melindaL

@paul_from_losangeles wrote:

Thanx, tonyg, for posting the setlist. I attended this show last night, and I’ll post a few observations.

1. Doug’s guitar work for this show was magnificent, especially on Pineola and Out of Touch. Duo shows with Lucinda and Doug are really special moments.

2. The outdoor venue was beautiful, with huge, wide, tall trees surrounding the stage, and colored stage-lights highlighting the trees.

3. The weather was surprisingly tranquil, for a June evening near the coast–no wind, no fog, just a dropping temperature from the 70’s to the 50’s–the temperature was well managed by the audience members, who applied their clothing layers like a hip commercial for North Face.

4. My one mild complaint: when a venue specifies no outside food or drinks, that usually means the venue plans to sell food and drink, and doesn’t want competition from the audience supplies. However, the library last night only sold beer and wine–no food. Fortunately, I had a granola bar in my pocket (to eat after my wine), but it seemed like a poor policy. A few experienced souls did have plastic containers with food, and no one seemed to check.

5. If you attend another show at this venue, bring a flashlight. The experienced audience members did have flashlights. There are no lights at the portable outhouses, and the insides are totally dark after sunset. Also, the outside road has no street lights, so walking back to my parked rental car on the dark road with no traffic and no lights was a bit creepy.

Perhaps, I’ll add more later. For now, time to fight for breakfast at Embassy Suites in Seaside, near Monterey.

Exactly my thoughts. We rode out on the motorcycle Friday morning from the Yosemite area. Rolling up on the venue the parking was sparse, but there were spots to be found. The folks running the show/fans alike were kind and welcoming. The sculptures sprinkled around the venue added an extra touch of ambiance and interest: Simply a beautiful experience. I doubt I will see a performance so raw, genius and visceral anytime in the near future and I cannot really recall a concert like this before.

If anyone knows of a recorded version of this performance, whether soundboard or audience, I would love to get a copy.