The Madeira, The Cocktail Preachers-Champaign, IL-May 30

JetBlue

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Cool, CA
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Posted on Jun 02 2009 09:41 AM

Wow, thanks to all for the pics and vids. Wish I had been there!

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empty_glass

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Posted on Jun 03 2009 08:14 PM

This is Corey from Oshkosh and to the Madeira it was well worth the 11 hour round trip for this show. While I greatly enjoyed the Indy show which I drove 14 hours round trip, this show was one of the finest I have seen. I have seen Dick Dale 5 or 6 times, Los Straitjackets 12 or 13 times, Link Wray 2 times, the Exotics 2 times, Knuckledragger 4 times, the Mermen 2 times, Slacktone (which I drove 24 hours round trip to see), the Coffin Daggers, and a slew of other bands in other genres. This was easily a top five show that I have been to. The atmosphere was terrific as noted, and the attendants of the show made it a party like atmosphere. It seems the bachelorette party may have had part in that when they asked me to start dancing.... I've always dreamed of going to a dance club that played just instro surf music (and this is probably the closest I will come to it) and tried to show the proper amount of enthusiasm for such a great show without upstaging the band. My ears rang for hours after the show, something that hadn't happened since I seen Link Wray back in '97. I wish the Midwest would have more shows like this, but I guess I will have to keep driving long distances to see the bands I like. Kristen seemed was pretty cool too, considering one of the bachelorettes seemed to think we were a couple simply because we were both from Wisconsin.

I hear about this Lollapalooza thing going on in Chicago in August. How about a Surfapalooza instead for all the surf starved away from the coasts?

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Brian

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Posted on Jun 03 2009 08:56 PM

Hey Corey, sorry I didn't say hi. You were the guy with the straw hat?

It seems like every other year recently there has been a Chicago Exotica show. Haven't heard about one this year though.

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WhorehayRFB

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Posted on Jun 03 2009 11:42 PM

Sounds like a killer show. Bring it to the west coast!

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Jun 04 2009 12:55 AM

Whorehay,
The Maderia was here last year,
they played the night show after the sg101 convention,
oh but you left.

and they played the HB pier,
oh but you didn't go to that.

tsk tsk

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IvanP

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Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Jun 04 2009 10:11 AM

Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments, especially Corey - very nice to see you again! And thanks so much to Brian and Jet for posting the videos. I'm just lovin' them! In fact, strangely enough, the video of the crowd dancing to Night Rider is my favorite one! We've never been a band that set out to play the music that will get people dancing - but I gotta say that seeing all those beautiful chicas having such a good time and getting the guys to do some feet-shuffling, too, is pretty damn cool! This just doesn't happen very often in the US - or maybe just to us! Well, no, I've seen enough surf shows to know it doesn't really happen often, period. This looked more like a scene from one of the Treble Spankers or the Phantom Four shows! This was a VERY special show. Looking back at the last five years of the Madeira, a handful of shows really stand out for me, among them Hotel Utah in San Fran in '06, The Pier at Huntington Beach in '08, and now Champaign, IL. My deep thanks to Jet and the entire Surfabilly crew as well as the Cocktail Preachers for making this an unforgettable night! Now I'm REALLY psyched up for Italy!

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WhorehayRFB

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Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted on Jun 04 2009 11:12 AM

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empty_glass

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Posted on Jun 04 2009 09:54 PM

As for the straw hat, yes that was me. A guy with Puerto Rican ancestry told me it was a Puerto Rican farmer hat, as the straw on the ends of the hat was frizzled out. Thought it would help me fit in with the whole tiki thing, as well as make a conversation piece of sorts. As for the show, I will say it again, an absolutely fabulous show. A friend I met at the Three Kings Slacktone show in Denver was envious as I gloated to him over the phone how great it was. At work Monday I was told by co-workers not to work so fast and enthusiastically, but unfortunately I had "Rolling Thunder" rolling around my head much of the day causing me to do 3 hours work in like 45 minutes or something.

I've heard of that festival in Chicago but have never made it. In all honesty I'm not as schooled in the newer surf bands as I was in the late '90's, but probably need to take some time to get re-initiated. There are still quite a few bands I haven't seen that I would like to see, but maybe someday I can go out to California to see a bunch of them. I would really like to see Jon and the Nightriders and the Atlantics, as their stuff has the energy that would transfer greatly to a live setting. Don't know if that will happen, although I never thought I would see Davie Allan either and I saw him last year twice.

