[MonteLDS]

what lucky folk are going on Thursday sept 13th?

http://www.crestfall...open-sept-13th/

[lpdmax]

Is it free?

[MoonPI]

Not me, but... YAY for Billy...I hope his tea house is a success ♥

[soVerysadAboutyou]

hm, i could go but that doesn't seem like a large place. isn't it going to be overran and they're going to have to tell people to leave at a certain point?

[CZR]

This is funny because I've been going to an alteration lady for years named Madam Zulu and she also has a tea shop... Hmmm she's also Russian but looks semi-chinese. Very interesting

[matthew1]

I would go just to meet the enigma Monte

[MonteLDS]

lpdmax, on 04 September 2012 - 03:28 PM, said:

Is it free?

yes

[lpdmax]

There has to be some capacity limit by fire code standards. Probably less than 100 people for something of that size. It is gonna be crazy crowded on the street if say 1000 people show up.

[MoonPI]

Good Luck today Billy...and have fun ♥

[werideatdusk]

Anyone planning on checking out the opening of Madame ZuZu's in Highland Park today? I probably won't make it since my car is out of commission, so post some pics!!!

[MonteLDS]

Billy played the following songs at 1pm

Jesus is the Sun
Song for a Son
In the Arms of Sleep
With Every Light
The Celestials
Today with Greg Bates

[GlassATGC]

I was planning on going around 5:30. It's not really convenient and I was really hoping Billy would still be there. Anybody know if he is planning on sticking around that late?

[MonteLDS]

my understanding is he is gonna be there all day

[GlassATGC]

Thanks Monte...gonna leave as soon as I'm done at work. Please let me know if anyone finds out anything else.

[MonteLDS]

Jupiter Lament played in full for the first time since 1995

[frednirv632]

awesome!!

[joaopedro7]

[Martine Castonguay]

BEAUTIFUL

Thanks to share these moments with us. :happy:/>

[CZR]

What's interesting is that he doesn't use interesting chords as he did earlier years

[simontreal]

Did he perform other songs ?

[werideatdusk]

who is greg bates

[MonteLDS]

werideatdusk, on 14 September 2012 - 06:52 AM, said:

who is greg bates

a friend of Billy's from his youth. they played in the band coats of eyes

For FLAC lovers, i posted audio of the first 2 sets.

the 4pm set was
By Starlight
Jupiter’s Lament
Pale Horse
Rite of Spring
Pale Horse
Inkless
Muzzle

[audioidkid]

I was there...It was pretty awesome. Got to talk with Billy and take pictures a bit.
I'm actually just to the right of the dude that took the videos Monte posted.

[Arachnea]

Amazing. Great videos and great renditions of the songs. Billy looks to be in a fantastic mood for the event. It was such a treat to hear Jupiter's Lament and Lily. Speaking of which, who was singing on Lily? I loved that the crowd later joined in on the song.

[glass85]

Billy + acoustic guitar is always fantastic.

[rosenkreuzer]

bellybilly.

[.absof.]

Why is there no info on the third set?

[CelestialBeing]

I am so happy for him.
(his dream came true today/yesterday may I add)

MonteLDS, on 13 September 2012 - 10:59 AM, said:

Billy played the following songs at 1pm

Jesus is the Sun
Song for a Son
In the Arms of Sleep
With Every Light
The Celestials
Today with Greg Bates

WOW!! Billy really blessed the place....

MonteLDS, on 14 September 2012 - 06:56 AM, said:

a friend of Billy's from his youth. they played in the band coats of eyes

For FLAC lovers, i posted audio of the first 2 sets.

the 4pm set was
By Starlight
Jupiter’s Lament
Pale Horse
Rite of Spring
Pale Horse
Inkless
Muzzle

with the deepest gratitude in my heart.
as a fan of SP thank you so much for everything you do for us. ♥♥♥

Crestfallen.com should win a award for being the great site that it is!!!

audioidkid, on 14 September 2012 - 08:26 AM, said:

I was there...It was pretty awesome. Got to talk with Billy and take pictures a bit.
I'm actually just to the right of the dude that took the videos Monte posted.

blessed you. :)/>

joaopedro7, on 13 September 2012 - 03:09 PM, said:

Truly this is a glimpse of: (a window to what heaven will be like)
when we all cross over on the other side. (figuratively & literally speaking)
♥

http://www.youtube.c...bed/6ZZcJ9_3wCE
tis made me cry a bit. Its beautiful.

