M3 Rock Festival on HDNet

by **RedWingFan** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:12 am

AR wrote:Night Ranger put on one of the best sets I have ever seen.

Night Ranger is great. I turned it on in the middle of Sentimental Street. You wouldn't happen to remember the tunes before that would you? Pissed as hell I missed it!

by **SunshineTwilight** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:12 am

What a great weekend! I'm feeling it today though, my dogs are killing me. My whole body hurts, but worth it though. I maintained so I don't have a hangover, but I'm sure a few others do!

by AR » Mon May 14, 2012 5:16 am

RedWingFan wrote:
AR wrote:Night Ranger put on one of the best sets I have ever seen.

Night Ranger is great. I turned it on in the middle of Sentimental Street. You wouldn't happen to remember the tunes before that would you? Pissed as hell I missed it!

I have the entire set on my DVR. :wink:

by AR » Mon May 14, 2012 5:17 am

SunshineTwilight wrote:What a great weekend! I'm feeling it today though, my dogs are killing me. My whole body hurts, but worth it though. I maintained so I don't have a hangover, but I'm sure a few others do!

You can ask Dan. I alternated water with beer so it isn't as bad as it should be. :lol:

by **DrFU** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:30 am

AR wrote:
SunshineTwilight wrote:What a great weekend! I'm feeling it today though, my dogs are killing me. My whole body hurts, but worth it though. I maintained so I don't have a hangover, but I'm sure a few others do!

You can ask Dan. I alternated water with beer so it isn't as bad as it should be.

We WOULD ask Dan if he weren't still acting like an oversized 2- year old ...

by AR » Mon May 14, 2012 5:37 am

DrFU wrote:
AR wrote:
SunshineTwilight wrote:What a great weekend! I'm feeling it today though, my dogs are killing me. My whole body hurts, but worth it though. I maintained so I don't have a hangover, but I'm sure a few others do!

You can ask Dan. I alternated water with beer so it isn't as bad as it should be.

We WOULD ask Dan if he weren't still acting like an oversized 2- year old ...

He just doesn't want to post. Text him. I hadn't seen him in two years but he is a class act and a good friend. Terrific weekend.

by **SunshineTwilight** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:38 am

AR wrote:
SunshineTwilight wrote:What a great weekend! I'm feeling it today though, my dogs are killing me. My whole body hurts, but worth it though. I maintained so I don't have a hangover, but I'm sure a few others do!

You can ask Dan. I alternated water with beer so it isn't as bad as it should be.

Ed, you're always entertaining! Good times!! I hope Dan got that smell out of the rental before he turned it in! :twisted:

by AR » Mon May 14, 2012 8:45 am

SunshineTwilight wrote:
AR wrote:
SunshineTwilight wrote:What a great weekend! I'm feeling it today though, my dogs are killing me. My whole body hurts, but worth it though. I maintained so I don't have a hangover, but I'm sure a few others do!

You can ask Dan. I alternated water with beer so it isn't as bad as it should be.

Ed, you're always entertaining! Good times!! I hope Dan got that smell out of the rental before he turned it in!

A shower took care of that dear. LMFAO :wink:

by AR » Mon May 14, 2012 8:47 am

AR wrote:
SunshineTwilight wrote:
AR wrote:
SunshineTwilight wrote:What a great weekend! I'm feeling it today though, my dogs are killing me. My whole body hurts, but worth it though. I maintained so I don't have a hangover, but I'm sure a few others do!

You can ask Dan. I alternated water with beer so it isn't as bad as it should be.

Ed, you're always entertaining! Good times!! I hope Dan got that smell out of the rental before he turned it in!

A shower took care of that dear. LMFAO

My voice is SHOT!

No Jackson Browne today. :lol:

by **SunshineTwilight** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:49 am

AR wrote:
SunshineTwilight wrote:
AR wrote:
SunshineTwilight wrote:What a great weekend! I'm feeling it today though, my dogs are killing me. My whole body hurts, but worth it though. I maintained so I don't have a hangover, but I'm sure a few others do!

You can ask Dan. I alternated water with beer so it isn't as bad as it should be.

Ed, you're always entertaining! Good times!! I hope Dan got that smell out of the rental before he turned it in!

A shower took care of that dear. LMFAO

by **Rip Rokken** » Mon May 14, 2012 9:30 am

Too many good stories to tell... I may have to post the one about Saint John's Southwest airline adventure myself.

by **Rip Rokken** » Mon May 14, 2012 11:49 am

Watching RATT's entire HDnet set on YouTube right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIzRFtRaiJw

by **Andrew** » Mon May 14, 2012 12:44 pm

AR wrote:
RedWingFan wrote:
AR wrote:Night Ranger put on one of the best sets I have ever seen.

