Well, I stayed up way too late last night, but successfully transferred the tapes.
And now, as a bonus to those of you keeping up with all of the recent related action, I give you a raw clip of my last-ever walk across a genuine historic landmark, the Mississippi Nights stage. This short video was shot well after the majority had left the “Last Call” (19 Jan 2007) gathering and will no doubt bring back memories for those who’ve ever had the honor of playing the stage. It might also be of interest to those who never had the opportunity to view the Nights from this vantage point. (To those folks, I say, “Why weren’t you at Nirvana in ’91!? Just about EVERYBODY THERE got on stage!)
Now that I think of it, the below clip kind of gives you a taste of how I remember it. It’s mostly shot from either the stage or from inside Dressing Room 1, before one of our shows at Mississippi Nights, circa 1997. (Coincidentally, Dressing Room 1 is the room that I’m emerging from right before walking up the steps onto the stage deck in the “Last Call” video above.)
The above video is an excerpt from a video bonus feature that originally appeared on the The Guide to Fast Living, Vol. 2 compilation CD (1997). The actual recorded audio for Stripping Grace that’s used in the video comes from a demo session that we did some time before the All This Baggage sessions, and that appeared on the aforementioned The Guide to Fast Living, Vol. 2.
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it is sad to watch those final moments…. ugh….I never got to play on that stage…. I was robbed….was always one of the best places to see a show…. ever
peace and future….Ian
Still sorry to hear this, Ian, my friend. Glad we all got to experience the venue, though, and the great shows that came through Saint Louis.
Wow… I haven’t seen any video of that night ever. Kinda blows me away, that nobody else I know thought to set up a camera the last night we were open.
Brings back a ton of fond memories… I’d love to see the whole thing, when ou get it finished.
-Rock
Isn’t the audio haunting, Rock?
Yeah… it’s kind of crazy, how you can pick random strands out of the cacophony… voices I remember, drifting through all the meaningless noise…
It’s weird to actually SEE the club again too… I mean, I have plenty of pictures and such; but to see it all in motion like that (exactly the way I remember it), hit me kinda hard.
I was having a hard time, not staring at the end of the bar looking for Mullen.
Didn’t even think to look for myself…
(pretty sure I was getting drunk in the office though… hahaha)
Did ya like me illustration?
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I love it, Lukas!