Well, just arrived back in Buffalo from NY, had a great time.
My wife and I spent all day Friday seeing the sites, then went back to
freshen up and catch a quick rest before the show.Ý We arrived at Irving
Plaza around 6:15 sort of expecting a crowd, there was none, in fact if
it was for the big green bus out front, you would never know there was
a show there.Ý So we went next door to enjoy a couple $5 Amstel Lights(not
my favorite) at a place called galaxy.Ý Cool place, we hung out for a while
and met a few
Hipsters, we met alot of cool people there, alot of Canadians at the
show, one guy was from Clearwater Fla.Ý a transplant from Burlington.ÝÝ
SO I was hanging out by the front door, watching the scalpers, when Bobby,
Johnny and Gord S. go walking by, I totally missed a photo op, about five
minutes later Paul goes walking by, they were in the bus right in front
of the place!Ý By
now a line was forming, so my wife and I wanted to get up front, so
we hopped in line, the doors didn't even open until 8:00, we were about
30th in line, we got in and skated right to a spot stage left about 3 feet
away, turned out to be a good spot for the show.Ý I ran to the bar to get
a couple beers for us, then proceeded back to guard our spot.Ý Mark Copeley(sic)
opened he didn't go on until around 9, I wasn't real impressed with him,
I liked about 3 of the songs he played.Ý While they were on stage the place
really filled up, our great spot was getting smaller and smaller.Ý
Now it was pushing 10 and people were getting restless, finally the boys
take the stage and have at it.Ý Opened up with Use it up, they sounded
great, played a great set.Ý The crowd was for awesome for the most part,
one guy really tried to get up front during 100th meridian, but he moved
on and everything was cool.Ý The people around us seemed to accept the
new stuff, someone asked me if I was with the band, cause I knew all the
words and was writing down all the songs?Ý Gord was really on, he goofed
a little during I think Wheat Kings, he missed the last verse, the band
rocked on, and Gord kind of just ranted on.Ý After the song ended we heard
him turn to Gord S. and Bobby and said, "I forgot the last verse"Ý Pretty
funny I thought, then during Fifty Mission Cap, he was dancing with his
mic, and it crashed to the floor, Gord scooped it up and proceeded to "scold"
it saying, "where are you going, where are you going, you're nothing without
me"Ý Sorry for this epic, but it was a great show, I saw 2 tapers, hopefully
the shows will get out.Ý Here is the setlist:
Use it UP
NOIS
Fully Completly
Lake Fever
Silver Jet
Springtime in Vienna
100th meridian
Weaken
Fireworks
Something On
Wheat Kings
All tore up
Nautical
Throwing off glass
50 MC
Darkest One
Blow at High Dough
encore
Are you ready
Chagrin Falls
Poets
See ya
Sean
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