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S.P.A.C.E. - Evanston, IL - Nov. 13, 2010

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:23 pm
by KarenZ
Folks,

The show in Evanston, IL this past weekend was stellar. My kind of show: all-Ellis, all-the-time. (No opener and no band.) ;-)

And what a show it was! Nice and LONG! 22 songs! (Counting one verse of a new children's song.)

The setlist:

rose tattoo
the only way
lights of vegas
3000 miles
dragonfly
once upon a summertime (piano)
the heckler
maria's beautiful mess
annalee (unplugged in the audience)
hurricane angel (piano)
sweet mistakes
speed of trees
claendar man
take all the sky you need
alice's champagne palace
she was
love is a curious thing
Ben Franklin (one verse)
cotton's burning (mine and IllinoisBill's request!)
heaven is where you are (piano)
the world ain't slowing down
Encore:
A 5-minute stream of consciousness about Chicago/Lincoln/Wrigley Field/WhiteSox, etc Amazing!

At about the point he did "sweet mistakes" was when he started asking for requests. Folks shouted out requests for "Paris in a day" and "look at the wind blow" and "angel in Manhattan" and "weightless" and many, many others - all seemingly older material. I suspect EP woudl prefer to have requests for newer material - if for no other reason than because he probably remembers how to play the newer stuff more easily - but, honestly, I think the fact that folks continue to ask for older stuff is a tribute to those songs' greatness. It's a compliment, IMHO.

It was so nice seeing Dean and Elaine! :)

Pictures fortchoming! Gimme another day or two! :-)

KarenZ

Re: S.P.A.C.E. - Evanston, IL - Nov. 13, 2010

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:46 am
by monicar
Freddie sent me a note saying the show was great too!!!!

Re: S.P.A.C.E. - Evanston, IL - Nov. 13, 2010

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:48 am
by KarenZ
When I grow up, I want to be just like Freddie. :-)

KarenZ

Re: S.P.A.C.E. - Evanston, IL - Nov. 13, 2010

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:02 am
by monicar
Me too, Karen.

Freddie, Jela and Richard are my heros!

Re: S.P.A.C.E. - Evanston, IL - Nov. 13, 2010

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:37 pm
by Richard + Jela
:oops: + :oops: