Dark Star Orchestra Springfield 8/17/2005

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> Hey Y'All,
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> One last time, excuse the delay. I had no intention of seeing any music the 2nd week of the trapshoot, really. I got a call from Dan and Michelle that afternoon asking me if I was going to the DSO show. I told them no. First of all I had to work until 7:30 at the earliest as I had a catering that I did for 1,000 people, I wasn't going to drive that far, I wasn't going to spend money for that band ( especially when I saw the real thing in the day), and mainly because after 14 hours, I wanted to get to bed at a reasonable hour. I talked to Tim at about 8:00 as I was leaving work. He told me it was only about 20 miles to the show. He also told me Barraco was the keyboard player. I also found out I could get in for free. These 3 reasons sorta, kinda, reversed my position. I picked up a sandwich and drove off. Tim gave me blow by blow mapquest directions. I arrived just as they were to begin the 2nd set. I really liked the Veterans Park. It was a small amphitheatre. I would guess that there were at least 2,500 - 3,000 people there. The first 30 feet from stage was a dance pit. After this, people were sitting in lawn chairs.
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> I missed the first set so had no idea what they played or what show it was. When they played Touch of Gray, I realized it was a made up setlist as they had the "Donna" singer with them. Donna left the band in 2/79 so this was not a replica show. No testing the music brain tonight. This jammed into St. Stephen to the delight of everyone. Hearing St. Stephen>Morning Dew always brings back memories to the Cornell '77 show I attended with Mark, Laurie, Charlie, and Eli. Never forget running into a snow storm on the way back to Rochester that Mother's Day evening while we were all in altered states! A good selection of songs. I was a bit dissappointed that Rob Baracco never got to sing. Back to the hotel in about 30 minutes and in bed for a nice 4 hours of sleep!
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> Here is how it went down:
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> Dark Star Orchestra
> Veterens Park Amphitheatre
> Springfield, Ohio
> 8/17/2005
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> 9:00
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> Box of Rain
> WRS Prelude>
> WRS Part 1>
> Let It Grow
> Touch of Gray>
> St Stphen>
> Drum Solo>
> Not Fade Away>
> Space>
> Not Fade Away>
> St Stephen>
> Morning Dew>
> Turn on Your Lovelight
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> 10:41
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> 10:45
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> Brokedown Palace
> On The Road Again
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> 10:55
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> Here is the first set now that I found it:
> HC Sunshine, Stranger, Dire Wolf, Desolation Row, BE Women, Passenger, Stagger Lee, Next Time, Cumberland, Big Iron, US Blues
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> Today's interesting tidbit, thanks Bob:
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> Filmed Dylan and Harrison 1971 duet unearthed
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> By Nina Goswami/The Telegraph
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> Unseen footage of George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton rehearsing for the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, has been uncovered.
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> The film clips show Harrison, the Beatle who died in 2001, and Dylan, the singer-songwriter, experimenting with songs for the concert - the first ever superstar benefit.
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> One of these was Dylan's If Not For You. Although the song never made it to the stage on August 1, 1971, it is included in a reissue of the Concert for Bangladesh - as a film and album.
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> Jonathan Clyde, one of three producers of the reissue, felt "like a fly on the wall" when he first watched Dylan and Harrison rehearsing the song 34 years ago.
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> "If Not For You has great charm because Bob and George are great friends. As it's just rehearsals, they're practically playing to each other - not to anyone else - and you can see them cracking up in the middle of it and trying to get the lyrics and harmonies right. It's very personal and there's a real intimacy about it that is very poignant," he said.
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> Additional footage of Dylan, not seen since 1971, was also unearthed. The singer, for reasons unknown, only performed Love Minus Zero/No Limit at the afternoon concert - the first of two to take place.
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> As a result it was not included in the original film or album. The producers of the new DVD and CD, however, were so mesmerised by it they decided to include it.
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> The clips also give an insight of what was happening back stage.
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> Harrison says of Dylan: "He wasn't sure he was coming because the night before when we got to Madison Square Garden he saw all these cameras and microphones in this huge place and said, 'This isn't my scene. I can't make this.'
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> "On stage, I had a little list on my guitar, which had Bob with a question mark and it got to that point and I looked round to see if Bob was going to come on or not.
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> "He was so nervous and he had his harmonica on and his guitar in his hand and he was walking on to the stage thinking, 'It's now or never.' "
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> The reels had been gathering dust for more than 30 years in the Apple film archive in California.
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> The films were discovered after Harrison decided in 2000 that it was time to reissue the film and CD of the concert to raise additional funds for Unicef.
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> A spokesman for Apple, the Beatles record company, said: "George started playing with the audio a little bit and with the mixes. Then he spoke to Apple about the DVD, so we were starting to plan it but then sadly he became ill and it went on the back-burner - until such time as Olivia, his wife, wanted to actually fulfil this wish that he had."
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> The Concert for Bangladesh DVD and CD will be released on October 24.
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> Late,
> Z-Man
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>

Trey Annistasio Indianapolis 8/9/2005

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> Hey Y'All,
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> Another apology for being so late. Same work excuse. I spoke to Ernie earlier in the day from work in Dayton. I could leave work and make the show with a one hour time change. I also figured I would not get out much the next 2 weeks. I got to Ernie's house where we were picked up by Rannan and Julie. We got to the venue on time for the opener. The opener was Matisyahu, who also played at Bonnaroo. Brian was running Rannan's rig inside the VIP section. I got in there to set up. I really like this venue as it was my first visit. They even pass out free to use lawn chairs! Down by the river across the street from the AAA baseball park. The new NCAA headquarters is also a stones throw from the venue. The area is definately revitalized. I guess we missed a hurrican type storm that ravaged the venu 45 minutes prior to us arriving. It was not to rain again.
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> There were about 3,500 - 4,000 people at the show. The Push On and Cayman Review were strong out of the gate. I thought they slowed it down for a few selections and finished with a strong Melody to end the first segment of the show. Everyone left the stage except for Trey as he donned an acoustic guitar. I enjoyed this part of the show as much as anything. His back up singers joined him after the first 2 solo acoustic numbers. This was the 10th anniversary of Jerry Garcia's untimely death. I will never forget that day as will many of you. I was in Monroe, Louisiana picking up a few items at Sam's Wholesale Club for the new account we were opening, the Monroe Civic Center. My pager went off about 8 or 9 times in a 10 minute span. I went to the phone in the store and got the horrible news.
> My boss was with me and knew how much the Dead meant to me. Anyways, back to the present. Trey said he wanted to dedicate the next song to "my favorite musician, I know he is listening somewhere". It was a heartfelt Ripple that followed. Later that evening, Sam and Diana called me from the Black Crowes show in San Francisco as they covered He's Gone.
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> The rest of the band joined Trey for the rest of the set. I enjoyed the Shine, Sand, and Mr. Completely>First Tube. After the show, it was time to drive the 110 miles back to Dayton so I could get a 2 hour nap before getting up for work. It was fun hangin' with Ernie, Ranna, Julie, John Oak, Brian, Matt, Teresa, and Chris. It was great seeing Chris K. work his magic on the lights! He had a very busy week as he did lights in San Francisco for the Crowes show that was being filmed for DVD. He flew to New York the next morning to work the Mule/Trey show at Jones Beach, and now back with the rest of the Trey tour. Look for some very interesting things to come this fall from him as he lends assistance to another band!
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> Here is how it went down:
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> Trey Annistasio
> The Lawn at White River State Park
> Indianapolis, Indiana
> 8/9/2005
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> 8:17
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> Push On 'Til the Day 8:17
> Cayman Review 7:37
> Dark and Down 6:22
> Money Love and Change 7:32
> Invisible 4:35
> Tuesday 5:20
> Drifting 8:55
> Air Said to Me 6:25
> Come as Melody 6:50
> *Back on the Train 4:50
> *The Inlaw Josie Wales 2:59
> *#Waste 6:24
> *# Brian and Robert
> *#@Ripple
> Shine 6:50
> Sand 10:43
> Night Speaks to a Woman
> Spin> 5:55
> Drum Solo> :40
> Spin 13:30
> Band Introductions 4:10
> Sweet Dreams Melinda 5:40
> Mr. Completely> 8:55
> First Tube
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> 10:48 (2:31:27)
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> 10:50
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> 46 Days 9:
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> 11:00 (2:41:30)
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> *Trey Solo Acoustic
> #with Jennifer & Christina on background vocals
> @Dedicated to Jerry Garcia
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>
> B&K 4022>PSP3>Lunatec V3>DAP1
> FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC!
>
> This next tidbit puts feeling older in a different perspective. Thanks Melissa G!
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> In the coming weeks, millions of students will be entering college for the first time. On average, these members of the Class of 2009 will be 18 years old, which means they were born in 1987. Starbucks, souped-up car stereos, telephone voicemail systems, and Bill Gates have always been a part of their lives.
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> Each August, as students start to arrive, Beloit College releases the Beloit College Mindset List, which offers a world view of today's entering college students. It is the creation of Beloit's Keefer Professor of the Humanities Tom McBride and Director of Public Affairs Ron Nief.
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> McBride, who directs Beloit's First Year Initiatives (FYI) program for entering students, notes that "This year's entering students have grown up in a country where the main business has become business, and where terrorism, from obscure beginnings, has built up slowly but surely to become the threat it is today. Cable channels have become as mainstream as the 'Big 3' used to be, formality in dress has become more quaint than ever, and Aretha Franklin, Kermit the Frog and Jimmy Carter have become old-timers."
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> "Each year," according to Nief, "When Beloit releases the Mindset List, it is the birth year of the entering students that is the most disturbing fact for most readers. This year will come as no exception and, once again, the faculty will remain the same age as the students get younger."
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> The list is distributed to faculty on campus during the New Students Days orientation. According to McBride, "It is an important reminder, as faculty start to show signs of 'hardening of the references,' that we think about the touchstones and benchmarks of a generation that has grown up with CNN, home computers, AIDS awareness, digital cameras and the Bush political dynasty. We should also keep in mind that these students missed out on the pleasures of being tossed in the back of a station wagon with a bunch of friends and told to keep the noise down, walking in the woods without fearing Lyme Disease, or setting out to try all of the 28 ice cream flavors at Howard Johnson's."
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> According to Nief, "This is not serious in-depth research. It is meant to be thought-provoking and fun, yet accurate. It is as relevant as possible, given the broad social and geographic diversity of our students, who are drawn from every state and 50 countries. It is always open to challenge, which has an additional benefit in that it reminds us of students' varied backgrounds. It is still a good reflection of the attitudes and experiences of the young people that we must be aware of from the first day of their college experience."
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> BELOIT COLLEGE'S MINDSET LIST®
> FOR THE CLASS OF 2009
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> Most students entering college this fall were born in 1987.
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> 1. Andy Warhol, Liberace, Jackie Gleason, and Lee Marvin have always been dead.
> 2. They don't remember when "cut and paste" involved scissors.
> 3. Heart-lung transplants have always been possible.
> 4. Wayne Gretzky never played for Edmonton.
> 5. Boston has been working on the "The Big Dig" all their lives.
> 6. With little need to practice, most of them do not know how to tie a tie.
> 7. Pay-Per-View television has always been an option.
> 8. They never had the fun of being thrown into the back of a station wagon with six others.
> 9. Iran and Iraq have never been at war with each other.
> 10. They are more familiar with Greg Gumbel than with Bryant Gumbel.
> 11. Philip Morris has always owned Kraft Foods.
> 12. Al-Qaida has always existed with Osama bin Laden at its head.
> 13. They learned to count with Lotus 1-2-3.
> 14. Car stereos have always rivaled home component systems.
> 15. Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker have never preached on television.
> 16. Voice mail has always been available.
> 17. "Whatever" is not part of a question but an expression of sullen rebuke.
> 18. The federal budget has always been more than a trillion dollars.
> 19. Condoms have always been advertised on television.
> 20. They may have fallen asleep playing with their Gameboys in the crib.
> 21. They have always had the right to burn the flag.
> 22. For daily caffeine emergencies, Starbucks has always been around the corner.
> 23. Ferdinand Marcos has never been in charge of the Philippines.
> 24. Money put in their savings account the year they were born earned almost 7% interest.
> 25. Bill Gates has always been worth at least a billion dollars.
> 26. Dirty dancing has always been acceptable.
> 27. Southern fried chicken, prepared with a blend of 11 herbs and spices, has always been available in China.
> 28. Michael Jackson has always been bad, and greed has always been good.
> 29. The Starship Enterprise has always looked dated.
> 30. Pixar has always existed.
> 31. There has never been a "fairness doctrine" at the FCC.
> 32. Judicial appointments routinely have been "Borked."
> 33. Aretha Franklin has always been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
> 34. There have always been zebra mussels in the Great Lakes.
> 35. Police have always been able to search garbage without a search warrant.
> 36. It has always been possible to walk from England to mainland Europe on dry land.
> 37. They have grown up in a single superpower world.
> 38. They missed the oat bran diet craze.
> 39. American Motors has never existed.
> 40. Scientists have always been able to see supernovas.
> 41. Les Miserables has always been on stage.
> 42. Halogen lights have always been available at home, with a warning.
> 43. "Baby M" may be a classmate, and contracts with surrogate mothers have always been legal.
> 44. RU486 has always been on the market.
> 45. There has always been a pyramid in front of the Louvre in Paris.
> 46. British Airways has always been privately owned.
> 47. Irradiated food has always been available but controversial.
> 48. Snowboarding has always been a popular winter pastime.
> 49. Libraries have always been the best centers for computer technology and access to good software.
> 50. Biosphere 2 has always been trying to create a revolution in the life sciences.
