From Chris: VELVET REVOLVER DEFINETLY KNOW HOW TO BRING DOWN THE HOUSE AND THEY SURELY DID'NT DISAPPOINT LAST NIGHT IN THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS N.Y.C. THEIR ARE SO MANY THINGS TO COMMENT ON I DON'T QUITE KNOW WHERE TO START. THE SETLIST WAS SETUP AS THE SHOWS BEFORE AND THEY ROCKED EVERY DAMN ONE OF THEM. THANKS TO MY FRIEND WHO CAME WITH ME AND HIS COP BUDDIES WHO WERE AT THE SHOW WE WERE ABLE TO WATCH THE SHOW FROM VIP AND AVOID THE MOSH PIT JAMMED PACKED FLOOR. NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE AN AMAZING VIEW OF THE STAGE BUT AS I TURNED AND SAW SOME KID GETTING AN AUTOGRAPH FROM THIS GIRL RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IT WAS NO OTHER THEN GINA GERSHON WHO WE SAW PLAY A FEW SONGS WITH CAMP FREDDY AND SLASH JUST LAST YEAR AT THE SAME VENUE. WE ASKED HER IF SHE HAD SEEN V.R. YET AND SHE SAID NO BUT SHE WAS LOOKING FOWARD TO IT. SHE SEEMED TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY BY SLASH'S SOLOS WHICH WERE ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING ESPECIALLY ON SET ME FREE WHERE DAVE AND SLASH WERE BATTLING BACK AND FORTH AT THE END OF THE SONG. SLITHER WAS ANOTHER AMAZING SONG PLAYED AS IT WAS EXTENDED WITH A LONG BUILD UP TO THE SONG AND SOLO AS WELL. THIS WAS THE BEST DAMN CONCERT I HAVE BEEN TO WITHOUT A DOUBT AND IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW CHANCES YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE SUCH TALENT SO CLOSEUP BECAUSE THIS BAND IS GOING TO BE HUGE VELVET REVOLVER KICK ASS!!!!!!!!! ONE LAST NOTE THE NEW OPENING BAND (LIVING THINGS) WERE THE SUCKIEST BAND I HAVE EVER SEEN. BESIDES FROM STARTING FIGHTS WITH THE AUDIENCE THE MORONS HAD THE AUDACITY TO PUT A GUN TO A GEORGE BUSH MASK WHILE 2 GIRLS DRESSED IN GEORGE BUSH MASKS ONE WITH A DILDO STRAPPED TO HER WAS GETTING A BJ FROM THE OTHER. THE BAND KEPT YELLING F**K BUSH AND F**K ANYONE THAT SUPPORTS HIM THE CROWD OVERWHELMINGLY BOOED THEM OFF STAGE. I LUCKILY GOT TO RUN INTO ONE OF THESE JERKS AFTER THE SHOW UP IN VIP AND SAID ARE'NT YOU IN THE BAND THAT OPENED UP TONIGHT AND HE REPLIED YES. FROM THAT POINT HE STUCK OUT HIS HAND FOR ME TO SHAKE IT AND IN RETURN I GAVE HIM THE ONE FINGER SALUTE AND TOLD HIM YOU GUYS SUCK. HOPEFULLY NOBODY WILL HAVE TO ENDURE THIS BAND EVER AGAIN WHO KNOWS MAYBE AXL ROSE CAN USE THEM SINCE HE GOES THROUGH BANDMATES LIKE TOILET PAPER. CHRIS, NEW YORK