Scotty Crowe had promised us an end of the year Road Journal Extravaganza and boy did he deliver! It's a three part series
asking the people of the John Mayer experience 3 questions:
part 2.)
Adrian-the-monitors-guy
So St. Louis, just ask his tattooist
09.03.02 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO (hometown
love)
10.15.02 Silverwings, Berlin, Germany (show was at a techno club)
10.07.02 TV Studios, London, England (an older
television audience)
12.06.02 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA (VH1 Big in 2002 Awards Show)
09.21.02 FleetCenter,
Boston, MA (Mixfest Radio Show)
B-Lump
El Dee
08.22.02 Paolo Soleri, Santa Fe, NM (load in/out was down/up a 500-foot, 45 degree grade
walkway)
08.16.02 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA (no roof to hang his lights)
07.16.02 Pier 6 Pavilion, Baltimore, MD (first
show of the summer)
07.27.02 A. Finkl & Sons, Chicago, IL (its a steel mill)
09.12.02 Oak Mountain Amphitheatre,
Birmingham, AL (DVD Show)
Ina the Ticket Fairy
Cant do ANEEEETHING without Gary
11.16.02 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL (rocked her
hard!)
08.15.02 Santa Barbara Bowl, CA (first LA Song performance)
08.24.02 The Backyard, Austin, TX
11.19.02 Kool
Haus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12.01.02 Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT (In Your Atmosphere was tear-inducing)
Johnny Mayer
Runnin it like Track
02.07.02 Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
11.27.02 Liacouras Center,
Philadelphia, PA
03.08.02 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
05.24.02 On the Bricks, Atlanta, GA (hometown, largest crowd ever)
08.17.02
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Ken Helie
The Butler
02.22.02 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
03.08.02 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
04.05.02
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
08.16.02 Greek Theatre, Berkley, CA
11.16.02 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
M.C-haves and the Funky Bunch
Asian Persuasion Invasion
06.24.02 Richards on Richards, Vancouver, Canada
08.05.02
City Lights Pavilion, Denver, CO
07.27.02 A. Finkl, Chicago, IL
08.16.02 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
10.08.02 Scala,
London, England
Old Boi Luke
Keeps it on the Down Lowes
11.27.02 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA
08.05/06.02
City Lights Pavilion, Denver, CO
08.22.02 Paolo Soleri, Santa Fe, NM (the Howard Roark walkway)
07.27.02 A. Finkl, Chicago,
IL (the steel mill)
07.19.02 Central Park, New York, NY (redefined rainy day)
Rack Tom Floor Tom
Tu Ning isnt a Chinese Province
09.12.02 Oak Mountain, Birmingham, AL (DVD show)
08.22.02
Paolo Soleri, Santa Fe, NM (ever skied uphill?)
10.10.02 Olso, Norway (interesting show)
Scotty Crowe
In only Vel were his First Name
11.17.02 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL (wow)
08.02.02 City
Market, Kansas City, MO (a sea of people)
09.07.02 Cary, NC (beautiful venue, nice Portable John intro)
08.17.02 Greek
Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (first encounter with my man JT)
10.26.02 The Gov, Adelaide, Australia (worst night EVER)
The Unstoppable Chad
Coiffure Specialist
08.05/06.02 City Lights Pavilion, Denver, CO
07.27.02 A.
Finkl, Chicago, IL (did I mention it was a steel mill?)
09.12.02 Oak Mountain, Birmingham, AL (the sound truck was 9 hours
late)
11.17.02 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
03.08.02 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
part 3.)
So heres the last 33% of what is owed. This was the most fun list to compile it was an explosive conversation. Ill say
this everyone feels so lucky to be a part of this camp. Its more than a family: its like a big crew of friends. Everyone rocks
at what they do and has a competitive sense of humor. Somehow, something amazing happened, and were all endlessly thankful
to be a part of that thing that is John Mayer. Here you are: some of this years best and coolest memories.
