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December 21, 1996 Hoghead McDunagh's - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Utopia, Faces in the Crowd, Surround, Walk Real Fast, Tea Rose, Comin' Back to Me, Loner-> Grass-> Loner, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Blues Forgotten, Ridgway Sky, The Giant, Keepin' Time, Rocketman, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Through Hiker, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

December 26, 1996 Seventh House - Pontiac, MI

Set 1: Utopia, So They Say, Float, Brighter Day, Lady Vanilla, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Through Hiker, Octofrye, The Viper's Drag, Capt. Krinklebein III, Rocketman, Loner, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

December 28, 1996 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back to Me, Lazy River*, Float, Utopia, So They Say, Red Light Boogie, Ol' Montana Red Dog-> Grass
Set 2: Keepin' Time-> Chicago-> Loner-> Keepin' Time**, Surround, The Giant, Two Part Invention-> Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, Through Hiker
Encore: And When I Die

Comments: *w/ Sharon Katz: Vocals, **w/ We Three Kings tease

January 10, 1997 The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI

Set 1: Hookahville, Music, Through Hiker, Roadsick Blue, Brighter Day, Lady Vanilla, The Giant, Utopia, Rocketman, Grass
Set 2: Float, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie, Mockingbird*, Sister Sugar, Capt. Krinklebein III, Sure Cure for the Blues, Loner
Encore: Black Water

Comments: *w/ Sharon Katz

January 29, 1997 1470 West - Dayton, OH

Set 1: Utopia, Faces in the Crowd, Through Hiker, So They Say, Sister Sugar, Lady Vanilla, Daffodils in Detroit, Hookahville, Indica and Sativa, Grass
Set 2: Float, Backwoods Rose, Tea Rose, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues, Rocketman, Keepin' Time-> Loner-> Keepin' Time, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms

January 31, 1997 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Music, Chicago, Capt. Krinklebein III, Comin' Back to Me, Roadsick Blue, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, So They Say, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Surround, Walk Real Fast, Schwa, Daffodils in Detroit, The Viper's Drag, The Giant, Rocketman, Keepin' Time-> Grass-> Keepin' Time, Loner, Through Hiker
Encore: Deep River Blues, And When I Die

February 1, 1997 Sigma Nu House - Lexington, KY

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Walk Real Fast, Lady Vanilla, Daffodils in Detroit, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Music, Grass, Float, So They Say, Utopia
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Sister Sugar-> I've Been Working On the Railroad-> Sister Sugar, Surround, Rocketman, Keepin' Time, Through Hiker
Encore: Loner

February 6, 1997 Graffitti's - Pittsburgh, PA

Set 1: Hookahville, Music, Through Hiker, Daffodils in Detroit, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Lady Vanilla, Ridgway Sky
Set 2: Springtime Again, The Viper's Drag, Surround, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Loner, Float
Encore: Deep River Blues

February 7, 1997 The Asylum - Toledo, OH

Set 1: Music, Float, So They Say, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Capt. Krinklebein III, Backwoods Rose, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Tea Rose, Grass
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Schwa, Find Out, Through Hiker, Indica and Sativa, Loner, Daffodils in Detroit, The Viper's Drag, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Black Water

February 13, 1997 Club Soda - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Utopia, Backwoods Rose, Surround, Lazy River, Brighter Day, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Hookahville, Arctic Song, Float
Set 2: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Rocketman, Grass, Daffodils in Detroit, Through Hiker, Octofrye, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Under Full Sail
Encore: Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms

February 19, 1997 Daily Double - Akron, OH

February 20, 1997 Hi - Pointe - St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Lazy River, Under Full Sail, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Music, Grass, Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Loner

February 22, 1997 The Maintenance Shop - Ames, IA

Set 1: Utopia, Backwoods Rose, Lazy River, Comin' Back to Me, So They Say, Daffodils in Detroit, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Loner, Red Light Boogie, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

February 28, 1997 Tony's - Fort Collins, CO

March 1, 1997 Garton's - Vail, CO

March 3, 1997 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO

Set 1: Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Float, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Keepin' Time, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, The Viper's Drag, Blues Forgotten, Ridgway Sky,
Encore: Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

March 5, 1997 Moontime Bar and Grill - Nederland, CO

Set 1: Schwa, Octofrye, Daffodils in Detroit, Under Full Sail, Lazy River, Through Hiker, Hookahville, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Rocketman, Grass
Set 2: Float, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues, Black Water, Keepin' Time, Red Light Boogie, The Viper's Drag
Encore: And When I Die, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

