but we're always changing

[bryiarrose]

tonight was counting crows with travis.
mankato state field house. second row. just about center.
we were about ten feet from the band.
i think i'm spoiled now, being that this is the first time i've seen them and it's not likely that i'll get to see them in such a smallish venue or that up-close again. it was a great show. and probably the best company i've ever had for seeing a show. trav gets it. like i'm guessing minervacat does too. borofish at least puts up with me, if not basically understands. if you can be up front, for god sakes, be up front.
we got a set list (which i let trav keep, even though i got it-- it's easier for girls), i got a t-shirt, a mediocre mini-disc recording of the show, and a speeding ticket on the way home simply because i wasn't paying attention. luckily i'm still on a natural concert high so the ticket didn't bother me quite as much as it probably will in the next few days. damn minnesota and their ridiculously high tickets.


because i'm too tired to give you full titles tonight, here's exactly what the set list read:

SEEN ME LATELY
RICHARD
JONES
ELIZABETH
OMAHA
AMERICAN GIRLS
LONG DECEMBER
ANNA
TAXI
GOODTIME
HARD CANDY
MIAMI
ROUNDHERE
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RAIN KING
HANGING
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BLUES
SULLIVAN

elizabeth included bits of murder of one and sweet thing.
adam tried to figure out how to put "time after time" in the right key to have it lead into long December, couldn't do it and settled for a simply gorgeous version of goodnight l.a. which i swear, done with solo piano, just makes your heart bottom out.
also, the "finale" (as adam called it) of rain king had a lovely and much appreciated raining in baltimore midsection. yum.
such a good set. very very little i would change.

i think anna begins may have been my favorite of the night.

at times, adam kind of made me think of alex moros. couldn't quite explain it, mostly when he was talking. but. yeah. weird.

that man can sell a song. wow can he ever. there were moments i think i was broken.

more tomorrow perhaps when i shouldn't be sleeping.


also, because i spaced on posting it earlier today: happy birthday borofish! i would have called you as well, but i'm living a phone-free life presently. grr. at any rate, i have a pretty thing for you in my car, and should at least get to buy you a drink sometime soon. hope you had a good day and that you're doing some appropriate celebrating sometime soon.

Comments

[minervacat.livejournal.com]

am SO jealous. SO JEALOUS, you hear me?
want a copy of the show.

"oh she says we're changing but we're always changing" has been running through my head for days, but I think if I listen to the Crows after reading this, I'm just going to cry that I wasn't there. so I'll wait a few days, keep listening to Mason, and hope my heart mellows out a little.

and yes, I understand. which is why Lani and Sarah let me push my way up to the front at the Mason show while they hung back a couple of rows.

[borofish.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I like pretty things - find me after this tuesday for drinks, etc, I'll be more free then.
On a totally unrelated subject - what happened with the powerbook saga?