Forum MVP jfolks Posted January 10, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 im too tired to post a full review tonight.. not even home yet.. but i wanted to put the set lists up as soon as possible for the curious masses. Ill post a longish review in this thread on the whole jamcruise experience in the next couple of days..**Warning: jam cruise may cause memory loss. these setlists are far from accurate, but its the best me and pres could come up with.. some songs are missing im sure, and we might be wrong about a song or two.. the order is estimated.. first songs are correct, but everything else is guesswork.. the 2nd show was from 1am-4am (and didnt start till about 1:30am), so needless to say our memory is a little hazy from that evening as we werent at 100% mental capacities (considering the 4 hours of sleep under our belts from the previous night and even less from the nights prior).. each show was 3 hours and was basically a full show- but they played both "sets" straight thru without a set break. 1st show (pool deck): jam> music jackaroe greatest story mr charlie ship of fools jack straw let it rock playin cryptical other one cryptical drums space playin eyes sugar mag ssdd e: golden road 2nd show (teatro): jam> shakedown biodtl next time you see me ramble on uncle> big river stir it up mexicali china rider alligator st stephen will tell 11 drums space truckin death dont lovelight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Grateful_Bruno Posted January 10, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 that looks real close Jordan. I normally write the lists down as they are played, but Jam Cruise, I didn't. Even my wife couldn't believe I wasn't taking notes as I always do! Sunday and still decompressing for sure! Heading back to New York state tomorrow morning. It was grate to see you rocking out on the boat Jordan and I hope it won't be your last Jam Cruise! There is nothing like this party! Hope you made it off the boat before the 3 hour lockdown due to some dimwit having some kind of hazmat issue with something in his posession. It came about 15 minutes after I got off the ship. Hot Buttered Rum and Railroad Earth were both kicking ass too! For all who have never done Jam Cruise, I highly recommend it! This was my second year, and pre-booking for next year soon! Eyes of The World pool deck show was smokin' hot! Jeff M and the rest of the band was kicking ass big time!!! The second late night show in the theater was amazing entirely!!! Big thanks to all our favorite guys and gal for these two performances! p.s. - where else could you go but Jam Cruise to see Rob Koritz in black tux tails and a big black afro on "Funk N Formal Night"??? Glad to see the band was enjoying their Caribbean holiday too! To Rob Koritz too - the "Everyone Orchestra" performance was amazing! Rob K. on congas and Handsonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Dstone5553 Posted January 11, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 that looks real close Jordan. I normally write the lists down as they are played, but Jam Cruise, I didn't. Even my wife couldn't believe I wasn't taking notes as I always do! And wasn't it more fun this way? I'm guessing yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted January 11, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 And wasn't it more fun this way?I'm guessing yes. I'd think so, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum VIP Dr. Vapor Posted January 12, 2010 Forum VIP Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Jordon on the first night I think we got a Loose Lucy instead of the Jack A Roe and we did get One More Sat Night somewhere...I read a review of the show from someone on Jam Cruise site....its tough to remember...not sure why....Dr. V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP jfolks Posted January 12, 2010 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 okay so here's my rant on jam cruise. Jam cruise is the coolest fucking thing on the planet!! no festival or concert experience compares.. an A+++++ experience.. possibly the funnest shit ive ever done.. here's why: first off, its a crazy party.. im a pretty light partier, but it was still a friggin blast! you could be a wharf rat/sober and still have the time of your life (btw- there are wharf rat meetings on board- they call themselves ship of fools for the cruise though).. there are no rules on this boat- this aint your average cruise.. bars are open 24/7.. food is included and served 24/7 (we would dance until 4am or so and go eat breakfast before going to sleep).. and i thought the food was decent too.. the music was absolutely amazing: A+. i went to see dso and didnt really care about any of the other bands (except railroad earth and buttered rum, but even then i wasnt as excited for them as i was for dso).. but every single note of music i saw blew me away.. it was all incredible.. even bands i have never heard of in my life blew me away.. my fave shows other than dso were motet plays the talking heads, kyle hollingsworth band, RRE, hot buttered rum, the word, zappa, even STS9 was pretty good.. im a huge string cheese incident fan, so it was amazing to get to dance to some "cheesy music" (via kyle's band and his other band: the motet). amazing music goes all day until 6am every morning.. so sleeping is just not an option.. the jam room is also amazing.. saw some very good music in there, unfortunately i missed koritz and barraco join in the jam (the jam room doesnt even get popular until 4am). dancing is another huge factor to this experience.. first off, most everyone dances, and at the very least everyone is into the music.. talkers are non-existent.. 