Comments: setlist incomplete

March 7, 1997 The Bluebird - Denver, CO

Set 1: Red Light Boogie, Utopia, So They Say, Springtime Again, Backwoods Rose, Keepin' Time, Anthony's Song, Grass, Deep River Blues, Blues Forgotten, Lady Vanilla, Float, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Through Hiker, Loner,
Encore: And When I Die

March 12, 1997 The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI

Set 1: Float, Utopia, Walk Real Fast, Lady Vanilla, Roadsick Blue, Keepin' Time, The Giant, Black Water, Grass
Set 2: Sister Sugar, Capt. Krinklebein III, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Surround, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Through Hiker, Rocketman, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Red Light Boogie

March 14, 1997 The Asylum - Toledo, OH

March 26, 1997 1470 West - Dayton, OH

March 29, 1997 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, Walk Real Fast, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Comin' Back to Me, Through Hiker, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Ecstasy, Float, The Viper's Drag, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Hookahville, Black Water
Encore: Red Light Boogie

April 4, 1997 The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI

April 11, 1997 The Main Event - Toledo, OH

Set 1: Surround, Walk Real Fast, Lady Vanilla, Brighter Day, Under Full Sail, Float, Seagull, Loner-> Grass-> Loner
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Ecstasy, Through Hiker, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Springtime Again, The Viper's Drag, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Red Light Boogie

April 15, 1997 JB's - Kent, OH

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Comin' Back to Me, The Giant, Utopia, Find Out, Through Hiker, Loner-> Grass-> Loner-> Ecstasy
Set 2: Hookahville, Shooting Star, Red Light Boogie, Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, Through Hiker-> Funky Cliff-> Through Hiker, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky
Encore: Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms

May 9, 1997 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

May 15, 1997 House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Surround, Through Hiker, Another Good Man Gone, Through Hiker, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Ecstasy, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

May 17, 1997 Small Planet - East Lansing, MI

Set 1: Somewhere Down the Line, Grass, Music, Tea Rose, Walk Real Fast, Find Out, Daffodils in Detroit, Sister Sugar, Capt. Krinklebein III, Anthony's Song, Black Water
Set 2: Ecstasy, The Giant, Under Full Sail, Comin' Back to Me, Float, Keepin' Time, Red Light Boogie

May 24, 1997 Alpine Hills - Dover, OH

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, So They Say*, Surround, Rocketman, Grass, Loner
Set 2: Sister Sugar, Red Light Boogie, Ecstasy**, Keepin' Time, Float, The Viper's Drag
Encore: I Am the Walrus, Tush

Comments: Hookahville show, also billed: Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band, Nathan Whitt, **w/ Merle Saunders on keys, *w/ Sharon Katz and Chris Davis on vocals
Show Nuggets:
Shure VP88 > DAT (Download | Stream)

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Mojo P

Mowgli

June 7, 1997 Waterloo - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Lady Vanilla, Another Good Man Gone, Daffodils in Detroit, Grass-> Loner, Ecstasy, Surround, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Somewhere Down the Line

June 14, 1997 Centennial Terrace - Sylvania, OH

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Capt. Krinklebein III, Comin' Back to Me, Another Good Man Gone, Indica and Sativa, Loner-> Grass-> Loner
Set 2: Through Hiker-> Float-> Through Hiker, Schwa, So They Say, Red Light Boogie, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Somewhere Down the Line, Ecstasy

June 21, 1997 The Patio - Columbus, OH

Comments: 1st set acoustic

July 19, 1997 Fraze Pavillion - Dayton, OH

Set 1: Loner, Journey, Lady Vanilla, Backwoods Rose, Sister Sugar, Springtime Again, 35, Comin' Back to Me
Set 2: Float, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Rocketman, Red Light Boogie, Through Hiker, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky
Encore: Ecstasy

July 26, 1997 Nautica Stage - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Hookahville, Ecstasy, Surround, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Brighter Day, Springtime Again, Loner-> Grass-> Loner
Set 2: Float, The Viper's Drag, Rocketman, Keepin' Time, Through Hiker, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Schwa, I Am the Walrus

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Mojo P

August 2, 1997 Val Du Lakes - Mears, MI

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Loner, Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Schwa, Float, Somewhere Down the Line

Comments: Grateful Gathering

August 7, 1997 Riverside Park - Peoria, IL

Set 1: Through Hiker, Utopia, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Surround*, Loner-> Grass-> Loner, Ecstasy**-> Surround, Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

Comments: * the power completely cut out during the peak of the jam ** A train passed by and sounded the horn in perfect key with the jam.

