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Excellent, Viv. Now we need Tony to red-ink the Lou Reed cover, I think. Nice that Flannery O’ got a shout-out. Let’s assume Lu got off before 11 and the dreaded “union rules” of overtime pay kicked in.
Funny, as long as I’ve been looking at Lafayette’s and vmorris’ feet at all these shows, Old Gringos means nothing to me. Thanks, as always, for the fashion report. . . .
@stoger wrote:
Let’s assume Lu got off before 11 and the dreaded “union rules” of overtime pay kicked in.
Stoger, Yes, Lu did end just before 11pm. Maybe that’s why the KBB set was so short. One of the bartenders told me Lu was supposed to take the stage at 9:20, but since the opener was so short, she was going on at 9pm so I should hustle back to my seat. I’m glad she got the two encores in (I’m still scarred by the experience of having the plug pulled in the middle the first time I heard Blessed, at the Saratoga Mountain Winery, because of venue curfew!). Oh, and KBB rocked hard and loud. Kenneth gave the background of a new song, it might be called something “If I’m Going Down, I’m Going Down Hard”, dedicated to a friend who died of a heart attack at the age of 39. Went to bed after a gig in Mexico and never woke up. I also really enjoyed “Breakdown”, I think it’s called. I saw outside that they retired their old green van (but hopefully not the atlas and the Gideon’s Bible on the dash, but I didn’t check!) and replaced it with an identical white van… I saw the KBB sticker and other misc. bumper stickers and used my powers of deduction 🙂 See you in less than a week and I’ll wear my Old Gringos 8) Viv
@vmorris wrote:
@stoger wrote:
Let’s assume Lu got off before 11 and the dreaded “union rules” of overtime pay kicked in.
Stoger, Yes, Lu did end just before 11pm. Maybe that’s why the KBB set was so short. One of the bartenders told me Lu was supposed to take the stage at 9:20, but since the opener was so short, she was going on at 9pm so I should hustle back to my seat. I’m glad she got the two encores in (I’m still scarred by the experience of having the plug pulled in the middle the first time I heard Blessed, at the Saratoga Mountain Winery, because of venue curfew!). Oh, and KBB rocked hard and loud. Kenneth gave the background of a new song, it might be called something “If I’m Going Down, I’m Going Down Hard”, dedicated to a friend who died of a heart attack at the age of 39. Went to bed after a gig in Mexico and never woke up. I also really enjoyed “Breakdown”, I think it’s called. I saw outside that they retired their old green van (but hopefully not the atlas and the Gideon’s Bible on the dash, but I didn’t check!) and replaced it with an identical white van… I saw the KBB sticker and other misc. bumper stickers and used my powers of deduction 🙂 See you in less than a week and I’ll wear my Old Gringos 8) Viv
thanks for the kBB material especially. Their sets as a whole have seemed shorter this tour, for whatever reason. The person who died in Mexico was Ikey _______, former keyboardist for the Jack White Band. And I believe those two vans have been used alternately, though the white one is lower mileage. Rock on in the continental 48, my KBB friends!
Remarks from our embedded reporter:
“Quite a night at The Beacon. There’s always a sense when you’re in NY that it’s big show that has some extra importance. Last night was certainly no exception as there nearly 25 members of the press in the audience. In addition, Meryl Streep, Richard Gere, Tracy Ullman and director Jonathan Demme were in attendance. There was definitely a different energy in the air as Lucinda and the band took the stage. As they usually do Lucinda and the band completely rose to the occasion. There were many friends etc. there who have seen a lot of Lucinda’s shows in NY and there was several mentions that this was among her best ever, if not the best. We’ll take that.
Only one live debut last night -a spine tingling and touching version of Pale Blue Eyes in a tribute to Lou Reed. That puts the count at 61.
Next up Boston. ” 😀Great report, Viv!
Stoger, Lu and I were talking Old Gringos at the Lexington show, while you were nabbing the set list for me. 😀 Lu was admiring my boots and I told her, very proudly, I was rocking those boots because of her collection. Ha, I even showed her the sole of the boot with the Old Gringo stamped logo. I believe she has at least two pair she has worn on stage, with one being the black pair with the silver studs all over.
I’m looking forward to Nashville. The Three Amigos united, once again, Lillie Mae sitting in with KBB and last, but not least, Lucinda and company melting the faces off the masses. Life is good.
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