____first set____

Tiger the Lion
Courage
Inevitability of Death
Opiated
Puttin' Down
Gift Shop
Last of the Unplucked Gems
Lionized
100th
Sharks
Ahead by a Century
Chagrin Falls
Nautical Disaster
My Music at Work

____second set____

Wheat Kings
Wild Mountain Honey
Blow at High Dough
Lake Fever
Save the Planet
Luxury
Fireworks
Pigeon Camera
Poets
Toronto #4
Don't Wake Daddy
Freak Turbulence
Locked in the Trunk of a Car
Wherewithal

____encore____

Looking for a Place to Happen
Escape is at Hand...
New Orleans is Sinking

Front row was delicious. I'll try to get a full review of the three-show triad up tomorrow...

-Cam-
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I was at the Nov 16 show at the Coliseum in Vancouver. It was AWESOME!! The band was in fine form, and I couldn't believe how long they played for. Incredible. I was on the floor, near the back, and I enjoyed every single minute. In fact, I was still so pumped on Friday, I tried really hard to get out to Kelowna this weekend, but had no other takers. Next time, I will get
tickets for both nights.

Gail
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Sorry for the delay in my report on the fun I had at both shows.  It's just that, for the last couple of days, I've been speechless.  They were great shows. Particularly the Thursday night show.  I mean the lights and the sound were an absolute treat. An old soundman with a gray poneytail said it was the best sound he's ever heard in the Colosium.
    One of the big treats was being able to buy beer and take it to your seet. Although the band didn't reep any residuals from the exercise, believe me, there was a lot of beer sold.
    I gotta tell ya, I don't  know what all the wankin' was about because I absolutely loved Chris and Kate and what they added to the sound and the dimensions of the band. I was getting rushes listening to Kate and Paul sing harmony. Kate sang one stansa of a bridge and got a total roar from the house. Chris' way of playing off Johnny gives the rythme the extra few whacks it takes to lay everyone right down onto the groove. Rob was absolute magic and I think it's because Chris has taken over some of the rythme duties. Our Mr. Baker  took advantage of the freedom and just flew. I thought his hair was going to lift him right off the stage. Gord Downie seemed to feel relaxed and in good humor and of course Mr Sinclair was his solid self, boppin' into each tune with the same vigor. And Downie is singing with such great pitch and power these days that I can't see anything
but better albums and songs comming our way for quite a while yet. Johnny ? What can I tell ya ? The guy works like some kind of olimpic champion. He plays like it's the most important thing in the world, and it sure comes out in the wash because my head is still awash with the sights and sounds.
   I can say a couple things about Vancouver Hip fans. I had to hang around the front waiting for tickets both nights and just watching the sworms of fans heading to the doors with sparkles in their eyes and the clasic hurried gait to get to their seets, looking around for friends, I could feel the band already.  Everyone looking happy and excited, even though it was golder than the brass end of a munkey bar. I'm sure there are more fans who know the words to their favorite songs who go the the Sadle dome than there are who go to the Colosium, but when ten or fifteen thousand people are singing together at the top of their lungs, it's hard to tell the difference. No mosh pit. No diving and now plastic bottles or shoes. Those things happened at the Thunderbird Stadium at U.B.C. but not Wednesday or Thursday night over at the PNE grounds. (That's where the Colosium is).
   I was lucky enough to make it back stage and even say hello to each of the guys in the band. There was about a hundred people in a nice banquet area with big round tables and tablecloths as well as a full bar where we caught up on our libations. As everyone can imagine, the band was very nice and accommodating, signing stuff and conversing. It took Paul 40 minutes to
go 15 feet once he was in the door.
   Mostly it's the thrill of seeing so many people in one place who are healthy and happy and off to do a fun thing together. It's great to know I'm part of that croud and, again, like the rest of us, I can't wait to see them play again.
  Th'ol'rokre