Louder Than Life
It comes as no surprise that James was bound and determined to catch this year’s Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville.
In spite of 2018’s exciting last-minute change of headliner to Alice in Chains, last year’s fest was nothing but a stick in the mud.
Literally.
Completely opposite of this fall, last September brought nearly non-stop rain. The festival was canceled, with the realization that slogging about in ankle-deep mud would destroy the beautiful outdoor venue. Poor James; his hopes to finally experience Alice in Chains live were dashed.
Happily, in a case of “good things come to those who wait,” James was able to catch Alice In Chains in concert back in July.
When this year’s Louder Than Life lineup was announced, James immediately made plans to attend. A buddy from Rose-Hulman was hooked, too (poor Ethan, though, came down with strep throat just days before and had to cancel).
James met up in Louisville with some other pals and had a blast.
Proof? This is reminiscent of Where’s Waldo, but you’ll see his beaming face just beneath the blue phone in the bottom right corner.
The above photo was posted on guitarist Ben Weinman’s Instagram feed. James is a big fan of the now-defunct Dillinger Escape Plan, so seeing Weinman perform was a thrill. (As any child of mine will tell you, with a band name like Dillinger Escape Plan, we had to research what the “escape” was all about. It turns out gangster John Dillinger carved a gun facsimile from of a potato!).
Ol’ Ben hasn’t lost his derring-do now that he’s with another band.
James was mere feet away when the Suicidal Tendencies guitarist crowd-surfed – playing all the while. Here’s an up-close video:
That crowd-surfing business is amazing.
How do you just lean out into a crowd without securing solemn (better yet, written) vows from those below that they won’t drop you under any circumstances?
I told James that at first glance I thought his Instagram handle was Sir Poops-a-lot. Poor guy. It’s Sir Spoop Lord – and you’re welcome/encouraged to follow him. Bless the lad, he’s a good-natured, spoopy kind of guy.
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