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Date Posted: 03:51:50 08/31/05 Wed
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Shad-O-Vision
's message, "Another NLQP 2005 Review" on 23:45:14 08/27/05 Sat
>Sorry for the lateness. After everyone else¡¦s this
>might be anticlimactic, but read on if you need
>ANOTHER GratefulFest review. Haven¡¦t had the time to
>complete it, until now. So, read on.
>
>If you were there, you know what I mean. If you were
>not, man did you miss out!!!! I'm sorry, but these
>were the ONES folks. Easily the best run I've ever
>seen. I've been describing these as incredibly
>emotional shows, evoking rapture and despair
>intermittingly. [This sounds stupid even as I type
>but it¡¦s true]: Other than the birth of my
>daughters, these were the most powerful moments I¡¦ve
>ever experienced, specifically the Saturday 8/20/05
>show.
>
>Shad¡¦s 100% Honest Warts-And-All Reviews, of stuff
>that I remember, ¡¥cause there¡¦s a LOT of it!
>
>Friday 8/19/05:
>
>Cornmeal. Go see this appetizing band. Don¡¦t know
>the name of the lady on fiddle, but wow. Then another
>good Gans set, especially Down To Eugene. High
>quality throughout the DSO first set, but let¡¦s face
>it, that¡¦s the norm when catching a Dark Star show.
>It¡¦s sad, but we all kind of expect that now, you
>know? Ok, that¡¦s not a sad thing at all. Well
>anyhow, Eyes is KILLER right from the start as they
>blast into the bulk of the song without any slow
>buildup, and then WHAM as they do the Dirt jams. I
>can¡¦t put my finger on it, and it pains me to write
>it, but something seemed a little ¡§off¡¨ during some
>of the ebbs and flows of some of those jams. Maybe I
>have to do a little more research and reevaluation.
>9.5 out of 10 stars at least nevertheless. The
>weirdest thing was the absence of China Doll after the
>Eyes, as it was a rare stand-alone version. Another
>clue to the date, Scarlet out of Playin, which returns
>back to Playin completing the sandwich. Duh. It was
>good. REAL good. Oh! Don¡¦t Ease, a ¡§throwaway¡¨
>tune I often feel as do many others (Don¡¦t Sleeze on
>J-cards ring a bell?) was REALLY hot too! Who knew?!!
>ļ
>
>2nd set included a weird tech-diff during El Paso, and
>a mysterious He¡¦s Gone > Truckin > Spanish Jam >
>Other One > GDTRFB where you never really knew what
>song was going to materialize next due to intentional
>or unintentional clues and teases. Other One included
>a good roll from Kevin. SSDD had both Lisa and Donna
>wailing (right?! it¡¦s been a few days now). Taper
>Geek Alert: The personal highlight for my bro and I
>was watching the numbers say ¡§2 minutes¡¨ of tape
>remaining, ¡§1 minute¡¨, and finally reading ¡§0
>minutes¡¨ during the SSDD for an eternity capped of by
>the two of us cheering hysterically when the finale
>finally crashed and the tape promptly stopped seconds
>thereafter. Made the switch and enjoyed a spry US
>Blues. (8/6/74 btw)
>
>Saturday 8/20/05:
>
>Crazy hurricane-like storm blows vendors canopies and
>small children around the park just a few hours before
>showtime. Clear skies for Shimmy Shack¡¦s set. Those
>guys can really play together! Stir Fried had the
>pleasure of playing quite well in the horizontal
>hose-down. Gotta love the Dirty Dozen. They not only
>play up to their name and beyond with some good
>raunch, the trumpet player dons a black and gold 36
>jersey while I in my Steeler Your Face T. Take that
>Herd/Bix/et al.!
>
>On paper nothing looks all that spectacular. 5/11/78.
> Short 2nd set in terms of songs. Typical ¡¦78 stuff.
> However, almost everything is played with an energy,
>not an easily perceivable FAST-type energy, but an
>emotional one. Just about every song has a certain,
>quality, or character, to it that really hit me. I
>don¡¦t know how it will reproduce on tape or if the
>disc will get much play in the car, but the experience
>of this live show was nothing I can properly explain.
>It¡¦s a ¡§writing about music is like dancing about
>architecture¡¨-type thing.
>
>Good Cold Rain opener, and fitting, for sure. What, a
>20 or so beat BIODTL? Somebody was off by one I
>think.. :) Slow FOTD not usually my thing, but
>tonight¡K. it was well received. L.L.Rain made me
>think, ¡§another slow one? bah!¡¨. But this was an
>INCREDIBLE L.L.Rain (get the tape). I wish I could
>remember which lovely lady was responsible for this.
