This was my first time seeing ALL. This is ALL era with Chad Price singing. They were still touring behind Mass Nerder. At this show they opened up for Pennywise and King Rat was on the bill as well.
I recall I got down to the Ogden to find that the show was sold out. Bummed out I remembered that I had an old ticket in my pocket for a Mike Ness show from Spring of 1999 that I never used. I noticed that the Pennywise tickets were printed on the same color card stock so I went ahead and got in line.
Lady taking the tickets didn't even look at it when she tore it so I was in. I should have bee lined it into the venue but hung around the lobby for a sec and I hear the lady saying "it's that guy right there" A venue employee came up to me asking to see my ticket. I reached into my pocket and felt the ticket stub and a $20. I pulled the $20 out thinking it might smooth things over but he says "You are not welcome at the Ogden Theater tonight" and escorted me out.
Once outside I was immediately greeted by a guy who wanted to sell an extra he had. I gave him my $20 and got back in line. The guy who had patted me down now for a second time says "oh man everyone is looking for you" and almost immediately I got asked to leave again.
Not wanting to be deterred at this point I walked to my parked car. I was wearing a regular t shirt over a long-sleeved Fantomas shirt. I switched it around so the long-sleeve was the outer layer, put my long hair in a pony tail and tucked it in the back, and left my glasses in the car.
Now the guy, who is patting me down for the 3rd time, doesn't recognize me but sees my shirts and says "dude!! Fantomas rules!!" and let's me in. Then my actual show ticket gets torn and I was in!! I headed right into the venue with a quickness. I didn't even really know ALL that well or care that much about Pennywise but I was not going to be denied I guess. All this with a pocket full of recording gear. These are not the droids you are looking for.
I managed to record the ALL and Pennywise sets and snagged a cool Kuhn Pennywise poster off the wall on the way out as well. Oh what a night.
I'm not sure I had ever listened to this recording since I recorded it. It sounds like the Ogden did back then. Kind of barn like but there isn't much chatter around me and the muddy mix gets better after the first song. It is what it is. I've enjoyed listening back to it the last few days.
ALL
Ogden Theatre
Denver CO (USA)
1999-12-11
Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: CSBs > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > AAE-9 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (35:57.51)
01 Perfection
02 I Wanna Be a Bear (Descendents)
03 I’ll Get There
04 Fairweather Friend
05 Bubble Gum
06 Think the World
07 Dot
08 Gettin' There
09 Silence
10 World's on Heroin
11 Skin Deep
12 Breakin' Up
13 Honey Peeps
14 Refrain
15 Romantic Junkie
16 Weinerschnitzel (Descendents)
17 Until I Say So
18 Fool
19 Life on the Road
Thanks for going to ALL that trouble for a couple of bands you didn't even care that much about, and for posting this set!
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