> 51. The Hubble Telescope has always been focused on new frontiers.
> 52. Researchers have always been looking for stem cells.
> 53. They do not remember "a kinder and gentler nation."
> 54. They never saw the shuttle Challenger fly.
> 55. The TV networks have always had cable partners.
> 56. Airports have always had upscale shops and restaurants.
> 57. Black Americans have always been known as African-Americans.
> 58. They never saw Pat Sajak or Arsenio Hall host a late night television show.
> 59. Matt Groening has always had a Life in Hell.
> 60. Salman Rushdie has always been watching over his shoulder.
> 61. Digital cameras have always existed.
> 62. Tom Landry never coached the Cowboys.
> 63. Time Life and Warner Communications have always been joined.
> 64. CNBC has always been on the air.
> 65. The Field of Dreams has always been drawing people to Iowa.
> 66. They never saw a Howard Johnson's with 28 ice cream flavors.
> 67. Reindeer at Christmas have always distinguished between secular and religious decorations.
> 68. Entertainment Weekly has always been on the newsstand.
> 69. Lyme Disease has always been a ticking concern in the woods.
> 70. Jimmy Carter has always been an elder statesman.
> 71. Miss Piggy and Kermit have always dwelt in Disneyland.
> 72. America's Funniest Home Videos has always been on television.
> 73. Their nervous new parents heard C. Everett Koop proclaim nicotine as addictive as heroin.
> 74. Lever has always been looking for 2000 parts to clean.
> 75. They have always been challenged to distinguish between news and entertainment on cable TV.
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>
> Late,
> Z-Man
>
>

Widespread Panic Portsmouth 8/6/2005

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> Hey Y'All,
>
> Night 2 of Portsmouth had us eager with anticipation. I spent the afternoon across the street from the hotel seeing Mark Brut and Scott Holcomb. I sat with Wade as he was manning the t-shirt table and giving a donation percentage to Panic Fans for Food. The small soundboard was on top of the ice machine behind the board. There was no one to run the sound so I was kind of forced into duty. I did the best I could after the owner showed me a couple of things on the new board. It sounded okay to me. They played a couple of nice sets with some interesting covers(Jerry Joseph, The Who, Lou Reed, Motorhead, Truckers, Jorma, Panic, Tom Waits, Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Zevon, etc.). They did have pretty much a full house in there. Nice seein' Mike and Jenn, The Wells' and the Ellingtons, Karen, Sandon (Go Team Focker!), and several others. Most of the crowd stayed for the 2nd set. We watched the Braves vs. Dodgers on the big screen. During I Know You Rider, Andru Jones cranked out a Grand Slam, his second homer of the game! Not sure of the setlist but here is a smattering of the songs, Brut will probably be able to set it straight with his self-review which I am sure will be forthcoming.
>
> On to the Panic show. We lined up at the front gate. The head usher was all about the tapers, way cool. He let us in about 2 minutes before the general public so we could get our seats and set up. We set up again in the 2nd row, pretty much with "the same rowdy crowd that was here last night". I love a Surprise Valley opener and George hit the leads quite nicely. This segued nicely into No Sugar in a surprise #2 position. George also nailed the Holden. Sharon as always was a nice nugget for us all. Big Bust, not my favorite, put us in a Phishy state of affairs as the glow sticks hit the air! The Jack was nice.
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> The second set rocked! We got several A list songs. Pigeons always rocks, no matter when they pull it out. As the opener, it worked well. The second Skin was as dark and eerie as ever. Ride Me High had a nice duel between Dave and Jojo during the jam. The Wrangler is always a special song to hear, and it brought a smile on my face! I just love hearing Expiration Day! I did call a Vacation out of the Travelin' Man before the show, and we got it. I thought the guitar work was a bit weak on the leads, nonetheless, everyone was gripped by the song, especially when it went into Arlene! JB repeated Finger Lickin' Good during the rap. Life during Wartime is getting into the rotation more these days. Always great to hear a Conrad! The encore started out too slow for me, but the Pilgrims>Lawyers, Guns, and $ rocked! We left the venue feeling quite drained and satiated. A better played show than night 1. I did bring the diaper bag for Carrington. I'm sure many of you saw the picture of him with his beloved beer! On to the hotel to track and seed the show. As far as the High Pass Filter being used on the V3, as Frank S. told me, "it is a woman's right to choose" whether or not to use it.
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> The next morning was not good for me. I had a 10:00 flight and left 3 wake up calls, 7:00, 7:15, and 10:00 for Charles and Myndie. At 9:00, I awoke to Myndie saying Z-Man, it is 9:00. With the phone next to my pillow, we never recieved the first 2 wake up calls. Every Delta flight was sold out for the rest of the day. I finally got the last seat on a 1:45 plane. Needless to say, I was 4 hours late for work. My bag got lost and I did not find out where it was until about midnight! Oh well. Here is how it went down:
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> Mark Brut/Scott Holcomb
> Portsmouth, Virginia
> 8/6/2005
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> 1:32
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> One of These Days 9:05
> ? 6:45 (Scott broke a string)
> *I See the Light 4:45
> Jerry Song? 6:45
> The Waker 4:50
> Goin' Out West 5:40
> City of Dreams 6:50
> I'm in Love with That Song
> ? 4:30
> ? 4:00
> Tornados 5:45
> Porch Song (Slow Version) 5:
> ? 6:45
> Ziggy Stardust 4:30
> Lou Reed cover 5:50
> I Know You Rider 7:10
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> 2:54 (1:25:09)
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> 3:11
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> *?
> ?
> ?
> Ace of Spades
> Burned Faceless
> Chilly Water
> ? 4:15
> Lawyers, Guns, and Money 7:30
> Ain't Got No Good Intentions 7:30
> Jack 6:45
> ? 3:18
> Squeezebox
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> 4:33 (1:22:22)
>
> *Mark Solo
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> Soundboard>DAP1
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> Widespread Panic
> NTelos Pavilion
> Portsmouth, VA
> 8/6/2005
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> 8:14
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> Surprise Valley > 4:41
> Mini Drums> :26
> Surprise Valley> 5:28
> No Sugar Tonight> 3:01
> New Mother Nature 3:00
> All Time Low 5:05
> Weight Of The World 5:46
> Holden Oversoul > 7:20
> Sharon > 10:36
> Bust It Big> 10:31
> Jack> 7:04
> Imitation Leather Shoes 4:
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> 9:21 (1:07:05)
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> 9:57
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> Pigeons> 9:49
> Second Skin> 14:38
> Ride Me High > 11:32
> Space Wrangler 9:00
> Expiration Day 6:00
> Travelin' Man > 6:00
> Vacation > 10:14
> Arleen > 12:20
> Life During Wartime 6:18
> Conrad
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> 11:31 (2:42:14)
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> 11:36
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> May Your Glass Be Filled> 5:54
> Pilgrims> 7:11
> Lawyers, Guns, And Money
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> 11:53 (2:59:54)
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> Schoeps MK4V>M222>NT222>Sound Device 722>DAP!
> FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC!
>
> Today's interesting item:
>
> No copyright violation in 'Fixin' to Die Rag'
>
> SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has rejected a lawsuit
> charging 1960s psychedelic rocker Country Joe McDonald with copyright
> infringement for his 1965 protest song "Fixin' to Die Rag," which became a
> rallying cry for opposition to the Vietnam War.
>
> In a decision made public on Friday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
> rejected an appeal from Babette Ory, who said McDonald's song infringed on
> jazz standard "Muskrat Ramble," credited to her father, Kid Ory.
>
> Ory sued in September 2001, claiming that "Fixin' to Die Rag" was similar to
> and infringed on "Muskrat Ramble." Kid Ory, who recorded with jazz great
> Louis Armstrong, died in 1973.
>
> The appellate judges upheld a lower-court decision saying there was too long
> a delay in bringing the copyright lawsuit and awarded McDonald his attorney
> fees. Ory obtained copyright to "Muskrat Ramble" in 2001.
>
> McDonald wrote "Fixing To Die Rag" in 1965 to protest the nation's
> escalating military involvement in Vietnam and the song's refrain: "And it's
> one, two, three, what are we fighting for?" quickly turned into a rallying
> cry against the war and figured prominently at the Woodstock music festival
> in 1969.
>
>
> Kudos to our friend and lighting director for Panic! This is an interview from 2001, thanks Jayne. I wanted to share this with y'all as this man has an extensive background and I have considered him a good tour friend the past few years. Here it is:
>
> What about the magical world of lighting interested you and how did you get your start?
>
> I have been working in lighting professionally as a Designer/Director since 1975 where I was based locally in Cleveland, OH. My first real job was working for TASCO lighting crew and Earth, Wind & Fire from 1979-1985.
>
> What would you consider your first big break into the industry?
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> Since 1985 I have been both operating and designing. My first full LD job was working with Eric Clapton in 1986. Since that time I have also worked with KISS, Deep Purple, Megadeth and now Widespread Panic for about the last year or so. I have worked specifically with Icons, Vari*Lite and various other boards and equipment.
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> What were some of the major events you've worked on?
>
> I also worked on the NFL Experience in Atlanta 1994, The Georgia Music Awards in '94 and '95. I filled the role as Board Operator for the Apple Computer Trade Show in 1994 as designed by John Osborne.
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> This band has no pre-programmed set list and no song is played the same way twice, therefore everything is totally live and original. I have to build upon basic color schemes, specific foci and manually operate the entire system. It's a great learning experience having never operated the same show twice with these guys. They also do not tend to move a great deal around the stage.
>
> Do you own your own gear? Are you are an independent LD or are you affiliated with a company or venue? Why?
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> On this 2001 tour with Widespread Panic we use gear provided by Light Sound Design of Atlanta, GA and all our Icon lights come from Nashville.
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> On this tour our crew consists of three guys: a Dimmer Tech/Electrician, Crew Chief and Icon Technician. We used the same guys on tour last year. We rent each rig of gear for the tour ahead of us only.
>
> Is there anyone person or show that inspired you or motivated you to continue in the field?
>
> I learn from asking questions and gathering information from my peers. Comar on the East Coast, who produce the Super Sycs provide a great deal of information for their product. I do not attend other shows to watch others' work, I want my work to remain 100% original and never wish to be accused of copying others.
>
> What is your technique to ward off 'gig-butt'?
>
> (Dino chose to refrain from revealing his personal method. basically taking the 5th. a real class act)
>
> What was the most difficult gig you've ever done? What do you find challenging?
>
> Each venue produces different challenges. At the Greek Theater this year we had no rigging points, there simply are not any in that venue. I was able to place a number of the lights in other areas on the open stage and still utilize 100% of the gear. At the Beacon Theater I was able to cut down the size of the box truss to adjust to exactly what I needed.
>
> What are different types of gigs you've ever done?
>
> What I like best is creativity. I have worked on a number of corporate events. You can do a lot at these events with different levels of brightness, but not color. It does not remain a flexible environment for lighting.
>
> ON THIS CURRENT GIG: what desk are you using? Why? What fixtures? Why? How many? Conventional vs. Intelligent? Why?
>
> I operate with an LSD Icon desk which I find is best for shows "on the fly"! On stage we have the following:
> 18 LSD Icons
> 10 LSD Wash Lights
> 18 Studio Colors
> 9 Molds with Color Changers
> asymmetrical Y brand
> Intelligent Fixtures
>
> For the trusses I use one box truss and then asymmetrical approach with the other y angle trusses. The whole system is very flexible and can evolve as the band does through both indoor and outdoor venues. We have to be extremely flexible to load into a theater one night, arena the next and then an outdoor amphitheatre in the same week. My conventional lights include 60 ParCams.
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> We also use two rear trusses with 3 LSD Icons on each. These begin the show at almost floor level and then can be raised during the show.
>
> How much did cost or budget limitation play in your decision-making?
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> Budget plays a greater role certainly on this tour. This band does not tour with a large cash flow of record support so this type of tour is packaged differently. Widespread Panic tours about three times per year and flexibility is the key for us on the production crew. I can cut this rig down to about half the size if necessary or use every piece I have got in the truck. There is no waste in this rig.
>
> Is this your preference for a touring lighting gear? If you could - what would you add or change?
>
> Working in this truly live manual concert format is different than before when I worked nearly 500 shows with Megadeth. I would very much like to stay with this band, there are certainly less politics and more of a family relationship. Everyone on this crew is cut a wide berth, allowing for fewer limitations in creating the production.
>
> How has the technology of lighting changed, and where do you see it going?
>
> I have read a bit about Super Sychs that came out in the last year. I have only seen them in the shop before the tour. They are remarkably bright and we plan to use them at Phillips Arena for New Year's Eve three night run. I believe they incorporate 2 1200 lamps, 2 light sources a Dacroic filter and a moving yoke!
>
> What is the key to being successful as a Lighting Director?
>
> I think technology can be the key, using LSD Icons provides multiple gobo looks. I have seen lighting evolve since the mid-1970's, especially how it is packaged for touring. Now you do not have to build everything separately. Gear is so much more truck friendly and much of the gear is no manufactured out of aluminum and carbon fiber. Equipment is far more enduring now, but still needs to be road tested.
>
> Every product has its place in this business. One needs to establish their own visual goals and pay attention to how they evolve over the years.
>
> What are you goals, or what would be your dream gig?
>
> I am happy that I have learned from the ground up and worked through the business. If you are going to school to learn about production, stay in! There can be so many other things, even political and financial that can challenge any Lighting Director in his or her job. Only about 10% of it can be the Leico. One knows that can there can be only a certain number of years lifespan working in the touring industry including all the travel time and work. It's like being in the army, sign on for life or get out of the business!