August 10, 1997 Centennial Terrace - Sylvania, OH

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Faces in the Crowd, Capt. Krinklebein III, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Indica and Sativa, Hookahville, The Giant, Daffodils in Detroit, Sister Sugar**
Set 2: Ecstasy, Through Hiker, Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Red Light Boogie, Loner-> Grass***-> Loner
Encore: Black Water

August 15, 1997 Ludlows - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Springtime Again, Backwoods Rose, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Through Hiker, Here Today-> Keepin' Time-> Gone Tomorrow, Ecstasy, The Giant, Red Light Boogie, So They Say, Sister Sugar

Comments: also billed: Mullins Band, Jerry Garcia Band

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Supplicationjam

August 21, 1997 Variety Theatre - Atlanta, GA

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Ecstasy, The Giant, Under Full Sail, Another Good Man Gone, Float, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Backwoods Rose, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Rocketman, Somewhere Down the Line

August 30, 1997 Jamboree in the Hills - St. Clairesville, OH

Set 1: Hookahville, Ecstasy, Daffodils in Detroit, Under Full Sail, Lady Vanilla, Roadsick Blue, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, To Good Friends Past, Through Hiker, Seagull, Grass, Loner
Set 2: Springtime Again, Sister Sugar, Float, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Keepin' Time*, Red Light Boogie**-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)**, Deep River Blues***, Ridgway Sky
Encore: Money**#~, Crossroads*#

Comments: * w/Mark Vann: Banjo, Drew Emmitt: Mandolin and Vince Herman: Washboard from Leftover Salmon** w/ Phil Clark: Saxaphone ***w/Phil Clark: Harmonica ~ w/Sharon Katz and Chris Davis: Vocals # First Time Played

September 5, 1997 Black Swamp Arts Festival - Bowling Green, OH

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Springtime Again, So They Say, Brighter Day, Lady Vanilla, Schwa, Through Hiker, Loner
Set 2: Red Light Boogie-> The Viper's Drag, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Octofrye, Float
Encore: Somewhere Down the Line, And When I Die

September 11, 1997 Club Soda - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back to Me, Another Good Man Gone, Capt. Krinklebein III, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Springtime Again, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Music, Loner-> Grass-> Loner
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, The Viper's Drag, Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Through Hiker
Encore: The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

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chigger420

September 13, 1997 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Red Light Boogie, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Daffodils in Detroit, Sister Sugar, 35, Lady Vanilla, Moonshiner, Hookahville, Ecstasy
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Shooting Star, To Good Friends Past, Schwa, Surround, Find Out, Float, Indica and Sativa, Grass
Encore: Crossroads

September 18, 1997 House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Octofrye, Springtime Again, Walk Real Slow, Red Light Boogie, Loner

Comments: opened for Zero
Show Nuggets:
Unknown mics (Download | Stream)

September 24, 1997 The Asylum - Toledo, OH

Set 1: Springtime Again, Walk Real Fast, In the Clouds, Daffodils in Detroit, Arctic Song, Loner-> Grass-> Loner*, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Sister Sugar, To Good Friends Past, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky, Float, Moonshiner, Through Hiker, Anthony's Song, Ecstasy
Encore: Somewhere Down the Line

September 25, 1997 Celebrity - Dayton, OH

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Indica and Sativa, Capt. Krinklebein III, Find Out, Backwoods Rose, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky
Set 2: Surround, So They Say, Red Light Boogie, Moonshiner, Blow'em Away, The Viper's Drag, Music
Encore: Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms

September 26, 1997 Northwestern University - Evanston, IL

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Another Good Man Gone, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar, Blow'em Away, Ecstasy, Loner-> Grass-> Loner, Springtime Again, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Red Light Boogie, And When I Die

September 27, 1997 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

October 4, 1997 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Sure Cure for the Blues, Capt. Krinklebein III, Walk Real Fast, Schwa, To Good Friends Past, Utopia, So They Say, Float
Set 2: Loner-> Here Today-> Gone Tomorrow-> Loner, Sister Sugar, Tea Rose, Red Light Boogie, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Ecstasy

October 5, 1997 Collin Street Station - St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Faces in the Crowd, Daffodils in Detroit, Sister Sugar, Another Good Man Gone, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass
Set 2: Loner-> Rocketman-> Loner, Float, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie, Bach Fugue in A Minor, Chicago-> Keepin' Time, Surround
Encore: The Ballad of Jed Clampett

October 10, 1997 Starlight - Fort Collins, CO

Set 1: Music, Chicago, Float, Lazy River, Brighter Day, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Ecstasy
Set 2: Blow'em Away, Sister Sugar, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Loner-> Rocketman-> Grass-> Loner, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Keepin' Time

