I like reflecting on great moments in my life.
One of the best was seeing Ozma play Iceland at the Knitting Factory last October. The crowd was jumping along, Jose was rocking the fuck out, Dan was sweaty as ever, and Kenn wasn't wearing a hat.
I moved to Los Angeles in hopes of a moment like that.
Seeing Ozma play without a stage in Wellesley, with Rilo Kiley as the obscure opening act in 2002. It was at the peak of my Ozma obsession, and it was back before Spending Time came out, so the entire set list was classics, including "Immigration Song" and "Baseball". Also, Daniel broke a string and had to play the vast majority of the show on a Japanese Squier that I bought from him a couple years later. It's really cool knowing that the bass I now play regularly was part of one of my all time favorite concert experiences. Everything about that show was really awesome.
(http://www.umit.maine.edu/~jason.unterreiner/wellesley.jpg)
I saw them this summer in Detroit. My friend and I were pretty much obsessed and the second we get to the venue, Ozma was unloading all of their equipment. We were literally walking into the bar with members of Ozma.
Oh man... one of the finest would have probably been seeing Dan break 3 strings playing Baseball in DC last summer. He threw his bass down at the end and everyone was WTFing! That was incredibly intense --and obviously, being backstage with them at TKF in Hollywood and stuff like that was "awesome Ozma moments" but all that pales in comparison to seeing your favorite Ozma songs totally rocked out in the middle of a show.
These guys fucking own. And they always will.
yeah i think being with my friends at that show in october was probably the greatest.
I saw Ozma with Rilo Kiley in 2002 at a place called The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI. Rilo Kiley was pre-coke, and Ozma played the best 12 song set. They rocked so hard, that the whole city block's power went out during the encore.
my favorite Ozma moment? well, i've only seen them twice, and the first time was opening for the Rentals in August 06. It was when they played the California cover and Matt joined them. I flipped out, i had no clue that was about to happen. #2 was when they played Game Over shortly after that <i think>. Ryen just wailed and pwn'd us all. I had a nice conversation with Daniel after the 2nd show that i saw last Juneish i think? That was pleasant
yeah also possibly my greatest moment could be when they played the "irregardless" show and dan and ryen actually had long conversations, it was really cool, elliott and i must have talked to daniel for at least 15 minutes and for ryen about 10.
When I FINALLY heard them play Bootymaster at the Reunion Show. Took them a long time, but they finally played my goddamn favorite Ozma song. I loved it.
In December of 2004, seeing Daniel at a solo folk show in NYC. Ozma had been broken up since the summer, however afterwards, after requests by me and my friends, Daniel took three of my friends and me outside and played "Wake Up" for us. That song is so great acoustically. It was incredible.
Going to Pat's house after their performance at the Key Club in 2003. The band was smoking weed. They offered me some but I declined. When I thanked Pat for letting us all come over (it was an open invitation to anyone in the audience who felt like going) he said, "Hey, man, want a beer for the road?" To which, I replied, "Nah, but thanks."
My favorite Ozma moment: A stoned Pat asking if I want a beer for the road.
Pat could be a pretty cool guy when he wanted to be. He gave me free merch at least once.
Daniel took three of my friends and me outside and played "Wake Up" for us
Wow, that is really cool. I mean, that's unbelievably cool. Jeez, i'd love to hear an acoustic version of Wake Up, uh..played exclusively for me and 2 buddies.........
...naked in a hot tub?
: funwithsponges November 19, 2007, 05:49:26 -09:00
When I FINALLY heard them play Bootymaster at the Reunion Show. Took them a long time, but they finally played my goddamn favorite Ozma song. I loved it.
OOH 2nd'd.
[spoiler](you can thank
me for that. :P I helped Kenn get the drums right)[/spoiler]
And OMG @ famous Pat party. Indoor Fireworks, I am eternally (and internally) jealous.
Star and I had this little fling. but we both knew it couldnt last. it was all a strictly physical attraction. I had to let her go...
