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TWoL 97: Emilie’s Pink Jingle Balls

Published December 21, 2011 Episode Leave a Comment
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New Years is right around on the corner and another year of TWoL is nearly under our belts. Thank you so much to those that have supported us and continue to support us, we appreciate you one and all!

This weeks’ episode we recap the upcoming New Years shows, specifically the Phish MSG run. So far there have been multiple rereleases of tickets for the sold out shows and unlike previous rerelease the announcements for them came from the official Phish twitter account. What does this mean? Is the Phish organization holding back more tickets for rereleases to prevent scalping? Did they simply hold back too many tickets on accident? All we know for sure is that more tickets are getting into fans hands and staying out of the scalpers and that’s a good thing.

The next few weeks full TWoL episodes will be on hiatus as we attend the Phish MSG shows, Disco Biscuits, and Jam Cruise. That doesn’t mean there won’t be updates though. We plan on tweeting from all shows and releasing special update reports so make sure to keep it locked on the TWoL twitter account, iTunes subscriptions, and the TWoL blog.

Make sure to leave us your lot reports from all the NYE shows you attend, we’ll play all of them once we get back to a full episode mid January. Hope everyone has a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Xmas, and Crazy Kwanza! We’ll see you in a few weeks!

PS: Here are the links for the Jamcruise tips and Jazz Fest Lineup with Travel Packages.

Special Report: Camp Bisco X

Published July 13, 2011 Mini-Episode 1 Comment
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TWoL was back at Camp Bisco officially for the second year in a row, and we covered as much ground as a 2.5 person team could. 2 of us, Noob Laura and I, were paired up on site, talking to vendors, taking pictures, and catching as many sets as humanly possible. The “.5″ in the equation is Wade Wilby, who takes the guest spot on this week’s show. He was on site all 3 nights, while we  couldn’t make it till Friday night. I had hoped to record the show live backstage, but bandwidth and sound issues would have made for a sub-par episode, IMHO (both AT&T & Verizon had horrible reception, plus there was a generator near the mobile studio unit). But not to fear, it probably worked out better since we all had time to collect our thoughts and discuss this amazing event a few days after the untz settled.

I always hate to give too much away on the blog post, but I’ll mention a few things since we have time. Very impressed that the festival sold out, with an estimated attendance of 25k. The grounds were able to handle this size crowd, however, it seemed the masses may have taken ILCC by surprise. There were reports of major traffic issues, people abandoning cars, and ticketless fans outside the gate. We only mention this as a word of caution for next year: Buy your ticket early, don’t show up without one, be patient in line, and cooperate with the staff when entering the site. If we all prepare for a sell out crowd next year, I would bet the entire process goes much smoother.  Besides that, party safe, respect others, and leave the lasers pointers at home (the band has it covered).

In the end, all 3 of us agreed that Camp Bisco has grown “beyond the biscuits”, which is not a negative in any way. It is a party, a really well put on party. There were no incidents of violence. No reports of Nitrous. And no police intervention that we know of. This is quite remarkable when you have a crowd of 25,000 no matter who the band(s) is(are). If you want to dance, stay up late, and like seeing a MacBook on stage, this is the place for you. This is why we come each year (well, Wade and I do like Bisco ;-) .

Feel free to share your Camp experience via our hotline 419-669-6657, and we can play it on a future episode. Or, leave a comment below, it’s all good. As a bonus, we have added photos to this special report. There is a mix of crowd and artist shots, which we hope you will enjoy.

Thanks for listening,

Steve

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Notes:

Recorded: 7/12/2011

Show Length: 44:27

File Size: 61.8mb

Cast: Stephen Olker, Laura Nulman, Wade Wilby

TWoL 72: There’s vomit where my tent should be!

Published May 4, 2011 Episode 4 Comments
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No guest this week but we run through some announcements, voicemails, and a story about a boy and his tent and where it should have been.

Jam Cruise 10 lineup was released, the lineup looks pretty solid. Only thing to complain about this year is there are only 2 stops scheduled. Both in cities we haven’t really heard of or understand. If you’ve got some experience with these cities leave us a comment on the blog or a voicemail as we would love feedback.

