Bob Dylan Las Vegas 4/7/2006

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> Hey Y'All,
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> Here we are in sin city! The reason we are here is for the Noah Charles Bar Mitzvah. Friday morning started with the Noah Charles Invitational Golf Tournament. We played at the Legacy. The conditions were about perfect, sunny, 75 degrees, and very little wind. The field agreed to play a skins format. I did not travel with my clubs or shoes by my own choice. I borrowed Steve's ancient clubs. I was actually hitting the ball pretty well for only playing once, about 3 weeks ago on a rain soaked course in Ohio. If I could only putt, I would have scored much better. Well, I ran away from the field, winning 10 skins. Eli did manage to come in second place. Now for the reality, we were the only 2 golfers to enter the tournament! Hell, a win is a win! Being old enough to compete on the Champions tour, I did alright with my sparkling 92!
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> We stopped at the new Whole Foods in Henderson. What a great store. They have a section called Assistant Chef where they prep and pre-cook items that you can finish at home. The wood fired pizza section was very nice. They have a Mexican station where they make burittos, tacos, quesadillas, and other items to order. They also have a smoker where they do sliced brisket, pulled pork etc. I got some BBQ Brisket and a Shrimp quesadilla. Yum! They also have a small coffee roaster, a smoothie section, and other areas new to me. The sushi and noodle are, as well as the Tapas areas are also killer. Great store, have to get Mark out of Jersey to check it out! After we picked up Leroy, Eli's sis, we headed to the hotel to clean up and prepare for the night's activities. We met Larry and Bob there. I left Mark and Donna their tix at the front desk, as their plane was late out of Oakland. Sorry Geoff and Diana missed their plane.
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> Off to the Aladdin. We had extras to sell, and it was a brutal scene with security all over the place. Tickets were easy to get as the show was not sold out. Selling was a huge problem, as security was EVERYWHERE, including near where people had to buy tix. I got a final warning that I would get thrown out. I ended up selling 1 ticket for less about half price. Larry dumped the others for about the same. We tried, but not worth getting bounced. Security had no metal detectors, and did not pat anyone down. That made getting the gear in pretty easy by today's standards. I hit the Men's Room and got wired up. Merle Haggard opened at a bit after 8:00. I have not seen him in years. He joined the band after a couple of songs. I must admit, this was my first time in here since the post Dead shows n 1995 for the Radiators and Hot Tuna. The sound was great. I bought the seats the minute they were up on the pre-sale 2 months ago. Front row of the 200 section. I was very happy with them. Merle served up some of his old hits. He played my favorite, Workingman's Blues! He aborted Okie from Nuskogee 25 seconds in, I believe as a joke. He said, I can't do this one. We were all hoping for the Mama Tried. He did not ablidge, so no phone call Melissa.
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> After a 27 minute intermission, the narative intoduction played and Bob appeared with his boys. This is my first show since Larry Campbell left the band last year. A good band, but not quite as solid as the last linup with Larry, IMO. As I mentioned, the sound was great, and Bob was very clear on his vocals. Very nice to hear. We all looked at the previous 4 shows of setlists. Not much of a variation. Tonight, a different setlist, yeah! Always good to see them mix it up for the variety. The Twiddle Dee rocked. I always love to hear the Memphis Blues Again. I thought I heard Ballad of a Thin Man and said so to Larry before the Love Sick. Two songs later, there it was.Lay Lady Lay hit the spot, and Cat's in the Well rocked the end of the set. The Rolling Stone/Watchtower encore, were staples so far on this tour, and by no means disappointed us. Everyone was on their feet for these 2 nuggets! Off to Bellagio, Caesar's, and other parts! Great hangin' with some great old friends, Eli, Leroy, Mark and Donna, Larry, and Bob!
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> Here is how it went down:
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> Merle Haggard
> Aladdin Hotel and Casino
> Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts
> 4/7/2006
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> 8:02
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> *?
> *Waylon Jennings Tune
> Instrumental as Merle Joins the Band
> Day I Stopped Loving You
> Turn Me Loose, Set Me Free>
> Runaway Mama
> Rolling With The Flow>
> I'll Just Stay HEre and Drink
> Rollin' Downhill
> I Hate To See It Go
> I Guess My HEart HAs Settled BAck To Earth
> I'm a Branded Man
> Happy Birthday To ME(Merle sings to himself)
> Wish I Could Be Thirty Again
> Workin' Man Blues
> Okie From Nuskogee(Stopped after 25 Seconds)
> This Morning, This Evening, So Soon
> Instrumental as Merle Exits
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> 8:54
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> RADIO SCHOEPS 33-3028>D8
> SOB/DRFC/KFC/ZFC
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> Bob Dylan
> Aladdin Hotel and Casino
> Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts
> 4/7/2006
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> 9:21
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> Things Have Changed (Bob on piano and harp)
> The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob on piano and harp)
> Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Bob on piano)
> It Ain't Me, Babe (Bob on piano)
> Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
> Bob on piano)
> Love Sick (Bob on piano)
> I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob on piano and harp)
> Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on piano and harp)
> I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
> (Bob on piano and harp)
> Cold Irons Bound (Bob on piano)
> Lay, Lady, Lay (Bob on piano)
> Cat's In The Well (Bob on piano, Donnie on violin)
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> 10:42
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> 10:44
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> Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on piano)
> All Along The Watchtower (Bob on piano)
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> 10:57
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> Band Members
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> Bob Dylan - keyboard, harp
> Stu Kimball - rhythm guitar
> Denny Freeman - lead guitar
> Donnie Herron - violin, pedal steel, lap steel
> Tony Garnier - bass
> George Recile - drums
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> RADIO SCHOEPS 33-3028>D8
> SOB/DRFC/KFC/ZFC