[RottingApples]

MonteLDS, on 13 September 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:

Jupiter Lament played in full for the first time since 1995

Pretty freakin' sweet. :thumbsup:/>

[GlassATGC]

I was there for the 3rd set at 7. I'll do my best to recall setlist...order might be wrong though.

Tonight Tonight
Luna
Soot and Stars

Next is when i think he brought a friend of his from back in the day up with him. They did a Hank Williams song, with her singing and him playing acoustic. It was very candid and included some false starts at first and I think Billy messed up at one point in the middle... they were both laughing a lot.

Violet Rays
Pinwheels

Lily - the girl up front with him wasnt the "singer" her name happened to be Lily so he asked her up. Billy asked everyone to sing along from the beginning and even passed out some lyrics sheets.

Next he took requests. He asked people to try to stump him with one of his own songs. Some asked for Bullet or 1979....Im not sure they heard what he said... I asked for Czarina (sipping tea) Ultimately he abandoned the "stump billy" idea and went with someone who said "anything off gish"

He invited that fan up by him and started to play Daydream, having the fan sing along with him. When it got to the start of the second verse he waited for the fan to take over....and the fan got the lyrics wrong. At that point Billy jokingly booed him and scrapped the rest of the song.

Last he gave 3 choices for a final song...99 Floors, Owata, SIYL....SIYL won by a big majority.

After that song he thanked everyone for coming and stayed to greet/take pictures.

Not sure if I forgot anything or if the order is right...

All in all a great night!

[.absof.]

^ Thanks mate :cheers:/>

[frednirv632]

GlassATGC, on 14 September 2012 - 07:41 PM, said:

He invited that fan up by him and started to play Daydream, having the fan sing along with him. When it got to the start of the second verse he waited for the fan to take over....and the fan got the lyrics wrong. At that point Billy jokingly booed him and scrapped the rest of the song.

lol
i'd probably mess up the lyrics as well...

[RottingApples]

That would've been awesome if he'd played Czarina. 99 Floors would've been great too. But ultimately, a pretty sweet selection of tracks. Still really hoping he follows through with that acoustic tour he'd talked about doing one day.

[MoonPI]

Nice to see everyone having a great time :)/> looks like the day, and Billy's Tea House was a success..so happy for him and all who attended ♥

[whir22]

I was in Chicago Friday night and met Billy at Resistance Pro. He was approachable and very nice. Got a few pictures with him and asked him who was on the cover of Pisces Iscariot. He paused, chuckled and said "No Comment". Man, I have always wanted to figure that one out!

On Sunday morning we drove to Highland Park to see the tower and the cover of Oceania and we stopped by Zuzu's at 1030 AM and it was closed! I was really bummed as I wanted a tea. We were really surprised it was closed, as that would be a prime time for a tea. Here is a picture of the shop. That is me in my 20th Anniversary shirt taking the photo.

http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

[gyang333]

whir22, on 17 September 2012 - 05:49 PM, said:

I was in Chicago Friday night and met Billy at Resistance Pro. He was approachable and very nice. Got a few pictures with him and asked him who was on the cover of Pisces Iscariot. He paused, chuckled and said "No Comment". Man, I have always wanted to figure that one out!

On Sunday morning we drove to Highland Park to see the tower and the cover of Oceania and we stopped by Zuzu's at 1030 AM and it was closed! I was really bummed as I wanted a tea. We were really surprised it was closed, as that would be a prime time for a tea. Here is a picture of the shop. That is me in my 20th Anniversary shirt taking the photo.

http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

cool story bro. no seriously, cool story, not trying to be disingenuous.
but I think the cover of Pisces has been solved a la reissue liner notes? It's Chris Fabian right?

[breathesgelatin]