The story of Dave's Thank You sunglasses at Alpine!

[CrushLive]

Originally Posted by davem#36

I did reallllly want my 1st Halloween

I understand the history of thank you at alpine but it pigeon holes you with that song. Thank you isn't a horrible song by any means but it's a turd compared to many songs dmb uses to close shows usually.

Alpiners seem to like to gift wrap this turd because of its history. A gift wrapped turd is still a turd. Spacers might as well gift wrap Dreamgirl 09 to make it sound like it was awesome.

None of this is directed at you. It's just a tangent off of you saying you wish you got Halloween.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by beiler

Dave clearly supports a well aimed gentle toss of a hat or shades as evidenced by this story and all the other times he has thrown on someone else's shades or hat. I recall the same thing at Lakeside and in 2005 in Boston he put on some enormous glasses that were hilarious... that said, other than these gentle items when properly lobbed from 5-10 feet away or so, I also agree with the no throwing stuff on stage policy (especially glowsticks).

the big yellow novelty glasses and a Santa clause hat if I remember

[dmbolp]

Originally Posted by eggsrsweet

As you guys are quite aware...blah, blah, blah

Wasn't aware

[VTftball2]

Thanks OP for filling in the blanks for me. I was VERY aware of Dave wearing the glasses and SO badly wanted the story behind it. I never would have imagined it going down as it did.

[coombse]

This band is fucked

[420th jimi]

So fucked

[timothk]

Originally Posted by eggsrsweet

As you guys are quite aware, Dave put on some shades for the final song of Alpine this weekend. Now let's backtrack a little.

Before N1 began, I was waiting for the gates to open so I could get to the front of the pit. I decided to take a picture of me in my orange sunglasses. Me and my best friend actually got a set of those sunglasses in all different colors and we have been exchanging them and stuff I miraculously scored Pit for both nights! I did the mad dash down there and I was about 4th row center. Perfect view. As I was standing there, I was thinking about how cool it would be if Dave wore my sunglasses if I threw them up on stage.

As soon as the Crush jam began, I saw an opportunity for Dave to dance while wearing the sunglasses. I threw them up there and he actually picked them up and set them right next to Carter's set! However, he never did anything with them the rest of the night. It was a great show but I just kept wondering what happened to my shades.

N2 was the best show I've ever seen. Hands down. I don't think anything will ever beat it. Incredible performances. About halfway through that show, I spotted my shades in the same spot where Dave had set them before. I freaked out! Then, during Thank You... Dave walked back towards the Carter and grabbed my fucking sunglasses and put them on! Best DMB moment ever. I died. The band really put on some special shows for Alpine.

Also, I caught a pick from Brandi Carlile. And, if any of you in the pit remember N1 when the crew member threw out the pick into the crowd, I got that too! It's really odd though because the firedancer is like faded away from it.

Here's some awesome pictures of me and Dave in the shades. And of the pick I caught. Best weekend ever!

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EDIT: Also, for any of you guys who didn't notice. Fonz retweeted the picture I sent of me in the shades!

Haters gonna hate, *I* think it's a fun story. Great pics too!

[SeekUpTheCubs]

I was this tweet the other day. Very cool. Added to the song if anything it was funny. Sucks you lost your shades though

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by Musicology200

I'd like to point out that everyone in this thread is a complete dick. Glad you had a good time OP. We had some great shows.

I'm an asshole, not a dick. Nobody's saying he didn't have fun, nor that the shows were bad.

Originally Posted by timothk

Haters gonna hate, *I* think it's a fun story. Great pics too!

Yes, fun story indeed. I'd have had fun as well. Now can we quit throwing things at the band?

[eggsrsweet]

You guys are crazy. I know everybody is different but I rate my shows on how good of a time I have. Hell, I've seen some shows with killer setlists where I had a shitty time so I just didn't like the show because I wasn't able to enjoy myself. I had the most fun at Alpine N2 this year than any other show I've ever been to. I've seen Halloween before. Sure, I wouldn't mind seeing it again but that's one of those songs I'm fine with not seeing it every show. I do feel bad for the people who were hoping for their first Halloween but to the people who weren't there, I don't really care what you guys think. I had a kickass time. I know stories like this have been told before but I thought it'd be cool for the people who were there to know where the shades came from.