October 12, 1997 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO

Set 1: Utopia, Backwoods Rose, Springtime Again, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Another Good Man Gone, Spiders, Daffodils in Detroit, Ecstasy
Set 2: Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Red Light Boogie, So They Say, Blow'em Away, Loner-> Here Today-> Grass-> Gone Tomorrow-> Loner, Through Hiker, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Crossroads

November 1, 1997 Annie's - Cincinnati, OH

November 6, 1997 Lynagh's - Lexington, KY

Set 1: Comin' Back to Me, Sister Sugar, Through Hiker, Daffodils in Detroit, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Indica and Sativa, Grass, Float
Set 2: Ecstasy, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Spiders, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Crossroads

November 7, 1997 The Brewery - Louisville, KY

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Walk Real Fast, Springtime Again, Loner-> Here Today-> Keepin' Time-> Gone Tomorrow-> Loner
Set 2: Spiders, Many Times in My Life, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Blow'em Away, Sister Sugar, To Good Friends Past, Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Red Light Boogie, Jam-> Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: I Am the Walrus

November 13, 1997 Second Story - Bloomington, IN

Set 1: Loner, Ecstasy, The Giant, The Viper's Drag, Moonshiner, Springtime Again, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Schwa, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Capt. Krinklebein III, Grass, Rocketman, Keepin' Time
Encore: Blow'em Away

November 14, 1997 Joe's - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Another Good Man Gone, Spiders, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Through Hiker, Music-> Bach Fugue in A Minor, Black Water-> Music, Grass
Set 2: Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Tea Rose, Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, Red Light Boogie, Octofrye, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Crossroads

Comments: We You They opened

November 15, 1997 The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI

Set 1: Ecstasy, Daffodils in Detroit, Backwoods Rose, Many Times in My Life, Spiders, Moonshiner, Blow'em Away, Keepin' Time
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, The Viper's Drag, Driftaway, Float, Journey, Indica and Sativa, Grass, Through Hiker, Carry On

Comments: Tara McLean opened

November 20, 1997 Galaxy - St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, Sister Sugar, The Giant, Comin' Back to Me, Lady Vanilla, Hookahville, Grass, Ecstasy
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Walk Real Fast, Octofrye, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Springtime Again
Encore: Loner

November 22, 1997 Club Soda - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Brighter Day, 35, Spiders, Moonshiner, Daffodils in Detroit, Music, Arctic Song, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Mountain Home, Float, Driftaway, Schwa, Surround, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues, Ecstasy

November 28, 1997 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Surround, So They Say, Brighter Day, Lady Vanilla, Another Good Man Gone, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar-> I've Been Working On the Railroad-> Sister Sugar, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Journey, Grass
Set 2: It Takes a Lot to Laugh...A Train to Cry, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Tea Rose, Schwa, Float, Driftaway, Red Light Boogie, Music-> Jam-> Somewhere Down the Line-> Rhythm Session-> Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Crossroads

December 3, 1997 Be Here Now - Asheville, NC

Set 1: Through Hiker, Utopia, Octofrye, Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back to Me, Another Good Man Gone, Daffodils in Detroit, The Viper's Drag, Springtime Again, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Rocketman, Grass, Float, So They Say, Moonshiner, Red Light Boogie, Schwa, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields

December 5, 1997 Ziggy's - Winston-Salem, NC

Set 1: Red Light Boogie, Utopia, So They Say, Spiders, Many Times in My Life, Backwoods Rose, Springtime Again, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Loner-> Grass-> Loner, Blow'em Away, Float, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Somewhere Down the Line-> Ecstasy

December 6, 1997 Variety Theatre - Atlanta, GA

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Spiders, Lazy River, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Daffodils in Detroit, Driftaway
Set 2: Keepin' Time-> Float, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie, Blues Forgotten, Ridgway Sky
Encore: Hookahville, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms

December 9, 1997 The Sanctuary - Huber Heights, OH

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Springtime Again, Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, To Good Friends Past, Moonshiner, Music, Ecstasy
Set 2: Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Blow'em Away, Tea Rose, Schwa, Red Light Boogie, Driftaway, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Loner
Encore: I Am the Walrus

Comments: Gulliver's Traveling Medicine Show opened

December 12, 1997 8 X 10 - Baltimore, MD

Set 1: Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Another Good Man Gone, Sister Sugar, Springtime Again, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Schwa, Red Light Boogie, Loner
Encore: Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Ecstasy