Night Ranger is great. I turned it on in the middle of Sentimental Street. You wouldn't happen to remember the tunes before that would you? Pissed as hell I missed it!

I have the entire set on my DVR.

I need this

by **Rip Rokken** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:02 am

Group shot...

From (L) to (R): SunshineTwilight, Saint John, NealIsGod, John (AR's brother), Rip Rokken, Sniper16, and the one and only... AR!!!

P.S. -- Some of you will be proud of me... this was DURING Dokken's set, and I started out right by the stage. After hearing Don trying to croak the hits for a few minutes, I'd had enough of the travesty and joined the others at the back of the lawn. It would be less brutal to see Muhammad Ali go for the heavyweight title again.

by **Rip Rokken** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:06 am

Now here's a guy who still knows how to do it!

by AR » Tue May 15, 2012 5:20 am

Andrew wrote:
AR wrote:
RedWingFan wrote:
AR wrote:Night Ranger put on one of the best sets I have ever seen.

Night Ranger is great. I turned it on in the middle of Sentimental Street. You wouldn't happen to remember the tunes before that would you? Pissed as hell I missed it!

I have the entire set on my DVR.

I need this

We'll get you a copy. I need to borrow my brother's DVD recorder to get it off my DVR.

by AR » Tue May 15, 2012 5:21 am

2 of the guys from Stryper

by **Deb** » Tue May 15, 2012 5:43 am

Rip Rokken wrote:Now here's a guy who still knows how to do it!

LOL, picturing DocFU...........

by **Deb** » Tue May 15, 2012 5:46 am

AR wrote:2 of the guys from Stryper

Awe Sweet......pun intended. :lol:

Would have to say MS is probably one of my top ten vocalists.

Great MR group shot too. Good to see Dano looking happy and healthy. OK.....maybe not so happy. :wink:

by **Ehwmatt** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:17 am

Rip Rokken wrote:Group shot...

From (L) to (R): SunshineTwilight, Saint John, NealIsGod, John (AR's brother), Rip Rokken, Sniper16, and the one and only... AR!!!

P.S. -- Some of you will be proud of me... this was DURING Dokken's set, and I started out right by the stage. After hearing Don trying to croak the hits for a few minutes, I'd had enough of the travesty and joined the others at the back of the lawn. It would be less brutal to see Muhammad Ali go for the heavyweight title again.

Holy shit... Sniper16 could easily fill in for Sammy Hagar in an emergency! :shock:

by **DrFU** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:04 am

Deb wrote:
Rip Rokken wrote:Now here's a guy who still knows how to do it!

LOL, picturing DocFU...........

Rawr.

by **Rip Rokken** » Fri May 18, 2012 3:01 am

I got permission from Saint John to re-post his review from WTF here - it's pretty much spot on!

Wow ... where do I begin?!? First off, a HUGE amount of gratitude goes out to Ed, Lori (Ed's wife) and Rip Rokken. I usually keep things under my hat, but I really want to extend my profound gratitude to all 3 of them. I have a pile of medical bills and was ready to cancel this trip. However, Ed was kind enough to open up his home and save me a few hundred dollars. And Lori absolutely dazzled us with her cooking. Holy shit was it phenomenal! Maryland crab cakes, shrimp on the barbie, pork chops, scalloped potatoes and homemade soup awaited us the first night. We ate until we almost exploded and shared stories all night, every night. Lori's cooking, on a scale from 1-10, was about a ... 36! Laughing Cool

Rip was kind enough to wait for me when he arrived at the airport and we carpooled there and back. Huge, huge thanks to him as well. Again, without "subsidies" from Ed and Rip I would have politely bowed out. The thing is, they did NOT know this. They volunteered their assistance freely and unconditionally. Thanks again, guys.

As for the show itself, my first piece of advice is to throw away the HDNet recording of the fest, as it does the bands and crowd NO JUSTICE.

A couple of points of interest:

-Don Dokken should NEVER sing again. He got booed from a VERY forgiving crowd and was just atrocious. He appeared to be drunk and had no voice. None at all. Embarrassing.

-Quiet Riot has found a phenomenal replacement. They put on an awesome show.

-Skid Row has some of the tightest musicians I've ever heard. The music was so clear and album-like that it was scary. Excellent stuff. And their singer is great, too. 13 years he's been there now.

-Bango Tango, Loudness and XYZ all suck. lol ... nothing more to say about them.

