7/27 Blueberry Hill - St. Louis, MO

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Posted by kbgirlrf:

I don't even know where to begin! This show was f'ing amazing. I have been to a handful of shows and thought they were all great, but I can't put into words how this show blew the others away!!! I am so looking forward to HJ now. I can't imagine how they'll top this!

I am really bad at keeping details straight so I will just hit some highlights and let some others fill you in on the rest.

What didn't they play? They played every song on the new album; every song on MOMM; Throw My Head; Use Me; Live It Up; Velvet; 3 covers - Wish You Were Here (!!!); Ring of Fire; and Paint It Black.

2 or 3 encores!!! I can't remember how many. I do remember Marty coming out for the last one saying we were relentless. He really didn't expect this and they had no idea what else to play. I believe that's when they played Velvet and Paint It Black.

They did some acoustic songs - Clouds was one of them, but again, I'm not good with details. I'm always to busy living in the moment. So, I don't remember which others were acoustic.

At Midnight, Marty talked about Billy's birthday saying that he would be nice to him only for the 24 hours of his birthday. Just kinda joking around. We all sang Happy Birthday to him.

The ceilings were really low and there was a beam right above where Marty was standing (edge of stage). If he jumped up 1 foot he could hit his head. You could tell he was worried about this from the beginning. Some time in the middle of the show he told us this funny story about when they had just started touring he actually did knock himself out on the first song because he hit his head jumping around. (That doesn't sound very funny when I read it back, but the way he told it was comical.)

Dino told us all he was really happy he was playing an all ages show because he didn't have to worry about cussing. So he let a few of his favorites out just because he could.

Marty called the lead guitarist up on stage to play a song with them. I think it was This Town. He prefaced it with saying that they always try to bring someone up there with them. That many of us knew Jeremy. And last week they had Matt Hoffer.

Oh, he was cracking me up at one point. He asked how many people were at Park West. He said that some of us were really starting to look familiar. He wondered how we could afford to be at every show. He wanted to know about our inheritance. Then he said that they guys were looking for some sugar mamas. They all start making comments, and Billy says something to the effect of, "Yeah, a sugar mama with money." So Marty breaks it down for him, saying, "Billy that's what a sugar mama is. The sugar is the money; the mama is the woman." Everyone was cracking up!

Since there wasn't anything to climb on, Marty lifted himself up on the beam and swung around for awhile. He also ran through the crowd. (Of course, I wasn't paying attention. I was trying to get shots of Bobby while he wasn't right in front of him.)

What else? . . after the acoustic set Bobby came out without his shirt. Marty commented about how we all must like that. He told Bobby that he was making him look bad because he was leaving his on. Through out the night he did slowly peel down like he usually does.

I think that is all I can remember right now. I didn't stay for the M&G because I had to drive back to Columbia and work today. I'll post more as I wake up and remember more. And photos will come soon, too.

I can re-iterate enough how this was the BEST show EVER!!!

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Posted by ndavis021410:

Wednesday afternoon starts my adventures into Lovehammer Land.....What a GREAT beginning by the way. I actually had all my street teaming materials organized and ready, (Proud of me Penny?) ....And I head my way to St. Louis. I was offered this great place to stay by Miss Linda, at her "office", more like a home away from home, and Natasha and I decided to stay there for the 2 nights, very comfortable, and your such a hospitable host Linda, thank you very much for putting up with me. After finding her office, I was meeted by Stephanie333, great to meat you too hun...And we started on our shirts that we were making for the television appearance the next morning. They are black with spray painted silver lettering on it, WAY CUTE, Natasha made hers with a screen print of the boyz on the back. Mine just said Lovehammers Rock on it, but we had fun making them, or at least Natasha did. I knew I wasn't going back to sleep so, I wanted to hit the hay early.

I wake up at 3:30 a.m., I'm ALL excited, blood pumping, ready TO GO TO GO TO GO....I get lost. First time in my LIFE I get lost in St. Louis. Oh, and Natasha was like I'm not leaving at 3:30, she's a really hard person to wake up, so she missed out on the most FABULOUS time. Oh, combing my hair and putting my make-up on is something I'm planning on doing when I get to the hotel where My Monster and Sil is staying. Oh Lord, you should of seen me, bed head, and bags from hell, oh my, looking the WORSE here. But I'm still SO pumped, we are seeing the Lovehammers live on TV. Little did I know when we walk into the hotel, please keep in mind, NO HAIR COMBED YET, that I would recognize the ONLY Greek God of Bass Playing Lovehammer of all, there's Dino. I'm like NOOOOOO.....So, of course, I couldn't resist saying hello at least, then run off to go to My Monster's room.