Comments: Tony Triska opened

December 26, 1997 The Asylum - Toledo, OH

December 30, 1997 Annie's - Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Faces in the Crowd, Alexander, Comin' Back to Me, Lady Vanilla, Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Springtime Again, Indica and Sativa, Grass
Set 2: Music, Ecstasy, To Good Friends Past, Roller Coaster, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: I Am the Walrus

December 31, 1997 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Through Hiker, Utopia, Lazy River, Caribou, The Giant, And When I Die, Roller Coaster, Spiders, Somewhere Down the Line
Set 2: Countdown-> Auld Lang Syne, I Want to Rock and Roll All Night, Ecstasy, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie, To Good Friends Past, Sister Sugar-> I've Been Working On the Railroad-> I Am the Walrus-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky, Alexander
Encore: Loner-> Grass-> Loner

January 28, 1998 The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI

Set 1: Ecstasy, Backwoods Rose, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Another Good Man Gone, Through Hiker, Find Out, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Driftaway, Float, To Good Friends Past, Roller Coaster, Blow'em Away, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Keepin' Time, I Am the Walrus

January 29, 1998 OU Ballroom - Athens, OH

Set 1: Surround, Roller Coaster, Octofrye, Spiders, Brighter Day, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Seagull, Grass
Set 2: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Indica and Sativa, Alexander, Schwa, Red Light Boogie, Moonshiner, Loner
Encore: And When I Die

February 4, 1998 Second Story - Bloomington, IN

Set 1: Comin' Back to Me, Brighter Day, Lady Vanilla, Roller Coaster, Walk Real Fast, Daffodils in Detroit, To Good Friends Past, It Takes a Lot to Laugh...A Train to Cry, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Loner,
Set 2: Find Out, Spiders, Alexander, Driftaway, The Viper's Drag, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky,
Encore: Red Light Boogie,

February 5, 1998 House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Many Times in My Life, Springtime Again, Under Full Sail, Spiders, Loner-> Grass-> Loner
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Ecstasy, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Float, Driftaway, Roller Coaster, Red Light Boogie, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: I Am the Walrus

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February 6, 1998 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Hookahville, Ecstasy, The Giant, Brighter Day, Through Hiker, Springtime Again, Another Good Man Gone, Schwa, Red Light Boogie, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields
Set 2: Arctic Song, Keepin' Time, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Surround, Moonshiner, Float-> The Wondrous Boat Ride-> Float
Encore: Don't Fear the Reaper

February 14, 1998 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Show Nuggets:
SBD > Sony tcd-8 (Download | Stream)

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Mojo P

February 20, 1998 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Alexander, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Surround, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Rocketman, Grass, The Giant, Sister Sugar-> I've Been Working On the Railroad-> Sister Sugar
Set 2: Roller Coaster, Float, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Keepin' Time

February 21, 1998 Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Utopia, So They Say, Springtime Again, Roller Coaster, Many Times in My Life, Lady Vanilla, Tea Rose, Moonshiner, Hookahville, Loner,
Set 2: Alexander, Driftaway, Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky, Red Light Boogie, Chicago

Comments: Deep Water Junction opened

February 24, 1998 Murphy's - Steamboat Springs, CO

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Daffodils in Detroit, Another Good Man Gone, Spiders, Moonshiner, Indica and Sativa, Loner
Set 2: Alexander, Roller Coaster, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, The Viper's Drag
Encore: Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

February 28, 1998 Moontime Bar and Grill - Nederland, CO

March 2, 1998 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO

Set 1: Surround, Walk Real Fast, Roller Coaster, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Anthony's Song, Grass, Keepin' Time
Set 2: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Ecstasy, Alexander, The Viper's Drag, Deep River Blues, Blues Forgotten
Encore: Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

Comments: Pat McGee opened

March 6, 1998 The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS

Set 1: Alexander, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Lady Vanilla, Brighter Day, Spiders, Loner-> Grass-> Loner
Set 2: Ecstasy, Through Hiker, Blues Forgotten, Ridgway Sky, Float, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Black Water
Encore: Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)

March 7, 1998 Gunnerz - Iowa City, IA

Set 1: Utopia, Octofrye, Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back to Me, Another Good Man Gone, Spiders, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Chicago, Arctic Song
Set 2: Loner, Alexander, And When I Die, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: I Am the Walrus

Comments: Brother Jed opened

March 11, 1998 Screwy Louie's - Kent, OH

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Through Hiker, The Viper's Drag, Lazy River, The Giant, Springtime Again, Moonshiner, Spiders, Here Today-> Keepin' Time-> Gone Tomorrow
Set 2: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Shooting Star, Red Light Boogie, Schwa, Surround, Roller Coaster, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Blow'em Away

