LOCATION: Miramar Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Jack, Wade, Dale
REVIEW BY: JB
JB
Hello all,well I drove up to the Milwaukee show last from Chicago.Doors were at 7 and at about 10 minutes to 7 there was all of 7 of us waiting in line!...LOL Linford came out and said to us "Are you guys all waiting in line for the big rock show?" and I said "yep,are you gonna put one on?"He chatted with us for a few minutes saying he wasn't expecting a big crowd tonite(which is and was a shame) and one of the girls gave him a nice decorative white candle set which he ended up lighting and putting on the organ during the set.They opened the doors about 7:15 and we walk into the strangest theater setup I've ever seen.The shape of the theater is an octagon(stop sign)with the stage on one side and 3 rows deep of theater seats around a huge open floor.Well everyone walked in and sat in the seats and in front of the band there was an empty floor!!And they opened with "When I go" everyone stayed in the seats!!(They should of put chairs on the floor)That being said noone(all 150 of us maybe!) was more than 20 or 30 feet away but it was still kind of weird.As was opening with "When I go" ! My absolute favorite song but even I wouldn't open a show with it,but Karin nailed it and we were off to a very special evening.She came out with a cute little beret with a flower in the center,with a red skirt and black top.Absolutely adorable!!!(sigh......!!!!)Quite a contrast from what she wore at the Shubas show,a tight black sexy thing that made all the men I was around go crazy!I must say Lin & Karin were in a good upbeat mood tonite inviting all the dancers in the house to take to the empty dance floor and that they were "really a dance band in disguise"and I FINALLY got to see Karin SMILE !!! :) !!! They ran through all the songs that have been previously posted on this tour.3 songs they didn't play in Chicago,"The world can wait" just Lin & Karin absoluely awesome!!! Karin by herself at the piano doing "Ohio",I'd never seen her play and I was blown away with goosebumps.Once again sitting there wondering how Lin and Karin could slip through the cracks of recognition in an industry where so many with little or NO talent get too much.The capper of the evening were the encores,first "All I need is everything" then the "Kodak" moment.During the last song "Latter Days" 1 couple got up to slow dance and during the words "And if the music starts before I get there dance without me. You dance so gracefully" I saw Karin look down at the couple with the biggest smile of satisfaction knowing that for this moment everything is alright because of the connection.Knowing that someday it'll all pay off.It was to me a very special intimate evening which years from now when they're big I'll be telling people about.Well let's hope it's not years!! Thanks for reading this,John Hey,how far is Indianapolis ??? !! ;) Setlist 1.When I go 2.If Nothing else 3.I radio heaven 4.Anything at all 5.Faithfully Dangerous 6.Darling,Christmas is coming 7.All I ever get for Xmas is Blue 8.silent night 9.Poughkeepsie 10.Curse 11.Holy rain 12.The world can wait 13.Ohio 14.Miles 15.Helpless Encores 16. All I need is Everything 17.Latter Days