July 27/06 Show

buz...@ebtech.net

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Jul 28, 2006, 1:24:37 AM7/28/06

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Hi folks:

Just got back from the concert at Meadowbrook Theater in Rochester
Hills, Mich. It was a solid show with a few unusual events. We were
fortunate to have some great seats (second row, five seats off the
centre aisle), which always provides a wonderful perspective.
The venue is a rather small open air theater with hill seating behind a
pavilion with a roof, but open on the sides. Capacity is about 7,500
and the place was about 75% full. I can't remember a concert where
the weather was so much of an issue. It has been hot and humid around
here for several days, with almost daily showers and/or thunderstorms.
The show started at about 8:05 and they played for about 45 minutes
before the usual break. At the break it was raining very lightly. But
by the second or third song into the second set you could hear the rain
teeming on the roof and the band could obviously see all kinds of
lightening dancing over the hills they looked out over. Also the wind
was really blowing a mist in through the open sides of the pavilion.
We were only about 12 feet from Gordon and you could really feel the
mist and see it through the spotlights - it was like Niagara Falls
and lasted through the entire second set.
Several times Terry grabbed a towel to wipe off his guitar strings. In
spite of this he did a great job, especially during the mandolin-like
part of the Trilogy. The poor souls who toughed it out on the grass
must have been totally drenched.
It was actually like two different concerts. The first set was the
usual reserved, respective audience. In the second half, with all the
storm and noise, the mood completely changed. The crowd was much more
raucous and the demeanor of all of the musicians seemed much looser.
Gord's voice was thin to start and was stronger in the second set.
This was the first show in a couple of months, so that was somewhat to
be expected.
There wasn't a lot of conversation between songs. He said it had
been 10 years since they had been at this venue and that they were
happy to be back and that he had not toured for 28 months and was glad
to be back at it. Before the Wreck, he said this was for Isaac. The
folks right behind us yelled "He's right here" and a young man
around 8 or 9 years old stood up. Lightfoot pointed at him and nodded
- that was kind of neat!
The one and only encore was Rainy Day People - how appropriate.
Without further ado, here's the setlist:

Cotton Jenny
Carefree Highway
Sea of Tranquility
14 Karat Gold
Spanish Moss
Shadows
Beautiful
In My Fashion
Ghosts of Cape Horn
Never Too Close
A Painter Passing Through
The Watchman's Gone
Sundown
The Wreck
Alberta Bound
BREAK
Sit Down Young Stranger
Waiting For You
Clouds of Loneliness
Let It Ride
If You Could Read My Mind
Don Quixote
Minstrel of the Dawn
Baby Step Back
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Blackberry Wine
Old Dan's Records
Early Mornin' Rain
Rainy Day People

Regards,

Brian

Ed Mullen

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Jul 28, 2006, 1:29:46 AM7/28/06

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buz...@ebtech.net wrote:
> Hi folks:
>
> Just got back from the concert at Meadowbrook Theater in Rochester
> Hills, Mich. It was a solid show with a few unusual events. We were

Bravo, nice post, Brian.

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Sheryl

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Jul 28, 2006, 2:51:37 AM7/28/06

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Nice review, terrific set list. Gord's really mixing it up! Thanks,
Brian!

Sheryl

Jenney

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Jul 28, 2006, 9:45:49 AM7/28/06

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Thanks for the review Brian. I'm heading out to see him on the last leg
of this part of the tour, in Concord NH and Burlington VT. Luckily it
will be inside on both of those nights! I love the outdoor venues, but
the weather has been so odd this spring/summer that I'm glad I'll be
inside.
Jenney

johnfowles

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Jul 28, 2006, 1:42:54 PM7/28/06

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We'll see you at both of those Jenney.of course Burlington is
providing the venue the Flynn Center has dried out by then:-
http://www.burlington.notlong.com
Whilst posting is anybody else reading this going to be down in New
Brunswick (the NJ variety) on Thursday July 3rd??

ran...@telus.net

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Jul 28, 2006, 2:57:21 PM7/28/06

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Thanks Brian. I really enjoyed reading your post. Cheers, Ron Jones.

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lightf...@rogers.com

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Jul 28, 2006, 6:03:54 PM7/28/06

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thanks for the report Brian! Sounds like quite a weather event!!

Love that he did two RAIN songs to end the show!
lol
wish I'd been there...
Char

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Tony Wesley

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Jul 28, 2006, 9:25:25 PM7/28/06

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buz...@ebtech.net wrote:
> Hi folks:
>
> Just got back from the concert at Meadowbrook Theater in Rochester
> Hills, Mich. It was a solid show with a few unusual events.

Thanks for the post.

I've been to most (all?) of the Lightfoot concerts in the Detroit area
since I rediscovered him in 1999. This year, I was recovering from a
broken leg a nd dislocated ankle when the tickets went on sale. I
wasn't sure how healthy I'd be by the concert and the thought of the
long walk from the Meadowbrook parking area to the Theater area on
crutches scared me off.

I'm reasonable well recovered by now, so I could have gone.

buz...@ebtech.net

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Jul 28, 2006, 10:17:33 PM7/28/06

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> I've been to most (all?) of the Lightfoot concerts in the Detroit area
> since I rediscovered him in 1999. This year, I was recovering from a
> broken leg a nd dislocated ankle when the tickets went on sale. I
> wasn't sure how healthy I'd be by the concert and the thought of the
> long walk from the Meadowbrook parking area to the Theater area on
> crutches scared me off.
>
> I'm reasonable well recovered by now, so I could have gone.

Glad to hear you're doing well, Tony.

The walk to the theatre was no problem. The walk back to the (open
field) parking lot was a little different. We were both in sandals and
commented that it was like walking through a rice paddy - major squish!

Brian