2ndly, you have infinite space in every venue. there are only 2700 passengers, but that includes fans, artists, crew, and jamcruise staff (there are also 1200 cruise ship employees, so you have KIND people serving you constantly).. there are 3 to 5 stages with shows at any given time, so the fans are divided up between these... AND at any given time you have 500+ people eating, sleeping, or doing something other than a show.. so all this equates to AMAZING dance space at all shows.. dancing at the first dso show was one of my favorite dancing moments of my life.. me and bix were spinning on the 1st deck above the pool deck: the rail over the floor level was on one side and the rail over the ocean's crashing waves was on the other, with a completely black abyss above us.. another cool part of the experience is the fan/artist interaction.. the artists dont stay cooped up backstage or in their rooms; they party and dance right along side you! they eat in the same cafes/restaurants, they drink at the same bars, they even dance at shows in the crowd! i got to meet a ton of artists.. (when i walked into an elevator late one night robert randolph was in it and he immediately proclaims "You look like derek trucks!").. the fans are also awesome.. i met so many cool people.. everyone is in amazing moods and is very kind and friendly.. made a ton of new friends.. these are the best jamband fans on earth.. another cool part are the costumes! it was like burning man X mardi gras X 10kl fest. ill post pics in this thread soon so yall can see what i mean. and one bonus for the guys- THE WOMEN. oh my god.. i have NEVER seen this many beautiful women at a jam concert or festival.. my theory is that many women who go on jam cruise would not normally go to camping festivals. also, the cruise staff is amazing! they are so friendly and happy to party with us. they come and dance at shows when they're not working.. they wore costumes by the last few days.. they are totally cool with our scene and all that comes with it! so in conclusion, jam cruise is the best event EVER. I cannot stress enough the importance of jam cruise.. every jam fan needs to experience it.. there's a reason people go every year.. the line-up does not matter- you will have the time of your life.. (even artists buy cabins if they're not playing that year).. oh and one more thing- JAMAICA SUCKS!! never step foot on that godforsaken island.. i was sooooo excited to go to jamaica, but good god it is hands down the sketchiest place ive ever been in my life!! its like mad max road warrior there.. i was literally robbed after being on the island for 15 minutes (dont worry- i threw a 5 dollar bill at him and ran away).. its not the peaceful rasta paradise that you thought it was (i saw 1 jamaican with dreads).. there are hundreds of scuzzy drug dealers flashing white powder at you in the streets.. never go there! if you do, dont even acknowledge people that approach you in the street, and dont buy anything from them!! the jamaican police target tourists that may have purchased something.. several jam cruisers were arrested, but luckily the captain was able to get most of them freed without fines or incarceration. and remember- always bring one of these to shows.. you never know when you'll need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted January 12, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 My understanding is that for future cruises ranch dressing will come standard in every room. I've heard so many good things about it - it is not just for salads any more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazy digits Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 okay so here's my rant on jam cruise.Jam cruise is the coolest fucking thing on the planet!! no festival or concert experience compares.. an A+++++ experience.. possibly the funnest shit ive ever done.. here's why: first off, its a crazy party.. im a pretty light partier, but it was still a friggin blast! you could be a wharf rat/sober and still have the time of your life (btw- there are wharf rat meetings on board- they call themselves ship of fools for the cruise though).. there are no rules on this boat- this aint your average cruise.. bars are open 24/7.. food is included