Michael
*Mico
*The Bucket Head Dance during John Butler Trios last show with us
*Short Bus Dance Parties
*Walks
in the cold rain with Scotty
*Kill-tacular! (all things Halo)
Luke
*Family coming to the St. Louis show
*Lightning striking the rig in Portsmouth
*Witnessing some extra-friendly
girls be nice to each other in Kansas City
*The after-party in Denver
*Seeing Toilet for the first time in London
Ken
1. Meeting Chris Balogh for the first time backstage at MSG and knowing that we were never going to have
a production problem ever again.
2. Day off at the Hard Rock in Vegas -- Blackjack, Nobu, Cigars - A Perfect Day
3.
Hearing the crowd sing along to Why Georgia on opening night of summer leg in Baltimore and knowing right then that this was
going to be an amazing run
4. Using Motley Crue as walk on music at the historic Ryman theatre in Nashville and knowing
we were the first and probably the last to bust out the Crue in the home of the grand ole opre
5. Attending Bruce Springsteen's
European Tour opening nite with John in Paris and having the luck to be in the tunnel as the E streeters walked out to be
introduced -- not something you get to do everyday.
Chad
*Hiking 5 miles to the tower of London on no sleep
*Little brother Travis coming out on the road
*Touring
with Norah Jones and her crew
Adrian
*The first Leno experience
*The Halo marathon across Europe
*Walking the steps (more than 10,000)
of the Cologne cathedral three times up and down
*Thanksgiving Dinner at Hunan Lion
Brian
*Beating up the kid in Cleveland
Stephen
*"No psychos allowed!"
*Geriatric TV audience
*Rides on the crew bus
*Short bus dance party
*Toilet
Tom
*Thanksgiving dinner
Ina
1. Upgrading the kids and making them cry..felling the love baby,
Wallingford 2nd show were the best upgrades
ever!
2. Thanksgiving dinner, watching Mikey eat the lobstertruly an experience
in itself. I will never look at lobster
the same again
3. Parking lot party in Richmond...poor Luke...he is such a trooper.
4. Antics in the Production OfficeHuey
Lewis in the house...yo! Welcome to
the Phone Zone! CO2? Towels? Batteries? Fed ex anyone???
5. Winning Elvis Presley
tickets
Ps...the creation of Gary, whom I love and miss very much. Without him I am
NNNOOOOTHING and cannot do EEENNNIIIEEEthing!!!!
(I
should also mention that In Your Atmosphere was Inas song on tour it hit her every time John played it, including the
first time in the Production Office)
dela
1. Chad's hair
2. Scotty's hand me down shirts
3. Shopping with John for puppies
4. Chaves's
card tricks
5. Matt Mangano's thing
6. Matt Johnson's whole trip
7. Ken's pipe
8. Looking at babies
9. Twin
peaks Holiday Inn
10. Lots of fans
11. Chopek on Chopek
Scotty
*Pulling an all-nighter with Chopek in Los Angeles (Huey Lewis on Santa Monica)
*Toilet performing
Half of 97 in Melbourne, Australia
*Being able to go to the VMAs and the VH1 Awards show
*Setting new records
for stupidity by playing Halo in Europe for DAYS
*The birth and adventures of Mico
*Getting coached by Chad before meeting
Kelly Rowland in New York
And, minus a letter grade for each day late:
Chopes Top 5 Albums of 2002
Little Drummer Boy
Paul Westerberg - Stereo/Mono
Queens Of The Stone
Age - Songs For The Deaf
The Roots - Phrenology
Josh Rouse - Under Cold Blue Stars
Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers
Stephen Chopeks Most Memorable Shows
Macho-pek Man
05.10.02 Jammin On Main, Cincinnati, OH
08.16.02
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
10.08.02 Scala, London, England
09.12.02 Oak Mountain, Birmingham, AL
08.25.02 Heart
of Texas Coliseum, Waco, TX
Thanks to everyone for playing. And thank you to you for making 2002 great for the band and crew. Well see if 2003 can
bring it, cause its already been broughten.
Straight from Scotty's typing to you! Yet, I noticed John's favorite moments are mysteriously missing?...