Tom Waits

ledar

joewicklow wrote: »

A friend of mine Frak Holt wrote this poem for Tom Waits.
I didnt know what to do with it until saw this thread with so many Tom Waits fans.

Some really strong imagery there though rhyming style seems very disjointed in places. Creative Writing is just down the hall on your right.

Stephen

JohnnyChimpo

joewicklow wrote: »

Waitsman on a rampage, Waitsman on a roll, Waitsman touches my senses, Waitsman touches my soul

lul

blackiebest

The Chessplayer wrote: »

Because I am a life-long fan, don't tell me you don't think it's a blatant rip-off. I'm hoping the gig will be one of his more eclectic stage shows, rather than a show where he sits at the piano and tells stories in between songs. You never know what you'll get with Waits.

Has anyone see him play recently?

Heckle him on the Thursday night and I for one will insure you will be only be able to communicate using sign language;)

This will be my third Waits Gig, having seen him in Paris and London. You will be in the presence of greatness and there is no such thing as a bad Waits gig. Truely brilliant and well worth the money IMO. He will chill you to your bone marrow and raise your soul to heights a boatfull of oiled up, horned up female nubians could not reach. Remember this will probably be the only time you will hear him live in this country, he is doing this tour for the fans and I imagine he will not be making it an annual event, given the last gig was in 87' you should feel privilaged to see the legend himself. Arguably the best showman alive!

The Chessplayer

joewicklow wrote: »

A friend of mine Frak Holt wrote this poem for Tom Waits.
I didnt know what to do with it until saw this thread with so many Tom Waits fans.
Id love to know what you all think of it.

The Troubadour of Gin Joint Sleaze
(For Tom Waits) By Frank Holt, Ballyknockan, Wicklow

Voice like rolling rubble, furled by bourbons imagery,
Mind like drunken windmill swirling wild and carelessly
Fishnet tights, bar stool nights, prelude to the welcome bed
Vowels n growls n metaphors, smoke rings in a fiery head

Troubadour of gin joint sleaze, poet of closing time thinking
Notions with wings, strummer of strings, piano that’s always been drinking
His best friends are brawlers, midnight crawlers, unleashed in the misty charade
Their eternal cocoon, the last chance saloon, stuck in the beer stained parade

His hobbies are hookers, dubious good lookers clinging to the last drop of wine
Small change boozers, dead end losers, searching for a blue valentine

Lover of the obscure, the slightly impure and the tasty whore dragged up from the sewer
Lover of Bars, Cadillac cars, Venus and Mars, Havana Cigars
Frequenter of slums with down trodden bums drenched in dark Jamaican Rums
Waitsman on a rampage, Waitsman on a roll, Waitsman touches my senses, Waitsman touches my soul

He writes of life’s complexities, red eyes stumbling down a cul de sac
Trembling hearts with passions pledged, mule variations on a one way track
In his world of vague obscurities I listen to the deafening roar
Of a voice entwined with poetry that pierces to the very core

Waits ill never know your mind
You’ll always leave me guessing
Yet swimming through your tortured vowels
Has been a painful blessing

I wonder if this Frank Holt lad is of the same bloodline as the great General Joseph Holt, Wicklow rebel leader in the 1798 insurgence.

The Chessplayer

blackiebest wrote: »

Heckle him on the Thursday night and I for one will insure you will be only be able to communicate using sign language;)

This will be my third Waits Gig, having seen him in Paris and London. You will be in the presence of greatness and there is no such thing as a bad Waits gig. Truely brilliant and well worth the money IMO. He will chill you to your bone marrow and raise your soul to heights a boatfull of oiled up, horned up female nubians could not reach. Remember this will probably be the only time you will hear him live in this country, he is doing this tour for the fans and I imagine he will not be making it an annual event, given the last gig was in 87' you should feel privilaged to see the legend himself. Arguably the best showman alive!

Was obviously joking about the heckling blackie. "Chill you to your bone marrow and raise your soul to...." I'm reaching for a bucket here.

I had tried to get tickets for him for a gig abroad previously without any joy, so they could have charged alot more and I probably still would have paid up, so even though it's a rip I'm hardly going to ring Joe Duffy about it. My brother was at the '87 gig.