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Jet_Sterling

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Champaign, IL USA
United States

Posted on Jun 05 2009 07:08 AM

IvanP
Looking back at the last five years of the Madeira, a handful of shows really stand out for me, among them Hotel Utah in San Fran in '06, The Pier at Huntington Beach in '08, and now Champaign, IL.

We're just happy to be in there somewhere! Who'd have ever thought, eh?

Unfortunately, there will be no Chicago Exotica in '09. There are rumblings that the event, or a variation thereof, may be planned for 2010.

There are a couple of events on the horizon that will give you another chance to see the Cocktail Preachers as well as Springfield, IL's Go! Tsunami:

July 25-26: The 33rd Anniversary of Chef Shangri-La (North Riverside, IL - west of Chicago).

August 15: Surf Ohio FesTiki (Carillon Park - Dayton, OH)

I will start separate threads for these.

Thanks to all for the kind words about the Beach Riot. It was truly a blast! Korn-Tiki is resting peacefully now - after all of the smoke-belching ruckus (he lays on his side in the hallway outside my office at work and is quite the conversation piece). He is looking forward to the day where he will once again awaken and help whip an unsuspecting crowd into a dancing frenzy!

Safe travels Ivan - have a great Italian tour!!!

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tonybologna

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Oakland

Posted on Jun 05 2009 05:57 PM

Just rewatched these videos. God damn, so amazing.

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empty_glass

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Posted on Jun 05 2009 07:46 PM

I thought I would post I neglected to tell how great the Cocktail Preachers were as well, although I made the trip especially for the Madeira. I will probably attend the Cocktail Preacher's show in Milwaukee tomorrow as they are definitely worth seeing again.

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Brian

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Posted on Jun 05 2009 07:53 PM

Yes, as good as the CP videos are that I got, they played some even better stuff. I really dug Moment of Truth, Yuzo's Twist, and their originals.

