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IN THIS ISSUE:
2004 Christmas The Bootlog Some Ezra Sights From New Orleans Listening Party Update News & Links TTOY Hall of Fame Cowbell Hall of Fame BTE Impressions Volume 2
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2004 CHRISTMAS SHOWS (CONT'D) Saturday Night “King of New Orleans” was again the lead-off song for the night. This time we got the patented KG “finger walk.” And the breakdown was a variation on that of the night before: “Greetings, we’re you’re hometown band – we’re what you’ve got – like it or not!”
Segueing deftly once again into “Pull,” the guys rocked
it even harder than the night before. Tom was so enthused he literally
left the ground for every “Puuuullllllllllll!” This song is such a
welcome addition to current setlists. Only a minor technical problem –
easily solved by Mike Keel – managed to slow the guys down, but only for
a second. Kevin smiling broadly yelled out “thank you Michael!” Lucky for me, the horn section of Mark Mullins and Barney Floyd eschewed their usual rear of the stage position to be right upfront where Tom usually stands. They were so close I was concerned (needlessly, of course) about falling victim to the trombone’s “spit valve.” And I was also thankful that the Horns D’Amour this time sported street clothes under their fabulous costumes. There’s just no need for the “mooning” incidents during the DVD taping!
These guys blow. I swear one time I saw what looked like steam coming from the end of Mark’s trombone. During “Allison Foley” called on them to do solos and they were spectacular. All a stunned KG could say in response was “You just kicked my ass and turned me on!” He then took a moment to kid Tom “Mark and Barney are so modest, not like Tom, he was a child prodigy and it just went to his head.” The horn section remained on stage as “Rolling” came next. Uncle Mike was the next victim of Kevin’s razor sharp wit and this time Tom piled on too. “Ladies and gentlemen, I introduced him to you last night – David Carradine! Later he’ll show us some of the same (karate) moves.” Tom opined “You may not know this, but if we f*ck up on stage he karate chops us – and it hurts!” Turning to a more serious topic, Kevin again mentioned
the forthcoming album (since reportedly entitled as “Before the Robots):
“The new album kicks ass. Shit is off the hook. Next time you see us
we’ll be playing an arena or a dome or on a hovercraft cruising Lake
Pontchartrain. Oh oh, I’ve just jinxed it!”
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The song “Daylight”which appears on the new album came next.
Thankfully, the horns stayed for this song. I hope horns appear on the
CD version as they really add Kevin’s “big rock, butt shake, and thrust” move again started off
“Extra Ordinary.” During the song Tom was mouthing something to some of
the front row folks. As Kevin then thanked Howie Day for opening the show that night.
According to Griffin: “Howie rode his bike all the way down here from
Bangor, Maine.” Not missing a
Some Led Zeppelin riffs from “Over the Hills and Far Away”and more
came next. Travis picked up the beat and the moment last longer than
usual. Then they launched into a fiery version of “Rosealia.” So fiery
indeed that KG looked over during Tom’s bass solo and Griffin then repeated the previous night’s “stocking stuffer” story. This time, though, when he mentioned the expense of altering the size of the DVD to fit a Standard North American Stocking, several concertgoers took it upon themselves to throw bills on the stage. I spotted a $1 and $5 bills that were then prominently displayed on Tom’s mic stand. Kevin next lamented that only a select few people had discovered the “BTE Gone Wild” footage hidden on the DVD (M.O.M. alert folks). He said it included footage of Travis down at the Cats Meow (link) singing Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.” He continued “it is complete with blurred body parts, we shot Travis from the nipples down.” Tom then directed the crowd to turn around sometime and watch Brian working the sound board. He then suggested that Brian consider putting a “tip jar” there.
Moving on, a song for the ladies “Get You In” came |
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