Phil and Friends NYC 2/12/2006

Phil and Friends NYC 2/12/2006
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> Hey Y'All,
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> The last night of the 3 night run in the greatest city in the world! After last night, I had no clue as to who might show up. We awoke from our sleep to find a winter wonderland in Ridgewood, New Jersey! We got about 20" overnight. We watched Syracuse finally look decent, albeit it was St. Johns, and they can make anyone look like a good team! Mark and I headed towards the Big Apple around 5:00. We decided upon a pre-show meal of BBQ, so we hit the Dinosaur BBQ up by Harlem. I will say this, NYC did an excellent job of clearing the roads! Where else do you see garbage trucks with snow plows on the front! The Fried Green Tomatoes got us started. I ordered the combo with pulled pork and sliced brisket. The pork was excellent. The brisket was very good but it won't compare to the Fox Brothers, Rudy's, Salt Lick, or Goode's (Houston). Mark opted for the Big House Special, Chicken and Ribs. I sampled some of that and it was tasty. The salt potatoes and cole slaw were also right on. We were sufficiently stuffed. We headed over to the Beacon and hooked up with Lynchee. He hadn't planned on staying, but snow is snow, and a lot of it.
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> I again met Jim and we finagled seats in Row H. It took a bit of trading. Richard, Cheryl, and Curtis were in the row in front of us. Wayno was also in H. Good seeing Tommy Chin all 3 nights as well as a slew of others. It certainly was the sweet spot. As we set up, on stage Trey Anastasio was plugging in. Another special guest to join Phil. He and Barry jammed for about 10 minutes, with Jeff Sipe joining in. That would be the only time we would see Barry, as he never came out once.
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> They opened up with a surprise, Help>Slip>Frank. They played this Friday night and I was surprised to hear it again. All three parts of this were longer and a bit tighter tonight. We watched Trey take down the music stand prior to the opener. He should have kept it to cheat by, as he screwed up the 1st verse. This was the only repeat of the 3 night run. The next two were firsts for me, Cripple Creek and TLEO. TLEO slid into what I thought was Cold Rain and Snow. After about 3 minutes and 33 seconds, it was aborted before any vocals were sung. Instead they moved on to Loose Lucy. I was hoping they would finish the CR&S. Don't know if they just botched it or what. It was not on the setlist for them to play. The set ended with 2 Dylan tunes, my first Buckets. Larry had the mando on this. Mark and I both agreed that Barry should have been out on the steel. Rob was rippin' the B-3 for Watchtower.
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> After a 40 minute break, the shortest of the 3 nights, we were treated to a St. Stephen. A good version at that. Joan sang one called What Sin. After a sweet jam, we hit the vintage catalog, Cryptical>Dark Star>Eyes! Trey took care of the vocals on Eyes. This led to GDTRFB. A funny moment as Trey blew his amp. They tried 2 different guitars before the techies figured it was the amp. Without a guitar, he sang and danced with Joan for the last 3 minutes of the song. They did get things working in time for Gimme Shelter though. The jamming on this set was tight. Rob had to do the donor rap and band introductions as Phil lost his voice. I know the jokes are flowing, "why didn't he lose his voice at the first show"? Trey led us through a Wolfman's Brother. Danny Clinch sat in on harp, as they closed with a Midnight Hour.
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> As much as I am a huge fan of Warren Haynes, I believe I liked tonight the best. The best thing that could have happened at a 3 night run, happened. Each night got progressively better! I would have liked to see the following tunes, Cosmic Charlie, The Eleven, Alligator, Pride of Cucamonga, Mountains of the Moon, and Doin' That Rag, but it was only 3 nights and you get what they give ya! All in all, a great 3 night run. I must admit, I was on the fence about making the trip as I did not decide until Wednesday late night. I came without a lot of expectations, yet I left with great times with friends, great food, and lots of long lasting musical memories. Mark summed it up best when he told me late Sunday night: If you didn't come to these shows, you would be kicking yourself in the ass! He ain't kidding!
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> Here is how it went down:
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> Phil and Friends
> Beacon Theatre
> New York City
> 2/12/2006
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> 8:40
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> Help On The Way > 4:47
> Slipknot > 5:10
> Franklin's Tower 12:27
> Up On Cripple Creek > 9:45
> They Love Each Other > 10:07
> Cold Rain & Snow(aborted) > 3:33
> Loose Lucy 5:54
> Buckets Of Rain 7:03
> All Along The Watchtower 9:18
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> 9:49
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> 10:29
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> St. Stephen >11:59
> What Sin > 8:33
> Cosmic/Big Railroad Jam> 4:18
> Cryptical Envelopment > Jam > 22:35
> Dark Star > 5:45
> Jam> 4:08
> The Other One > 11:56
> Dark Star > Jam> 9:09
> Eyes Of The World > 9:29
> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad> 8:10
> Gimme Shelter 8:16
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> 12:14
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> 12:20
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> Donor Rap
> Band Introductions 2:40
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> 12:23
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> Wolfman's Brother 7:40
> *Midnight Hour 9:29
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> *with Danny Clinch on harmonica
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> Neumann 143>Lunatec V3>Sound Devices 722
> FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC ROW H
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