I decided since we were alone with Sil, that this would be a great time to give him his early birthday present that I had got him. Lisafaith is an extraordinaire jewelry maker, designer, cool chik all wrapped up into one, and designed this great necklace that I gave to Dino. He's like what is it? I say, Open and find out. He says, where am I gonna put it? I say, I don't know, why ask me, just open it....Here I am, Oh please God don't let him look TOO close at me, NO MAKE-UP AND BED HEAD......Ok, I finally say hurry up Dino, I have NO MAKE-UP on, I'm like OH MY, he laughs. He opens the gift and likes it, and I get a hug, and then Marty and Bobby pop in from around the corner, and I'm STUCK......Once again, bed head here, I'm thinking get away get away, heart is like Oh My Lord, I'm alone with the Lovehammers.......Ok, so My Sil, sweetheart of one liners here, announces that she does actually have a ROOM key, and we are NOT stalking them, which gets another OH MY out of me. I introduce myself to Marty, like someone PLEASE teach me to put my own make-up on soon!!!! I'm like nice to see you, bye, and he's like oh you have wristbands, I'm like NOOOOO He's walking closer.....I'm walking back, bed head here, heart beating a million miles a minute!!!!He grabs the purse....I'M STUCK....I'm like ummm Marty....He grabs his hands in there, He asked, "Can I have some of these?"...I'm like of course, they are yours sort of they have YOUR name on them, and I think I actually said hurry up, cause I have to put make-up on. Bobby is NOT a morning person, he was just standing back there, sort of looking skeered, he noticed the BED HEAD I'm sure!!!! Then Billy walks in with Dan. Ok, I'm not wanting to spoil any of Sil and My Monster's reports here, so all I'm saying is that Sil shook Marty's hand and then IMMEDIATELY went after Billy, like Oh My. Marty started to talk to me about how much he appreciates ALL of us at the .org, I'm thinking dude, I NEED MAKE-UP....So, finally we say goodbye, Dino gives me another hug, and we are running for the elevator.....We are just standing in the elevator looking at each other, 3 minutes pass, and we realize the elevator is BROKE......We get out, and get into another one, and thank God we had enough brain capacity at the time to push 2.....We go and scream and squeeeee like teenagers for the next 1o minutes and then I realize.....MY MAKE-UP.....So, My Monster literally throws the shit on, and we run back out the door......This was the start of

We get to the TV station, still in a haze from seeing the boyz. We get there and there is already a small group there. Was GREAT to meet ya all, sorry if I don't remember everyone's name, but geez, I'm still very much sleep deprived....We bring the HUGE banner that the genious, Miss Amy, our Global Moderator bought for the street teaming efforts, she really is a genius, the banner was very classy, and bright. Big, Red, MartyCasey.org....Plus I had plenty of wristbands, at least the ones Marty left me, and here we go chatting with everyone.

Ok, that's it for me right now, I'm so in need of more sleep....Oh, I'm impromptly heading to Louisville in the Morning, long story, but I'll get to that later too. Hope ya all understand, and just to know, these past 2 days have been the BEST so far, and the moments of Lovehammer Land just continued throughout the day, evening, and night....Wonderful times.....Ok, goodnight, and I'll finish this Sunday with the KY report....Nancy

Ok, we get the banner that Amy so brilliantly thought up, out and stretched it out. We immediately saw that we wasn't getting that front line, but the Hammerheads that was there so graciously allowed the banner to be seen, one guy even helped hold the other side, very very nice of him. We had people that never has heard of Marty come right up to us, what a nice banner, who is this, where is this, what kind of music?...I went into natural mode here, and this one awesome lady EVEN went to the concert that night, skipping class, cause I made her promise to come if I gave her a free wristband. I was gonna give it to her free anyhow, but she didn't know that. ;D She loved the show and actually asked when are they coming back, so I told her she has to come here next to find out....She was just one out of 20 that asked about Marty at that area, and hence the LOVE was spread.

