SHARING THE SHOWS
I didn’t blog about Friday night’s show because I did a volunteer commitment that I’m choosing to keep private (if you really want to know about it, you can message me privately).
I grew up outside of New York City and worked in Manhattan in my 20s, but I never really fully immersed in the Big Apple as a tourist. So I’ve spent the couple of days pretending I live here, riding the subways. I bopped around the Lower East Side Friday; Saturday was Coney Island of Warriors fame. I came out to play for sure. The heat did too, and it beat the everliving crap out of me. I was dragging as I headed out to the show, but I was determined to make it. The shows have been starting approximately twenty minutes after the scheduled time, so I got to the venue at 8 and was met by a long line. Fortunately, it moved quickly, but I had to rush to get my much-needed water. The lights went off at the exact moment I reached my seat, which was awesome. “Pigeons” opened the show. Every time I’ve seen groups of them congregating in spaces here, I think of that song. I’ve pasted the setlist here. I dragged during most of the set, but when you’ve hit a bunch of shows in a row and braved the heat on the beach, you really don’t have to rock superhard every night. That being said, I gave it my all during “Junior,” “Glory” (which always gives me a skingasm), and a true surprise, the Grateful Dead’s deep cut, “Cream Puff War.” During setbreak, I chatted with Ken, and met some new friends, Sean from Long Island and Mike from Mahopac. Those interactions revived me for Set 2. “Flicker” is another skingasm-inducing tune, and the “Dear Prudence” was another nice Beatles-inspired surprise. The highlight for me, though, came at the end with “The Waker,” which also closed out 6/30/19 at Red Rocks and seems to be a favorite with fans, probably because the boys play it so rarely. Stay cool, everyone! Sorry for the lack of pics; as I type, my phone is at the other end of the Airbnb, and I just don’t feel like getting up to send them over. Pics to come on future posts.
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