March 13, 1998 Club Soda - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Roller Coaster, Through Hiker, Another Good Man Gone, Under Full Sail, Spiders, Journey, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Surround, And When I Die
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Backwoods Rose, The Viper's Drag, Springtime Again, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Indica and Sativa, Loner-> Grass-> Loner
Encore: Don't Fear the Reaper

Comments: Bruce Henderson and Jono Manson opened

March 14, 1998 Woodpeckers - Youngstown, OH

Set 1: Alexander, Backwoods Rose, Brighter Day, The Giant, Under Full Sail, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Many Times in My Life, Spiders, Chicago, Ecstasy
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Float, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Roller Coaster, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Crossroads

March 21, 1998 The Brewery - Louisville, KY

Set 1: Alexander, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Lady Vanilla, Sister Sugar-> I've Been Working On the Railroad-> Sister Sugar, Tree House, Anthony's Song, Grass, Ecstasy
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Spiders, The Viper's Drag, Moonshiner, Red Light Boogie, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Loner
Encore: I Am the Walrus

Comments: Emily's Garden opened

March 28, 1998 Delta Kappa Epsilon - Charlottesville, VA

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Schwa, Daffodils in Detroit, Lady Vanilla, Brighter Day, Sister Sugar, Moonshiner, Red Light Boogie, Rocketman, Keepin' Time
Encore: I Am the Walrus

April 3, 1998 Jaycec's Park - Greencastle, IN

Set 1: Comin' Back to Me, Another Good Man Gone, Through Hiker, Spiders, Roller Coaster, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Tree House, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Loner
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, The Viper's Drag, Float, And When I Die, Blow'em Away
Encore: Wild Thing

April 16, 1998 Small Planet - East Lansing, MI

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Daffodils in Detroit, The Giant-> Brighter Day, Ol' Montana Red Dog-> Anthony's Song, Alexander
Set 2: Through Hiker, Find Out, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Black Water

Comments: Guster opened

April 18, 1998 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Utopia, Faces in the Crowd, Spiders, Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back to Me, Float, Backwoods Rose, Daffodils in Detroit, Anthony's Song, Loner
Set 2: Alexander, Roller Coaster, To Good Friends Past, Moonshiner, Here Today-> Keepin' Time-> Gone Tomorrow, Red Light Boogie, Ridgway Sky, Blues Forgotten, Sister Sugar
Encore: Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Wild Thing

Comments: recording for the Sharp In the Flats live disc

April 22, 1998 House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Spiders, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Springtime Again, Another Good Man Gone, Comin' Back to Me, Tree House, Float-> Drum/Bass-> Float, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Chicago, Black Water, Grass, Red Light Boogie, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields
Encore: Somewhere Down the Line

April 25, 1998 Thomas More College - Crestview Hills, KY

Set 1: Utopia, So They Say, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, The Giant, Moonshiner, Rocketman, Keepin' Time
Set 2: Springtime Again, Roller Coaster, Blow'em Away, Surround, Loner
Encore: Red Light Boogie

Comments: Colobo opened

May 2, 1998 Jefferson Jam - Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Another Good Man Gone, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Loner-> Grass-> Rocketman-> Loner, Float, Schwa, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Tree House, Sister Sugar
Encore: I Am the Walrus

May 9, 1998 Club Soda - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Springtime Again, Day By Day*, The Giant, So They Say, Schwa, Spiders
Set 2: Hookahville-> Indica and Sativa-> Ecstasy, Daffodils in Detroit, Red Light Boogie, The Weight, Sister Sugar
Encore: I Want to Rock and Roll All Night

Comments: * 1st time played

May 13, 1998 Lions Den - NY, NY

Set 1: Comin' Back to Me, Capt. Krinklebein III, Roller Coaster, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Spiders, Moonshiner, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Ecstasy
Set 2: Alexander, Sister Sugar, Tea Rose, The Viper's Drag, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Red Light Boogie

Comments: Jiggle the Handle opened

May 23, 1998 Frontier Ranch - Kirkersville, OH

Set 1: Hookahville, Ecstasy, Tree House, Another Good Man Gone, Day By Day, Float-> Drum/Bass-> Float, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields
Set 2: Alexander, Roller Coaster, Springtime Again, Utopia-> Rhythm Session-> Chicago-> Utopia, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Red Light Boogie, Through Hiker, Somewhere Down the Line-> Rhythm Session-> Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Mama Told Me Not to Come, Teacher, Cumberland Blues

Comments: Hookahville show, also billed: Nathan Whitt and Chief's Tale, Hypnotic Clambake, Max Creek, David Nelson Band, Zero