Once the cops finally managed to tear you off of her? And since then, the closest thing you have to her is that life-sized paper mache version of her that you dress up with all that underwear you were able to buy from Star. Yeah, we've all had those types of experiences with her. Nice girl, that Star.
best ozma moment:
standing outside the bottom of the hill with ryen & my roomate as we shared brownies and pills (vicadin i think). im pretty sure the show was badass too, but all i remember is how good those brownies were.
lamest ozma moment (or one of them):
standing outside the back lot of slims helping my friend puke as i could faintly hear ozma play on the other side of the wall (their north cal reunion show). im at the least happy i had brownies (and cookies) again that time and also got a free sweater (that i think i eventually gave to my ex). but hey. i'll do anything for a good friend.
my best anything moments usually involve food and my worse often involve booze. i should learn from this.
Mine is still when we were at the Green Door in Oklahoma City, and Ryen was really drunk and he sat down at the drums and hit the bass drum while he shredded. It was definitely good times.
my greatest ozma moment was giving birth to ryen...
I hate you all. And them, for never being in the UK, ever.
So "best Ozma moment" is probably chatting to Matthew Caws about them when he clocked my t-shirt...
Hanging out with Dan and Kenn in the van, before the show at the Hawthorne in Portland... I suggested that they play "I wonder" that night and they were up for it. Then I hung out with them some more after the gig and Dan gave me a copy of Speak Easy.
nicest ozma moment, Star telling me not to rebuy STOTB just so they'd autograph it. It was cute, she didn't want me to "have" to buy the album twice. I told her it was my intentions all along, since it's my favorite, i wanted that one autographed. My thick headed freind i was with goes "That's your favorite album of theres........really??" right in front of Star and Ryen. I was like "Shut your mouth woman....".
I saw Daniel Brummel walking down the street in front of the venue they were going to play at in a few hours. I got very excited and felt like a fangirl for the first time in my life ever.
My favorite would have to be when ryen played a really cool lick for alternate dimension at the UCR bell tower. Here's the link. http://youtube.com/watch?v=P8uxdt1D2_Q. Thanks to golgo13
I saw the Domino Effect video from that show years ago and really liked it, but I never knew he/she filmed any other songs too, awesome.
Another one: meeting Kenn outside El Corazón in Seattle. He went "Oh, you're the file repository dude? I used it a lot in order to learn all the songs!".
There aren't many bands out there that treat their fans like Ozma does.
i guess when i was a sophomore in high school or so, i went down to see them at wash u in st louis, and i was such a fan girl. they were signing stuff, but i didn;t really have any money to buy merch, so i walked up to daniel. brummel. (emphasized for my intense love) with my pink sharpie and asked him to sign my hoodie. and he did. and so did the rest of the band, as i wore it. i was dying. haha
Oh, here's one I get a kick out of. Few years back I saw Piebald in Maine. Incidentally, I was wearing an Ozma shirt, and Aaron commented on it. We had a conversation for a short while and he says "Star told me that I'd probably meet a really big Ozma fan while I was in Maine." I think my answer was something like "bullshit."
A while later I was at an Ozma show and Star saw me from a little ways away and comes up to me, saying "I heard you met my boyfriend in Maine!"
It's kind of surreal to think about two of your favorite bands talking about YOU. Granted, I'm sure they probably made fun of me, but it's still pretty neat.
playing street fighter 2 with jose at some venue behind los gatos high (the outhouse, 2003) left the biggest impression. actually, the whole night was great. it was my first time seeing them. i got DDD signed by all of them. it was incredibly awkward.
playing street fighter 2 with jose at some venue behind los gatos high (the outhouse, 2003)
did he DOMINATE the game?
: VanSlegr Fan December 18, 2007, 10:45:03 -09:00
playing street fighter 2 with jose at some venue behind los gatos high (the outhouse, 2003)
did he DOMINATE the game?
as a matter of fact, yes. ken (me) vs blanca (jose), he obliterated my ass. i did win a round though.
but losing to blanca is embarassing.