>
> I have reflected upon my life in five-year cycles. At 30, I thought maybe I'll do this for another 5 years. I did the same at 40 and now 45. I have watched the industry evolve as well. Doing what I like doing, that is my true enjoyment. This I enjoy very much and hope to continue doing it for some time to come.
>
> We wish you all the luck and success in the world Dino, and thanks for being our first in a series of inspirational WORKING LDs.
>
>
> Today's featured humor:
>
> TOP 17 BUMPER STICKERS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE
>
> 17. Jesus loves you...but everyone else thinks you are an asshole.
>
> 16. Impotence...Nature's way of saying "No hard feelings."
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> 15. The proctologist called...they found your head.
>
> 14. Everyone has a photographic memory...some just don't have any film.
>
> 13. Save your breath...You'll need it to blow up your date.
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> 12. Your ridiculous little opinion has been noted.
>
> 11. I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.
>
> 10. WANTED: Meaningful overnight relationship.
>
> 9. Guys...just because you have one, doesn't mean you have to be one.
>
> 8. Some people just don't know how to drive...I call these people
>
> "Everybody But Me."
>
> 7. Heart Attacks...God's revenge for eating His animal friends.
>
> 6. Don't like my driving? Then quit watching me.
>
> 5. If you can read this...I can slam on my brakes and sue you.
>
> 4. Some people are only alive because it is illegal to shoot them.
>
> 3. Try not to let your mind wander...It is too small and fragile to be
>
> out by itself.
>
> 2. Hang up and drive!
>
> AND THE NUMBER ONE BUMPER STICKER YOU'D LIKE TO SEE!
>
> 1. Welcome to America...now speak English!
>
>
> Late,
> Z-Man
>
>

Widespread Panic Portsmouth 8/5/2005

>
> Hey Y'All,
>
> Sorry for the loonnggg delay, but I just finished 14 straight days of 12-17 hour work days. Going on tour is less draining! After driving back from Pittsburgh Wednesday night (Thursday Miorning), I left Nate's house after a 2 hour nap to work in Dayton. I left Dayton to head down to Cincy, so I could fly out to Richmond where Carrington would pick me up after pulling teeth all morning, and we would drive to Portsmouth. On the way to my hotel in Florence(near the Cincy airport), I decided to go to the Argossy Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana to "earn" ticket money for the weekend. My intention was to hit the blackjack table, and "Get In, Get Out". I hit a nice run on the $10.00 table and in 12 minutes, I walked out with $70.00. That covered my weekend tickets.
>
> After checking in to my hotel, I decided I would be fashionably late and go see the Braves game at Great American Ballpark in Cincy. I have never gone there and always enjoy checking out parks I have never been to. I got there in the 3rd inning and found a ticket out front for $5.00! I walked in and went right to the first base side. I scouted out a couple of empty seats with no trash around them about 15 rows above the dug out, and exercised squatters rights. I stayed there for the entire game, and the Bravos won! Andru jacked one out that night.
>
> I got up early and headed over to the airport. In all of my flying the past 15 years, I never drove to this airport to fly out. I have been thru it a hundred times if not more. Very busy and I ended up parking in BFE! I got to the self service kiosk and the message popped up, "See a Delta representative". Not a good sign. My plane was now cancelled and the next plane to Richmond was not until the afternoon. No need to "Panic" yet. I insisted that they now fly me into Norfolk, which I couldn't do before unless I forked over $300.00 more than my Richmond Ticket. I also insisted they fly me out of Norfolk which they gladly did. "Sometimes", things work out for the better! No offense Carrington, but I was a bit skeptical about you driving me back to Richmond at 8:00 am after 2 nights of Panic. I called Carrington to tell him I was all set. I called Charles and Zee to update them. I drove over to the Hawthorne Suites where I was staying with my weekend roomies, Charles and Myndie. I walked over to the venue and purchased a pair for each night as Zee needed a ticket as well. I only bought him one for each night so I told him not to lose his ticket like he did in 10 minutes at the Wiltern! It was hot and humid as can be. It was as sticky as the Cincy show.
>
> We headed over to the venue and went in as doors were opening. We set up in the 2nd row of seats above the large pit. The sound was not great the first set. The last thing I heard was Pittsburgh, and Chris had it dialed in there. That is what I had to compare it to. I think Chris got it going by the end of the set though. Dino got to use his full compliment of lightrs tonight after being somewhat limited in Pittsburgh. We had a nice community down front, Charles, Myndie, Zee, Wade, Tito, Brad, Frank S., Jeff, Carrington, Craig, Frank, Dave and Karen, Chris, Jim, Mike and Jen, The Ellingtons and Wells' representing the investment industry, Mark Brut, Joe W., Eric Scott, and Kevin. Many more but it has been 2 weeks. The first set was interesting. Not a solid setlist but some good stuff. I do not care for a Sometimes opener. The Fish2o was nice, Sonny was cookin'! Teh Pleas>1x1 was a very nice combo. I always like hearing Visiting Day. I heard my 2nd Time Zones and kinda liked this one. They lost me as they pulled out the cheese and did Don't Wanna Lose You. This is definately a trip to the restroom for me. The Tractor lifted my spirits as always.
>
> The second set was weird but had some great moments. The setlist was unusual IMO. The Thin Air led into Bear's Gone Fishin'. I was not convinced that it was BGF right away. It sounded much different. Sure enough, listen to the show and you will notice what I noticed, while the band was transitioning into BGF, George was palying the opening notes to Good People! Check it out, I am not crazy. Bear's ended with a great jam. I swear I heard a Tie Your Shoes and some Eight Miles High riffs in there. This went into Climb, and ended there, unusual stoppage. George got to do the opening notes of Good People again, this time with everyone! I still prefer Jojo handling the lead vocals on this one. Then, the plot thickened, Sleepy Monkey>Maggot>Chilly>Use Me>Chilly! Very sic. George hit the notes on Maggot nicely. Things chilled down for TPOT, and raged again as they ripped Parsons(sorry Karen)! JB strapped on the acoustic, and I enjoyed the pair for the encore. JB was not sure where he was as he said thank you "Norfolk", see ya tomorrow. Back to the hotel to track the show with Charles for upload. A very late night!
>
> Here is how it went down:
>
> Widespread Panic
> NTelos Pavilion
> Portsmouth, Virginia
> 8/5/2005
>
> 8:17
>
> Sometimes> 4:28
> Fishwater> 4:16
> Mini Drums> :56
> Fishwater 4:05
> Pleas > 5:21
> 1 x 1 6:40
> Stop Breakin' Down Blues 8:10
> Visiting Day 6:00
> Time Zones 6:30
> Don't Wanna Lose You> 6:55
> Love Tractor 5:40
>
> 9:16 (59:24)
>
> 9:57
>
> Thin Air> 5:10
> Mini Drums> :40
> Bear's Gone Fishin'> 12:42
> Climb To Safety 6:30
> Good People> 5:58
> Sleepy Monkey > 8:18
> Maggot Brain > 3:59
> Chilly Water > 4:25
> Drum Solo > 6:55
> Use Me> 9:51
> Chilly Water 3:42
> This Part Of Town> 5:32
> Henry Parsons Died
>
> 11:21
>
> 11:26
>
> Trouble> 2:45
> Let It Bleed
>
> 11:33
>
> Shoepps 4V>KC5>M222>NT222>Sound Device 722>DAP1
> FOB>DFC>KFC>ZFC
>
> Hey Rob, Richie Rich, and the Colorado Freaks, Y'All goin' to Aspen? How far is it from Denver?
