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laurel
New York State Fairgrounds
August 28

Okay, about a week ago, my best friend
Sarah called me and asked me if I
wanted to go to the Wallflowers concert
of Friday, because her Uncle got tickets
and ended up having to work.  I said sure,
without even knowing what seats we had or
being a fan.  I had only heard them on
the radio.  I went out and bought BDTH
so that I would know most of the songs.
All week I listened to them and totally
loved them.  The concert was on Friday
at the New York State Fair, so we went to
the fair all day.  At the concert, I looked at
my ticket and realize that we had 11th
row, floor and center!!!  Awesome seats!
 the opening band were the Mavericks, an
alterna-country sort of group--They were
really good.  The lead singer is country
singer Trisha Yearwood's husband, and
that day was there anniversary (he told
the audience.)
Anyways, they played and tthen 30 min. later
out walked Jakob Dylan and the band.
I could see him REALLY WELL, cuz he was
only 20 feet away.  They played a few
songs and after about three of them, Sarah
and I snuck into the aisle and moved
down about five rows.  The security lady
asked us what we were doing, so we lied
and told her we had to use the bathroom
and when we came back, our seats were
filled in so we had to stand out there.
She let us stand there, but she made
everyone else in the aisle got to their
seats.  The front row area was about 8 feet
away and there was a barricade.  Two songs
later, the security lady moved the
barricade and told my friend
and I to go through.  We ran really fast
to the fence right next to the stage, in
front of Jakob, and about 200 people
followed us.  We were lucky, cuz we made
it to the gate.  For the last half of the
concert, we were 2 feet away from Jakob
Dylan.  I can't even describe how
absolutely gorgeous he is or how awesome]
his voice is.  The photos and cds don't
do him justice AT ALL...  basically:
HE IS WAY HOT IN PERSON!!!!!  The band
did great and at the end Michael threw
his guitar pic into the audience and
Mario Calire dumped hi water bottle on us
and gave away his drumsticks (we didn't
get them:(  Then, Jakob threw his pic
RIGHT AT ME and it landed on my shoe!!!
The girl next to me picked it up and I
almost belted her one.  But, I'm not that
tall or muscular for a 14 year old, so
I refrained from doing so.  I just want
to say that The Wallflowers are my new
favorite band and that they put on one
hell of a show.  ~Laurel
PS--I don't want to sound like some
obsessed groupie, cuz i've only liked
wallflowers for a while, but at one
point during the concert, Jakob looked
at me and smiled, cuz I was so close.
YEAH!!!!

susie
snookerst@aol.com
the joint, hard rock hotel, las vegas
monterey park
southern california

Marie
mariahdylan@hotmail.com
Glendale
AZ

I don't have much to say, except that the Wallflowers are the greatest band that ever lived. I went to their concert in AZ with the Counting Crows. I know the Counting Crows are good, but the Wallflowers totally beat them out. I've been a major fan of the Wallflowers ever since their first album came out, the one that didn't do as good as Bringing Down The Horse. When ever I hear anything about the Wallflowers, I go nuts. They are just the best. I have all of the Wallflowers merchandise and all of their vidoes that I recorded from VH1 and MTV. Also I know for a fact that Jakob Dylan is the finest person ever to live. Not only are his eyes the best, his whole body is good looking to. His vocal talents are the best to. He sounds a little like his dad also. Well I just want to tell anyone that is reading this that the Wallflowers are the best band ever according to my opinion. And Jakob, if you are reading this pppllleeeaaassseee e-mail me at the address shown. Thanx !
everyone for your time, marie.

Tony
Bekewl2me@AOL.com
Calif Mid State Fair
Paso Robles
Calif

Matt
Henroid2@AOL.com
Hersheypark
Hershey
Penna

Tarah
www.hotmail.com
4th of july, '98
las vegas, NV

I got front row tickets and i didnt even have to wait in a line. i had been to 2 other wallflowers concerts in the past 10 months, but this one was definitely the best. Probably because I was only feet away from the finest man in the world Jakob for an hour and a half. I was taking pics and Jakob looked at me and made a funny face for one of them. I guess that pissed of the security guys cause the made me climb over all the rows of people and took me away. Jakob just finished a song and asked my friend where I went and was looking out in to the crowd going "where is she" and I was jumping up and down and screaming and he couldn't see me with all the lights in his eyes. I left my cam with this guy and went back to my seat and when Jakob finished and was leaving the stage I called his name and held my cd and a pen out to him and he knelt down right in front of me and signed it and I lookd him in his gorgeous eyes and thanked him. He is so much more beautiful in!
person. after that I took pics with Mario and michael and then went to the casino and jakob and his wife and the other guys were playing blackjack. After ten minutes of staring at him, I got kicked out since I'm under 21. The whole night was so great. i'm gonna keep paying the 50 bucks to see them everytime they come.

Christine christinethao@hotmail.com
Del Mar Fair, June 16, 1998!
San Diego, California

Michele Ingwersen
mingwersen@hotmail.com
Oxford Junction, IA

Danni
Peoria, IL

Karen
brightangel@hotmail.com
Del Mar Fair, CA.
6-16-98

Ok this was my second wallflowers concert. I never wrote a review for the frist one I went to (it was the best, you hear about people going up to Jake and talking to him this was the other way around, it took me sooo by suprise....but I'm not going to talk about that.) N-E wayz. I had to drag my best friend along I do not have one friend that like's the wallflowers, what can I say but they all have bad taste. I told this girl about the last/first wallflowers concert I went to(a year agao) and she at awhole lot of people that over heard said I should yell to Jakob "hey rember me?" But I was like...no. I saw most of sound check...Mario was really in to his drums, Rami was playing freeky music Jake was just getting a kick out of it. Non of them could see me but Mario and I was just looking out for secrety cuz I was'nt supposed to be there. OK I spent $70.00 on wallflower stuff (if you want to get a lot of stuff take a lot of money) Jakob did'nt talk much, Rami was doi! ng disco dances. I recored some of the concert I have them singing tonight's the night, ashes to ashes, one heand light, three marleans, and some other songs. I met a lot of nice friends (thanx to you all you guys and girls were really cool!!!) We all wrote on a white hat and my friend threw it and missed it went in to a ditch so we did it again and this girl took our idea so I ran right up to the stage and threw it I look at all my friends and they sceramed I made it right passed Michael then the girl that took our idea threw her's when Jakob was watching and it went it to the ditch and Jake said "you know what, oh well" then we screamed for like 40 min. "pick up the hat...behind Micheal" Jake must have thought we were saying something eles and he could bearly hear us with everone eles screaming cuz he kept introduceing Mike over and over and looking at us like we were nut's after a while he just said "yea....Mike" then Mike picked up the hat and started to read it!!! A lot ! more happened but this is getting long so thanx to all mt 20 new found friends (we had the best seat's front and center) even though we may never see each other againg.....oh yea my firend like's the wallflowers now, but not as much as me!!!

Suzanne and Meredith
gdwx30c@prodigy.com
Walnut Creek Amp.
Raleigh
NC