It has been brought to my attention from the West Coasters that read this site that Jack totally flipped out on several occasions during the White Stripes shows at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA.
On the first night one of the balloons promoting the radio station sponsoring the event, Live 105, found its way to the stage, and Jack stops the song and starts collecting the balloons and throwing them backstage in an effort to stop the disruption of his set. After finally finishing the song, Jack makes a comment saying that he demands that the radio station write out an apology for the disturbance.
The second night, a balloon ended up right on top of Jack’s piano during the song “My Doorbell.” According to my sources, Jack “freaked” and stormed off of the stage, telling the audience, “Well Live 105, I’m gonna take a 5 minute break!” Meg laughed and then followed him. It took the band 5 minutes before they returned to the stage–Jack bowing to the crowd and humbly smiling.
At the end of the show during the last song, “Boll Weevil,” a man jumped onto the stage, pushed Jack out of the way and sang “JACK’S LOOKING FOR A HOME!,” into the microphone. Jack glared at him with an angry eye, and the man promptly jumped from the stage into the crowd standing a yard or two below him. It was then when Jack started mocking him with such taunts as, “DID YOUR MOMMY AND DADDY DROP YOU OFF AT THE WRONG CONCERT?” Then he prompted the audience to be quiet and stare and point at the man who dared interrupt the concert.
Later the band played one final song, “Fell in Love with a Girl.”
And right now Live 105 has decided to play a mocking public apology radio announcement dedicated to Jack White. The lengthy fake PSA describes why the radio station uses balloons.
Here are two wav files from the second night provided by Maryna:
UPDATE: Mick Brin has captured the amazing moments following the balloon and crazy dude incidents on video. They are truly something to witness. Take a look at the Quicktime vids.
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