NIN|JA 2009 concert...

Finally getting around to posting some shots from last week's Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction & Street Sweeper Social Club concert at Toronto's Molson's Amphitheatre. What a great show. NIN & JA together was a treat in itself but to add Tom Morello's (guitarist of Rage Against The Machine) new band Street Sweeper Social Club - and to be totally blown away by how good they were - made the night perfect.

This is billed as NIN's Wave Goodbye tour as Trent has stated publically that he wants to stop touring for at least a decade if not permanently. It was the 6th time I've seen NIN live, the 5th time my daughter has, and the 3rd time my youngest son has. One big happy NIN family....

So here are some shots using my new (used) Nikon D70 and 210mm lens. Still getting to know the camera but I like these shots. Bands are in order of appearance on stage....

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Street Sweeper Social Club



Tom Morello using the guitar cord to make noises as only he can and playing with his teeth ala Hendrix....








Nine Inch Nails










Jane's Addiction






My favourite shot of the night....

All photos taken by me.

Worms for dinner...

While playing with my new camera & zoom lens in my backyard I managed to get a shot of this bird bringing home some take out dinner for the kids....
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Photo taken by me in my backyard.

Got rid of "The Wife"...

No, not my wife, "The Wife". I'm referring to my heavily modified, beloved 1974 Fender Precision Bass that I have owned for nearly 30 years.

After more than a few years of non-playing and having no desire to ever get back into a band situation, I decided that rather than have it stored in it's case in the basement I'd see if I could sell it or trade it for a digital SLR camera. After less than 24 hours on craigslist.org I received numerous offers of cash or trade. Tonight I met with one of those people and swapped "The Wife" for the following: a mint condition Nikon D70 DSLR body with a 35-70mm lens, a 70-210mm lens, battery charger and 2 memory cards. Here's the camera:

I couldn't be happier. Been playing with the new toy all evening. Can't wait to try it out at the Nine Inch Nails / Jane's Addiction concert in a few weeks....