Ok, here glides out Marty holding his guitar, strumming away, oh Marty glides by the way, he doesn't just walk, he glides. Ok, the huge smile on his face was very contagious, and Billy sat next to him and Bobby. I'm like WHERE'S DINO....Dino dude is standing in the corner, apparently this is all accoustic, but Dino was Dino and worked the crowd very well, and lets say. The man can just stand next to a wall and draw attention, so he did that well too. They played Trees, and I was amazed at Marty's voice sounding SO GOOD first thing in the morning. His voice sounded like angels, and Billy rocked like ALWAYS with the guitar, and Bobby pounded away at the...yes....no drums, but the tamborine. Was an ok sound, and of course, Bobby added that much important heart beat and rythym even with tamborines in his hands....

Ok, the song was over, so the boyz meandered back to where we the loyal fans waking up at 330 in the morning was standing, and lets all remember. By that time, my BED HEAD was gone, but the wind was blowing so what was the deal I say? Oh well, life goes on. Dino then makes his way over to us, and we all chat. There was about 15 fans out there, maybe less maybe more, I didn't count, but each and every one of us got some very important time, good conversations, and some laughs from each of the boyz. We also all took pictures, and Marty had a BLAST making one video that My Sil made, which will hopefully be up later today for ya all to see. YOU'LL LOVE IT...Marty gave us permission to use the video, only if his hair looked good, I'm like dude, ya could go bald and it would look good....At first I thought Bobby was definately not a morning person, but he warmed up and chatted away for about and hour and 30 minutes. Then the TV crew called the Lovehammers away and they got to sing another song, some of Call of Distress before the show closed. Talk about a MEET AND GREET, this was the BEST EVAH....The boyz are goofy in the mornings, and was so themselves, enjoyed EVERY second of EVERY minute talking to each and everyone of them. It was like chatting with friends, well I guess after this long of being fans, we are their friends, it's just that EASY to talk to them and all, was cool. I mean, here is Marty Casey Rock Star like there hasn't been a Rock Star, famous, full of adventure, the lists could go on and on, and he is still so down to earth, so appreciative, and so NICE......I was blown away at the flow of all the talk.

Ok, they soon take off, and we leave too. Of course, I was in this haze of all hazes, and when this happens, one should NOT DRIVE.....Did we get lost again....OF COURSE....Did we care?....HELL NO......We were squeeeeing for about an hour and realized, where are we?......Oh my.....So, we turn around and go back to one My Monster hotel room, where of course I parked right in front of the tour bus. No big deal to see it now, we just walked by and went upstairs.

I then go and get ready for the concert that night. We get to the venue cause we hear the cheeseburgers are the BOMB at Blueberry Hill, so we decided to eat there. Walk in sit down. And just guess, just guess who walks in after us.....Ok, are we guessing yet?.....THE LOVEHAMMERS.....I'm still all tunnel vision, and say oh my Lord there's Dino......Oh and by the way, that man is perfection. He even walks into a restaraunt Rock Star Style if there ever was one, and just struts over and sits down. I'm thinking just eat Nancy, hurry and eat, everything will be fine....I call up my Penny girl, and I say to her, guess who I am having dinner with?...She's like shut up.....I'm like nope, I can't. I ask, do ya want to talk to Marty?....Ok, ladies and gentlemen.....For the record books, here's Penny's reply....."NOOOOOO"......Was her voice hurting?....Was she sick?...Don't know, but apparently for once in her life she got shy to be around the Marty Man. Ok, the boys sit on the other side of the partianed wall, with this huge cut out open window just seperating Linda and her group, and we was next to them. Dino keeps on popping up over the window, and skeering poor Linda to death....Whatcha eating? Whatcha drinking?.....Damn, if the man didn't look as good as he did, I'm sure Linda would of popped him one.....Then he pocks his finger up and everyone just laughs, the man is a natural for sure...I'm like dieing here, BARTENDER, give me ANOTHER Southern Comfort NOW.......Ok, the cheesesticks finally went down after 3 Southern Comforts and trying to nonchantanly keep my eyes off of the drop dead gorgeous Rock Stars that are eating right across from us, VERY HARD TO DO by the way.....When men look that good, they should be made to eat in private....IT'S THEIR FAULT Natasha didn't finish her chicken wings.....Cause as soon as Marty got up to go to the bathroom, Natasha was a goner I say, she was a LOST teenager, and there was no more consuming food on her little part....I'm sure she was thinking at that moment, how can I sneak into the men's bathroom.....Oh my....But we were very respectable, and non stalkerish, is that a word?....But damn, they looked just so FINE.......