and served 24/7 (we would dance until 4am or so and go eat breakfast before going to sleep).. and i thought the food was decent too.. the music was absolutely amazing: A+. i went to see dso and didnt really care about any of the other bands (except railroad earth and buttered rum, but even then i wasnt as excited for them as i was for dso).. but every single note of music i saw blew me away.. it was all incredible.. even bands i have never heard of in my life blew me away.. my fave shows other than dso were motet plays the talking heads, kyle hollingsworth band, RRE, hot buttered rum, the word, zappa, even STS9 was pretty good.. im a huge string cheese incident fan, so it was amazing to get to dance to some "cheesy music" (via kyle's band and his other band: the motet). amazing music goes all day until 6am every morning.. so sleeping is just not an option.. the jam room is also amazing.. saw some very good music in there, unfortunately i missed koritz and barraco join in the jam (the jam room doesnt even get popular until 4am). dancing is another huge factor to this experience.. first off, most everyone dances, and at the very least everyone is into the music.. talkers are non-existent.. 2ndly, you have infinite space in every venue. there are only 2700 passengers, but that includes fans, artists, crew, and jamcruise staff (there are also 1200 cruise ship employees, so you have KIND people serving you constantly).. there are 3 to 5 stages with shows at any given time, so the fans are divided up between these... AND at any given time you have 500+ people eating, sleeping, or doing something other than a show.. so all this equates to AMAZING dance space at all shows.. dancing at the first dso show was one of my favorite dancing moments of my life.. me and bix were spinning on the 1st deck above the pool deck: the rail over the floor level was on one side and the rail over the ocean's crashing waves was on the other, with a completely black abyss above us.. another cool part of the experience is the fan/artist interaction.. the artists dont stay cooped up backstage or in their rooms; they party and dance right along side you! they eat in the same cafes/restaurants, they drink at the same bars, they even dance at shows in the crowd! i got to meet a ton of artists.. (when i walked into an elevator late one night robert randolph was in it and he immediately proclaims "You look like derek trucks!").. the fans are also awesome.. i met so many cool people.. everyone is in amazing moods and is very kind and friendly.. made a ton of new friends.. these are the best jamband fans on earth.. another cool part are the costumes! it was like burning man X mardi gras X 10kl fest. ill post pics in this thread soon so yall can see what i mean. and one bonus for the guys- THE WOMEN. oh my god.. i have NEVER seen this many beautiful women at a jam concert or festival.. my theory is that many women who go on jam cruise would not normally go to camping festivals. also, the cruise staff is amazing! they are so friendly and happy to party with us. they come and dance at shows when they're not working.. they wore costumes by the last few days.. they are totally cool with our scene and all that comes with it! so in conclusion, jam cruise is the best event EVER. I cannot stress enough the importance of jam cruise.. every jam fan needs to experience it.. there's a reason people go every year.. the line-up does not matter- you will have the time of your life.. (even artists buy cabins if they're not playing that year).. oh and one more thing- JAMAICA SUCKS!! never step foot on that godforsaken island.. i was sooooo excited to go to jamaica, but good god it is hands down the sketchiest place ive ever been in my life!! its like mad max road warrior there.. i was literally robbed after being on the island for 15 minutes (dont worry- i threw a 5 dollar bill at him and ran away).. its not the peaceful rasta paradise that you thought it was (i saw 1 jamaican with dreads).. there are hundreds of scuzzy drug dealers flashing white powder at you in the streets.. never go there! if you do, dont even acknowledge people that approach you in the street, and dont buy anything from them!! the jamaican police target tourists that may have purchased something.. several jam cruisers were arrested, but luckily the captain was able to get most of them freed without fines or incarceration. and remember- always bring one of these to shows.. you never know when you'll need it Jordan, GRATE review..funny thing is > it could have been 8 pages long with all the craziness you and I experienced..BTW > August has contacted me at least 3 times since the cruise ended. I believe she is a good soul, just hanging with a not such good soul....I bring this up due to all the ranch dressing thoughts...Love you buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimo Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I remember reading that police had K-9 at the cruise initial check in one year. A lot of people got busted while they were in line to go into the boat as they had dogs smell people in line. Is security bad when you first check in? And if you board the boat clean, can you score in the boat? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillrockinout Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I remember reading that police had K-9 at the cruise initial check in one year. A lot of people got busted while they were in line to go into the boat as they had dogs smell people in line. Is security bad when you first check in? And if you board the boat clean, can you score in the boat? Just curious. I was wondering the same thing !! For a friend.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimo Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I was wondering the same thing !! For a friend.......... of course, for a friend of mine too...maybe its the same friend you have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP jfolks Posted January 15, 2010 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 here's a good review on jambase.. really good pictures.. http://www.jambase.com/Articles/21160/Jam-...3.10-01.08.10/0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 teatro set: jam>shakedown biodtl lied and cheated rambe on rose me and my uncle> big river stir it up mexicali china cat> mind left body> i know you rider alligator> jam> drums> space> truckin> st stephen> william tell> the eleven> death dont have no mercy> lovelight as per tape..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted January 16, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 Great story and pics! How'd Eaton do at the table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP found Posted January 16, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 Official Jam-> Shakedown Street, BIODTL, Next Time You See Me, Ramble on Rose-> Me & My Uncle-> Big River, Stir it Up, Mexicali Blues, China Cat-> I know You Rider, Alligator-> St Stephen->William Tell Bridge-> The Eleven-> Drums-> Space-> Truckin-> Death Don't Have No Mercy-> Lovelight Jam-> Music Never Stopped, Loose Lucy, Greatest Story, Mr Charlie, Ship of Fools, Jack Straw, Let it Rock, Playin in the Band-> Cryptical-> The Other One-> Cryptical->Drums-> Space-> Playin in the Band-> Eyes of the World-> Sugar Magnolia Encore: Golden Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP FunkyBass13 Posted January 18, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 oh and one more thing- JAMAICA SUCKS!! never step foot on that godforsaken island.. i was sooooo excited to go to jamaica, but good god it is hands down the sketchiest place ive ever been in my life!! its like mad max road warrior there.. i was literally robbed after being on the island for 15 minutes (dont worry- i threw a 5 dollar bill at him and ran away).. its not the peaceful rasta paradise that you thought it was (i saw 1 jamaican with dreads).. there are hundreds of scuzzy drug dealers flashing white powder at you in the streets.. never go there! if you do, dont even acknowledge people that approach you in the street, and dont buy anything from them!! the jamaican police target tourists that may have purchased something.. several jam cruisers were arrested, but luckily the captain was able to get most of them freed without fines or incarceration. and remember- always bring one of these to shows.. you never know when you'll need it #1 - I'm jealous and want to hit Jam Cruise so bad. Maybe one of these years, we can convince the grandparents to watch the kids and the wife & I can get it done. #2 - Jordan, with regards to your comments on Jamaica, I know just how you feel. However, its definitely not like that everywhere on the island. My wife and I spent our Honeymoon in Ocho Rios and I know exactly where the crusie ship lets you off. It is easily the sketchiest place we saw on our whole trip. They are all waiting for the tourists to come off the boat because they know 1) they have money in their pockets, 2) some are looking to score Jamaican ganga and 3) being locals, they will get breaks from the cops. Everyplace that we went that was away from the touristy areas, we met some of the kindest people we have ever encountered. In fact, my wife and I can't wait to go back. Its really like any poor country you go to, if you stay in the touristy areas, the beggars come at you quick and don't take no for an answer. When you get out of those areas, the locals will actually look after you if you are kind. We had many beggard run off by other locals. The locals don't even like the beggars. But make no mistake, Jamaica is an extremely poor country. i saw poverty there that made me want to cry. However, those same people who were living in squalor were also the people the restored some of my faith in humanity. In fact, when we were there, Pato Banton was playing downtown one night(I had seen him in the states, my wife hadn't). I asked one of the people at the resort about how safe it