KingLoser

Holy Crap, I'm in Row 1 for Prague! \o/

j_nolan

Anyone get their tickets yet?

JJ

Did anybody see the announcement on Ticketbastard that they're going to auction some tickets to the TW gigs?

I found it amusing to see a few people selling their tickets saying either I'm not responsible if you don't get in or you shouldn't having any problem getting in as they probably won't be checking ID very closely.

Driver 8

The auction's for charity

j_nolan

Sorry to stutter, but has anyone who ordered tickets received them yet?

Qprmeath

No tickets yet. They said they would be posted 2 weeks before the event so maybe end of next week?

egan007

NO TOUTING of tom waits tickets....

Unless you are ticketmaster - aholes

http://www.ticketmaster.ie/auction/180040B7A88029E1/1/?tm_link=edp_auction

Basq

egan007 wrote: »

NO TOUTING of tom waits tickets....

Unless you are ticketmaster - aholes

http://www.ticketmaster.ie/auction/180040B7A88029E1/1/?tm_link=edp_auction

See 3 posts up... nothing "ahole-ish" about it if it's for a good cause IMO.

kyote00

I thought the TW gigs were ticketless ? You need to bring your credit card with you on the night...

egan007

basquille wrote: »

See 3 posts up... nothing "ahole-ish" about it if it's for a good cause IMO.

Unless im blind, there is no indication on the page or any of the links of the page that it's for charity.

Basq

egan007 wrote: »

Unless im blind, there is no indication on the page or any of the links of the page that it's for charity.

True.. but read here..

.. and also here

Splainc

As a matter of interest if someone is sick or cannot go for whatever, genuine reason what do they do with their ticket?

They can't even give them to someone else because the credit card holder must be present on entry

JJ

Splainc wrote: »

As a matter of interest if someone is sick or cannot go for whatever, genuine reason what do they do with their ticket?

They can't even give them to someone else because the credit card holder must be present on entry

That's the €1,000,000 question now isn't it?

It seems the only two options are:

Let the ticket go to waste.

Give or sell it to someone else and hope that the security isn't as strict as the announcements say or that the person who goes can sweet talk the security guards into letting him/her into the gig. The latter could easily work if you find someone who looks like you and is trustworthy enough to borrow ID from you and give it back after the gig.

unionman

j_nolan wrote: »

Sorry to stutter, but has anyone who ordered tickets received them yet?

Mine arrived in the post today (for the gig on the 30th) :D:D:D:D:D

eamon234

Any details of whereabouts in Phoenix Park / parking etc - I have to drive up from Limerick and back down the same night - haven't been to a gig in PP before.

jkforde

y'all, i got an address off the net of Parkgate St. for the Rat Cellar, can't be right.. anyone know on good authority where the cellar is (being erected as we speak!!)?

...ok, it's near the PP Visitor Centre, for fellow culchies... http://www.dublintourist.com/details/phoenix_park_visitor_centre.shtml#map

Qprmeath

TOM WAITS NEXT WED, THURS & FRI SOLD OUT LIVE AT RATCELLAR PHOENIX PARK

'Tom Waits'
in Ratcellar
Phoenix Park

Aiken Promotions will present ‘Tom Waits' in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on 3 nights, 30th July, 31st July and 1st August 2008.

Event Schedule:
Wed 30th July - Gates: 6.30pm, Tom Waits onstage at 8pm
Thurs 31st July - Gates: 6.30pm, Tom Waits on stage at 8pm
Friday 1st Aug - Gates: 6.30pm, Tom Waits onstage at 8pm
(times may be subject to change)

• The concert will take place in a tented structure in the environs of the ‘Visitor Centre'.