Ok, we get down to the area where they are playing, and find a spot for me and my wheelchair to plop in, and get ready, I'm like I need more Southern Comfort, thank God for whom ever invented that stuff, cause it really really WORKS.....

The opening band started up, and just by chance the first bands drummer was seated right next to me, so I had a great view of the man's rear.....He apparently needed talcum powder or something for those drum sticks of his, cause he lost a great many of them, Natasha's like "what the hell", they kept on hitting her in the head, here I am, Southern Comforted all up, thinking it was funny as all get out....Ok, he did sign them after all, so all wasn't that bad. The band wasn't bad, but oh hello, we were getting ready to hear music from the Lovehammers, and there is just NO comparison.....

They are done.....finally and the Bobby walks out....The crowd goes insane, I'm like screaming my ass off....Was great.....The music begins, Ultrasound, and I swear the beginning of that song gets your blood just naturally pumping faster automatically, and it's over after that....The music just flowed.....The guys are PROS here, their movements, oh my on the Billy moves....Here I am sitting for the first time on Billy's side of the stage.....The man ROCKS.....Marty sings, Marty makes us laugh, BEST concert so far....The sound penetrated your soul, and the words hit your heart like Rock Music has NEVER done before, these boyz need to go BIG......They are soooo worth every mile, every penny spent, every thing, just to hear that sound they make.....I'm talking we could have World Peace here, just spread the LOVE, and it's all over after that!!!....When Marty sang Wish You Were Here, I about fell over in my wheelchair.....Voice from HEAVEN, he has.....Angels had invaded Marty's body, and makes that voice of his sound truly unique and beautiful. Oh man, talk about goosebumps that WON'T go away....OH MY......So many good concert moments, singing Happy Birthday to Billy man, so many perfect moments....Oh did I mention Marty squatting down right in front of me, ME OF ALL PEOPLE.....not....breathing....at.....that.....moment.......sings most of Eyes CAn't See right into my eyes, grabs my hands, and he pulls my hands to wipe away the sweat on his forehead, face, and neck,.....not....breathing....did.....I.....bring.....oxygen......I about died, what a moment.....That almost took over the moment that sweet little Bobby takes off his shirt back there, oh my Lord ladies......Marty announces, Bobby's stripping ladies....Like dude...WE CAN SEE THAT.....MOVE.......Oh, God's perfection at work.....Great concert, great music....Oh the music.....It doesn't just stop going through your soul either, that is what is SO AMAZING about a Lovehammers concert....Each song is so unique, each sound penatrates your blood pressure, and you....end....up....needing.....MORE SOUTHERN COMFORT.....hehehe...Ok, for real, the music is just heart wrenching, soul grabbing, hair raising Rock N Roll at it's basic and hardcore roots.....Can't say enough about it....That sound could help with World Peace, I'm not shitting ya all.....

Ok, I'm dead after concert.....Well, not literally, but almost there....Get some more hugs from some great people, chat a bit more, then I must leave.....I didn't even stick around for the meet and greet, I'm like I've been around em all day, why do I want to hug em now when they are all sweating, no thanks, so I haul my butt off.....Actually I was starting to cramp allot, and the best thing for me to do, and it was going on 1 A.M. by that time, was to go back to Linda and crash....We get there about 2 a.m. and sleep?...Hell no, there was no sleep for me.....I just had the BEST day ever, so I just lay there in suspended animation, and then get up for some coffee.....

Oh, Linda's friend CJ is the BEST ever, I think I have forgot to even mention her, she's a DOLL, and a great hostess too, how she ever consumed a HUGE sloppy cheeseburger with grace in front of the Lovehammers, I'll never know....So, credit is given where credit is due, I couldn't of done it, I was good to get the cheese sticks down.....

So, now I'm off to ANOTHER adventure in the Lovehammer's Land, and I'm gonna hear this sound that goes right through me TONIGHT......I'm SO EXCITED.......Ok, I have one delimna going here.....Which side of the stage do I sit on now?......

