This unusual video was filmed backstage at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, on January 14, 2005, during the Pageant tour. I have no information on the original source of the video. It came to me in the form of an extra on a bootleg dvd of the Budokan show.
The video offers a peek at the Beastie Boys before the show. The 10-minute video shows tour manager Jerome Crooks fighting with Alfredo Ortiz (and going a little too far), cameraman Jamie Billet filming the video introduction of the show in which Mix Master Mike "scratches" dishes in the kitchen with Money Mark and Ortiz, and the band in the moments before going on stage.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Backstage at the Budokan
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i looooves it!!! they're so cute! :D
the parts at 1:53 and 2:54 are my favorite moments. silly yauch! :)
The skit that MMM did that night was the most memorable one of the tour for me. It was really funny.
their backstage is like a daycare center
Awwww!! Adrock and MCA stopped to say hi to the baby. :)
I love seeing them like this.
Who are the kids?
Interesting video! I wondered about the children too. I recognize Adam Yauch's daughter but not the others.
which one is yauch's kid?
She is wearing a stocking cap.
Wow, those are beautiful jackets...I sure wish I owned one...
Haha! Jerome and Alfredo are fighting about who's the strongest.
For me, the most interesting part of the clip is the end, seeing the band as Mix Master Mike plays his intro. Diamond stretches like he's getting ready to run a marathon, Yauch jumps a bit but basically stands around and waits for the cue, and Horovitz drinks a beer and dances. I laugh because it shows their personalities as I perceive them to be -- the health nut, the all-business man, and the fun guy.
They're not very rock n roll...
oh god. you've got no clue how much i loved this:D
yauch making fnny faces at the kids on the door - TOO cute! :D
This is THE BEST find ever! Eva! Good job, M.
The music in the first few seconds of the video is Le Tigre. They were the opening band for all the Pageant shows in Japan.
Thanks for the video footage belong to my friend Paul Bonardelli, who was kind and surprised me with the dvd as a gift.
I love the video!!!! Thank you very much!
god that was so freakin' cool!
It's nice to see that the still get the pre-show jitters.
Shows they really care about what they're doing and I really dug it how they disappeared into the light when the ran on stage.
best video ever
thanks
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