Traffic Planning:

• Parking of vehicles will be permitted in the Phoenix Park on the following roads:
• Chesterfield Avenue - Mountjoy Cross to Phoenix Monument.
• Chesterfield Avenue - Gough Roundabout to Phoenix Monument.
• Furze Road
• Papal Cross
• Zoo Car Park

Ticket security:

• Please arrive early - show starts 8pm
• Patrons are requested to be in the concert arena 30 minutes prior to show time.
• Note the position of all emergency exits and first aid. Move slowly around the arena, particularly entering and exiting.
• Note that parking for disabled patrons will be available on Chesterfield Avenue adjacent to the Ratcellar entrance
• A Valid I.D (Passport or driving licence) matching the name on the ticket is required at entry to venue.
• All Tickets will be Scanned for validation on entry to the show
• Any Tickets resold will be refused entry to the venue
• Only Tickets purchased from Official Ticketmaster outlets will be valid
• No resale allowed under any circumstances
• DO NOT BUY TICKETS FROM UNOFFICIAL SOURCES.

cormie

Which, if any of them roads would be the safest to park on?

numbersix99

Anyone have any ideas about getting to the venue by public transport?

I called Ticketmaster and Aiken and neither knew anything about special buses set up (like Arcade Fire last year). Which is a bit inconvenient to say the least. Do they think Tom Waits fans all have cars?

I've heard that the venue is near the visitor's centre, which is the far side of the park, near castleknock.

Anyone know which bus seems best? Seems to me the 37/39 are the best options, leaving from Hawkin's St (the little st beside the Screen Cinema across from Trinity) and getting off at Ashtown roundabout. But I've no idea about gates being opened or not.

The Fool

Some Setlists from recent gigs

http://eyeballkid.blogspot.com/search/label/Glitter%20and%20Doom

delbertgrady

numbersix99 wrote: »

Anyone have any ideas about getting to the venue by public transport?

I called Ticketmaster and Aiken and neither knew anything about special buses set up (like Arcade Fire last year). Which is a bit inconvenient to say the least. Do they think Tom Waits fans all have cars?

I've heard that the venue is near the visitor's centre, which is the far side of the park, near castleknock.

Anyone know which bus seems best? Seems to me the 37/39 are the best options, leaving from Hawkin's St (the little st beside the Screen Cinema across from Trinity) and getting off at Ashtown roundabout. But I've no idea about gates being opened or not.

The 37/39 bus seems best. I'm assuming all the gates will be open, given the fact that the show is on. They have to allow full access.
I think the reason for no special buses being arranged could be due to the fact that the Arcade Fire and Duran Duran shows in the park were in October and December respectively, when it was dark by the time doors were open, and they probably thought it would be safer - and definitely less congested - to encourage people to get there by bus.
They may have decided not to bother this time around because - as you say - they're assuming the bulk of Waits' fanbase will be driving, and it'll still be daylight by the time the show starts.

numbersix99

delbertgrady wrote: »

The 37/39 bus seems best. I'm assuming all the gates will be open, given the fact that the show is on. They have to allow full access.
I think the reason for no special buses being arranged could be due to the fact that the Arcade Fire and Duran Duran shows in the park were in October and December respectively, when it was dark by the time doors were open, and they probably thought it would be safer - and definitely less congested - to encourage people to get there by bus.
They may have decided not to bother this time around because - as you say - they're assuming the bulk of Waits' fanbase will be driving, and it'll still be daylight by the time the show starts.

Great thinking by Aiken and friends. What happens after the gig, when it's much darker (and raining, they say) with all the knackers hiding in the bushes waiting to pounce?

delbertgrady

Indeed.

Euchrid

The map above is a bit inaccurate. The circus tent is closer to the Aras (Hope she's a fan!) and Chesterfield Ave. The map on ticketmaster is a bit closer to the mark.

Passed it last night as they were finishing it off - Wish I'd got tickets to the Edinburgh Playhouse instead! Some pictures from there on http://www.flickr.com/photos/el_morgo/sets/72157606422171451/

Much nicer venue then what looks like a big circus tent. Still - all the reviews are good so hopefully a good night to look forward to!

Parking - I'd say a good bet could be park on Blackhorse Avenue and go through one of the pedestrian gates there. Only a few minutes walk and should be able to skip the traffic jam getting out of the park after..

j_nolan

I'm staying on Parkgate Street and don't know the area. Will it be alright to walk from there to the tent without getting knifed and, if so, how long will it take?