June 6, 1998 Centennial Terrace - Sylvania, OH

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Tree House, Lazy River, Day By Day-> Rhythm Session-> Surround, Moonshiner, Music
Set 2: Arctic Song, Keepin' Time, Float, So They Say, Red Light Boogie, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky
Encore: Somewhere Down the Line, Mama Told Me Not to Come

Show Nuggets:
Audio Technica 822 > Sony tcd8 (Download | Stream)

June 13, 1998 Majestic Theater - Detroit, MI

Set 1: Utopia, Lady Vanilla, Another Good Man Gone, Alexander, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Rocketman, Indica and Sativa, Red Light Boogie, Backwoods Rose, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields

June 28, 1998 Tussey Mountain - State College, PA

Set 1: Roller Coaster, Octofrye, Lady Vanilla, Day By Day, Comin' Back to Me, Through Hiker, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Music, Rocketman, Keepin' Time, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields

July 6, 1998 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Find Out, Tree House, Day By Day, The Giant, Under Full Sail, Anthony's Song, Grass, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Springtime Again, The Viper's Drag, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, To Good Friends Past, Keepin' Time, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Float-> Drum/Bass-> Float, Ridgway Sky
Encore: Mama Told Me Not to Come, Crossroads

July 10, 1998 Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA

July 20, 1998 Top Hat - Missoula, MT

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Utopia, Lady Vanilla, Roadsick Blue, Day By Day, Tree House, To Good Friends Past, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Chicago, Grass
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Through Hiker, Rocketman, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Keepin' Time, Moonshiner, Alexander, Roller Coaster, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Mama Told Me Not to Come

July 24, 1998 Nautica Stage - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Surround, Roller Coaster, So They Say, Daffodils in Detroit, Brighter Day, The Giant, Schwa, Teacher, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass
Set 2: Loner-> Day By Day-> Loner, Tea Rose, Through Hiker, Sister Sugar, Moonshiner, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, Black Water
Encore: Cumberland Blues

August 6, 1998 House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Through Hiker, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Spiders, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Indica and Sativa, Ecstasy, Red Light Boogie

August 21, 1998 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Lady Vanilla, Spiders, So They Say, Find Out, Alexander, Roller Coaster, And When I Die
Set 2: Through Hiker-> Schwa, Tea Rose, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Roadsick Blue, Loner, Blow'em Away
Encore: Grass, Black Water

August 29, 1998 Frontier Ranch - Kirkersville, OH

Set 1: Springtime Again, Utopia, Bone, Lazy River*, Day By Day*, Daffodils in Detroit, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Capt. Krinklebein III, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man, Indica and Sativa, Ol' Montana Red Dog
Set 2: Loner-> Rocketman-> Loner, Spiders, Walk Real Slow, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie, Schwa, Ridgway Sky,
Encore: Blue Sky, Bloody Well Right**, No Sugar Tonight-> New Mother Nature

Comments: hookahville show; also billed: Baba Seth, Strangefolk, Belshuer Mountain Bluegrass Boys; *w/ Sharon Katz on back-up vocals **w/ Shane Frye on drums
Show Nuggets:
SBD (Download | Stream)

September 9, 1998 Small Planet - East Lansing, MI

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Bone, Surround, Through Hiker, So They Say, Comin' Back to Me, Daffodils in Detroit, Loner
Set 2: Ecstasy, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Sister Sugar-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Red Light Boogie, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues
Encore: Bloody Well Right

September 16, 1998 Second Story - Bloomington, IN

September 18, 1998 Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale, IL

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Spiders, So They Say, Indica and Sativa
Set 2: Roller Coaster, 1983....(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)-> Moon...Turn the Tides....gently gently away, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Blue Sky

September 23, 1998 Screwy Louie's - Kent, OH

Set 1: Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), The Viper's Drag, Tree House, Anthony's Song, Keepin' Time, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Through Hiker
Set 2: Schwa, Spiders, Walk Real Slow, Surround*, Backwoods Rose, Grass, Loner-> Chicago-> Loner
Encore: A Good Bunch of Biscuits, I Am the Walrus

Comments: *Unfinished (just jammed out)

September 25, 1998 The Main Event - Toledo, OH

Set 1: Springtime Again, Walk Real Slow, So They Say, Daffodils in Detroit, Brighter Day, The Giant, Here Today-> Keepin' Time-> Chicago-> Keepin' Time-> Gone Tomorrow
Set 2: Schwa, Alexander, Find Out, Moonshiner, Red Light Boogie, Arctic Song
Encore: Hot Dog, Blue Sky

