[formerlylavender]

Thanks, Wes. We did have fun! The weather was damp and dreary, but the mountains were visible on both side as we approached Shippensburg. We met Bill and Lizanne for dinner before the show...very nice time as usual. It was a five minute drive from the restaurant to the venue, so it was very convenient.

Gord was in good form - I thought his voice improved as the night went on. He was straining to hit the notes on Cotton Jenny- he should have saved that one for the second set IMO. He was talkative, but not as much as last year in New Jersey. He did mutter/joke something about "lots of surprises" which I thought was funny because there really aren't very many surprises, song-wise. It was weird seeing Carter where Terry has always been, and I found myself watching him a lot. He added some nice notes to Beautiful (not one of my faves) which made it very enjoyable. Gord wore a "new" paisley vest over a maroon shirt for the 2nd set (stylin'!) A guy in front of me yelled "Ring Them Bells!" after IYCRMM, and Gord went right into it without hesitation. He said he hadn't done that one in a while.

Here's the setlist:

Sweet Guinevere
Cotton Jenny
14KGold
Never Too Close
In My Fashion
APPT
Rainy Day People
Shadows
Beautiful
Carefree Highway
Hangdog Hotel Room
Ribbon of Darkness
Sundown
The Watchman's Gone
Alberta Bound

-2-
The Wreck
Ringneck Loon
Don Q
Clouds of Loneliness
Let It Ride
If Children Had Wings
IYCRMM
Ring Them Bells
Baby Step Back
Restless
EMR
Song for a Winter's Night

Blackberry Wine - Encore