>
> If you haven't signed the petition for the Jerry stamp, here is the link. Personally, I would love to put Jerry on all my outgoing mail! www.petitiononline.com/Garcia/
>
> Here is a nice review I saw. Did anyone go?
>
> NASHVILLE, Aug. 19 - A lanky man in an antique-style pewter-gray suit and a gaucho hat stood onstage Thursday night at Ryman Auditorium, the hallowed country-music landmark that was the longtime home of the Grand Ole Opry. An old-fashioned painted backdrop was behind him; an old guitar was in his hands.
>
> The guitar, he told the audience, had belonged to Hank Williams, who was fired from the Grand Ole Opry in 1952. Neil Young, the man holding the guitar, said he was happy that Williams's guitar was returning to the Ryman stage. And then he sang "This Old Guitar," a quietly touching song from his coming album, "Prairie Wind," that observes, "This old guitar ain't mine to keep/ It's mine to play for a while."
>
> Thursday night Mr. Young began a two-night stand at the Ryman Auditorium that was a tangle of new and old, of remembrance and reinvention. With him were more than two dozen musicians: a band, backup singers (including his wife, Pegi), a horn section, a string section, the Fisk University Jubilee Singers and Emmylou Harris. They were assembled for what would be the only performances of all the songs on "Prairie Wind" (Reprise), due for release on Sept. 20.
>
> The musicians were costumed like old-time country performers, in suits and modest coordinated dresses, but they weren't playing old-time country music. A film crew directed by Jonathan Demme, who made the Talking Heads concert film "Stop Making Sense" as well as "The Silence of the Lambs," was shooting for a documentary scheduled for a February release.
>
> A day before the concerts, Mr. Young took a break for an interview between rehearsals that had been running 12 hours a day. "We're doing 10 songs with 20, sometimes 30, musicians on them," he said. "I pick musicians who are in the moment, and when you get guys who are in the moment to try and recreate some other moment, that's a hell of a lot of work to do. They can't even remember what they played."
>
> Memory is central to both "Prairie Wind" and Mr. Young's other project, the long-postponed release of music from his archives that is to begin next year. "It's a long road behind me," he sings in "The Painter," which opens the album. "It's a long road ahead."
>
> "Prairie Wind" is a collection of plain-spoken songs about family, faith, home, music, the passage of time and the wide-open Canadian landscape where Mr. Young grew up. Like the other albums he has recorded in Nashville - including the best-selling album of his career, "Harvest," from 1972 - it looks toward American roots, and its 10 songs amble from country twang to bluesy harmonica to Memphis soul horns. There's a fond, loose-limbed honky-tonk tribute to Elvis and ballads that straightforwardly offer love and loyalty; the title song, particularly onstage, turned into an incantation as expansive as its chorus: "Prairie wind blowin' through my head."
>
> The lyrics are infused with feelings of mortality, and are full of benedictions and farewells. While making the album, Mr. Young, 59, was being treated for a brain aneurysm, a swelling in a blood vessel. He alternated recording sessions in Nashville with surgery and hospitalization in New York City.
>
> In March, Mr. Young had experienced blurred vision at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, where he performed with the Pretenders. "I saw a lot of doctors real fast," he said. The aneurysm was diagnosed, but he had already made plans to begin recording in Nashville, and he did a week of sessions - finishing the first three songs on the album - before returning to New York for surgery.
>
> "The recording studio is one of the few places where I feel completely at home," he said. "I felt like staying in there. I wanted to get whatever I had on my mind into music." He wrote quickly - sometimes completing a song in just 15 or 20 minutes - and placed the songs on the album in the order they were written and recorded, as he had with "Greendale," the rock opera he released in 2003. The songs on "Prairie Wind" don't have a narrative, as "Greendale" did, but they continue to explore Mr. Young's fascination with the changes and continuity of generations.
>
> "When you're in your 20's, then you and your world are the biggest thing, and everything revolves around what you're doing," Mr. Young said. "Now I realize I'm a leaf floating along on the water on top of some river. That's where I'm at."
>
> The lyrics are filled with reminiscences. "It's about where I'm from and where our family's from and where the world is going," Mr. Young said, "and what it used to be like when my grandfather was a kid, and what they remember and what I remember them telling me about, the things that they saw that no one will ever see again."
>
> Like Bruce Springsteen's current album, "Devils & Dust," Mr. Young's new album also ponders religion. The album's most striking song, "No Wonder," is a series of elusive, overlapping narratives and contrasting musical sections, united by the recurring image of a church. And its final song, "When God Made Me," sets a series of questions to a hymnlike melody: "Did He think there was only one way to be close to Him?" Perhaps by coincidence, the studio where "Prairie Wind" was made, Masterlink, was once a church and, during the Civil War, a Confederate morgue. (More recently it was Monument Studios, where Roy Orbison recorded throughout his career.) Ryman Auditorium itself was built in 1892 as a gospel tabernacle.
>
> "I feel like our religion and our faith have been hijacked," Mr. Young said. "What is bothering me the most is the misappropriation of religion and faith, the misuse of God and the house of worship. It's one faith with different people trying to express it in different ways. It's all about being the little guy in the big world."
>
> The core band on "Prairie Wind" is the same one Mr. Young used on "Harvest Moon" in 1992, and it includes his longtime collaborator, the slide and pedal steel guitarist Ben Keith (who was on "Harvest") and the soul songwriter Spooner Oldham on keyboards. Mr. Young has returned to Nashville every so often to make his more reflective, down-home albums. Most of the concert's second half was drawn from those albums, with songs including "Heart of Gold" and "Old Man" from "Harvest," a gorgeously poised version of "Harvest Moon" that included the sound of a man rhythmically pushing a broom, and the title song from the 1978 album "Comes a Time."
>
> Mr. Young recorded "Prairie Wind" in an old-fashioned way: playing and singing live with the band in the studio, though strings and backing vocals were added later. "We really made a Nashville Renaissance recording," he said.
>
> But the songs rarely sound like other people's Nashville projects, past or present; their homespun tone conceals eccentricities small and large. Onstage at Ryman, musicians came and went in constantly shifting combinations. Even when the songs are slight, they're atmospheric.
