TaiDyed: Camp Freddy Night #2 12/21/12

Sadly, this years Camp Freddy was a bit of a clusterfuck. Instead of 3 consecutive Friday night shows as have been done in the past, the guys ended up doing a 3 night in a row residency at The Roxy in Hollywood. However, this change certainly did not hinder the sales and all three nights sold out. This year I decided to go big and opted for a Golden Ticket, which included a ticket for each show combined with a sound check and meet and greet with about 50 other fans. As the December dates approached, I decided to listen to my sad, tired body (having just had my gallbladder out 4 days earlier) and chose to attend the one show that included the sound check and "meet & greet". The other two tickets sold easily enough, and while I really thought I was going to be able to pull off the three shows in true rock star style, the truth is, it might be time to accept that I'm getting too old for this shit. However, the one night of Camp Freddy certainly helped me regain a bit of that fountain of youth that I thought I was missing.

So if you are wondering who Camp Freddy is...Donovan Leitch, Billy Morrison, Dave Navarro, Chris Chaney, and Matt Sorum.

Camp Freddy, Night #2
December 21, 2012

This year didn't disappoint, and while there weren't any sightings of Billy Idol or Slash taking the stage, we did get to enjoy an evening with Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), and Vivian Campbell (Dio, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Def Leppard), and Lana Del Ray

I was relying on the magic of the Internet to help me piece together the set list of the evening, but no luck with that. However, a few covers enjoyed that night were (completely random and out of order): Killing In the Name Of (RATM), Holidays in the Sun (Sex Pistols), Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy), Rainbow In The Dark (Dio), Wonderwall (Oasis), Roadhouse Blues (Doors), Anyway You Want It (Journey), Sharp Dressed Man and La Grange (ZZ Top)

Sebastian Bach and Vivian Campbell killed it with Rainbow In The Dark

McGrath and they guys took on some kick ass RATM

All in all a damn good night....rocked it as hard as I possibly could and didn't crawl into bed until 3am - which I suppose back in the day was when the party was just getting started, but at 44 years old, this is as good as it gets anymore. I can't say that I'd ever do the "Golden Ticket" action again, but chances are I will be back again for more CF goodness next year. It's just too good to pass up. It brings back fond memories of the days back in high school, sitting in my boyfriend's garage, watching what was at that time a kick ass rock and roll cover band practice. Except, The Roxy is a much nicer garage.