Blanka is one of my favorites!
my fav is saggot. although he is not very good.
: I Like Ozma December 19, 2007, 12:49:18 -09:00
my fav is sagat. although he is not very good.
the hell you say! sagat is a BITCH (to defeat). he's probably the second most powerful fighter in the game.
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: Bob Loblaw December 19, 2007, 01:31:59 -09:00
: I Like Ozma December 19, 2007, 12:49:18 -09:00
my fav is sagat. although he is not very good.
the hell you say! sagat is a BITCH (to defeat). he's probably the second most powerful fighter in the game.
ok. looks like i was wrong. thank you.
yeah, sagat's long reach, powerful kicks, multiple fireball attacks and speed make him one of the best fighters in the game for sure.
noob.
I remember being envious of the people that got to play video games with Ozma at that outhouse show in Los Gatos. That show was awesome. Tiny venue packed tight with people jumping in unison. It was the first time I'd heard Spending Time and Wake Up. I remember I loved Wake Up right away.
I also remember sitting on Pat's back porch talking to him and Ryen. He also offered me some weed. I remember wondering how Daniel had gotten so many beers since he was like 20 at the time. That Key Club show was the best. It doesn't get better than Rivers showing up to the ozma show you're at, and then going over to ozma's practice space for a party afterwards. haha, I remember now I had on a weezer shirt, and I was waiting in the parking lot in the loading zone so I could get directions to Pat's house, and Rivers looked over and saw me, and got kinda freaked out because of my shirt.
Another good time was at Daniel's solo show at The Outhouse, a few months before Spending Time came out. They had posted all those fake possible titles for the album, and we were talking about it. Then he said something like "I did like this one idea by this guy Scott Peltz on the forum" and I was like, "hey, that's me."
: Tristan December 20, 2007, 09:55:11 -09:00
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I guess it was the first time I saw them at Brownies in NYC, in.. I dunno.. 2000? maybe 2001? Great show.
just hanging out with them.
my last time was the best. :)
ozma and rilo kiley in wellsley. we tried to go to ihop but it was closed so we want to some student cafe thing with ozma and i listend to either dan or ryan i really dont remember sing mass pike by the get up kids to a couple of really cute girls. fucking great.
i have a million great ozma moments, but my favorite was seeing them at wellesley college (my alma mater). they played "baseball" at my request and i ate breakfast with them and blake from rilo kiley the next morning in the dorm. i also had a really great time seeing them play the tetris song in orlando this past summer-- i was pretty drunk and i kept grabbing jose's leg.. it was hilarious!
Awesome. Two posts in a row from people who put the Wellesley show at the top of their list... make it three! Could that show have possibly been more perfect?
im imagining, yes
the los angeles angels of anaheim will rock the dodgers!!!!!
: Scott Peltz December 30, 2007, 12:12:29 -09:00
I remember being envious of the people that got to play video games with Ozma at that outhouse show in Los Gatos. That show was awesome. Tiny venue packed tight with people jumping in unison. It was the first time I'd heard Spending Time and Wake Up. I remember I loved Wake Up right away.
I also remember sitting on Pat's back porch talking to him and Ryen. He also offered me some weed. I remember wondering how Daniel had gotten so many beers since he was like 20 at the time. That Key Club show was the best. It doesn't get better than Rivers showing up to the ozma show you're at, and then going over to ozma's practice space for a party afterwards. haha, I remember now I had on a weezer shirt, and I was waiting in the parking lot in the loading zone so I could get directions to Pat's house, and Rivers looked over and saw me, and got kinda freaked out because of my shirt.
Another good time was at Daniel's solo show at The Outhouse, a few months before Spending Time came out. They had posted all those fake possible titles for the album, and we were talking about it. Then he said something like "I did like this one idea by this guy Scott Peltz on the forum" and I was like, "hey, that's me."
Scott Peltz I was at all of those shows I think.
