LOCATION: Ram's Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Mickey Grimm, Jake Bradley
REVIEW BY:
I Don't Wanna Waste Your Time
I Radio Heaven
Go Down Easy
Anything At All
I'm On a Roll
Let's Spend the Day In Bed
Entertaining Thoughts
Suitcase
Who'm I Kiddin' But Me
band and crew intros
Trouble
We're Gonna Pull Through
North Pole Man
Goodbye Charles
Ohio
Orphan Girl
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Hush Now
Happy Birthday to Linford! smile.gif
If a Song Could Be President
Don't Wait For Tom
And what a great set list, I was in shock by the 4th song! The only slight disappointment was the absence of The Trumpet Child, which both Karin and Linford have been doing astonishing things with lately.
Chris and I had a fantastic day -- drove through a constant downpour
all the way through New Jersey yesterday morning, but the sun came out
shortly after we hit the DelMarVa peninsula, and it was a warm and glorious
afternoon by the time we got to Annapolis. We enjoyed a couple of hours
walking around town where we fortuitously encountered the band outside
their hotel ("Wow, I can't believe you guys are in Annapolis -- we're actually
playing here tonight!" Mickey quipped). We strolled down Main Street and
picked out a nice bottle of Barolo and a hand-rolled cigar to give Linford
for his birthday, and then stoked up a couple ourselves down by the harbor
and enjoyed the water views for a spell. At 5:00 we met Kelly and her boyfriend
Shannon for a very congenial dinner at Ram's Head Restaurant and then headed
into the venue next door, where we had great seats right in front of the
stage and were soon joined by Eric and his wife Lisa. I was happy to meet
Nelson, who came over and introduced himself to me -- I had mistaken him
for a Ram's Head employee before the show! Sharon and Emmy (sporting an
attractive cast on her arm) were also there, and it was great as always
to see them. I got my recording gear set up next to the sound booth and
set my levels and then sat down up front to enjoy a great show, which included
a birthday cake for Linford during the encore! I hope to have the recording
available within a few days, there's quite a bit of crowd noise but otherwise
it sounds pretty good.