Kids in the Hall at the Grove

Ghoulish Delight · 05-02-2008, 09:20 AM

http://www.thegroveofanaheim.com/eve...w.aspx?ID=1328

It's a little spendy, but it's on my birthday and around the corner so we couldn't say no. We've got our tickets already.

mousepod · 05-02-2008, 09:34 AM

Cool! Though I'm tempted to see them the following night at the Orpheum.

Deebs · 05-02-2008, 10:37 AM

I am crushing your head because you get to go and I do not!

mousepod · 05-07-2008, 05:40 PM

FYI - Kids in the Hall will be doing a free show tonight at 10pm at the Steve Allen Theater on Sunset. First come, first served.

wendybeth · 05-07-2008, 10:02 PM

I'm jealous. I loved their show- never missed it. (Girl Drink Drunk is one of my favorites).

Ghoulish Delight · 05-09-2008, 09:10 AM

Unbelievable. After all these years, still bloody hilarious. New material, old favorites, every bit of it funny.

Best moment of the night was between Scott Thompson and Bruce McCullough as Kathy and Cathy. They walk out on stage and Bruce's mic (the kind taped to the side of his head) is cutting out. So a roadie sneaks up behind him and hands him a standard handheld microphone. They both kinda look at each other for a beat, then Scott: "Should I pull my vibrator out too? No, I'll just straddle this chair." And then 5 minutes of riffing about the mic, then back to the scene.

All that said...the Grove at Anaheim sucks hardcore.

It all made sense when we looked up the history and learned that it opened as (I'm not making this up) "Tinseltown Studios: An Awards Show Themed Restaurant". The place is a piece of sh*t, the seating is in flat tiers so they can do dinner-shows instead of stadium style or even just a standard sloped house. So if you're stuck in the back of one of the tiers (like we were), you're f*cked. Spent the whole show bouncing around our seats trying to see.

Retardedly, they could solve a lot of that problem simply by raising the stage by a foot or 2. The closest seats were far enough back from the stage that it wouldn't be an issue, and the people in the back would be able to actually see. Lame. And to top it off, the sound was kinda crappy. I will definitely not be paying to go back there ever again.

BarTopDancer · 05-09-2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

All that said...the Grove at Anaheim sucks hardcore.

It all made sense when we looked up the history and learned that it opened as (I'm not making this up) "Tinseltown Studios: An Awards Show Themed Restaurant". The place is a piece of sh*t, the seating is in flat tiers so they can do dinner-shows instead of stadium style or even just a standard sloped house. So if you're stuck in the back of one of the tiers (like we were), you're f*cked. Spent the whole show bouncing around our seats trying to see.

Retardedly, they could solve a lot of that problem simply by raising the stage by a foot or 2. The closest seats were far enough back from the stage that it wouldn't be an issue, and the people in the back would be able to actually see. Lame. And to top it off, the sound was kinda crappy. I will definitely not be paying to go back there ever again.

Crap. We have tickets to see Rent there next week.

€uroMeinke · 05-09-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

All that said...the Grove at Anaheim sucks hardcore.

Yeah, thought the same thing when we saw Air there - the only thing that saved that show was "festival seating" which meant we stood on the first tier. That place needs a major make-over if it's ever to be a real venue.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-09-2008, 10:09 AM

Do you know where your seats are? If you're near the front of one of the tiers you're fine.

BarTopDancer · 05-09-2008, 10:14 AM

Not a clue. Oh well.

05-02-2008, 09:20 AM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Kids in the Hall at the Grove http://www.thegroveofanaheim.com/eve...w.aspx?ID=1328 It's a little spendy, but it's on my birthday and around the corner so we couldn't say no. We've got our tickets already. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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05-02-2008, 09:34 AM	#2
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Cool! Though I'm tempted to see them the following night at the Orpheum. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	I am crushing your head because you get to go and I do not!
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05-07-2008, 05:40 PM	#4
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	FYI - Kids in the Hall will be doing a free show tonight at 10pm at the Steve Allen Theater on Sunset. First come, first served. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I'm jealous. I loved their show- never missed it. (Girl Drink Drunk is one of my favorites). __________________
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05-09-2008, 09:10 AM	#6
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Unbelievable. After all these years, still bloody hilarious. New material, old favorites, every bit of it funny. Best moment of the night was between Scott Thompson and Bruce McCullough as Kathy and Cathy. They walk out on stage and Bruce's mic (the kind taped to the side of his head) is cutting out. So a roadie sneaks up behind him and hands him a standard handheld microphone. They both kinda look at each other for a beat, then Scott: "Should I pull my vibrator out too? No, I'll just straddle this chair." And then 5 minutes of riffing about the mic, then back to the scene. All that said...the Grove at Anaheim sucks hardcore. It all made sense when we looked up the history and learned that it opened as (I'm not making this up) "Tinseltown Studios: An Awards Show Themed Restaurant". The place is a piece of sht, the seating is in flat tiers so they can do dinner-shows instead of stadium style or even just a standard sloped house. So if you're stuck in the back of one of the tiers (like we were), you're fcked. Spent the whole show bouncing around our seats trying to see. Retardedly, they could solve a lot of that problem simply by raising the stage by a foot or 2. The closest seats were far enough back from the stage that it wouldn't be an issue, and the people in the back would be able to actually see. Lame. And to top it off, the sound was kinda crappy. I will definitely not be paying to go back there ever again. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Do you know where your seats are? If you're near the front of one of the tiers you're fine. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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05-09-2008, 10:14 AM	#10
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