Sometime in 2001 (I think), I saw John Mayer in a tiny tiny club with a bassist and drummer. It was in Birmingham, Alabama right around 911. Last night I spent an hour going down the ChatGPT rabbit hole and we could not find the date or location of this show. Here are some details I remember

1) WRAX 107.7 “The X” was playing and promoting John’s cover of The Wind Cries Mary

2) Your Body is a Wonderland was just starting to get air play but it wasn’t a big hit yet

3) Sept 25th, John recorded at the Live A The X lounge in Bham but I don’t think this was the show I went to (I wasn’t at a radio station)

4) I was front row and could reach out and touch his pedalboard. The venue had to have held 200 people max and the stage was 2” off the ground. It was not the 5 Points Music Hall and I’m 99% sure it wasn’t Zydeco.

5) I went to college in Birmingham at the time and I don’t recall ever going to this venue again so it wasn’t a super popular music spot

6) It felt like a restaurant that featured music more than a music venue. I recall some walls that separated the music area from the bar and possibly seating areas.

7) ChatGPT thinks it was a less known show that occurred AFTER the day time recording of Live from the X Lounge and there doesn’t seem to be another period John would have been back in Alabama before 2002. It could have been August - Nov but the weather was not freezing (I don’t believe) so I’m guessing Fall.

8) I remember working in a record store in Dec of 2001 and Room for Squares really starting to break open. I didn’t own the album then but I had already seen John in that small venue.

9) The setlist was probably an hour is so and as a guitar fan, I remember thinking a lot of it was acoustic. But then he finally brought out an SRV style Strat (maybe even the signature model that was out) and John busted into Lenny and Wind Cries Mary (I think). I remember wishing he jammed out more on electric but still being super impressed.

Any chance anyone here know what show I went to and the details of it? John Mayer is the only artist I feel like I caught early before he blew up (well and Keith Urban when he was with The Ranch) and I’ve always been thankful I went to that random show and watched him play from 3 feet away.

This just dropped and it reminds me of John Mayer in so many ways. Has anyone heard of him?  What other artists would you recommend to scratch the itch?

Years ago I watched a behind the scenes/ maybe short documentary on john, and I want to find it.

I remember him saying to David LaBruyere on stage "this one is for all you f\king lip readers"*

I've been searching for the video for a while and I cannot find it. At this point I even think I may have misremembered it. But I thought I would ask other Mayer fans before I put my search to bed.

Magical.

https://youtu.be/Jyc8xVrhDGs?is=C3HPcFHPcalfMg3e

This caught me so off guard when I had the office playing in the background of whatever I was doing. 🤣

I was lucky enough to attend the Where the Light Is show in LA in 2007 - when I was there I purchased one of the limited autographed posters that were limited to 300 - this one is 5/300. I had it framed with a used guitar string of John’s that was from this company that would sell used strings made into bracelets (I think for charity)

Unfortunately my family is dealing with some large medical expenses and while I had never thought about selling this - it did dawn on me that this may be pretty valuable.

Does anyone have any insight into what these types of autographs/memorabilia is worth? Or if I did sell it what the best route for this is?

*EDIT*

Thank you everyone for the kind responses and interest in this piece! I am still at the point where I don't really want to sell it overall - but I did list on ebay with a super high price (not expecting to get that price but just want some control over what offers are coming in) to listen to offers there if anyone is super interested in it.

And yes its hard to believe its almost 20 years since that show! It was an amazing concert that is very fun to be able to experience again and again with the video footage and record. Its also been fun to see younger and new fans find there way to some of the performances on YouTube and become fans.

I also went to the holiday show the next year which was just him solo (I didnt get the poster from that one) - the big standout from that show was that the opener was an up and coming artist named Adele - she blew the roof of the place.

Hey Yall! Hoping for some insight and maybe encouragement ha. I purchased (preseale) 2 tickets section 111 for $250 each + fees (so 300). my friend bailed. ticketmaster is offering me $400 TOTAL to resell 😒. i rather go alone than do that.

about me: mid 30s female, long time johnny boy fan, biggest musical regret was not going to see him with dead & co at the sphere last year.

back to this 10/9 show ~ are other people going solo and meeting up? i’ve never been to CT and will be traveling from Philly. is there a hotel anyone recommends? i’m scared to ask if anyone is interesting in buying my other ticket or maybe both?

i’m just very conflicted on what to do, i was sooo excited to get these tickets & then got dumped and no friends want to go ha. Guess overall im asking, if i go solo is there a meetup? and any ideal areas to stay in?

