Molly Malone's (fka Jack Quinn) - Covington KY - 11/30/07

[AndaleOrbea]

The show in Covington (Cincinnati area) was crazy. The venue was the third floor of the bar. The crowd was bigger than the previous two nights, Natilia Zukerman opened for EP, and EP had competition from a sorority party on the second floor - they cranked the music up so loud that it came through the floor. Ellis did a great job playing his way through the competition and the big hits were Calendar Man, Blacktop Train (where the crowd stomped on the floor to drown out the 'tribal' music played downstairs) and The World Ain't Slowin Down as EP tried to match the downstairs back-beat. When Ellis introduced Jukebox On My Grave - someone asked about seeing Emerson's grave - EP said

You mean Ralph Waldo Emerson? Isn't he buried in Concord, MA? Yeah, I guess I've see it, but he's not really one of my heroes

Big laughs here! It was a lot of fun... We (the FastWoman and I) had a great time!

Here are the setlists:

Natalia Zukerman Setlist

1. Right Time? or Fall for You?
2. Haunted House
3. Favorite Shirt
4. Brand New Frame (Title track of soon to be released [FEB '08] CD produced by Willy Porter)
5. Only Trees
6. Loved Like That
7. Oggies?
8. Honky Time?

Ellis Setlist

1. Once Upon a Summertime (Piano)
2. If I Could Catch the Rain (New Song - Piano)
3. Maria's Beautiful Mess
4. Little Wood Guitar
5. Jukebox On My Grave
6. Alice's Champagne Palace
7. Home (Piano)
8. Take All the Sky You Need
9. 3,000 Miles
10. The Hurt (or whatever... see previous posts)
11. Million Chameleon March
12. Because Its There
13. Snow In Austin
14. Blacktop Train
15. Calendar Man
16. Angel In Manhattan
17. The World Ain't Slowin Down
18. The Night Hank Williams Came to Town (Piano) (Encore)
19. Wabi-Sabi (Encore)

This show was really awesome. Can't wait for the next one. Hopefully he'll play the ?Holy Ghost? song, then.

Regards,
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