Ra-cha-cha, Last Night Of Tour Report?

Really enjoyed the show. Just two or 3 miscellaneous comments for a little bit of fun since Stoger, Lefty,fuji81 et al have more than covered the highlights.

1. Pre-concert, I went to the Abilene bar directly across the street from where Lu’s “Metal Firecracker” was parked and met a lot of nice folks having a brew before the concert. Talked with the bar owner who was attending the concert and he even played a couple of Lucinda’s songs over the sound system.

2. Lefty’s true identity remains protected. The balding guy wearing a pink and blue shirt sitting in front row centre stage was identified as a “righty” by my friend after getting a hint from Susannah.
Don’t forget Inside Job was also anonymous for a while. Lefty’s real identity will ultimately be revealed-perhaps when he is nominated for Friendly Forum of the Year Moderator.

3. Susannah convinced me to buy the 5 CD El Rey set. This will almost complete my Lu archives collection and saved me the hassel of pay pal, shipping, customs duties to Canada eh!

4. Finally, with a two week lull in Lu’s tour until Australia, Lefty can now focus on Erika W. of the HB’s and not the merchandise gal. ( who was delightful to meet )

5. Aso looking forward to Record Day 09.

Great add-ons, L: I too was in Abilene for a quickie pre-show. Good to hear the old southpaw has preserved his anonymity; I take it this “righty” was the same one doing call and response during “Tears of Joy?” And I don’t imagine it took too much strong-arming on Susannah’s part to send you home, send you across customs it sounds like, with that El Rey boxed set. Memorable night. . .

Well, Ray, you can’t say this reviewer didn’t have a unifying motif: bespectacled, “librarian” Lu matches up with the lead paragraph on audience reading preferences. I too have turned a few pages while waiting Lu out in reserved seat venues, and even pulled out a book (not on Janis Ian, I trust) once with elbows on stage at a GA standing show. I don’t feel insulted by this audience characterization, though Lefty is right to note that some mindless chatter is the flipside of what the reviewer noticed.

Someone should cut and paste the finale for Butch’s scrapbook, to be sure.

P.S. No surcharge on the t-shirt I bought after the show. . .

for the record: me, personally — i’m all about “trendy sexy librarian black-frame eyeglasses,” eclectic crowds, and i do believe reading is fun-damental! (Lu could put her hair up in a bun, too, and even tell me “shhhh…”) Harro East Ballroom sounds like my kind of place.

Glad you got your merch with no problem, Stoger. 😀 Nice MMJ Librarian link, Lefty.

Excellent pix, Blu. Especially like the black+whites. Thanks for posting.

Can’t help you on the guitar question, baba. I’m sure somebody will come along here who can. Welcome aboard.

Hey, that’s a good way of putting it Babalouie — “Pettibone’s loss” (not Lucinda’s loss!!).

Anyone else wondering if we can keep this Rochester thread going until Lu comes back from Australia?

Btw, I bought a “Buick Six” shirt from the Friendly Forum’s famous friend Susannah last Sat. No discount on that one. I plan to wear it at my next Dylan show, knowing full well that Bob won’t play that song live ever again.