band is the first to tell you how much they like coming back. The weather this afternoon got a bit crazy. At about 4:15 the sky turned black and the tornado sirens started going off. We had to quickly pull down and cover up a lot of the gear that we spent all day setting up. Due to the heavy gusts of wind across the stage, we were forced to call off soundcheck. We rode out the storm and barely got everything back up and running for the show. We learned that at about show time there were still many people outside of the venue waiting to get in so we opted hold the show for a half hour. Once the band hit, it was hard to tell the mayhem that had occurred earlier. It was cool to hear #41 as the opener tonight which was followed by a really unique and powerful set. This tour just keeps getting better. Catch you back here tomorrow night.

The DMB Crew
Sunday, July 23
12:29 AM CDT

I was in that traffic, didn't get in the venue until 8:40--I didn't miss the opener--the band held the show off...I HEART DMB!!!!
Here was our setlist:
Saturday Jul 23 2005
Alpine Valley Music Theatre


#41
One Sweet World
Louisiana Bayou
Hunger For The Great Light
American Baby Intro
Say Goodbye
Dream Girl
Time Of The Season
You Might Die Trying
Rhyme & Reason
Smooth Rider
Lie In Our Graves
Lover Lay Down
Bartender
Pantala Naga Pampa
Rapunzel

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Are you kidding me?!!?!?!?!?!??! I got to hear my favorite from the new album, and Say Goodbye? AWESOME!!!!!! The Time of the Season--unfucking real with the band and the crowd--unfucking believeably awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the best shows BY FAR I have been to (tied closely with front row at Riverbend, Comerica Park 5th row, Soldier Field for the IMAX filming, and seeing DMB play a 21+ min. #41 12th row in St. Louis on a random, last minute, spontaneous trip)--and we were in the OBNOXIOUS LAWN last night too!!!!

I am actualy trying to figure out how I could pull off going again tonight...but if I left now, that would put me at the show at 8ish, and then I'd have to find a ticket, which, with only 30$ to my name might be excruciatingly difficult. dammit.
I am so glad that I got to go last night--my sister got to see a couple of her favorite songs, C.B. got his fav. and I just love DMB!!!
Next year WILL be better--I AM GETTING PAVILLION SEATS FOR MY SISTER AND MYSELF NO MATTER WHAT!!!!! :)