Yes, I was one of the many enthusiasts–a travel-weary one by now.
Car Wheels…
Big Red Sun Blues
Drunken Angel
Right in Time [sustained heightened applause after]
Fruits of My Labor [upright bass tour debut]
Copenhagen
West Memphis [solo]
Lake Charles [duo]
Side of the Road [duo]
Bus to Baton Rouge
Something Wicked…
Burning Bridges
Out of Touch
Changed the Locks
Essence
Righteously [with karaoke comments]
Joy
Honeybee
Rocking in the Free World
Get Right with God
The Warehouse was hardly sold out, but that’s true about the enthusiasm level. Upon walk-on, Lu tipped her hat to places in Houston where she had honed her craft years ago (e.g, Anderson Fair). Mike Stinson was in the house, I noticed. I found the employees at the Warehouse quite efficient, especially the broom-wielding, towel-in-back-pocket-sporting cleaning staff who bent down to remove any and all stray debris at various points during the show, squeezing in wherever and whenever needed, ballad or rocker, intro or instrumental break, early mid or late in set. Four minutes after the second encore tune, they had the house cleared and a sheen emanating from every imaginable standing area.
Quote of the day, from an anonymous new crew member: “I didn’t realize what a gay and lesbian crowd Lucinda tends to draw.” Had I been quicker on my feet by way of reply, I might have come up with “Just wait until the Orange Peel,” but that would have been inappropriate of me, of course.