>
> Mr. Young said he had decided to film the concerts for a simple reason: Mr. Demme asked him. "He called me up and said, 'I've got a year off, I'd like to do something, and are you doing anything?' I said, 'Well yeah, I just made this record called "Prairie Wind." I'll send it to you, see what you think.' "
>
> "And then we just came around to the idea, Why don't we just use this music, which was recorded in Nashville in the old way, with real musicians coming in from everywhere, and putting them together live?"
>
> Meanwhile, Mr. Young had been working steadily on releasing digital versions of the music in archives that date back more than 40 years. The last time he was on the verge of releasing archival material, he changed his mind when improvements in technology promised higher fidelity and he started a new round of remastering. Mr. Young recently renewed his longtime contract with Reprise Records, which will release the first volume of his archives - covering 1963 to 1973 - as a set of eight DVD's or CD's.
>
> The DVD's, with high-resolution audio, also include visuals and annotations; for instance, with material recorded in the 1960's at the Riverboat Coffeehouse, Mr. Young reconstructed images of the club. "You can see everything but me," he said. "I'm like a ghost."
>
> The archive project has been as time-consuming as "Prairie Wind" was spontaneous. "When I do finally get it out there, it's going to be a great relief," Mr. Young said. "It's like a huge overcoat that I wear. It's got a lot of pockets in it. Some of them are full of diamonds. Some of them are just full of lead. It's a burden, but it's getting lighter."
>
> Going through the archive has let Mr. Young second-guess his memories. "There are some things in it that are just unbelievable, records that I don't know why I never released," he said. "I look at what I released during that period, and I go, 'Wow, what was I thinking?' But life is like that."
>
> For the concert's finale Thursday night, Mr. Young returned to the "Harvest Moon" album for "One of These Days," a song about watching friends drift away. But with more than two dozen Nashville musicians surrounding him onstage, he didn't look lonely at all.
>
> Late,
> Z-Man
>
>

Widespread Panic Pittsburgh 8-3-2005

>
> Hey Y'All,
>
> Sorry for the delay but I am in the midst of 2 weeks of 12-15 hour days at work.
>
> I decided to make it happen after Nate and I talked each other into this one! I left work after my meeting and drove to Pittsburgh with Nate, Aaron, and Eric. We hit the Station Square Hotel and hung with Wade prior to the show. We hooked up with Connie and Melissa, Nate's friends from West Virginia. Melissa even had an extra pair of comp ducats for Nate and I! I got miracled! Wade and I headed over to the "Amphitent" at about 6:00. when we walked in, there was nobody there. They soundchecked Last Dance. The taper's section was about 10 feet beyond the board. The front was very thin as very few people were there. Nate was very skeptical. I pleaded with him to go upfront but it fell on deaf ears. When Pete showed at the last minute, I talked in ihto FOB, as we joined Jim. Great move! We set up 35 feet from stage DFC. The first set had a few nice choices including my first Chunk in a couple of years. The CGH>C Brown was very nice. I am not a big fan of Dying Man, but the nearly 15 minute Ain't No Use was off the hook. Dave was slammin' it! This segued nicely into Rock. JB strapped on the mando and ALG ended the set.
>
> The second set was very solid and held a few nuggets! Choke Me Somebody is not my favorite. The mid-set Coconut was a pleasant surprise. Why did I have to catch a show with Daisy Mae? The only Daisy Mae I don't mind is Matt and Rebecca Kinder's dog. The set hit high gear after this as they broke out my favorite Panic song, Diner. I enjoyed all 18 Minutes of it! It smoothly went into Drivin'>Red Hot Mama. Dave knocked down a bass solo. After a short drum solo, they finished off the Drivin' sandwich. Always nice getting a Fantasy! The encore was a Spreadhead's wishlist, Haeven>Knockin' Around the Zoo! Do to the weight of the new light system, the back of the stage could not hold the full compliment that Dino has been treating us with. Chris had the tent sounding very good. The tapes smoke, ask Nate! In honor of Jeff Frank, we ran the High Pass Filter 2 for the encore! I was on duty texting the setlists as they unfolded for Curtis and Trez at Panicstream. Great time hangin' with Wade, Nate, Dangerous Dan, Tom, Jim, Dr. Will, Alex, Kenny, Melissa, and Connie!
>
> I headed over to the hotel with Wade as he needed to seed the show immediately. I was to meet Nate and Dr. Will as we were driving back to Columbus after the show. All three of us were in altered states, only two of us were drunk, and I wasn't one! Guess who ended up driving. I was hoping to be in the back of Dr. Will's pickup, catching z's. I had to drive to Dayton the next morning to be at work by 9:00 am. I finally hit the wall at about 3:00 am and asked Dr. Will to go the last 45 minutes. I ended up making it to work, it was a rough day to say the least, chock full of problems. The price you pay sometimes.
>
> Here is how it went down:
>
> Widespread Panic
> Chevrolet Amphitheatre
> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
> 8/3/2005
>
> 7:23
>
> OLD NEIBORHOOD 6:05
> WONDERIN'> 6:51
> CHUNK OF COAL 3:55
> CAN'T GET HIGH> 3:55
> C. BROWN> 6:22
> DYIN' MAN> 4:28
> AIN'T NO USE> 14:48
> ROCK 7:40
> AIN'T LIFE GRAND 5:00
>
> 8:21 (58:41)
>
> 8:54
>
> HELP ME SOMEBODY> 6:40
> YOU SHOULD BE GLAD> 7:29
> COCONUT 6:50
> COWS COME HOME> 7:38
> DAISY MAE 6:35
> DINER!> 18:47
> DRIVIN' SONG> 4:05
> RED HOT MAMA> 8:45
> DRUM SOLO> 2:09
> DRIVIN' SONG> 2:27
> BIG WOOLY MAMMOTH> 6:27
> DEAR MR. FANTASY 6:06
>
> 10:17 (2:22:58)
>
> 10:20
>
> HEAVEN> 5:22
> KNOCKIN' AROUND THE ZOO
>
> 10:31 (2:34:25)
>
> Here is an interview with Dave that was in Jambase. Pretty cool:
>
> This month's guest, Dave Schools of Widespread Panic, can groove, bounce and drop bass bombs with the best of them. Besides being one of the great rock bass players of our generation, Schools is a real sweetheart and a pleasure to hang with. We caught up with him on the eve of Panic's three-night run at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley as Panic plows through its summer tour. Enjoy.
>
>
>
> Dave Schools :: Red Rocks :: 06.25.05 by T. Voggesser
> AT: New members of the Allman Brothers Band reportedly get a tattoo upon joining the band. Does Widespread Panic have any secret initiation rituals when new people join the group?
>
> DS: We have initiation rituals, but they wouldn't be secret if I told you what they were!
>
> AT: You're a fan of electronica music. If you were given the opportunity to spin a set as a guest DJ at a club, what would your DJ moniker be?
>
> DS: My DJ moniker would have to be Schoolly D...oh wait...that's been taken!
>
> AT: Gimme your best Colonel Bruce Hampton story.