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JetBlue Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA	Posted on Jun 02 2009 09:41 AM Wow, thanks to all for the pics and vids. Wish I had been there! — Don Top
empty_glass Joined: Nov 30, 2008 Posts: 134	Posted on Jun 03 2009 08:14 PM This is Corey from Oshkosh and to the Madeira it was well worth the 11 hour round trip for this show. While I greatly enjoyed the Indy show which I drove 14 hours round trip, this show was one of the finest I have seen. I have seen Dick Dale 5 or 6 times, Los Straitjackets 12 or 13 times, Link Wray 2 times, the Exotics 2 times, Knuckledragger 4 times, the Mermen 2 times, Slacktone (which I drove 24 hours round trip to see), the Coffin Daggers, and a slew of other bands in other genres. This was easily a top five show that I have been to. The atmosphere was terrific as noted, and the attendants of the show made it a party like atmosphere. It seems the bachelorette party may have had part in that when they asked me to start dancing.... I've always dreamed of going to a dance club that played just instro surf music (and this is probably the closest I will come to it) and tried to show the proper amount of enthusiasm for such a great show without upstaging the band. My ears rang for hours after the show, something that hadn't happened since I seen Link Wray back in '97. I wish the Midwest would have more shows like this, but I guess I will have to keep driving long distances to see the bands I like. Kristen seemed was pretty cool too, considering one of the bachelorettes seemed to think we were a couple simply because we were both from Wisconsin. I hear about this Lollapalooza thing going on in Chicago in August. How about a Surfapalooza instead for all the surf starved away from the coasts? Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19346 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Jun 03 2009 08:56 PM Hey Corey, sorry I didn't say hi. You were the guy with the straw hat? It seems like every other year recently there has been a Chicago Exotica show. Haven't heard about one this year though. — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top
WhorehayRFB Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 3331 Huntington Beach, CA	Posted on Jun 03 2009 11:42 PM Sounds like a killer show. Bring it to the west coast! — Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH. http://radiofreebakersfield.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Free-Bakersfield/172410279636 http://www.sandiegojoe.com/rfb.htm Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25695 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jun 04 2009 12:55 AM Whorehay, The Maderia was here last year, they played the night show after the sg101 convention, oh but you left. and they played the HB pier, oh but you didn't go to that. tsk tsk — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
IvanP Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan	Posted on Jun 04 2009 10:11 AM Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments, especially Corey - very nice to see you again! And thanks so much to Brian and Jet for posting the videos. I'm just lovin' them! In fact, strangely enough, the video of the crowd dancing to Night Rider is my favorite one! We've never been a band that set out to play the music that will get people dancing - but I gotta say that seeing all those beautiful chicas having such a good time and getting the guys to do some feet-shuffling, too, is pretty damn cool! This just doesn't happen very often in the US - or maybe just to us! Well, no, I've seen enough surf shows to know it doesn't really happen often, period. This looked more like a scene from one of the Treble Spankers or the Phantom Four shows! This was a VERY special show. Looking back at the last five years of the Madeira, a handful of shows really stand out for me, among them Hotel Utah in San Fran in '06, The Pier at Huntington Beach in '08, and now Champaign, IL. My deep thanks to Jet and the entire Surfabilly crew as well as the Cocktail Preachers for making this an unforgettable night! Now I'm REALLY psyched up for Italy! — Ivan Lords of Atlantis on Facebook The Madeira Official Website The Madeira on Facebook The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook The Space Cossacks on Facebook The Madeira Channel on YouTube Top
WhorehayRFB Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 3331 Huntington Beach, CA	Posted on Jun 04 2009 11:12 AM — Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH. http://radiofreebakersfield.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Free-Bakersfield/172410279636 http://www.sandiegojoe.com/rfb.htm Top
empty_glass Joined: Nov 30, 2008 Posts: 134	Posted on Jun 04 2009 09:54 PM As for the straw hat, yes that was me. A guy with Puerto Rican ancestry told me it was a Puerto Rican farmer hat, as the straw on the ends of the hat was frizzled out. Thought it would help me fit in with the whole tiki thing, as well as make a conversation piece of sorts. As for the show, I will say it again, an absolutely fabulous show. A friend I met at the Three Kings Slacktone show in Denver was envious as I gloated to him over the phone how great it was. At work Monday I was told by co-workers not to work so fast and enthusiastically, but unfortunately I had "Rolling Thunder" rolling around my head much of the day causing me to do 3 hours work in like 45 minutes or something. I've heard of that festival in Chicago but have never made it. In all honesty I'm not as schooled in the newer surf bands as I was in the late '90's, but probably need to take some time to get re-initiated. There are still quite a few bands I haven't seen that I would like to see, but maybe someday I can go out to California to see a bunch of them. I would really like to see Jon and the Nightriders and the Atlantics, as their stuff has the energy that would transfer greatly to a live setting. Don't know if that will happen, although I never thought I would see Davie Allan either and I saw him last year twice. Top
Jet_Sterling Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 391 Champaign, IL USA	Posted on Jun 05 2009 07:08 AM IvanP Looking back at the last five years of the Madeira, a handful of shows really stand out for me, among them Hotel Utah in San Fran in '06, The Pier at Huntington Beach in '08, and now Champaign, IL. We're just happy to be in there somewhere! Who'd have ever thought, eh? Unfortunately, there will be no Chicago Exotica in '09. There are rumblings that the event, or a variation thereof, may be planned for 2010. There are a couple of events on the horizon that will give you another chance to see the Cocktail Preachers as well as Springfield, IL's Go! Tsunami: July 25-26: The 33rd Anniversary of Chef Shangri-La (North Riverside, IL - west of Chicago). August 15: Surf Ohio FesTiki (Carillon Park - Dayton, OH) I will start separate threads for these. Thanks to all for the kind words about the Beach Riot. It was truly a blast! Korn-Tiki is resting peacefully now - after all of the smoke-belching ruckus (he lays on his side in the hallway outside my office at work and is quite the conversation piece). He is looking forward to the day where he will once again awaken and help whip an unsuspecting crowd into a dancing frenzy! Safe travels Ivan - have a great Italian tour!!! — Jet Sterling, Cosmic Spy www.surfabillyfreakout.com Top
tonybologna Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 796 Oakland	Posted on Jun 05 2009 05:57 PM Just rewatched these videos. God damn, so amazing. — Science friction burns my fingers. Top
empty_glass Joined: Nov 30, 2008 Posts: 134	Posted on Jun 05 2009 07:46 PM I thought I would post I neglected to tell how great the Cocktail Preachers were as well, although I made the trip especially for the Madeira. I will probably attend the Cocktail Preacher's show in Milwaukee tomorrow as they are definitely worth seeing again. Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19346 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Jun 05 2009 07:53 PM Yes, as good as the CP videos are that I got, they played some even better stuff. I really dug Moment of Truth, Yuzo's Twist, and their originals. — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top

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