[TwoStep2888]

God damn it

[eggsrsweet]

Originally Posted by davem#36

I remember you! You were with your mom right? I was there with my real tall friend beside y'all we were the ones from Georgia! I remember Dave putting those to the side night 1. Awesome he ended up wearing them!

Yeah! I remember you guys! Those were some great shows. Were you in the pit both nights?

[kitkatjaminTK]

Originally Posted by sheldonlevene

Oh good another one of these.

LOL. Epic story bro. Tell it again.

[trippinchad]

I actually enjoyed the story man

Glad you had fun!

[tripinbartender]

Originally Posted by eggsrsweet

As soon as the Crush jam began, I saw an opportunity for Dave to dance while wearing the sunglasses. I threw them up there and he actually picked them up and set them right next to Carter's set! However, he never did anything with them the rest of the night. It was a great show but I just kept wondering what happened to my shades.

N2 was the best show I've ever seen. Hands down. I don't think anything will ever beat it. Incredible performances. About halfway through that show, I spotted my shades in the same spot where Dave had set them before. I freaked out! Then, during Thank You... Dave walked back towards the Carter and grabbed my fucking sunglasses and put them on! Best DMB moment ever. I died. The band really put on some special shows for Alpine.

Let me get this straight...you're telling me that the sunglasses were in the EXACT SAME PLACE you watched him put them?????...NO EFFING WAY

[Roose13]

OP looks like Shaggy. That being said, neat little story man

[canes101190]

Originally Posted by lockman21

God, I hate you.

[JRS1386]

Throwing shit on stage is so dumb. Congrats on being an ass, OP

[eggsrsweet]

Originally Posted by Roose13

OP looks like Shaggy. That being said, neat little story man

I was shaggy for Halloween a couple years ago I get that a lot.

Edit: Not that I give a fuck, but I do hate throwing shit on stage too. But by shit, I mean glow sticks or other stupid shit. Hats/sunglasses/masks are cool because Dave gets a kick out of using those. If he didn't, he wouldn't have done it in the past. So Dave obviously doesn't care. But trust me, I fucking hate glow sticks with a burning passion.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by eggsrsweet

I was shaggy for Halloween a couple years ago I get that a lot.

YES! That is so awesome!

[Musicology200]

This thread is a bag full of dicks.

[TwoStep2888]

OP kill your self

everyone else too

even me. lets all just Die Now

[tripinbartender]

Originally Posted by TwoStep2888

OP kill your self

everyone else too

even me. lets all just Die Now

all in favor...?

[WidespreadMule3]

Cool story OP

[mthawk07]

Originally Posted by TwoStep2888

OP kill your self

everyone else too

even me. lets all just Die Now

You could try, but you might die trying.

[MarvinBerry]

Op you would have received a much better response if you reworked the story to make it a little more negative

"So I found these stupid fucking sunglasses on the ground during Ftwii and I thought wow these are retarded and I was gonna throw them on the ground and stomp on them but then I thought hey what if I threw them onstage maybe Dave would see them and call whoever was wearing them a dipshit but instead he wore them during Thank You. Whatever."

[mjhartz7]

Originally Posted by eggsrsweet

N2 was the best show I've ever seen. Hands down. I don't think anything will ever beat it. Incredible performances. About halfway through that show, I spotted my shades in the same spot where Dave had set them before. I freaked out! Then, during Thank You... Dave walked back towards the Carter and grabbed my fucking sunglasses and put them on! Best DMB moment ever. I died. The band really put on some special shows for Alpine.

FALSE. You just posted.

[uofmcanes77]

So you threw a douchy pair of sunglasses on stage and Dave wore them... why is it so cool?

Def cool you got a pic (that looks like it was pretty used) and you lost your sunglasses...

[joeyray34]

the proliferation of these fake ray-bans amongst the college crowd are equally as annoying as the jennifer hudson weight loss commercials

[Nitsujian]

Not a bad story.

But, really... don't throw stuff on the stage. I don't think the band LIKES it at all. They tolerate it (most of the time), sure, because they don't want to come off as a mean schoolteacher scolding the kids.

I think it's a little barbaric, personally, to be tossing things at a group of people performing for us. Just seems like a lack of respect.

I could be in the minority, though.