mock technologies » knoxville http://mocktech.com/blog geek by birth. linux by choice. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:45:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 baconfest 2011 http://mocktech.com/blog/2011/07/baconfest-2011/ http://mocktech.com/blog/2011/07/baconfest-2011/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:50:16 +0000 mock http://mocktech.com/blog/?p=334 i’ve had many people contact me via the interwebz about this year’s baconfest.  that’s right!  it’s a fest of bacon.  so, to answer the recurring question:  yes, i am going.  i have had this event on my calendar  for about four months.  they just recently started selling tickets.  among the many cool things i’ll get to do at this event, meeting allan benton will be a highlight.  it’ll be good to let him know how deliciously he has affected the lives of so many with his bacon.  that and eating bacon.

really, is there a better way to spend a weekend?  i think not!

 

]]> http://mocktech.com/blog/2011/07/baconfest-2011/feed/ 0 tiësto in knoxville http://mocktech.com/blog/2011/04/tiesto-in-knoxville-2/ http://mocktech.com/blog/2011/04/tiesto-in-knoxville-2/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:00:46 +0000 mock http://mocktech.com/blog/2011/04/tiesto-in-knoxville-2/ on wednesday, march 30, tiësto occupied the valarium stage and played music for the crowd to dance to. it seemed surreal to think that he was actually in knoxville.

when a friend told me he was scheduled for knoxtropolis, i didn’t believe it was really him.  after confirming it, i looked at the time, the price…i could pull this off.  i mean, he’s actually going to be in my home town.  i had considered seeing him in atlanta in the past.  that was the closest i’d ever imagined getting to a concert of his.

so, i worked out the details and went.  great concert!  i wasn’t aware anyone else in knoxville listened to any trance music, but i was surprised at the turnout of tiësto fans.  he started playing around 11:00p and was still going strong near 1:30a when i left.  (i wish i could have stayed the whole time, but it was a school night, and i don’t do well after 10:30p normally.)

it was a large sound for a small place.  the crowd loved him.  being as young as most of them were, they continued to dance the whole time.  i’m not much of a dancer, so i played it…more toned down…where i was.  i had a good spot to enjoy the evening.  check out the pictures.  and there were some videos posted on youtube.  i’ve included a couple of links after the pictures.

tiësto, a set on Flickr.

working hardjust getting startedresponsive crowdtiësto on the decksblue light specialvery loud
wire framesthis is the face of tiëstohands upcapturing the eveninglook into the lightscontrol center straight ahead
the crowd loved himfull houseback screengreat showtiësto was all the ravebright lights

video:
DJ Tiësto live in Knoxville (shark9872)
Tiësto – live in Knoxville (shark9872)

and the search results page from youtube for “tiesto” + “knoxville” for more videos:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tiesto+knoxville&aq=f

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