Tonight I went to see Moby at The Wiltern with Mr. Nuts, and I had a really great time. Koga picked me up for the show at about 8 and we drove over to the Wiltern. When we got there we realized we had an hour to kill and we decided to eat some Vietnamese food, which was pretty tasty. After we ate, we made our way to our seats, which were pretty decent: mid-level balcony, dead center. Koga decided to refrain from purchasing every shirt they had to offer like he did with Garbage, and instead settled on a shirt with the tour dates. After the opening act, Buck 65, Moby came on and right away I was into it.
I've been a big fan of Moby's since I saw him a few years back on the Area 1 show, and I was not disappointed tonight. He had a rather eclectic selection of songs, playing real mellow stuff, real heavy rock stuff, playing some hardcore dance stuff, and even a cover of "Break on Through" by the Doors. One of the funniest moments of the night, I thought, was when he announced that he just recently discovered the guy playing guitars was a gifted harmonica player, so as a result they played an impromptu generic blues song (or as Moby called it "a bad white-boy blues song") just so that the guitar player could jam on his harmonica. Moby also at one point "confessed" something which was pretty obvious: that in high school he was a nerd. He said he frequently has heard supermodels and such say things like "I'm such a geek" because it is now trendy to be a geek, but he said he has a litmus test to see if someone is really a geek or not, and it consisted of four questions:
1. Do you know what the 'T' in James T. Kirk stands for?
2. Were you involved your high school's A/V department?
3. Had you ever seen the documentary 'Spellbound'?
4. Had you ever held a 20-sided die?
Anyway, he played for over two hours, and he played almost every song I really wanted to hear (although I wish he had maybe played more songs off of 18, but that's being nitpicky), and it was a really fun show that the crowd seemed to enjoy. After tomorrow he's leaving the US for the rest of his tour, so unless you're in San Diego or in another country, you're gonna have to wait a while to see him again :wink
Comments (8)
1.) Tiberius (Do you know why Tiberius?)
2.) No, but middle school AV
3.) No, but the Director was my TA at USC
4.) Dude, are you kidding me? I won't even reveal what my all time charisma points were.
Posted by Ponnerbell | May 8, 2005 5:10 PM
Posted on May 8, 2005 17:10
I don't know why 'Tiberius' but I do know that in Shatner's first episode his middle initial was 'S' not 'T'. Dude, you musta had mad charisma points!
Posted by Yams | May 8, 2005 6:41 PM
Posted on May 8, 2005 18:41
moby is a great artist... FOR ME TO POOP ON!!
Posted by triumph | May 8, 2005 8:06 PM
Posted on May 8, 2005 20:06
Hey Will, did you see Moby's contract rider?
"10 pairs of white cotton crew socks and 10 cotton boxer shorts."
Posted by Koganuts | May 10, 2005 1:43 PM
Posted on May 10, 2005 13:43
I remember reading that Weird Al puts a request in his contract rider for a Hawaiian-style shirt at every show, so when he tours he ends up with a closet filled with wacky shirts. Those artists can ask for all kinds of stuff on those things. I would guess that when he's on the road he can't get to the laundry too much, so he probably just figures that's easier than having to keep washing your stuff. If not, I can't imagine what he's doing with all those socks and underwear, cause at 10 pairs of each at every show, if he plays a tour with 30 or 40 dates, that's three to four hundred pairs of socks and boxers. Maybe he gives them to his bandmates or to the Salvation Army or something, or he's making a quilt out of all of them. I wonder what would be in my contract rider if I was on tour...
Posted by Yams | May 10, 2005 2:05 PM
Posted on May 10, 2005 14:05
Yeah, but ten pairs of socks and underwear per tour stop seems a bit excessive, no? :roll
Posted by Koganuts | May 12, 2005 11:14 AM
Posted on May 12, 2005 11:14
Koga, did you not read my last comment? Re-read it again (or read it for the first time) and focus on this part:
"I can't imagine what he's doing with all those socks and underwear, cause at 10 pairs of each at every show, if he plays a tour with 30 or 40 dates, that's three to four hundred pairs of socks and boxers. Maybe he gives them to his bandmates or to the Salvation Army or something, or he's making a quilt out of all of them."
Posted by Yams | May 12, 2005 12:34 PM
Posted on May 12, 2005 12:34
Just re-emphasizing that point, Mr. Yams!
I'm guessing he's making a quilt.
Posted by Koganuts | May 12, 2005 3:13 PM
Posted on May 12, 2005 15:13