For now, I'm focusing on the set list as I wrote it down during the show; more details to follow later.

Set 1:

Dayton, Ohio, 1903 (Randy Newman cover)
Fool
Long Lost Brother
Anything At All
Who Will Guard the Door?
Fever ("I think Steve (the Walrus) likes this one...")
My Love Is A Fever
She
Linford read a poem he uncovered from an old journal, pretty cool
Etc. Whatever
Drunkard's Prayer (Karin only)
Remind Us (Karin only)

Set 2:

Hometown Boy
Seahorse (no Summertime tonight)
Little Blue River/In the Garden
The Poopsmith (Or "What Can Brown Do For You?")
Orphan Girl
Changes Come

Encore:

When I Go

I've been transporting back to this show since getting the boot yesterday. It's a fabulous boot - I'm picturing the others that were there, remembering things Karin & Linford said on stage, expressions that went with them. Listening to this show I can remember every time I laughed. Smile doesn't count, as I believe I was perma-smile both nights.

Some favorite moments of this show:

-Dayton, OH, 1903 - the opening randy newman tune
-Karin blanking out on the last verse of Lost Lost Brother. "I had a senior moment." L: "Karin's been saying she should get paid by the word so she might leave some out to make a point."
-K&L finding out that "Get a leg up." was a 'horse thing'. K: "see, you always learn something at our shows. we may leave gaping holes in songs, but you learn something"
-Linford's spoken word poem and Karin just looking at him the whole time he read.
-Linford saying his spoken word album was going to be a Grey Ghost Joint Production "Do some Hip-Hop."
-Karin teasing us with her inner-soul sister at the end of Hometown Boy "I love him... I love him..." adding in some of her make-you-melt "ooooOOh's"

They're serious dorks (in the best of ways). But so am I, so I'm allowed to say that and have it come off in the [good] way that it's meant.

Not a favorite thing about this show at the time but funny now:

The drunk lady I was oh-so fortunate enough to have sitting next to me at the bar. She'd spew out some comment at normal volume during a song a few times and was warned 3x by the sound guy and the bartender that I noticed. "If you can't be quiet and respectful of the band and others that are trying to enjoy the show, I will escort you out." Thank goodness her squabble didn't get picked up by pieman's mic's - just her inbetween song banter. It's funnier now, listening, but at the time it was sucky. I really wanted to do one of those hard shoves to the shoulder and knock her ass right off the stool and pull one of those "Wow, what happened?!?" innocent looks. But I'm a lover, not a shover. She did get escorted out, btw, during Changes Come I believe. If you're on the vine for the show, she'll be obvious...

"It's important to have a voice!" - for visual's sake, she nodded her head matter-of-factly and raised her glass for that one. What's great listening back is Linford's comment to it. A dead-panned "yeah." and Karin going "ok..". We got a couple "Damn!'s" between songs. A "Fabulous!". A "What's goin' on?!" in response to Linford at one point. Kentuckianna stood with us during the show several times and man, the looks she was giving that lady were classic. I'm suprised Anna didn't drag her off the stool. heh.

Kylie is pretty much the OtR Canal St. merch-queen and until that night's show she had not been a 100% audience member in a while. At the end of the show she said: "I was actually moved..." and put her hand to her heart as her eyes glistened. If any of you are list members and remember when Kylie joined actwin, she was giddy and blown-away and flat out in love with OtR - she still is but doesn't "pee her pants" when she sees them anymore (list joke ). I still remember her email after her first show. So that moment at Sunday night's show, to me, was really, really cool. Got me a little glisten-y in the eyes too, but I think I hid it well.

For me, I had the best seat in the house that night. I was planted against the bar at the back of the room. Many a time that night I'd look around the room to find my fellow apples and internally shake my head at the fact that I was actually there. OtR wasn't the only factor in my perma-smile, know what I mean?

Karin also mentioned that Mick (Canal St. owner) said they could've done 3 nights and that maybe next time they would. I've got a lot of saving to do.

And Jeanne, you and I are hanging out more next time*.


*I said "next time". Gawd that felt good.

Steve/Walrus walking over and plopping his cute butt down my lap was rather fun, too. Thanks, Dave, for getting a picture of that.

Nice review, Michelle. I'm glad you were next to the drunk lady and that I wasn't. I'm also kinda wondering about the woman who made the comment (or odd noise, actually) on Saturday night when Karin was talking about the naming of "Drunkard's Prayer," to which Karin said she wasn't going to call it "Eee Eee Eee."



I'm trying to imagine what a three-show weekend would have been like. Mick's a really cool guy. I've never spoken to him personally, but he's very supportive of local musicians. I hope he can find someone to buy the current building (cool as it is), so he can get a place that's a little bigger & has more parking. (I'll follow him, Karin. )





How long until December?

That was one of my favorite moments of Saturday's show. Both Karin and Linford are quick on the draw with comments. Witty people those two.



TOO long! Airfare was at $490 today!!! So, Yoohoo!! Linford... check OTRhine@aol.com and get back to me on that question, please?? I'm ready to click 'purchase' on that ticket...

*jedi knight mode*

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Thanks Michelle,
Keep that sort of warm personal description going for the next Canal Street show, I'll just have to pedal past the smiling, laughing crowd in the parking lot on the way home from my studio to get the buzz from the show. Why have I developed such a serious pathological loathing for participation in crowd activities? Someone offered to pay my way for the Mose Allison show at Gilly's I couldn't accept because I knew I wouldn't go... and Gilly's is now a "smoke free" venue (my original excuse for avoiding clubs was the smoke).

Who will guard the door!? Wow. I was humming that yesterday. I knew I should've gone to this show.
Hopefully she'll do it again tonight in Columbus. Is it actually finished now? Is it similar to the version on the video?

She's been doing if for over a year, randomly I think. Mabye even longer than that. It's done and it seems to be the same sound as on S&G's, just completed. And with a lot of Karin "oooOOoooOOooOOhhh's", pardon my inability to figure out how to type what she does better. I'm am really hoping it shows up on this live cd they're busting out with soon. A recorded version will do to me what Fever does for Walrus. Well, not the same kind of melt, but melt none the less.

Spacedog... are you on the Vines for the two Canal St. Tavern shows (5/1 & 5/2)? They did it both nights.

ps: love your avatar.

Thanks, Michelle. A friend actually took that a couple years ago. My partner and I dressed up as Fire and Ice for Halloween and she helped us out with makeup in exchange for taking some photos for her portfolio. She's very good - check her website at www.lucidpics.com. I'm on the left in that photo.
I haven't signed up for those vines yet...I'm kind of wanting to just get shows that I've been to, but I have a feeling I'm going to break down and sign up for everything I can get my grubby little paws on.

The version of "Who Will Guard The Door" is a bit different than the '94 version, mostly in the melody of the chorus. I suppose it's not that major of a change, but I think it makes the song much, much stronger the way she does it now.