Ummm...having Denny's after the reunion show was pretty fun. That was either the second or third time Bob and I tried to get Roscoes and were denied. And any time I get to see Dylan AND Dan...well, thats just awesome good times.
Also, road trip Ozma 2003 when I fell in love with bob511. :-*
OH! And meeting Hayley for realz at a San Diego show. Ummmmm..I want to say Soma, but it's been like 6 years. Maybe 7.
Most embarrassing:
Also, talking to Jose at my second ever Ozma show (after only seeing them at Outloud when I couldnt really see them) and saying how I was looking forward to that band Ozma playing because boy were they good. :-X
: heysarahsarah May 18, 2008, 02:56:35 -08:00
: Scott Peltz December 30, 2007, 12:12:29 -09:00
I remember being envious of the people that got to play video games with Ozma at that outhouse show in Los Gatos. That show was awesome. Tiny venue packed tight with people jumping in unison. It was the first time I'd heard Spending Time and Wake Up. I remember I loved Wake Up right away.
I also remember sitting on Pat's back porch talking to him and Ryen. He also offered me some weed. I remember wondering how Daniel had gotten so many beers since he was like 20 at the time. That Key Club show was the best. It doesn't get better than Rivers showing up to the ozma show you're at, and then going over to ozma's practice space for a party afterwards. haha, I remember now I had on a weezer shirt, and I was waiting in the parking lot in the loading zone so I could get directions to Pat's house, and Rivers looked over and saw me, and got kinda freaked out because of my shirt.
Another good time was at Daniel's solo show at The Outhouse, a few months before Spending Time came out. They had posted all those fake possible titles for the album, and we were talking about it. Then he said something like "I did like this one idea by this guy Scott Peltz on the forum" and I was like, "hey, that's me."
Scott Peltz I was at all of those shows I think.
Ummm...having Denny's after the reunion show was pretty fun. That was either the second or third time Bob and I tried to get Roscoes and were denied. And any time I get to see Dylan AND Dan...well, thats just awesome good times.
Also, road trip Ozma 2003 when I fell in love with bob511. :-*
OH! And meeting Hayley for realz at a San Diego show. Ummmmm..I want to say Soma, but it's been like 6 years. Maybe 7.
Most embarrassing:
Also, talking to Jose at my second ever Ozma show (after only seeing them at Outloud when I couldnt really see them) and saying how I was looking forward to that band Ozma playing because boy were they good. :-X
I thought we went to Denny's before the show. Did I go to Denny's with you guys or just LM?
Remember, Bob and I got lost and we had to meet up at the actual show, lol.
I was talking about after the Irregardless Troub show
Ha I went to Denny's after "Irregardless Troub show"
i wish i was able to hang out with ozma...
but they'd probably think i'm a lame kid :x
because they're like 10 years older than me.
i got jealous a few years ago when i found out my older brother had dinner with star and jose.
but uh, i guess my favourite ozma moment was all of last friday night.
because it was my only ozma moment :[
but i felt the stars were finally aligned :]
Lol. I think Daniel is sick of meeting me.
My favorite ozma moment was from that same concert. That was the most energetic ozma show I have been to. It was great.
I was not able to go to the reunion show. That must of been a more energetic concert to see.
i would love to see ozma in salt lake-
i heard the crowd there is EPIC-
(and possibly polite?)
from them at least. ;)
Yeah, I heard about that. Ozma seemed very pleased with their fan's there.Ã,Â
About every other ozma concert I went to, which where all in LA except one in San Dieago, the ozma fans where all pretty polite.
last night was just ridiculously good. according to jose the san francisco crowd is way better than the LA crowd. surprise me not ;)
That's because Jose likes men.
[spoiler]Jose is great. He is a lady magnet. The San Francisco crowd is probably great as well. I just could not resist, seeing that I make up part of the L.A crowd. It's out of jealousy. [/spoiler]
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haha thats jacked up. he is not here otherwise i think he would defend himself. am i the only one that realizes that he has liike 50 girls hanging on him at every concert.