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Good work Lafayette. If you do attend, you will have the added pleasure of seeing me and Stoger at the show. 😀
Good post globejam. It is ironic that Lucinda’s performances in sympathy of the 99% helps fill the piggy bank of the mysterious 1% er from Denver. I wonder if there is any performance venue in Los Angeles that does not have a similar unsavory connection. Something tells me the bad guys have everything locked up tight.
As far as the fees are concerned, it sucks out loud. Do they create the fees to make extra money they don’t have to share with the artist? I admit I pay it without complaint when I shouldn’t. I fear they would tack it on somewhere else if we refused to pay.
Glad you enjoyed the show.
Thx LWJ and happy TD to you and everyone.
As has been reported, it was request night at the El Rey. It’s funny what hearing the song you requested will do; we were happy as clams. Lu hit the stage at 9:30 and she was in fine form. Her voice has never sounded better. Bigger crowd than last night I think. Blake was really burning up the frets for the first 3 songs. Lu only played 2 songs from the new album, that I can remember. Everyone seemed to be in a good holiday eve mood. Plus it was the last show of a long year. Lu delivered one great performance after another. The show was over at 11:30, a 2 hour extravaganza.
The usual suspects were in attendance, plus Stella made the scene. Safe travels home to Stoger. Great to see Paul, Ralph, Gerald, and Tom O. again. Traffic was again a bitch. I don’t know how I managed 5 El REy shows a few years ago. I was younger then.
Let the pie making begin.
P.S. Fabulous dinner and chit chat at Luna Park with Tim, Etienne, Stoger, and Stella before the show.
Got home from night 2 at 12:45. Tremendous show. In my top ten. Remarks after massive sleep. The setlist:
Pineola
Drunken Angel
The Nights Too Long (for Paul)
Lake Charles (for the author of this post)
Stowaway in Your Heart
Ventura
World Without Tears (for Stella)
Blue (for Tim)
Born To Be Loved (A Stoger prediction)
Blessed
Still I Long For Your Kiss
Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings
Essence
Changed The Locks
It’s Not My Cross To Bear
Joy
Honey BeeEncores:
I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore (Lu Solo) (Woody Guthrie)
Factory (Springsteen)
Marching The Hate Machines Into The Sun (Thievery Corp.)
Bone of Contention
Salt of The Earth (Jagger/Richards)
Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye)Shit. Musta been a wine moment. I’ll fix it.
Major screw up. Sorry Tom.
P.S. Tim said I’ve lost all credability. Means I had some.
Most of it made it into my mouth, thankfully. It’s bumping into people that gets the arm and shirt wet.
Well, it’s not my cross to bear, I can tell you that. I will try and listen carefully tonight, hopefully before the wine kicks in fully.
She announced the song as “Ain’t My Cross to Bear”, but I’m positive she sings “It’s Not” instead of “Ain’t”.
Then again, I had wine spilled on the right half of my shirt, and it was running down my arm, so I may not be the best source of information.
@tntracy wrote:
@tonyg wrote:
Got home at 12:50 pm. Great show, as Paul indicated. Remarks tomorrow. The set list:
Can’t Let Go
Metal Firecracker
Buttercup
People Talkin
Stowaway In Your Heart
Concrete and Barbed Wire
Fruits of My Labor
Copenhagen
Trying To Get To Heaven
Born To Be Loved
Blessed
It’s Not My Cross To Bear
Joy
Honey Bee
Get Right With God
Don’t Let The Devil Ride
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
Factory
Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye)
Salt of The Earth (Jagger/Richards)
Rockin In The Free WorldWhere was the encore break? Between GRWG & HTKFB, presumably?
Tom
I can’t remember Tom. There were a lot of songs after the break. Tim or Stoger will shed some light on this.
Tim and I drove through the worst traffic I can remember. Every highway was locked up, rock solid. Hence we were late and just had enough time to pound one drink to calm down before Blake hit the stage at 8:40. We ran into Stoger outside and met up with Liz. Good crowd. I later noticed Jackson Browne standing about 10 feet in front of me. Blake’s solo set was all electric guitar with Butch on percussion. Butch went crazy on one of Blake’s songs.
I blanked out on when Lu took the stage; the curtains opened and there she was, dressed in black, looking fabulous. Estimated time was 9:20. Her voice was great. I thought the covers worked well. The finale of Rockin in the Free World was awesome; Lu was having a great time. I don’t know when the show ended. Late.
It was great to see Stoger, Paul from Los Angeles, Liz, our famed Webmasta Ralph, Gerald, and Tom O. I looked for Stellabluee but did not see her. I look forward to another fun evening tonight.
For anyone who gets there early, which hopefully includes me and Tim, we will meet for drinks and dinner at Luna Park, a cool restaurant on the northeast corner of La Brea and Wilshire, a few blocks east of the El Rey.