>
>
>
> Dave Schools :: Bonnaroo '05 by J. Jones
> DS: When asked what rehearsal for the Aquarium Rescue Unit consisted of, the Colonel responded, "Walking around in a circle and examining each other's intent."
>
> AT: What DVDs/TV shows are you watching on the bus these days?
>
> DS: Big bus fave DVDs: All three seasons of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Chappelle's Show (Season II), Miles Davis "Electric," and Shakes The Clown.
>
> AT: You're a big Deadhead. How many Dead shows did you attend and what's your favorite year of Dead shows to listen to?
>
> DS: I guess I saw about 100 Dead shows from 1977-1995 with the majority being in the early '80s. My fave years for listening are 1972 and 1981. I can't believe it's been 10 years since Garcia passed away!
>
> AT: What's your favorite venue that you've ever had a chance to play and why?
>
>
>
> Dave Schools :: 04.17.05 by J. Krolick
> DS: My favorite venues are Red Rocks (obvious reasons), The Fox in Atlanta (absolutely the most gorgeous), and the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC tied with The NorVa in Norfolk, VA. Both are great nightclubs with the emphasis on the concert venue aspect run by people who love music.
>
> AT: Do you have any superstitions or routines you have while on tour?
>
> DS: "I Ain't Superstitious" and the only routine I have is trying to get to sleep before the sun comes up.
>
> If you could pick three people, alive or dead, to have sit in tonight, who would they be?
>
> DS: Three people to sit in alive or dead... Mike Houser, Allen Woody, and John Lennon.
>
> AT: Who's got the coolest tour bus that you've ever seen? Why?
>
> DS: Neil Young has the coolest tour bus out there. It's old as the hills and all wood on the inside. Beautiful and weird just like Neil!
>
> AT: John, Paul, George or Ringo? Why?
>
>
>
> Dave Schools :: Susan J. Weiand
> DS: John Lennon of course... I mean c'mon: "Tomorrow Never Knows"! Although George is my fave post-Beatles Beatle.
>
> AT: What's in the CD changer/iPOD these days?
>
> DS: The iPod contains 5,500 songs ranging from a 45-minute studio jam session of the original ARU to the entire early ZZ Top catalog. It's slightly depressing that a lifetime of collecting music can fit into something the size of a deck of cards!
>
> AT: What's one album or artist you wouldn't want to admit is in your iPOD/CD changer?
>
> DS: My guilty iPod pleasure is KC & The Sunshine Band.
>
> AT: You've played with or met countless musicians over the years. Was there ever an instance when you were star struck?
>
> DS: The only time I have ever been star struck was when Chuck Leavell introduced me to Keith Richards at Stones rehearsals in Toronto. But I got over it and Keith gave me a bouquet of Marlboro reds. Did I smoke 'em? Damn skippy I smoked 'em!
>
>

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Charlie Daniels Band Toledo 7-29-2005

>
> Hey Y'All,
>
> After a full day of work, and not being able to be in Charlotte with the freaks FOB, I decided to check out Charlie Daniels right here in Toledo, at the Harley Davidson parking lot. The last time I saw Charlie was a 3 or 4 years back at Chastain Park in Atlanta for the Volunteer Jam. Dickey Betts was also on that bill. One of the first times I saw the CDB was at the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, N.Y. We went to see the opening band, LOWELL GEORGE and LITTLE FEAT! It was 45 minutes of awesome tunes! Mark and Eli, do you recall? The lot was huge and they had a large stage. I would guess there were about 3,000 people in attendance, about 75% were bikers. It was a cool scene except the only beer was MGD or Miller Lite, yeech! Charlie came right on at 9:00. I am quite sure the show is basically the same every night. He did several of his standard hits, along with a few new ones. I was actually hoping to see Ballad of Uneasy Rider. Charlie is getting up there in age probably close to 70, full huge white beard. He can still sing and play both guitar and fiddle. Most of his band has been with him for several years. He introduced a different member 3 times and let them play their own song as he stepped off the stage for a break. I enjiyed the Long Haired Country Boy. The OBS was very entertaining as well with some nice fiddle vs. guitar dueling.
>
> Everyone was primed for the encore, The South's Gonna Do It. The first line of the song is a mention of one of my all time favorite bands, Grinderswitch! I am still hunting for any live Grinderswitch, please let me know if you have any. Charlie is a very patriotic man as he made many references to our great country during the show. I was definately not the oldest in attendance tonight! Lots of drunk and chatty people up front where I was. Couldn't get away from it. This combined with some wind may find this recording in the circular file. Not sure of all the titles, but I'll do my best. Here is how it went down:
>
> Charlie Daniels Band
> Toledo Harley Davidson
> Toledo, Ohio
> 7/29/2005
>
> 9:00
>
> DRINKIN' MY BABY AWAY 3:45
> EL TOREADOR 5:18
> GHOST OF LUCIOUS CLAY 4:45
> *TV VOODOO 4:15
> GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES 4:15
> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE>IN AMERICA 3:25
> *OPPOSITES ATTRACT 4:50
> INSTRUMENTAL ?> 5:20
> DRUM SOLO> 3:47
> INSTRUMENTAL ? 1:25
> SIMPLE MAN 3:25
> LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY 4:35
> PREACHIN', PRAYIN', SINGIN'> 1:52
> PART OF MY HEART 5:00
> BAND INTODUCTIONS 2:28
> *WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE> 3:13
> THE SOUTH'S GONNA DO IT> 3:56
> #ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL 9:30
>
> 10:16 (1:16:04)
>
> 10:17
>
> STAR SPANGLED BANNER 1:40
> THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA 4:25
>
> 10:22 (1:22:05)
>
> *Without Charlie Daniels
> #with Mary had a Little Lamb and Tequilla Teases
>
>
> Here is a link to a great article on our good friend Sam Holt and Outformation. Check it out!
>
> http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=6995&disp=all
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> Today's featured humor:
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> New "Out of Office Assistant" Messages
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>
> 1: I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail
> to get the position. Be prepared for my mood.
>
>
> 2: You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the
> office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at
> all.
>
>
> 3: Sorry to have missed you but I am at the doctors having my brain
> removed so that I may be promoted to management
>
>
> 4: I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send
> me until I return from vacation on 4/18. Please be patient and your mail
> will be deleted in the order it was received.
>
> 5: Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged 5.99 for
> the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in Your message.
>
>
> 6: The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is
> unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try
> sending again.'(The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see
> how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over).
>
>
> 7: Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queueing
> system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a
> reply in approximately 19 weeks.
>
>
> 8: Hi. I'm thinking about what you've just sent me. Please wait by your
> PC for my response.
>
>
> 9: Hi! I'm busy negotiating the salary for my new job. Don't bother to
> leave me any messages.
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> 10: I've run away to join a different circus.
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>
> AND, FINALLY :
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> 11: I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical
> reasons. When I return, please refer to me as 'Loretta' instead of
> 'Steve'.
>
> Late,
> Z-Man
>