Set List - - Peoria IL 4/2/08

[imported_Ordinary_Man]

Cotton Jenny
Carefree Highway
Sea of Tranquility
14 Karat Gold
Never Too Close
A Painter Passing Through
In My Fashion
Rainy Day People
Shadows
Beautiful
The Watchman's Gone
Ribbon of Darkness (with the hanging last line leading into)
Sundown
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

20 minute Intermission

Triangle
Hangdog Hotel Room
Restless Feeling
Clouds of Loneliness
Waiting for You
Make Way for the Lady
If You Could Read My Mind
Don Quixote
Baby Step Back
Early Morning Rain

ENCORES:

Blackberry Wine
Old Dan's Records

Some assorted, miscellaneous mentions:
Gord said they first played Peoria in 1972 when IYCRMM was current. Said he shared the show with Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson and there was a "lot of discussion" about who would get to close the show. And no, he didn't say who actually DID. Said they had played there only twice since and hadn't been there in eleven years.

The Band was NOT introduced and that was a first for me covering about 15 shows in 32 years. Terry Clements got applause several times for his instrumental licks.

And finally, I noticed in most recent setlists that they were doing "If Children Had Wings" and was disappointed that they didn't do it last night. I have always loved the song and never heard it live. Oh well....

Steve

[GJA]

Thank you!

[imported_Ordinary_Man]

You are most welcome!

Another thing has occurred to me. Gord mentioned the IMAX film "The Mysteries of the Great Lakes" that will be coming out. He said the wreck of the Fitz would only be maybe about a five minute segment of the film but that his song would be used. He mumbles a bit when he speaks at the mike and our group was unsure exactly what he said, but something needed to be stretched... (he made a stretching motion with both hands)... so we thought maybe the song would somehow be lengthened although I can't imagine how that could be....if anyone knows more about it I would be grateful for the information.

Steve

[brink-]

He does mumble and then sometimes he walks away from the mic as he is talking.
Thanks for the set list, sorry about If Children Had Wings. Nice that he is talking a little about his memories of playing, very interesting stuff.
We have an IMAX theater in Denver and I will let you know what I find out about the movie when it comes here.

[Peter Bro10]

I got the impression he was saying that they stretched out the Fitz part (film) to fit the length of the song... but that was just a hunch as my hearing isn't all too good.

[Peter Bro10]

I, too, thought it was odd that Gord didn't intro the band members...
I thought maybe they just wanted more time to play.

[Jesse Joe]

Thanks for the review Ordinary Man.

[imported_Ordinary_Man]

Jesse Joe, you are welcome.....and to Peter Bro10 I think you are probably right; that makes sense that the film part was stretched to fit the song. I am looking forward to seeing the film as I'm sure we all are.

Steve

[conniesue]

I wish I had a better camera with a decent zoom. Anyone else have any pictures of the Peoria show to share? Looking forward to the Joliet show next fall.

[BILLW]

Good to see the boys are not frittering away their money on new clothes, LOL.

Bill

[Jesse Joe]

Thanks for those pics conniesue, they are a little better than the one's I took last May, which were not even good enough to post here.

[charlene]

Originally Posted by BILLW

Good to see the boys are not frittering away their money on new clothes, LOL.

Bill

omigosh - I just said to a few people last week that perhaps a collection is in order to get the boys some new duds..
lol