Vancouver, BC - 1/18

[ChiTownChick]

deli and takemeout, thank you so much for posting your stories. Sounds like you had an amazing time!

The pics are great! deli, I knew there had to be a story behind the pic where Marty has your head leaning back - after he licked your cheek - OH MY!!! Thanks also for your tips regarding how to meet the guys (find the tourbus!).

Thanks again!

[Gail]

Finally getting a chance to report in!! Sorry for the long wait but raynedove, Deli and takemeout have done a fabulous job highlighting this wonderful night. I am so so disappointed that I did not know who you were Deli and takemeout. We would have loved to meet you. My sister's husband got some great pics of you with Marty which Cindy has now posted on the site.

First before I start with the good stuff I want everyone to know that I am the worst person in the world for watching the time - I get carried away with the moment. When I went to the airport with my sister Glory to meet the LH on Tuesday night I think I said they spent an hour with us. Thinking about it, it was more likely 30 to 40 minutes. I do know that Marty, Billy & Bobby were not in any hurry, acted like they had known us all for years. The only reason we were so lucky to get the time was Dino & one of their crew were held up at customs. So , everybody, I might be wrong with the timing during the night!!

Arrived at our seats at about 7:45 and we thought it would be late starting as most concerts are....but lights suddenly went out and by my clock (which I did check!!) it was exactly 8:00. We all said WOW!!! They opened with Ultrasound, sounded fabulous!! The scary conductor was probably the best I have ever seen him do. He looked gorgeous!! (wearing his sunglasses). As far as the set list I will put down what I think they did but the order I am not sure of...... at least 9 songs if not a couple more! Here it goes.

1. Ultrasound - opening song
2. Straight as an Arrow
3. Call of Distress
4. The Tunnel
5. Rain on the Brain
6. Ring of Fire (crowd went crazy - all stood until end of night. Marty spoke to the audience before the song and said "You'll all recognize this next one, the crowd close to the stage yelled Trees and he stopped and laughed and said oh thank you for remembering but not that one, we will get to it". We all stood and sang along with him.)
7. Trees - I am sure this was next. Crowd went crazy - sang along. We were in the balcony first few seats left of stage (see our photos about 50 ft from stage) and our section which I thought were INXS fans only, all knew the words and sang loudly.
8. Yes It Do - I think this was the last song but at this point after Trees I think I was in shock!!

9. CASUALTY - BEST SONG OF THE NIGHT (IMO). Somewhere before Ring of Fire. Should be their next hit.

Now in NO PARTICULAR ORDER (as Brooke would say on RS: INXS) comments from Marty during the show.

One of the 1st things Marty said to the crowd...."I heard that this show sold out in 14 seconds...I guess we are all lucky to be here"

Marty during the 1st song or 2nd lost his mic pak and it dropped in front of the drums, he kept going... crew member grabbed off floor. Then when next song was starting with Dino doing slow drums they reattached to Marty on the side of stage. While they were doing this, Billy talked to the audience...to fill in by saying ..... something about how thankful they were and surprised by their welcome from fans at the airport.....you are true fans! (we felt like they were personally talking to us...what a thrill).

The stage for MC&LH was cut off with a black curtain behind. During their show I could see crew working behind with spotlights. MC&LH had quite a narrow area and the monitors had been set up quite close to the edge of the stage so not much room to move for Marty in front of them. When he came off the stage and walked on the seats below I think he balanced through about 5 or 6 rows on the top. The crowd was great helping him... spotlight on him...felt I could touch him from above. It was so exciting...made me sick, I thought he was going to kill himself. He then turned to go back and it looked like he just made a fast run for it and leaps on to stage...thought my heart would stop!

One thing I should note: Marty took off his black leather jacket.. I thought keep going... the red shirt (one from the Aargon(sp) came off next but he had a black underwear shirt under the red....unfortunately he did not get naked...darn, next time!!

I think they were held back a little from their usual style but a theatre setting like the QE is not as good a venue as what they do best like at the Metro.

We went out for the break. On the stage the black curtain had the time counting down for INXS. When we came back I think it said 17:00 minutes. The lights were on in the theatre and you could see the crowd. All of a sudden people started to clap and yell and in the middle section in the pit there was Mark Burnett with possibly his wife and quite a few young children. He turned and waved to the crowd. They stood up and clapped and cheered for him. For the next 15 minutes or so he kept giving autographs to the crowd coming up to him.