would be to head down there at night to go see him(Pato wasn't scheduled to go on until 1am). She explained that while there definitely might be some people down there that might try and take advantage of us, overall, she felt it would be pretty safe. I thanked her and we went about our business. About an hour or so later, another resort employee came up to us and asked if we were the couple asking about the safety of going down to the show. When we responded "Yes", he actually offered to chapperone us to the show (he was not planning on going himself and would have been doing this on his own after work). We graciously thanked him but declined his offer. He said that if we changed our mind to go to the main office and they would track him down. He also said that if we were nervous, the main office could vouche for the fact that he was an upstanding person and that they would be able to get in touch with him or know how to contact him if anything went wrong. Just very, very hospitable people. Don't let the seedy ones give the wrong impression about the whole island. Hell, if I had been visiting SF for the 1st time and based my impression on the people who hang out ay Fisherman's Wharf, I wouldn't have too good of an impression of San Francisco. #3 Loved the revue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advisory Board Herdygerdy Posted January 18, 2010 Advisory Board Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Jordan, I'm so glad you got to go on the boat with the rest of us (almost) repeat offenders! I loved the review!! and folks... everything the man said is 100% true! The best festival experience you'll ever have!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeyedbert Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I remember reading that police had K-9 at the cruise initial check in one year. A lot of people got busted while they were in line to go into the boat as they had dogs smell people in line. Is security bad when you first check in? And if you board the boat clean, can you score in the boat? Just curious. I'm just curious too. For my friend. Someone? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugdog Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Also curious...on behalf of a phriend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 To all the Jamcruisers, If you all don't mind me getting a bit personal... 1) How much did the total trip cost (including travel to and from port) 2) How much did you take for spending 3) What was your drinking bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggerlit Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 here's a good review on jambase.. really good pictures.. http://www.jambase.com/Articles/21160/Jam-...3.10-01.08.10/0 Nice article & photos-thanks. And I thought the term "John Kadlecik purists" was kinda funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP jfolks Posted January 18, 2010 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 To all the Jamcruisers,If you all don't mind me getting a bit personal... 1) How much did the total trip cost (including travel to and from port) 2) How much did you take for spending 3) What was your drinking bill 1. you could do the whole thing for 1.5-2 thousand..(more lavish travelers/spenders might spend 2.5-3k, especially depending on travel costs to get there). the JC ticket alone is 1k+.. but you can do what i did and get one last minute from someone who cant go. i got like half off the price.. 2. the only thing you buy on the boat is booze (or soda).. and spending 100 bucks in a port of call is easy to do.. so i say 300-400 total.. but if your a big drinker, that number will soar.. 3. my drinking bill on the boat was under $100.. and that was for about 25 drinks.. you can bring booze on board from the ports of call, so you can save alot of money that way.. but i talked to some people that spent $250 the first day on drink tickets to last them the whole week.. in regards to the "other" question at hand.. no worries.. youll be fine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Yeah, I'm thinking this will have to happen next year! Thanks for the review Jordan, you sold me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP jfolks Posted January 19, 2010 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 YAY! seriously, it CANT BE MISSED! and if anyone does go, list me as your reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazy digits Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 ...finally, after many daze, my pictures can finally be seen on the Gallery portion of this website.....these pictures may help you understand how nutty, fun and wild this boat really is..only thing missing is the music..that I cannot help with...memories........One in particular fellow shows up on MANY of these pictures. I loved hanging with him and thank him for being the excuse to lure the many folks into our pictures. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.