Ok, love ya all, and it was a blast to be there, sorry if I left anyone out....Everyone has their own moments and stories to tell, mine is just mine, and I get more TONIGHT.......Ok, just to let ya know,...Just anticipating hearing this music again gives me goosebumps, and I CAN'T WAIT........Love all.....Nancy.....

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Posted by kcflipside:

Well we got to Blueberry Hill around 6:30 or so just to hang out grab something to eat and have a few drinks. Of course anyone that was there could tell you, a seat was hard to come by so we ended up at the bar over on the Elvis Room side. We are sitting there and noticed someone getting into the booth behind us and of course there they were all four of the LH sitting there. My wife saw who was there and just turned around and said hey I got a question for you. And before she could ask how the hell they managed to get a seat that quick, Billy just looked at her and said 9-inches!!

I was very impressed that those that walked and recognized who was sitting there would just be saying hey did you see who was sitting there and move on without bothering them so they could relax and eat before the show. I only saw 2 people actually go right up to the table and start talking away and one of them had them all sign something. But it’s great to know that all the LH fans showed them so much respect while they were out in the open eating.

The opening band was (hopefully I have this correct) Melody Groove & the Movement and they weren’t too bad. After a few songs though I kept looking at my watch just waiting for them to finish so we could get the LH out there.

The guys were amazing!!!! Straight out of the backroom they hit it hard and never stopped. In a way it was kind of funny to watch Marty up there because you could tell that he just wanted to hang from something or run around as much as possible. He did manage to run out around the crowd at one point and when he was onstage I was just waiting for him to forget that the beam was just above him and knock himself out. Especially after he told us he had done that before.

We of course all got to sing Happy Birthday to Billy and Marty promised that they would all be nice to him for the 24 hours of his b-day. Everyone was taking pictures with their cameras and camera phones and someone was taking some video. At one point I dialed my daughters number and just held the phone up and later got a text message saying how cool that was and that they sounded great. They did a couple of amazing acoustic sets and 2 encores, at least one of which was planned, I’m not sure if the second one really was or not but we will take as many as they are willing to give us. When they came out for I think the first encore Marty asked if there was anything we wanted to hear. Damn it, I should have said yelled Over & Out because I don’t recall it being played. Here is what I can remember about the play list but I know some of it is out of order and some of it could be wrong.

Intro to Ultrasound
SAAA
Hold On
Clinic
Call Of Distress
Rain on the Brain
Throw My Head
Tunnel
Eyes Can't See
Clouds
Wish You Were Here
Ring Of Fire
Low-life Insurance
Trees
This Town
1st Encore - ? can’t even remember
2nd Encore - Velvet & Paint It Black

After they were finished playing probably more than half of the people left and the rest of us stayed around down stairs waiting for the band to come out. They finally did and were signing autographs and taking pictures with everyone. After about 5 or 10 mins they announced they had to close the Duck Room down and we all needed to at least go upstairs. Of course no one listened so the guy went straight up to Marty and told him they had to close the place. We all headed up stairs and right along with us was Marty. I never did see Billy, Bobby or Dino come upstairs. So there we were waiting in line to talk to Marty and I must say that guy is amazing. You could tell he was a little wore out but there he was talking to everyone that came up to him, signing autographs and taking pictures with them. Just being as nice as ever and genuinely appreciating the fans. And for us my wife asked him to sign the back of the tour t-shirt so we could send it to my daughter in El Paso for her 16th b-day. He very willingly did so, he signed it “Amber, Happy Sweet 16, Wish You Were Here, Marty Casey! She is going to love it, THANKS MARTY!!!

I don’t think I have gone more than 24 hours without listening to something by the LH and I must say they have to be my all time favorite band!!! I can't wait to see them a few more times on the tour.

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Posted by traceypk66:

I saw the show at Blueberry Hill and it was amazing!! I did miss the encores though - sorry to say. I saw they band when they opened up for INXS at the Family Arena in Feb. This show was so much better in the intimate setting. I am trying to get tickets to some of the other shows that are close to the area. The band puts on such a show. Marty has such energy it is hard not to be drawn in by him. I did see the band eating before the show. Marty stepped out to take a phone call. I waited by the door for him to come back in and my husband took a picture of Marty and I. I wasn't overly impressed by the opening band. They didn't fit the style of the Lovehammers. But it was worth the wait when Marty and the guys came out on stage.