Comments on: Rhett Miller Ticket Giveaway!

By: Darell Sorkin

Darell Sorkin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:35:53 +0000

great post thanks for the info

By: jason

jason — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:16:12 +0000

wow – Tim is not very prompt on telling us the results. It’d be cool to see who he picked.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:30:20 +0000

In 2004, on the very first longish drive I ever took with my neighbor (who is now my wife), I tried to keep the music selection at a hip, but generally accepted level. I started her out with “Too Far to Care” and “The Instigator” because I knew she didn’t know Rhett or the Old 97’s, but from her Top 20 leanings, I could get her on board and ease her in to the likes of the rest of my catalogue.

Bad news is that she doesn’t like any of the music I like beyond the alt-country, singer/song writer set. Good news is that she loves the 97’s and Rhett’s solo stuff.

Unfortunately, whenever I plug in the iPod for a quick jog down 35 or a day of joint errand running, if I make the mistake of letting her choose the music, there’s a 100% chance we’ll end up on Rhett’s solo stuff. Which I enjoy – in moderation. She’s driving me to dislike the stuff I introduced her to because I can’t get her to share time with the rest of my catalogue.

Her 30th birthday was yesterday, so maybe I can look like a hero by getting her the tickets. Maybe she’ll let me pick out the music on the way to the venue…

By: jimmy

jimmy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:17:01 +0000

WHO WON?!?

By: MaryBeth Carroll

MaryBeth Carroll — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:18:18 +0000

Reposting for Moderators:If original post is still in moderation please disregard this one, I just really want to win! and want to make sure I posted it correctly to be entered. THANK YOU!
I went to my first Old 97’s show at the Ridglea Theater in 2001, with Daryl and Slobberbone as the opening acts. My oldest brother had gotten into the band in high school when his orthodontist/dentist told him about a fellow patient’s band, that fellow patient was Rhett Miller.
I begrudgingly went along as my brother had bought me a ticket to the show and was eager to introduce me to his beloved favorite band, who were touring the songs from their latest CD – Satellite Rides. I had no idea that I was about to be introduced to music and a band that I would come to personally love so much, and would in turn introduce to everyone I could. I went to every show I could after that, at Trees, the Granada, Ridglea, Gypsy Tea Room, Sons of Hermann Hall, HoB, and always ‘mobbed’ the band members whenever possible. And what made me love them all the more is that they were cool with it, once when Rhett’s new bride was at a show, and my oldest brother had stopped Rhett in the crowd to tell him about the dentist connection, Rhett was so kind and introduced Erica to us. When I saw Rhett solo at a small yoga studio here in Dallas, he hugged and took pictures with everyone and signed everything asked of him. His strings on his guitar kept breaking during the show and he was telling jokes to pass the time while he changed them, and he asked audience members to come up and tell jokes as well, he was so funny and friendly and telling stories about his kids, it was awesome. Many memories; my friend falling down drunk on the stairs at Son’s of Hermanns only to land at Phil Peeples feet; Rhett, at sons of hermann, singing a song at my sister’s request for her birthday and wishing her a happy b-day; my brother seeing them in Austin and getting to sit backstage with Rhett afterwards, listening to him tell stories about his wife and kids in NY, and calling me to tell me that Rhett Miller is “Not an A-hole” like other rock-star/band guys he’d had the chance to hang-out with, “Rhett Miller is Awesome” he told me, I knew this already…Ken Bethea sitting with me and my best friend at the Granada and telling us about meeting Rhett Miller for the first time and telling funny stories about their early days, sitting there for more than 20 minutes just talking to us like we were old friends.
I love Rhett Miller and the 97’s because of their music, their songs, the fast and slow ones that make me think of so many things, but I mainly love them for how they have treated their fans, and how they come out and rock the stage and hold us all captive with their energy and music.
I’m so glad that my oldest brother required braces, if his teeth had been perfect I might never have been introduced to my favorite band, and I consider it them to be the best band around, and Rhett one of the best song-writers I have ever had the pleasure to listen to. Thank you Rhett, Murray, Ken and Phil. Keep it rocking.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:47:04 +0000

You think you’re the number one Rhett Miller fan? I’ve got a shirt that begs to differ. I’m wearing it right now.

I’m 100% positive that if Rhett and I were to meet, we’d immediately be BFFs. I dreamed last night that we went skiing together in Jackson Hole. We left our ladies at home because they annoy us and constantly complain that we don’t pay enough attention to them whilst together. Turns out our bed and breakfast was snowed in the morning after we got there and we had to hang out in the cabin all week. We didn’t mind. I had (luckily) stocked the place with potato chips and ice cream, and we talked about girls, made prank phone calls and had the occasional chocolate syrup and whipped cream fight before falling asleep in front of the fire each night.

I ask anyone named Suzanne to help me. I point at anyone named Shirley. I have terrible vision. As it turns out I do, in fact, want to live. And I happen to be in love with a four eyed girl.

By: MizzouGal

MizzouGal — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:38 +0000

I saw the Old 97s play for the first time at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO in 2001 while I was in school at Mizzou. My girlfriends and I snuck in a bunch of old bras and then proceeded to launch them at Rhett during the show. You could tell that was the first time that had ever happened to him

The best part is that after the show, we were loitering outside their tour bus and sweet Rhett actually gave the bras back to us!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:15:42 +0000

First off, I have seen some sort of Rhett Miller/Old 97’s/Serial Lady Killers/Belivers show 20+ times. I’ve also attended the CF concert the last 2 years. As for a good Rhett story, at the last Taste of Addison show, my brother and I were at a VIP tent (don’t ask me how we pulled that off) grabbing a couple of beers before the show. All of a sudden Rhett comes up around the back of the booth and asks the server for a beer before they go on stage. The guy turns Rhett down because he didn’t have a wristband or something and here a couple of spares like us are getting 2 beers a piece! So, we chase Rhett down and share our wealth. He was very greatful. Then I think one of us shouted something like “You’re the man!” It sounded a lot cooler at the time.

By: AW

AW — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:39 +0000

I was the only person in the audience at a 97’s show at the Butchertown Pub (I think) in Louisville, KY back in the late 90s. It brought up the question, is it more insulting to have one person clap after a song, or none at all? There was bourbon involved.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:05:49 +0000

I LOVE LOVE RHETT MILLER!! ALso, if I won I would take my sister,who has been working her bottom off teaching at an inner city high school. She teaches Math and helps with Student Council and National Honor Society. She never does anything for herself and she would go crazy over the ticket. Thanks for listening