| Hey Y'All,
I missed out on 3 great Panic shows over the weekend due to work in Ohio. I knew that Lucinda was playing at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor, a venue I love to see shows in. I saw on the website there were some single tickets left. Too late for Ticketbastard, so i called the box office at about 4:00 pm as I was at work. SOLD OUT COMPLETELY! That only meant 1 thing, drive to Ann Arbor, hit Whole Foods for a pre-show snack, and head over to the theatre around 6:30. The eats at Whole Foods was for the 2nd time in a row, sub-par. The hot food bar was destroyed, with the remainder in the pans looking very dry. They were down to a tiny piece of brisket at the smokehouse. Not good. I ended up at the Chinese resataurant across the street from the theatre for some spicy pork lo mein. Yummy.
I meandered over to the theatre at 6:40. A couple had a pair in the fifth row. For his birthday, his wife bought a pair in the 2nd row and they were a bit pricey. Tix were $35++. i told him I would buy one. He then offered 2/$50.00. I told him I only wanted one and held out as several folks were selling singles. I was not the least worried. I could see he was anxious to go in 10 minutes later. He asked if I wanted to buy 1 for $35.00. i pulled out 2-$20.00 bills and said, i will take both for $40.00. DEAL!
Within 5 minutes I found a taker for the extra, for $35.00. I now had a 5th row DFC for $5.00! I went in and hit the rest room to get wired. I walked in as the opener, Carrie Rodriguez was on stage. I took my seat and I was rolling. She put on a nice 48 minute set. I enjoyed it for the most part. It was almost too mellow during some songs. She had the crowd in her hand. I enjoyed when she played fiddle more than the guitar of electric mandolin. I was waiting for her to pick up the tenor guitar that sat next to her, but it never happened. I did like the Dirk Powell Water Bound. I stayed put during the 49 minute stage changeover.
Lucinda hit the stage at about 9:12 and sang Rescue. She did not play her guitar yet. She strapped on the acoustic and owned the crowd! some of the highlights were Fruits of My Labor, Lonely Girls - some of you may remember this from the flick Shallow Hal, a rockin' version of Out of Touch, Come On, and the Petty covered Changed the Locks. I always love to hear Those Three Days even if she plays it every time I see her. She messed up a verse on Righteously and stopped and went back to redo it. Classic. At least she admitted it! She invited Carrie up for the final song of the 85 minute set to play fiddle on the Betty Lovett tune "Joy". She added a nice touch. So nice, that Lucinda had her up for the 3 song encore! A few new songs from her newest album, West were featured tonight. She actually hit most of her 9 album catalogue tonight.
On the way out, I heard the guy who bought my ticket tell a friend he ran into "Boy did I luck out! I bought a 5th row ticket for face and no service charges." I thanked the couple who sold me the tickets out front. They really enjoyed the show and was glad they sold me the ticket. As for me, i got the best of both worlds, a great show for $5.00! It is all perspective as EVERYONE was happy!
PS, I sent the cds to the couple as I burned them early this morning! Won't they be in for a treat when they check their mail tomorow!
As usual, I stopped at the New York Pizza Depot. Tonight it was a stuffed slice with eggplant and ricotta that did not see route 23 South! Devoured on I-94!
Here is how it went down:
Carrie Rodriguez
Michigan Theatre
Ann Arbor, Michigan
4/15/2007
7:35
Partial song only 1:42
Band intros :59
Before You Say Another Word 3:25
Don't Wanna Play House Anymore 2:22
? 3:11
This Body of Mine 4:39
The Mask of Moses 6:18
Water Bound 4:29
Turn the Juke Box On 5:46
Fifties French Movie 3:39
Never Gonna Be your Bride 4:08
St. Peters 6:29
8:23
Schoeps CCM4V'S>Sound Devices 722
FOB DFC KFC ZFC AARP 5TH ROW!
Lucinda Williams
Michigan Theatre
Ann Arbor, Michigan
4/15/2007
9:12
Rescue 5:26
Ocean of Love 5:36
Fruits of My Labor 5:33
Drunken Angel 3:41
Right in Time 5:13
Lonely Girls 4:49
Those Three Days 4:41
Band Intros :39
Out of Touch 7:38
Righteously 6:20
Still I Long for Your Kiss 4:19
*Come On 5:33
Change the Locks 4:22
Sweet Baby 8:46
Unsuffer Me 7:40
*#Joy 8:20
10:37
10:40
#I Can't Feel My Love Anymore 4:33
#West 5:43
#Reel Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings 5:49
10:55
*Lucinda on Electric Guitar
#with Carry Rodriguez on Fiddle
Schoeps CCM4V'S>Sound Devices 722
FOB DFC KFC ZFC AARP 5TH ROW!
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TODAY'S FEATURED HUMOR:
With Jazzfest fast approaching, I thought this might come in handy:
YOU MIGHT BE FROM LOUISIANA IF...........