We’ve been covering a lot of the “untz” lately and this episode is no different. There were some more additions added to Camp Bisco 10. Pack your flatbrim and get ready to dance your ass off till the sunrise!

There’s a new festival  with a new concept called Identity. All the details haven’t been released yet but the basic concept is a group of electronic style bands are going to get together and play venues that they normally wouldn’t be able to fill on their. So far tDB, Pretty Lights, and DJ Shadow have been announced as participants. More bands are expected as well as more details, stay tuned.

The Finger Lakes Grass Roots Festival has been announced. This festival has been going on for over 20 years, TWoL recommends checking it out if you can. Don’t forget to leave us a lot report if you do!

Finally we get around to the story about a boy, his tent, and a pile of wook vomit. Unfortunately it happened to TWoLs’ very own Steve this last weekend at the Jibberjazz festival. The festival was great, but the wookery was not. Better luck next time Steve!

As always we go through all the voicemails we receive, thank you to all that left us one! The number to the voicemail box is 419-NO-WOOKS make sure to hit us up if you see any live music or if you’re just bored and wanna vent.

Last but not least we have a poll running right now, make sure to leave your vote on how you did with Phish leg 2 onsale. You can either click this link to get to the poll or scroll down in your browser.

Thank you everyone for your support, we’ll see you next week on lot!

(Photos after the break)

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TWoL 68: “Super Ball Icks”

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This week TWoL calls an audible play at the last minute and recruited Amy Fisher to guest host. She joins the two Steve’s as Nick was away on work, Emilie was MIA, and Noob Laura flat out said no. But it’s all good, as Amy will be going to Superball IX, so she was ready to wax poetic about our main topic. And while the details are still pretty sparse, we discuss what is known about Phish’s 3 day festival in Watkins Glen NY. Of course, there is much debate about the 2 ticket options and the “uber tent”, but at least we all like the payment plan that is available.

As has been the trend lately, there is more festival news to discuss. Rock and Roll Resort saw a lot report from a listener. Nateva has been cancelled. And Phil is setting up a “home base” in California.

We had another great week of voicemails from you guys, keep them coming. We’ll see everyone on lot next week.

TWoL 54: TWoL 54 Where are you?

Published December 8, 2010 Episode 4 Comments
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Not too much going on this week so we spent most of the time talking about the shows we went to. Nick hit up DSO at the Hardrock Cafe in Vegas and Emilie saw Marco Trio. The DSO show had it’s fair share of wooks and old heads but was all around a good time.

The big news of the week was the Phish rerelease of tickets for the 01/01/11 show at MSG. Nick was able to score some great floor tickets Page Side and the twitter chat was others hit floors too. Looks like all of the TWoL crew finally has tickets for a least one show.

In other random news Nick picked up GoldenEye for the Wii last night. Steve and Nick reminisce about the good old days in college when we used to play for hours and skip class on the original N64 version. If you don’t know what GoldenEye is check out this link. TWoL is not responsible is you get hooked on the game.  =)

As always we take a listen to all the voicemails we received for the week, thank you to everyone who left us one.

Next weeks episode may have a schedule change, stay tuned to twitter at @thisweekonlot to find out exactly when the show is going to go down.

Once again thank you everyone for the support, we’ll see you next week on lot!

Special Report: Maine, Fall 2010

Published October 21, 2010 Banter 3 Comments
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Blap! Boom! Pow!

We have a Special Report for you guys. Our buddy Eric Wyman, of type II cast, hit the lot after the Maine show on 10/19/2010 and scored some interviews for us. This is 10 minutes you don’t want to miss. And please, don’t try this at home. Eric is a trained professional who had a solid supply of unicorn blood on him at all times.

Thanks for listening,

Steve.

 

 

TWoL 40: It’s Raining Men!

Published August 25, 2010 Episode 4 Comments
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After missing last week, we had to make it up this week with an extra long episode for you with a packed house on the podcast. Our friends Andrew and Mike from GlowStickWars.com join us as well as our friend Eric from the now infamous SKYGATE2010 scandal.

