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seafarer62 · 09-22-2007, 01:30 PM

Great concert. Sold out. Must have been between 3 and 4 thousand there. Acoustics were great for what is a large gym/auditorium. My wife, who is not a big fan, said he sounded loads better than he did in Cedar Rapids June 30.

Whatever was wrong with the Milwaukee concert didn't show up in Rochester. His voice was pretty good and he was in great spirits. The band was really hamming it up at times too. He told a great story before Early Morning Rain. He had been giving backstage access to an Elvis concert in Buffalo so he could meet him. He drove all the way from Toronto to Buffalo and found himself with 18,000 people in a hockey arena. When he finally got backstage, there was an announcement, "Elvis has left the building !!"

In acknowlegment to the Mayo Clinic, he said he would not ask "Is a doctor in the building?" He also told a couple of corny jokes. One was about a rabbit. Anyone remember?

In My Fashion was especially well done. The crowd reaction was loud and strong, even for some of the most recent material such as "Painter" and "Waiting for You." They left the stage and they played two straight toe-tappers as a dual encore.

I met GitchiGummee (Ruth) during intermission and also had a great talk with Dakota Rose (Nancy) who I had met at Cedar Rapids in late June. A group is getting together before the concert at the Starbucks in the Nicollet Mall before tonight's Minneapolis concert. GitchiGummee and Seafarer 62 were looking for RJ all at the front of the auditorium but couldn't find him. Where were you?

Set List:

1) Cotton Jenny
2) Carefree Highway
3) Sea of Tranquility
4) 14 Karat Gold
5) Never Too Close
6) Painter Passing Through
7) In My Fashion
8) Rainy Day People
9) Shadows
10) Beautiful
11) The Watchman's Gone
12) Ribbon of Darkness
13) Sundown
14) Wreck of E.F.
Intermission
15) Triangle
16) Hangdog Hotel Room
17) Restless
18) Clouds of Loneliness
19) Waiting For You
20) Make Way for the Lady
21) If You Could Read My Mind
22) Don Quixote
23) Baby Step Back
24) Early Morning Rain
Encores:
25) Blackberry Wine
26) Old Dan's Records

Tonight, my sister and I are going to the State Theatre and I will post a set list tomorrow.

Sunday afternoon, my wife Debbie and I are driving to Duluth and will finish the Lightfoot weekend. Will post a set list on Monday.

Tonight, we are in Row T, main floor on the Terry side.

In Duluth, we are front and center in first row !!

John/ Minnesota

09-22-2007, 01:30 PM	#1
seafarer62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Forest Lake, MN USA Posts: 286	Rochester, MN Sept 21: Set List Great concert. Sold out. Must have been between 3 and 4 thousand there. Acoustics were great for what is a large gym/auditorium. My wife, who is not a big fan, said he sounded loads better than he did in Cedar Rapids June 30. Whatever was wrong with the Milwaukee concert didn't show up in Rochester. His voice was pretty good and he was in great spirits. The band was really hamming it up at times too. He told a great story before Early Morning Rain. He had been giving backstage access to an Elvis concert in Buffalo so he could meet him. He drove all the way from Toronto to Buffalo and found himself with 18,000 people in a hockey arena. When he finally got backstage, there was an announcement, "Elvis has left the building !!" In acknowlegment to the Mayo Clinic, he said he would not ask "Is a doctor in the building?" He also told a couple of corny jokes. One was about a rabbit. Anyone remember? In My Fashion was especially well done. The crowd reaction was loud and strong, even for some of the most recent material such as "Painter" and "Waiting for You." They left the stage and they played two straight toe-tappers as a dual encore. I met GitchiGummee (Ruth) during intermission and also had a great talk with Dakota Rose (Nancy) who I had met at Cedar Rapids in late June. A group is getting together before the concert at the Starbucks in the Nicollet Mall before tonight's Minneapolis concert. GitchiGummee and Seafarer 62 were looking for RJ all at the front of the auditorium but couldn't find him. Where were you? Set List: 1) Cotton Jenny 2) Carefree Highway 3) Sea of Tranquility 4) 14 Karat Gold 5) Never Too Close 6) Painter Passing Through 7) In My Fashion 8) Rainy Day People 9) Shadows 10) Beautiful 11) The Watchman's Gone 12) Ribbon of Darkness 13) Sundown 14) Wreck of E.F. Intermission 15) Triangle 16) Hangdog Hotel Room 17) Restless 18) Clouds of Loneliness 19) Waiting For You 20) Make Way for the Lady 21) If You Could Read My Mind 22) Don Quixote 23) Baby Step Back 24) Early Morning Rain Encores: 25) Blackberry Wine 26) Old Dan's Records Tonight, my sister and I are going to the State Theatre and I will post a set list tomorrow. Sunday afternoon, my wife Debbie and I are driving to Duluth and will finish the Lightfoot weekend. Will post a set list on Monday. Tonight, we are in Row T, main floor on the Terry side. In Duluth, we are front and center in first row !! John/ Minnesota