1. You've ever wore shorts at Christmas time.
2. You pronounce Lafayette as "Laffy-ette" not "La-fay-ette".
3. You learned to drive a boat before you could drive a car.
4. You know the meaning of a "Delcambre Reeboks" (that would be a pair of all
white fishing boots).
5. You offer somebody a "coke" and then ask them what kind: Coca-Cola, Dr.
Pepper, Pepsi, 7Up?
6. You can name all of your 3rd cousins.
7. You plan your vacation around hunting season & LSU football.
8. You greet people with "Ha's ya momma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"
9. Every so often, you have waterfront property.
10. When giving directions you use words like "uptown", "downtown","
backatown", riverside", "lakeside! ", "northshore", "westbank", "down the
bayou" or "cross the river".
11. When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are
referring to places like Shreveport , Little Rock or Memphis , "where it gets
real cold!"
12. Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.
13. You've ever had Community Coffee.
14. You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it (also, Thibodaux ,
Opelousas , Pontchartrain, Ouachita, Atchafalaya ).
15. You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the
top of your house.
16. You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used. (Amen) You Got dat rite.
17. The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy
dressed is healthier than a Caesar salad.
18. You know the definition of "dressed."
19. You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with
Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.
20. The smell of a crawfish boil turns you on more than HBO.
21. You "wrench" your hands in the sink with an onion bar to get the crawfish
smell off.
22. You're not afraid when someone wants to "ax you something."
23. You go by "ya-mom-en-'dems" on Good Friday for family supper.
24. You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national
holiday.
25. You don't realize until high school what a "county" is.
26. You believe that purple, green and gold look good together (and you will
even eat things those colors).
27. You go to buy a new winter coat (what most people refer to as
windbreakers)
28. Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.
29. You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your
baseball team. (Geaux Zephyrs).
30. You have a ditch on at least one side of your property.
31. You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall
catching blue crabs.
32. You describe a color as "K&B Purple."
33. You like your rice and politics dirty.
34. When given the choice for Governor between a KKK leader and Edwin
Edwards, it's a difficult decision.
35. You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Newawlins."
36. You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night
anyway.
37. You prefer skiing on the bayou.
38. You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.
39. You realize the rain forest is less humid than Louisiana .
40. You can list all the ingredient's of a gumbo or a jambalaya.
41. You go to the "boat", but you don't plan on spending any time over water.
42. When you're in Baton Rouge you know the difference between the old bridge
& the new bridge.
43. If you ever had to wait for the bridge to "come down" so you can get home.
44. If you pull for the Saints (who else would)?
45. If you've ever been to a wedding and someone either danced in a #3
washtub or with a broom and this was considered normal.
46. You make your groceries, or, wash your dishes,or, have an icebox.
47. You can't think of anybody that can cook better than your momma.
48. You know when it's appropriate to use "Tony Chachere's" (anytime!!!!).
49. You know an old person that can "treat" you for warts.
50. The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab and King Cake.
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MORE FEATURED HUMOR:
AS A MOM PASSES HER DAUGHTER'S CLOSED BEDROOM DOOR, SHE HEARD A STRANGE BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM WITHIN.
OPENING THE DOOR, SHE OBSERVED HER DAUGHTER GIVING HERSELF A REAL WORKOUT WITH A VIBRATOR. SHOCKED, SHE ASKED:
"WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING?"
THE DAUGHTER REPLIED: "MOM, I'M THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OLD, UNMARRIED, AND THIS THING IS ABOUT AS CLOSE AS I'LL EVER GET TO A HUSBAND! PLEASE, GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE."
THE NEXT DAY, THE GIRL 'S FATHER HEARD THE SAME BUZZ COMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CLOSED BEDROOM DOOR. UPON ENTERING THE ROOM, HE OBSERVED HIS DAUGHTER MAKING PASSIONATE LOVE TO HER VIBRATOR. TO HIS QUERY AS TO WHAT SHE WAS DOING, THE DAUGHTER SAID:
"DAD I'M THIRTY-FIVE, UNMARRIED, AND THIS THING IS ABOUT AS CLOSE AS I'LL EVER GET TO A HUSBAND. PLEASE, GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE."
A COUPLE DAYS LATER, MOM CAME HOME FROM A SHOPPING TRIP, PLACED THE GROCERIES ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER, AND HEARD THAT BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM, OF ALL PLACES, THE LIVING ROOM.
SHE ENTERED THAT AREA AND OBSERVED HER HUSBAND SITTING ON THE COUCH, DOWNING A COLD BEER, AND STARING AT THE TV.
THE VIBRATOR WAS NEXT TO HIM ON THE COUCH, BUZZING LIKE CRAZY.
THE WIFE ASKED: "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?"
THE HUSBAND REPLIED: "I'M WATCHING FOOTBALL WITH MY SON-IN-LAW."
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Sadie RIP, you were well loved and will be missed!
Late,
Z-Man
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