The lights went out, the count down clock was on 10 seconds .....noises from JD started....sounds of having an orgasm for the remaining 10 seconds ( way too much information IMO but for others maybe not....on the other hand if it had been Marty, 10 seconds would have been far too short) the black curtains went back and ...... magically I can't remember anything else ....haha. Honestly I can't judge this ...I hear there are some very good JD & INXS boards that can fill you in. I will say just this....they opened with Suicide Blonde, JD was wearing a great looking jacket, in fact I thought ..."What the heck, did he borrow that from MIG??" He had on his sunglasses and I hate to admit this... the whole image and sound was professional. From then on I kept daydreaming and thinking about the LH set. About half way through spotted Marty & all the LH in the pit area about the 2nd row I believe in front of the stage. They had a female minder with them (I would guess from Sony Promotions/Management) holding the seats but everyone was standing so they did. They stayed for I think two songs. I could see Marty nodding his head to the music. JD then sang Pretty Vegas and within the first few notes Marty had vanished....ahh where is he, then I saw 2 of the guys also leaving behind with security helping them. They walked up the aisle which goes out to the lobby. I don't know if there was another door or they were way in the back in the dark.

The last song JD did I think was Don't Change and as Deli reported, she immediately thought...That's Marty's song. So funny. My sister leaned over and said...That's Marty's song, why's he doing it?? So funny. (She told Marty after the show...and he really laughed).

After the show we ended up outside at the back stage door where fans were. Can't believe Deli and takemeout were right there! They have filled you in with details so I will just tell you our experience. First we were really lucky because we had spent time with them at the airport the night before and my sister had taken all those photographs. I didn't think they would even remember who we were. Marty recognized that we were twins at the airport and it is our birthday so he had said he would try to say 'Happy Birthday Twins' during their set. I was disappointed because he didn't. Finally Marty was right in front of me signing for two girls. He had his hand stuck to the side and I thought I am going to grab it so he can't get away! He looked up and said ...YOU ARE HERE!! He held on to my hand really tight, pulled me in, kissed me on the forehead, grabbed my sister in the other arm and said... 'these are my twins'. He said right away... I am so so sorry I couldn't say Happy Birthday to you. I couldn't figure out when to say it and the timing of it." (God I didn't think he would remember...we forgave him). Got him to autograph pics taken from the airport and talked about the show from his point of view. He said they felt it had gone really well, a few things to work out but felt really really good about it. We did the usual your wonderful etc. He then turned and said...When will I see you again and I said never... he said you are not going to get to any of our other shows. I said no..... not unless you come back to Canada.

NOTE: Gary/INXS said at the end of their show.... We are arranging right now a tour across all cities of Canada in April May and will be announcing soon. I hope they will take LH with them.

We left a little bit of Marty for the other fans (not that we really wanted to share!!!) Saw Billy, very very nice, knew who we were. He thought the show had gone really well. Seemed very happy with the night. Such a nice guy.

Bobby was behind him. I had talked to Bobby at the airport, nice but very shy, not a lot to say but polite. Last night....seemed very excited to see someone familiar, grabbed my hand through the line. Very excited to see us, wanted to know what we thought of the show. He said he could not see the crowd at all and because of the sound cannot really hear the audience reaction. We told him they loved him! He said they were leaving soon and going straight to Seattle on the bus. I called it the green machine and he said that's a great name for it. He said this would be the first night they slept on the bus. Dino had a large group of females around him and he was holding court telling them funny stories about being held up at customs... something about dog food left in his coat pocket and they didn't know what it was!! Sounded very funny. We did not get close enough to talk with him but he seemed to be very up and happy !

So there it is everyone. I would say to anyone going to one of their shows. .. Enjoy it, do not spend too much time worrying about what to report because I know it is really hard to do both . Most important find the GREEN MACHINE (tour bus) and hang out. That is their car & hotel.... they have to come back to it!! Good Luck

Gail & Glory

[vstreamer]

The reports sound intense! Can't wait for my concert. I must remember to wear the bracelet. It's hard to believe that the place was so heavily skewed to INXS fans and there weren't more LH fans.

[Trees]

gail said:

I said no..... not unless you come back to Canada.

NOTE: Gary/INXS said at the end of their show.... We are arranging right now a tour across all cities of Canada in April May and will be announcing soon. I hope they will take LH with them.
Gail & Glory

Worth waiting for Gail.

Noting the above about Gary mentioning Canadian tour. I trying to figure out what Lovehammers itinerary is for this time

When it happens OMG another Airport Greeting and I'll be able to use my Banner I made

Though the Arrival won't be like the first one

Glory, Glory and the twin comment...going to look for a look alike I'll check with Tooks and see how old she is ;D

[rockfan]

Hey Gail, thank you for telling your story. You were very lucky to see the LH twice, airport and after the show. They sound so easy to be around.

[chk]

Thanks to all for posting these reports -- I am lmao at some of the events. Now I really can't wait. Chicago is going to be a MAD HOUSE!!! Think there is little chance any of us will get close to the Green Bus there, but we have Virgin records and maybe INXS will throw the boys a hometown bone nad let them play a longer set.
THANKS TO EVERYONE IN VANCOUVER!!!!

[radioclash]

Fantastic report, Gail! I love hearing all the details ;D

[klly]

I absolutely love all of your stories. Thank you so much. Isnt it amazing how Marty made it a point to give each of you a unique experience with him? Whether it was the cradling of your head, licking of your face or remembering it was your birthday! Same goes for Billy and Dino and Bobby. Such great guys. Can't wait for Seattle reports!

[chitowngirl]

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with all of us. ;D

It's going to be so fun to hear about each of the concerts! I can't wait for Feb. 4!

[shuckra]

Great stories everyone! Okay wristbands, green bus, AFTER the show, be sneaky with cameras, got it. By the time they get to Charlotte, we'll all be pros at this groupie thing!

[natasha]

Love all the stories!! ;D Glad everyone had a fabulous time!!!

[Cindy]

FYI I put up another page of Vancouver photos

www.martycasey.org/vancouver3_1-18.htm

You can see RayneDove's pics and get a look at the bus and the new logo/t-shirt design.

[radioclash]

Thanks again everyone - you all did great in letting us feel like we were there with the stories and photos ;D

Plus, I didn't realize that a new logo was chosen.

[Cindy]

radioclash said:

Plus, I didn't realize that a new logo was chosen.

Neither did I. So what does everyone think?

[Sandra]

love the new logo thanks again everyone for you pics and stories

[albrmo]

Thanks for all of these reports!! It is so fun to hear all of this.

Rockbeast reported on the LH website. The website is changed, but there is a way to get to the old boards--He did great job reporting on the Seattle Show!

I'm lauging about the post on not wearing the shirt b/c you don't want the names to come off--I have my trees shirt in my drawer--I want to wear it so bad, but I have the same fear. I only have Marty's name on the shirt--I need to get Dino, Bobby, and Billy on there as well!!

[penny74]

Thanks for the new pics! I like the one from Brianne (the JD fan) who had nice things to say about Marty and the boys.

The tee looks cool.

Great stories everyone! How sweet of them to remember your birthdays!

[everlong]

If anyone else is hungry for more reviews heres another one from a JD fan:

idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=395888

Here's what she said about the Lovehammers:

Anyway, as for the concert itself, Marty and the Lovehammers opened up the show (of course) and I thought they did a tremendous job. Some really catchy songs, great stage show, and I really enjoyed the set. Unfortunately I don't know their songs well enough to give a complete setlist, but I know that they did do Casualty, Hold On, Riddle and of course Trees. They also did a cover of a Johnny Cash song, Ring Of Fire (which my friend had to tell me about because I'd never heard of it before... lol).

It was really funny too, cause at one point Marty was like, "and this next song is a song you'll probably all know" and everyone starts cheering really loudly thinking it's Trees, to which Marty starts laughing and is quick to respond with "that's a bit later, this is another song you'll all know"... and of course then went into Ring of Fire (which ironically, I didn't know... lol). They ended up performing Trees right after that though, and everyone really enjoyed that and got into it. All in all, they played for about 40 minutes and it was a great set from the Lovehammers and I thoroughly enjoyed it!


The part about everyone yelling for Trees reminds me of a Harry Chapin concert I went to many years ago. Everyone was yelling for the song 'Taxi' and Harry told us how important it was to wait for the 'climax'. Sorry I can't remember exactly how he put it (it was 20 years ago (OMG how did I get so old)) but he was hilarious.

[keysunset]

everlong said:

The part about everyone yelling for Trees reminds me of a Harry Chapin concert I went to many years ago. Everyone was yelling for the song 'Taxi' and Harry told us how important it was to wait for the 'climax'. Sorry I can't remember exactly how he put it (it was 20 years ago (OMG how did I get so old)) but he was hilarious.

I know this is an aside, but I went to see Tom and Harry Chapin in concert. Goodness, how DID we get so old! ;D

[AirJorg]

albrmo said:

Thanks for all of these reports!! It is so fun to hear all of this.

Rockbeast reported on the LH website. The website is changed, but there is a way to get to the old boards--He did great job reporting on the Seattle Show!

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Okay...please tell...how do you get to the old boards? I need help.
Thanks