2007.08.31-2007.09.03 Naperthrill Last Fling Thrashfest

[Hazel]

Friday: Colin Hay (ex-Men at Work, ambient doom metal)

Saturday: BoDeans (unyielding Milwaukee thrash/grindcore)

Sunday: Cheap Trick (ex-Sick Man of Europe, Rockford power-pop bearded blitzkrieg)

Monday: Then Again (playing the free night really attracts the top acts)


This will, of course, suck. But I have missed several chances to see Colin Hay in the past, so I must submit myself to downtown Naperville for at least one night.

[Patrick Cosmos]

I always thought Men at Work were just another Neurosis rip-off.

[brendan]

did y'all see the episode of scrubs where the dude from men at work was following people around with his acoustic and singing?

it was pretty fucking awesome.

[Hazel]

Indeed, that is Colin Hay. Zach Braff is a huge Colin Hay fan; they actually use four or five of his songs over the course of the series, as well as one in Garden State.

[tonyc]

The Last Fling is good for one thing and one thing only: vendor tents.
Well, that and yelling at teenagers who go to school with your friend's sister while waiting in line for the zipper.

[xTHETORNADOx]

and everclear

[Patrick Cosmos]

Yeah, Everclear

And slapping your friends in front of security

And overimbibing courtesy of the Two Brothers themselves

And lines where everyone in the line is gay

[tonyc]

Truly glorious.

[1 X 1]

Also FAKE

[tonyc]

Definitely not FAKE. I was there, embarrassing my friends.

[1 X 1]

User tonyc is a google generated bot sponsored by the CIA

[tonyc]

Was it the comma splice that gave me away?

[1 X 1]

It was the combative refutation.

[Hazel]

So when beer sales at the Last Fling are restricted to the concert-only space, you suddenly discover that Naperville residents look a lot more like Lockport residents than you might expect.



Apparently all the rich folk stick in the Midway.

Colin Hay was pretty good, except for the fact that his Peruvian wife is possibly the most obnoxious creature ever to set foot on stage. Imagine your standardly obnoxious South American dancer/backup singer doing ridiculous interpretive movement of every song, combined with occasional a cappella renditions of flute solos.

But, he played everything I wanted to hear, and it was only $7 to see him, as opposed to the usual $20-$25. And there was carnival food and Bud (gack) Light.