well, first i'm back fer a short while... haven't been here (my apt) for a week!... and so much has transpired in that time... got to meet Mr. Manson twice (along with the rest of the band) and see 3 shows before the official ACS release... then there was the show tonight...

hmmm... what an interesting show. very different from the 1st three i saw last week... The Rev has really changed some of his onstage remarks... maybe cuz ACS is finally out? tho the setlist was the same... after the show Zim Zum (still my *new* 2nd fave member after Mr. Manson) said that after this 1st leg of the tour is complete (whenever that is) they plan on changing the setlist... adding more tunes from ACS and mixing up the older material including adding Down In The Park to the show!

they did do the *entire* stage show... (see chicken killer's K-zoo review)... i believe this is the first time since that show that they've done the *full* show w/all the props. but they were having MAJOR problems with their monitors & equipment... they were using cords & cables to hook everything up instead of being *wireless*... prolly cuz they were near the airport? but this caused some problems...

NY Loose experienced them first having a terrible performance... then when Manson came out, the Rev was clearly expressing his problems with the monitors... then mid way through the show Twiggy threw his bass half way across the stage and walked off... finally got his bass going again... it was a weird scene.

the Rev was *really* into the tunes tonight... more so than usual. i thought he was gonna cry during the reprise of The Reflecting God. i noticed he also wasn't doing his typical "eye-lock" stares as much... but rather he was rilly into the tunes... extremely emotional. i was right in front on the gate so i was able to observe all this very clearly...

and Zim Zum was totally having fun... smiling & pointing to friends... almost upstaging the Rev's *dramatic* moments... the way ZZ was carrying on had me a little worried... after the show he bolted with a couple of female companions leaving the rest of the band behind...

the crowd was horrible, IMO. the local hired security was awful too... easily the worst in both cases of the 4 shows i've seen on this tour so far...

^^^dark one^^^