Comments on: Henry Rollins ‘Provoked’ @ Herbst Theater, 11/6/07 http://www.hardrockchick.com/2007/11/07/henry-rollins-herbst-theater-11607/ Living and breathing live music in San Francisco and beyond. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:45:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Eryn http://www.hardrockchick.com/2007/11/07/henry-rollins-herbst-theater-11607/#comment-372 Eryn Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:41:21 +0000 http://www.hardrockchick.com/2007/11/07/henry-rollins-herbst-theater-11607/#comment-372 His energy was infectious. He looked like he was about to break into some sort of 'rock rage' with his wide-angled stance, tightly gripped microphone and wild gestures. I especially loved his 12 year old boy sound effects. He really is a (screwed up) kid at heart. There's no doubt that he's an amazing story teller. He really shines when relating personal or past events. The taxi ride, borrowed condom, discovery of punk rock and Diamond Dave stories made me pee my pants a little. His enthusiasm over the Ruts was just awesome. Watching that video was the cherry on top. I wasn't crazy about his hypothetical stories though. The 'what-if' scenario on the abstinence-taught couple who got married was all over the place. It was funny, in that you could tell he enjoyed being absurd, but he didn't quite bring it home for me. Still, I was touched at how open he was. Sharing an inner monologue, his insecurities came flying out for our entertainment. What a kick-ass personal show. His energy was infectious. He looked like he was about to break into some sort of ‘rock rage’ with his wide-angled stance, tightly gripped microphone and wild gestures. I especially loved his 12 year old boy sound effects. He really is a (screwed up) kid at heart.

There’s no doubt that he’s an amazing story teller. He really shines when relating personal or past events. The taxi ride, borrowed condom, discovery of punk rock and Diamond Dave stories made me pee my pants a little. His enthusiasm over the Ruts was just awesome. Watching that video was the cherry on top.

I wasn’t crazy about his hypothetical stories though. The ‘what-if’ scenario on the abstinence-taught couple who got married was all over the place. It was funny, in that you could tell he enjoyed being absurd, but he didn’t quite bring it home for me.

Still, I was touched at how open he was. Sharing an inner monologue, his insecurities came flying out for our entertainment. What a kick-ass personal show.

]]> By: Donnie http://www.hardrockchick.com/2007/11/07/henry-rollins-herbst-theater-11607/#comment-366 Donnie Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:47:45 +0000 http://www.hardrockchick.com/2007/11/07/henry-rollins-herbst-theater-11607/#comment-366 I downloaded "Something that I Said - The Best of the Ruts" from Amazon right after the show. Totally kicks ass! Great show. He's even more insightful and entertaining in person. I downloaded “Something that I Said - The Best of the Ruts” from Amazon right after the show. Totally kicks ass!

Great show. He’s even more insightful and entertaining in person.

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