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  • #31855
    stoger
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    So I was scouting out the venue earlier today and was disappointed to find no marquee emblazoning the words “Buick Six” in neon; in fact, there was no marquee at all. The joint was darkened, though some two dozen Guinness taps were visible from a side window. Just as I was copying the Vicar Theatre motto (see below), one Stuart Mathis strode down the alley at the corner of Vicar and Thomas, instrument on back. Then he and I both began knocking on various side doors for entry, me doing it of course all altruistically, for the good of the guitarist and his impending soundcheck. I could have gotten in but refrained when the employee arrived.

    “LISTEN TO YOUR WORDS THEY’LL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. LISTEN OVER THE RHYTHM THAT’S CONFUSING YOU. LISTEN TO THE REED IN THE SAXOPHONE. LISTEN OVER THE HUM OF THE RADIO. LISTEN OVER SOUNDS OF BLADES IN ROTATION. LISTEN THROUGH THE TRAFFIC AND CIRCUS. LISTEN AS HOPE.”

    Not a bad slogan, despite the fused sentence near the beginning. Let’s rock.

    #54830
    Mike_Doran
    Participant

    Great slogan!
    Nice to see you packed your super-power of running into those you know on the street.

    Enjoy the show and thanks for the updates!!

    #54831
    vmorris
    Participant

    @stoger wrote:

    some two dozen Guinness taps were visible from a side window

    I would forgive them the lack of signage given the TWO DOZEN Guinness taps 🙂 Drink up, my friend, as I think the Irish save the good stuff for themselves! For a moment I thought the slogan might be new Lucinda lyrics.

    #54832
    Blessed
    Participant

    …have a great night my dear friend Stoger !!!…will you attend all this European shows ???…if you’ll do we’ll looking forward for your reports…unfortunately we can’t travel this time…
    …big hug for you and salute Lucinda and Tom from us !!!…we put our hopes for this summer in Spain…(bigsubi on keyboard)… 😉

    #54833
    Mike_Doran
    Participant

    Love Lu’s version of Hendrix’s Angel.. only other time I’ve heard it was in Portland.
    Classic. Nice to listen in via periscope! Thanks Tom!!

    For those that follow Lu on Twitter.. the link is still active for a while.. Mike
    https://www.periscope.tv/w/1YqxozMDkNlJv

    #54834
    BlueKoyote
    Participant

    What a wonderful show in Dublin tonight. Lucinda and the band were in great form, and the crowd really got behind them. A Sold Out, stuffed Vicar St venue compared to 3 years ago. Up there with any of the shows I’ve seen her do (about 15). And Stuart Mathis knocked the ball outta the park, as per the other times I’ve seen him.

    I was delighted the new album was available at the Merch stand, CD & Vinyl. The vinyl comes with a download code where you can get MP3s and / or WAVs. I downloaded both: the MP3s are 96kbps. The WAVs are CD standard 16bit/44.1Khz, which also has an extra Radio Edit of “Dust”. It’s a great move to let us have the WAVs. All bands should do it that way, and I salute Lucinda & Tom for doing that: Thanks.

    See you in London, and come back to Dublin more often please !

    #54835
    bigsubi
    Participant

    @BlueKoyote wrote:

    What a wonderful show in Dublin tonight. Lucinda and the band were in great form, and the crowd really got behind them. A Sold Out, stuffed Vicar St venue compared to 3 years ago. Up there with any of the shows I’ve seen her do (about 15). And Stuart Mathis knocked the ball outta the park, as per the other times I’ve seen him.

    I was delighted the new album was available at the Merch stand, CD & Vinyl. The vinyl comes with a download code where you can get MP3s and / or WAVs. I downloaded both: the MP3s are 96kbps. The WAVs are CD standard 16bit/44.1Khz, which also has an extra Radio Edit of “Dust”. It’s a great move to let us have the WAVs. All bands should do it that way, and I salute Lucinda & Tom for doing that: Thanks.

    See you in London, and come back to Dublin more often please !

    …glad to read it was a wonderful show BlueKoyote…you mean The Ghosts of Highway 20 was available at the merch stand ???…Stoooooooogeeeeeer !!!!!!!!…

    #54836
    stoger
    Participant

    1 Protection
    2 Can’t Let Go
    3 Drunken Angel
    4 East Side of Town
    5 Those 3 Days
    6 West Memphis
    7 Ghosts of Highway 20 [Lu says something like “people ask me a lot about ghosts” or maybe even “people ask me what if I were a ghost” beforehand]
    8 Lake Charles
    9 Dust
    10 The Temporary Nature of any Precious Thing [between a short intro and the first lick, Lu says “I think I’m going to cry up here”; after, she says she barely got through it]
    11 Fruits of My Labor
    12 Are You Down
    13 Seeing black [!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
    14 Unsuffer Me
    15 Essence
    [a shrill din takes the stage, but Lu assures us it’s not a fire alarm: “those amplifiers have a mind of their own sometimes”]
    16 Changed the Locks
    [Lu adds to band intros by naming the crew: monitors, front house sound, guitar tech, tour manager, man/hubbie]
    17 Honeybee
    __________________________________
    18 Angel [before which names like Reed, McLagan, Bowie, and Frey are mentioned]
    19 Joy
    20 Rocking in the free world

    9 and 11 may be reversed, can’t remember

    And now to catch plane for Scotland…

    #54837
    bigsubi
    Participant

    @stoger wrote:

    1 Protection
    2 Can’t Let Go
    3 Drunken Angel
    4 East Side of Town
    5 Those 3 Days
    6 West Memphis
    7 Ghosts of Highway 20 [Lu says something like “people ask me a lot about ghosts” or maybe even “people ask me what if I were a ghost” beforehand]
    8 Lake Charles
    9 Dust
    10 The Temporary Nature of any Precious Thing [between a short intro and the first lick, Lu says “I think I’m going to cry up here”; after, she says she barely got through it]
    11 Fruits of My Labor
    12 Are You Down
    13 Seeing black [!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
    14 Unsuffer Me
    15 Essence
    [a shrill din takes the stage, but Lu assures us it’s not a fire alarm: “those amplifiers have a mind of their own sometimes”]
    16 Changed the Locks
    [Lu adds to band intros by naming the crew: monitors, front house sand, guitar tech, tour manager, man/hubbie]
    17 Honeybee
    __________________________________
    18 Angel [before which names like Reed, McLagan, Bowie, and Frey are mentioned]
    19 Joy
    20 Rocking in the free world

    9 and 11 may be reversed, can’t remember

    And now to catch plane for Scotland…

    …”Seeing black”, great song and great artist who is dedicated…don’t forget to dress a skirt !!!… 😉

    #54838
    stoger
    Participant

    Can anyone help me unpack the apparant Catalan colloquialism “dress a skirt”???

    #54839
    bigsubi
    Participant

    @stoger wrote:

    Can anyone help me unpack the apparant Catalan colloquialism “dress a skirt”???

    …hahahaha…myself…I tried to make a joke with the traditional dress of Scotland “wear a skirt” instead wear jeans…I would also say that maybe my english is a little rusty…lack of practice… 😛

    #54840
    stoger
    Participant

    I’ll take your English any day, bigsubi. And though you are not traveling this month, you might want to allow some free time for that this summer. . . . Just saying.

    And now to switch into a kilt for tonight’s proceedings,

    “Mr. Stoger”

    #54841
    Lafayette
    Participant

    Those Three Days!!!

    I’m searching for you in the crowd, stoger, whenever I hear that familiar tweet on my phone signalling “Up Periscope.”

    Thanks for the reports. You’re missing the snowpocalypse back home. Safe travels!

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