Emilie is back from Telluride and Steve made it out of Jones Beach unscathed, even though it was raining men…I mean wooks. But in all seriousness we here at TWoL are glad the fan was ultimately not seriously injured, although we don’t encourage or condone this type of behavior.

So the big news is that Phish Fall Tour was finally announced today! Some rumors were true and as usual some were totally bunk. Our friend Scotty from YEMblog has a great rundown of the venues slated for this Fall as well as the capacities that each can hold. It looks like this tour Phish is keeping it short, small, and sweet with no venue holding more than 14,000 a night.  Although the tickets are $10 more this year, we discuss the possible reasons for the higher rates and how this could affect lot economics. Are the days of 2 for 5 over? Say it ain’t so.

Furthermore, for the second year in a row fans will be treated to a Halloween show, will there be a cover this time and what album will they cover? You’ll have to listen to the podcast to hear our predictions. You can see all the dates and ticket info here.

This was the last week for picture contest entries, congratulations to our friend and long time listener Tyler for his winning photo he took. We would also like to give a big thank you again to Andrew and Mike for being the TWoL sponsor for second leg of Phish Summer Tour! You can see Tyler’s winning entry below.

Last but certainly never least we run through your voicemails. Thank you to everyone who submitted a lot report we received a TON of reports from fans the past 2 weeks, keep them coming! We would like to give a special shout out to Jessica F. the winner of our CID Entertainment travel package to Alpine Valley. She left one of the most thorough lot reports we’ve ever received and it sounds like CID Entertainment took care of business and she had a blast!

Don’t forget to keep the lot reports coming and we’ll see you next week on lot!

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And this weeks GSW photo contest winner is . . .

Special Report : SKYGATE 2010

Published August 24, 2010 Banter 2 Comments
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The debate over the epicness of the Phish song The Divided Sky is finally resolved in this mini podcast battle of Eric vs. Parker. Who will win? You’ll just have to listen to find out.

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TWoL 38: TOGA….TOGA….TOGA

Published August 4, 2010 Episode Leave a Comment
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As usual, the “tronz” messed with us again, and we had to call an audible at the last minute. Nick couldn’t stay online, so this week you got Emilie, Noob Laura and myself. At the top of the hour, we talk all things Greek and Phish tour. Mostly, we want everyone in a toga for Saturday. But beyond that, we kick down some tricks to make sure everyone has a good time.

Next, we talk about some recent Jam Cruise artist additions. Emilie wants on like you wouldn’t believe. Apparently, I have no idea who Taylor Hicks is. And Noob Laura realizes that you can get snacks all the time on a cruise ship. All in all, we definitely would like to see TWoL get on the boat. (Did someone say first podcast in international waters? ;-)

Last but not least, we have some great lot reports this week. Everything from DMB to Glitter Fest 2010 (aka SCI). Keep the reports coming. Keep the glowstickwars.com photos coming (see here for info). And check us out on lot in a few days.

Be good,

Steve

PS. I think we mentioned Snooki too, but I’m not sure why.

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Glowstickwars.com photo entries:

and the winner is. . . .

Special Report: Gathering of the Vibes 2010

Published July 31, 2010 Mini-Episode 5 Comments
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This just in…..

Steve here everyone, and today I spoke with 2 of our “lot reporters” on the scene live at GOTV. Meredith and “Toonces” check in with us, and give a break down of the scene, bands they like, and all the fun happenings that is vibes. Both are veterans of GOTV, and have been raging 24/7 since they got there on Thursday. We appreciate them taking the time out to speak with TWoL so we can all get a glimpse of this major northeast festival.

All the details are in the episode, but I will give you this spoiler: “Go to the Vibes next year!”

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Camp Gnome - Photo by "Toonces"

PS: Hit us up with your lot reports if you attended the vibes this year. (419-NO-WOOKS)

P.P.S.: Check out Meridith’s blog, View Skewed, where I’m sure she will be writing about her time at the festival.

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