Just how tough is Steven Seagal, really?

[Larus marinus]

I went to see Seagal & his band live.

It was just this bizarre situation where Steven Seagal came to Ipswich.
It is such a fucking surreal idea that I had no choice but to attend.

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Was he wearing a muumuu?
Did women throw their underwear at him?
Did you see young, emaciated-looking Russian chicks being forced to carry the amps?

[W. Rabbit]

by all means. If you like, I could post a video breakdown of some of them. If you think you could use it, I'd be happy to.

That'd be wicked pissah. Sorry I haven't lived in MA for years my grasp of the language has waned.

I want to play better than Steven Seagal.

:SoMuchWin:

[RWaggs]

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Was he wearing a muumuu?
Did women throw their underwear at him?
Did you see young, emaciated-looking Russian chicks being forced to carry the amps?

He came to Seattle some years ago, and I and some friends were going to go and attempt to start up a mosh pit consisting of people performing Aikido techniques on each other...but then we realized that this would still include handing over money to the man and decided the joke wasn't worth it.

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Did you see young, emaciated-looking Russian chicks being forced to carry the amps?

Hey, that's not fair. Those women get plenty of protein.

[Larus marinus]

He came to Seattle some years ago, and I and some friends were going to go and attempt to start up a mosh pit consisting of people performing Aikido techniques on each other...but then we realized that this would still include handing over money to the man and decided the joke wasn't worth it.

Dude would probably have been too busy looking at the inside of his butt to notice anyway.

Hey, that's not fair. Those women get plenty of protein.

Fair point. Amps are nothing compared to hefting Seagal *and* one of those chairs with poles sticking out (name?) aloft anyway...

[Ignorami]

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Was he wearing a muumuu?
Did women throw their underwear at him?
Did you see young, emaciated-looking Russian chicks being forced to carry the amps?

Even in Ipswich, where people will gather to see an oven turned on, the theatre was only half full.

The support act was a guy called crazy rooster or something. He just stood on his own and played slide guitar on some guitar he'd made out of a cigar box. He was good.

He didn't seem to know how long he was allowed on for, and towards the end had to keep asking the wings if he could play another one. After a while he was apparently ordered off.

Then there was this ludicrous wait until the Seagal came on. By the time they came on stage, the audience was booing the empty stage, and shouting to have the first guy back. Seriously, it was like 3/4 of an hour of nothing.

There were two singers, a young bald black guy with a great voice, and an older black lady who sounded and moved like a Tina Turner tribute act.

Despite the mumbling, Seagal was pretty engaging, and managed to win the audience around.

The male singer seemed to have to job of ordering everyone to get up and dance, and every time anyone did, theatre security moved them back to their seats. This eventually developed into an argument between the stage and the theatre crew.

Was it worth it?

Including the surreal nature of the whole thing, yes. If just for the music, no.

One thing I will say though, until you see him in real life, it's difficult to realise how huge he is. I don't just mean fat either. Very tall, and with forearms like my thighs.

[bobyclumsyninja]

I want to play better than Steven Seagal.

:SoMuchWin:

you already do, most of us do.

[bobyclumsyninja]

Dude would probably have been too busy looking at the inside of his butt to notice anyway.

You must have a crush on Larus marinus, don't you? Go do some pushups or something.

[The Deliverator]

I'm paranoid. They're not going to get a cupcheck in on me. The attempts would be looked unfavorably upon, though.

I'm off to play....here's how I like my lead.

This was from a small gig in Boston, near the TD Banknorth Garden (I hate that name), at McGann's. Real low key affair, but the music still has to have some bite.

p.s. that guitar was less than $250. You can't buy your way out of suck.

Well done! You've got some lead guitar skillz good Sir. I watch a lot of live blues here in the Bay Area, lots of really good guitar players around here - big population center and I can certainly understand why a lot of musicians would be drawn to the guitar. My rule of thumb for music is pretty much "I like anything with guitar in it that doesn't suck" LOL.

[bobyclumsyninja]

You've got some lead guitar skillz good Sir.

cheers. I honed them in the subway, jamming for the masses endlessly.

Boston's jam packed with guitarists. Berklee pumps them out, at a startling rate. Add the 200,000 other college kids, and those that never left, locals and imports from New England coming to where the "action" is supposedly...and you have a giant pile of guitarists.

This city is best for finding musicians. Bands leave to blow up though.

[bobyclumsyninja]

here's how tough Seagal isn't

[Eddie Hardon]

Wow! On so many levels.

I don't remember that scene and I would have thought the wirework would have stuck in memory - if only to turn me off. That's why I couldn't stand Crouching Tiger etc.

Lots of Cuts even before they, er, Got in on (I'm quoting Mills Lane). I was waiting for old Stevie Boy to chuck him into the Ceiling Fan, so the Hojo finish was a surprise - but I can't nick it for my own training purposes 'cos it was rubbish.

Great Post Bob. Thanks.

[Eddie Hardon]

Well done! You've got some lead guitar skillz good Sir. I watch a lot of live blues here in the Bay Area, lots of really good guitar players around here - big population center and I can certainly understand why a lot of musicians would be drawn to the guitar. My rule of thumb for music is pretty much "I like anything with guitar in it that doesn't suck" LOL.

[kenny_free]

here's how tough Seagal isn't

forget steven seagal, where can I learn zero gravity monkey ?ung fu?

[bobyclumsyninja]

live in a fantasy world, like Seagal. You might even get some gigs out of it. SifuKenny and the Flying Deadly Monkeys, at a venue near you.