>Rest of the set was average, but in DSO-land that¡¦s
>more than merely adequate. Mexicali > Mama DID stand
>out. And then the Lazy > Supplication.
>Supplication!!!!! Break.
>
>Just about all you could want from a Scarlet > Fire
>(more Scarlet than Fire this time), but that only
>warmed things up: Dancin, long and involved. Never
>met one of those I didn¡¦t thoroughly enjoy. Drums is
>good and funky when a slough of people come out for a
>family drums. Can¡¦t remember most now, but Looky and
>Pres were out there having a good time. Perfect
>¡¦78-style NFA, with that long buildup, and not so
>flashy and hard-hitting. Great team effort (lead by
>John¡¦s vocals) on Stella Blue, a song now never the
>same for me since Scott¡¦s memorial. My first Around
>in over 4 years didn¡¦t disappoint, especially the up
>tempo ending (actually Cold Rain, BIODTL, and Lazy >
>Supp were all absent from my shows the last 4 years
>until THIS show ¡V thanks guys!!!!). More Chuck Berry
>to come¡K. Goofy Werewolves. SMOKING J.B.Goode.
>
>Correct me if I¡¦m wrong, but this is when Evan used
>the perfect word to remember those who are gone:
>angels. That speech, in that setting. Powerful.
>
>Had a BLAST after the show. Thanks to George, Arthur,
>Ashley, Ryan, Re, and Gerry for pranksterish fun
>¡¥round the campfire, and to new neighbor and friend
>Shaggy, and to Dark Star Coffee Girl Jen for keeping
>me cool with milkshake after milkshake. Try the chai.
> Sorry to the people we may have kept up until
>(almost) dawn.
>
>Sunday 8/21/05:
>
>Sunday morning I woke up a bit after 11:00 and ran
>down to the stage to catch the Morning Gans jam.
>Great stuff with Cheryl Ann, but the highlight was
>John playing mandolin and singing on some tunes,
>especially Down To Eugene and Rueben & Cherise. The
>request for Valerie was denied but this guy wasn¡¦t
>complaining. The Tricksters were awesome. They
>closed their set with my first ever live New Potato.
>REAL long and involved. Keller¡¦s set would have
>benefited from nightfall and some nifty lighting.
>Last year I REALLY got off on the first half of his
>set, and enjoyed the rest. This year was all like
>last year¡¦s second half, very enjoyable but not
>thoroughly spectacular.
>
>Having a hard time remembering all the original raffle
>setlist songs. WRS > Let It Grow was about 18
>thrilling minutes, with Eaton on his acoustic. Donna
>came out and did an eloquent Cassidy. Oh, loved
>Barraco singing Mr. Charlie. Speaking of Charlie,
>Cosmic Charlie (isn¡¦t one of those spelled with an
>¡¥ley¡¦?) came out of the St. Stephen second set
>opener¡K oh that slide guitar¡K which was, again, a
>song I haven¡¦t heard in 4 years, when I did a LOT of
>shows. Drums/Space was rather out there, especially
>with the lights bouncing off of the stage, trees, and
>ourselves. SOTM. Perfect. For many I believe the
>moon wasn¡¦t quite visible during the song as it was
>rising up from behind some trees, but it was so BRIGHT
>that it didn¡¦t matter. The Alabama encore (for Tiff)
>rocked hard, and made me think how much more this one
>would be loved if the lyrics were more Minglewood,
>Touch, or Cassidy. Bama went into Sing Me Back Home,
>a personal favorite, but this one was with both
>ladies. Each one took a turn leading the ¡§COME
>ALIVE¡¨ buildup. This was in my noggin the whole time
>driving home.
>
>This weekend, this just about as perfect as can be
>weekend, was capped off for us by getting lost ¡V
>missed a turn, wrong turn, who knows, but it was
>something stupid I¡¦m sure ¡V but getting lost is FUN
>if you do it with walkie-talkies and two cars worth of
>people and you¡¦re in middle of NOWHERE and you smell
>like a selection of meats cooked over a campfire. The
>folks at the rest area, which was rather busy for the
>hour which we arrived, raised a few ¡¥brows to be
>sure.
>
>People, you¡¦re insane if next year you don¡¦t make
>it. Start requesting personal days, renting RVs, and
>finding babysitters pronto. It¡¦s the show of the
>year, every year. The NYE run, which hopefully I¡¦ll
>make after a 4 year absence, ain¡¦t got nothing on
>this.
>
>Not played but appropriate...
>¡§Ain¡¦t no place I¡¦d rather be
>Baby won¡¦t you carry me
>Back to NLQP¡¨
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