-Ratt needs some vocal training for Stephen Pearcy and they're ready to roll. Juan Croucier played his first gig on bass in OVER 20 years and added so much energy and intensity to the show. He was a maniac. Just a ball of fury and intensity. Pearcy was smoking cigarette after cigarette outside the hotel after the show, but he was VERY kind to the fans. Ratt can still bring it.

-Night Ranger is one of the 5 best live acts in the WORLD right now. Again, fuck the HDNet recording. It sounds good, but nothing like the live performance that I experienced. They were just A M A Z I N G. EVERYONE was buzzing after their set ... and still talking about it the next day.

-Members of Journey needed to attend this show and see bands like Night Ranger and Ratt perform. Night Ranger had all FIVE members singing harmonies and backing vocals and were completely live. Ratt had 4 guys singing harmonies and both bands worked their asses off (though Pearcy seemed a bit detached at times). These bands WORKED HARD. As a fan, that's good to see.

Kix always brings it home. Good, solid show, from a very underrated band. And they were gracious enough to admit that they knew they couldn't top Night Ranger. But, boy, it wasn't from a lack of effort. They really work hard, too.

Factoring in price, the billing, the crowd and the convenience of shuttling from one stage to the next, I'd give this fest a 97/100. Dokken accounts for the 3 point deduction. Though I should say it was funny sitting on the lawn with Ed, Sting (Ed's brother) and NIG ripping his shitty performance and listening to other people complain. One funny comment from Sting came from when he was in the bathroom. He comes out and says some guy screamed in the bathroom, "Jesus Christ, Dokken even sucks from inside the bathroom!"

Some other important points, in conclusion:

It's worth reiterating ... thanks again to Ed, Lori and Rip. You have NO IDEA how much I appreciate what you all did for me. Your kindness was humbling and your company was amazing. Thanks for the memories.

It was GREAT to see Pam, NIG and Sting again. We had some great laughs together.

Ed's dog, Raven, is a fucking nut! What a GOOD dog. I couldn't stop petting that little bastard all weekend. Such a fun dog!

Ed and Lori have a wonderful little girl (Kristen), and she sure loves her mom and dad! What a well-behaved, intelligent little girl. Beautiful family.

Back to work now. Ugh ...

by AR » Fri May 18, 2012 5:57 am

I still have to get the DVD recording from my DVR to disc. Holding out hope it makes the torrent sites so I can just download it though.

by **Ehwmatt** » Fri May 18, 2012 6:36 am

AR wrote:I still have to get the DVD recording from my DVR to disc. Holding out hope it makes the torrent sites so I can just download it though.

What DVR/cable box (or satellite dish?) do you have that makes this possible? I've always wondered about this, and I have something on my DVR I'd like to get ripped. I've done some (admittedly lazy) quick research and didn't find any good leads, but if there's some good instructions out there, I'm definitely tech savvy enough to follow them.

by AR » Fri May 18, 2012 6:43 am

Ehwmatt wrote:
AR wrote:I still have to get the DVD recording from my DVR to disc. Holding out hope it makes the torrent sites so I can just download it though.

What DVR/cable box (or satellite dish?) do you have that makes this possible? I've always wondered about this, and I have something on my DVR I'd like to get ripped. I've done some (admittedly lazy) quick research and didn't find any good leads, but if there's some good instructions out there, I'm definitely tech savvy enough to follow them.

You have to hook a standalone DVD Recorder into your system and if it is an HD Recording it isn't once you've burned it. There might be a way to hook a computer up to the DVR, but I haven't gotten that one figured out.

by **No Surprize** » Fri May 18, 2012 6:59 am

Thanks for posting that story from SJ Rip, sounds like you guy's had a blast!

by **Rip Rokken** » Fri May 18, 2012 11:57 am

You're welcome. As far DVR's go, I know my older model had no offload capability, but I found some instructions online that told how to take the hard drive out and access it with a Linux system. I decided not to do that, lol. I've heard some newer DVR's come with USB outputs.

by AR » Fri May 18, 2012 12:07 pm

Rip, I'm sitting here chatting with Lori and she said to thank you again for the steak knives bro. Awesome gift!

by **Everett** » Fri May 18, 2012 12:10 pm

AR wrote:Rip, I'm sitting here chatting with Lori and she said to thank you again for the steak knives bro. Awesome gift!

Rip had steak knives? Uh oh micheal myers flashback

by **Rip Rokken** » Sat May 19, 2012 2:12 am

AR wrote:Rip, I'm sitting here chatting with Lori and she said to thank you again for the steak knives bro. Awesome gift!

Hey, no prob - I am so sorry I didn't get to tell her goodbye the night before we left. Please extend my full gratitude to her again, and we'll definitely do this in the future.

MR

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