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![]() I'll get my minor disappointments out of the way first:
1) No cameras allowed - but the initial disappointment soon turned into relief. I didn't feel too badly, since I had gotten a good amount of video for the Cleveland show last fall, and let's face it - my pics aren't exactly stellar. ![]() 2) Did not get to meet LB after the show. We left right after Holiday Road, so we got back there quickly. BUT - this venue is a nice old theater in a long row building with narrow alleys on either side. We had no way of knowing which side he would exit from, and we obviously picked the wrong side. Didn't help that we were mislead by a crew member after we showed up there. We all had a feeling the guy was screwing with us, but we really wouldn't have had time to go all the way around to the other side. So that's life. We were a little bummed, but we're not crying over it. The stellar performance of the night far surpassed the disappointment of missing out on a photo opp. 3) The crowd. Hmmm. OK, they seemed really enthusiastic, cheering, yelling, singing along. Lots of head bobbing & chair dancing. But dammit, nobody stood up until GYOW. This ended up being to our benefit - more on that in a bit. Anyway, there were a few hard core fans (esp. a young man in the front row - it appeared that this was one of the best nights of his life) but generally, not a lot of energy. Of course there were some rude fans too. 2 ladies ran up from way in back & tried to squat down in front of the stage very early in the show, but they were booted back by security pretty quickly. Another chick kept getting up from her front row far-right seat & walking toward the center to just stand there & stare at him (no clapping, cheering, dancing, singing....) but they kept sending her back too - she was blocking everyone's view. She did it, like, every 5 minutes or so, probably a total of 10 times. It was distracting. Also, a woman seated in the FRONT ROW who at first appeared to be a huge fan left in the middle of ISA to have a cig. ![]() ![]() ![]() OK, on to the good stuff: The venue was quite nice. Small, older, intimate - I think there are about 1000 seats. Not breathtakingly beautiful, but it was a great place to see a show. I'd estimate that it was 2/3 to 3/4 full. Most of the empty seats were the rear of the balcony & a few back rows on the lower level. There were 2 empty FRONT ROW seats ![]() The setlist was the same as it's been this leg. Standouts for me were Castaway Dreams (I forgot how great the harmonies are live - I felt a rush come over me when the guys' parts kicked in,) Second Hand News (sooo much energy,) It Was You (sooo much fun,) and I'm So Afraid. Carrie and I both noticed that he seemed to alter a few solos a bit, but damned if I remember which ones. I want to say Big Love was one of them - it sounded different to my ears, and a bit longer. Still not a fan of Under the Skin live, it sounds too muddled. OK, so the benefit of everyone just sitting there was that Carrie & I definitely stood out & we were noticed by LB almost right away. We were dancing away, having a great time & he obviously saw us, particularly during Second Hand News - lots of eye contact, that little hand jerk/point thing that he does. Very f*cking cool. ![]() When he came to the stage for the GYOW clusterf*ck ![]() ![]() ![]() As always, a great time hanging out with these bitches. ![]() |
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![]() Fantastic review!!
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![]() Yay!!!! Someone got his sweat!!
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![]() ^Um, yeah.
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![]() Great review, Paula! Glad you gals had so much fun.
I think from now on, we should all refer to it as the "GYOW clusterf*ck." ![]() ![]() Last edited by Livia; 04-06-2007 at 05:32 PM.. |
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![]() I was ticked off too about no one standung until GYOW. Like, wtf? He was awesome all throughout and deserved better energy from us. I was absolutely floored with World Turning, especially. People should have been crazy nuts over that. I loved Shut us Down so much. I can't take his vocal falsetto in the recorded version, which is a shame because I love the guitar, but both sounded just beautiful last night.
I love how I'm So Afraid changes over the years. His approach now compared to The Dance seems more meditative and humble. He made me like Not Too Late last night. Again, I think it had to do with how he sang it. I have much more to say about it, but basically, I loved the show. It was my first time seeing Lindsey live and I was very happy.
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![]() ^ I agree. I was never a huge fan of Not Too Late until I saw him do it live. It's simply amazing. Glad you had fun - where were you sitting?
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![]() Paula!
Thanks for the excellent review! We were at the Old Nick! The menu was great! As for the concert, I had a good time. I kept standing up and Stan kept telling me to sit down, but there were a few other people standing up, and I was like, WHY? what about them. During the GYOW clusterf***, see, I didn't know that was gonna happen, but someone walking up from the right side kinda motioned "come on" and I did. Got right up to the stage. I did touch his guitar, couldn't reach the strings. I was on cloud friggin' nine. Better than that, BEST OF ALL, towards the end, when he went down the line shaking hands, started at the left moved towards the right, and I was thinking please don't stop. He did get to me. So, yeh, I grabbed his hand and he grabbed mine. Our eyes met. His hand was kinda cool, not sweaty or clammy. In whatever way our hands clasped, my fingers were able to stroke the base of his palm. The man has soft hands. And he must've been thinking, this chick would do ...NO, he must have been thinking, this chick is a big fan of mine. All of that in 5 seconds. Seriously, I remember it like it was right now. I will NEVER forget it. Toronto is a very nice city. It makes me think about the human race. Everyone gets along, does what they have to do. And I got to TOUCH LINDSEY THERE. Well, not THERE, but there. Sharon |
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![]() great review, paula. i had such a ****ing great time - i love you guys!
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![]() ^ Hey I forgot to mention that LB has a new speech. Apparently Castaway Dreams is about "dancing joyfully on ashes of the past."
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![]() oh, that is key. new speech and altered solos - LB is so much cooler than stevie!!
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![]() I was in row M, which didn't turn out to be bad seats, really.
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