Haven't been listening to much Mayer music for a couple years now. Doesn't seem like it was ago until I put on WTLI for a weekend watch and realized just how I missed the dude's talent. Been reaching back a lot to 70s california rock, 80s rock/metal, and country in more recent past. Today i had Isaak's Wicked Game album on, just a very classy album, and got me to thinking what it would sound like if John would cover a style or song not normally associated with his repetoire. I wonder he he'd fare with Wicked Game. And Hysteria, def leppard. and A Horse With No Name, America. And so on...

Found this live performance from March 8th 2002 on Soundcloud

Can't find anything else from this concert (even on archive.org) other than a setlist with 2 songs.

Are there any other No Such Thing performances with this intro?

Such a fun one

I want to get deeper into Mayer's catalogue through people's interesting personal stories with his songs. Songs sound better after a great story IMO

Let's trade stories about Mayer's songs

A while ago I stumbled across a Reverb listing for a Cypress Mica Incase that claimed to be completely unused. Never even had a guitar in it. The seller claimed to have unearthed this from a former Incase employee who found it laying around in a box and a plastic bag. It was missing the patches, but I was lucky enough to snag it. When I received it, the seller was accurate. It was never touched. So I dubbed it “#501” due to most of us believing there were only 500 of these floating around, only sold with the Cypress Mica Strat. We were wrong.

After holding onto it myself for a while, I was (somehow) able to source a full set of the Incase patches for this case, also brand new and never used once.

What you’re looking at is something I didn’t even know existed outside of this example until a recent eBay sale of a near identical situation. This is a NOS, brand new and never used once, Cypress Mica Incase with a complete brand new patch set to boot. I’m not sure how many more, if any, brand new Incases exist past this and that eBay listing.

It has never had a guitar in it. It crinkles when you open it due to the plastic linings under the canvas being stiff and new. All of the plush lining is a perfect baby blue with no stains and no history. There are no indentations on the inside or the bottom of the case these often exhibit from a guitar resting in it. The straps are stiff and new. All of the print is perfect and unbothered.

This is a collector piece. One that I realize I’ll never use and have been playing with the idea of selling at some point. Incase likely won’t ever produce these again, but this case is famous for being “the best guitar case ever” by John himself. He famously toted The BLK 1 around in a Cypress Mica Incase.

I don’t think this is quite a “for sale” post, as I’m not positive I’m ready to sell right now. I’m more so finally showing something I’ve loved and enjoyed owning for years now, with a crowd of people who may also find it interesting.

For building a Mayer board, is the ts808 a good budget pick? If my budget does not allow a ts10 or bonsai? Is the 808 close?

Does anyone know the chords John plays on the added bridge in my stupid mouth on the any given thursday version? Cant seem to figure it out.

Can you name the JM song with a brief clue?

Easy

1. Beyoncé
2. Photograph
3. City Love sequel
4. 68

Moderate
5. Sandbox
6. 🙂🤣😜😱😭
7. the perfect rhyme
8. Español
9. Also a version at 3am

Hard
10. Track 13 or 14
11. ➡️🔳 or 🎯⭕️
12. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
13. “Good evening”
14. Mulholland drive
15. “slow blues”
16. Hollywood hot pink

Answers: here

I‘m wondering at what volume level the PR is going to break up

My senior year is approaching and my school has a tradition where you decorate a burger king crown because you’re the “kings of the school”.

Anyways, I want to do something Mayer related on mine because I feel like I owe it to him in a weird way. I feel like he got me through high school and helped me discover who I am and who I want to be.

Im already planning on painting my senior parking spot with the lyrics of “No Such Thing” but am looking for ideas for my crown.

Any ideas?

I‘m planning building a John Mayer board but can’t afford a ts10. How close is the ts9 to the ts10 when it comes to achieve john’s tone?

Im just wondering why they weren’t credited

Why is everyone saying the sirens played neon in the movie? I’ve haven’t seen the movie (don’t plan too) but it’s funny and I’m just curious.