October 3, 1998 Lizard Lounge - Bloomington, IL

Set 1: Roller Coaster, Daffodils in Detroit, Walk Real Slow, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, The Giant, Sister Sugar, Surround, Loner-> Rocketman-> Loner
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Through Hiker, Ecstasy

October 9, 1998 The Showplace - Buffalo, NY

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Brighter Day, Day By Day, Spiders, So They Say, Sister Sugar, Riversong, Tree House, Anthony's Song, Hookahville
Set 2: Utopia, Red Light Boogie, Find Out, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Through Hiker, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass
Encore: Hot Dog

October 17, 1998 Vinnie's - Huntington, WV

Set 1: Capt. Krinklebein III, Walk Real Fast, Day By Day, Lady Vanilla, Driftaway, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Through Hiker, Tree House, Hookahville
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Spiders, Riversong, Backwoods Rose, So They Say, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Somewhere Down the Line

October 21, 1998 Pounders - Tuscaloosa, AL

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Spiders, So They Say, Walk Real Slow, Red Light Boogie, Indica and Sativa, Loner

October 23, 1998 Variety Theatre - Atlanta, GA

Set 1: Springtime Again, Schwa, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, The Giant, Day By Day, Brighter Day, Bone, Chicago, Keepin' Time, Red Light Boogie, Hot Dog
Encore: Loner, Foxy Lady

October 24, 1998 The Brewery - Raliegh, NC

Set 1: Comin' Back to Me, Day By Day, Lady Vanilla, Spiders, The Viper's Drag, Backwoods Rose, Tree House, Hookahville
Set 2: Music, Grass, Riversong, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, And When I Die, Through Hiker, Another Good Man Gone, Red Light Boogie, Indica and Sativa, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Blue Sky

October 29, 1998 Club Soda - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Roller Coaster, Riversong, Walk Real Slow, Octofrye, Capt. Krinklebein III, The Masquerade, Seagull, Chicago
Set 2: Blow'em Away, Blue Sky, Float, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, 35, Red Light Boogie, Schwa, Through Hiker, Loner
Encore: I Am the Walrus, Crossroads

October 31, 1998 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Devil Went Down to Georgia, Day By Day, Lady Vanilla, Utopia, The Masquerade, Anthony's Song-> Keepin' Time, Spiders
Set 2: Ecstasy, Riversong, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar**, Blow'em Away, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie, Backwoods Rose, Roller Coaster
Encore: Bad Moon Rising"-> Monster Mash***"

Comments: *w/ Sharon Katz, **w/Mike from The Shantee, ***w/ Bill Horschke on vocals, "denotes 1st time played
Show Nuggets:
SBD (Download | Stream)

November 6, 1998 The Wild Duck - Eugene, OR

Set 1: Utopia, Backwoods Rose, Daffodils in Detroit, Day By Day, Arctic Song, Keepin' Time, Tree House, Red Light Boogie, Brighter Day, Riversong, Ecstasy
Encore: Mama Told Me Not to Come

Comments: Blue honey opened

November 14, 1998 La Vida Roadhouse - Brea, CA

Set 1: Utopia, The Masquerade, Octofrye, Backwoods Rose, Spiders, Anthony's Song, Devil Went Down to Georgia
Set 2: Loner, Bad Moon Rising, Red Light Boogie, Rocketman

November 25, 1998 Citi Theater - Toledo, OH

Set 1: Surround, So They Say, Backwoods Rose, Tree House, Daffodils in Detroit, Mountain Home, Keepin' Time, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Devil Went Down to Georgia, Sister Sugar

December 3, 1998 Lynagh's - Lexington, KY

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Tree House, Bone, Walk Real Fast, Moonshiner, Riversong, Hookahville, Ecstasy
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Schwa, Float-> Drum/Bass-> Whiskey for Breakfast-> Jam-> Chicago-> Jam-> Float
Encore: Bad Moon Rising, Devil Went Down to Georgia

December 26, 1998 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Loner-> Grass-> Loner, Seagull, Spiders, Capt. Krinklebein III, Roller Coaster, Comin' Back to Me, The Giant, Under Full Sail, Sister Sugar-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Sister Sugar
Set 2: The Masquerade-> Werewolves of London*, So They Say, Springtime Again, Schwa, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Red Light Boogie, Hookahville, Ecstasy
Encore: I Am the Walrus

Comments: * w/ Vern Peltoma: Vocals (Local Color), Mandolin

December 31, 1998 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

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January 14, 1999 Club Soda - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Roller Coaster, Springtime Again, Schwa, Comin' Back to Me, The Giant, Tree House, Backwoods Rose, Capt. Krinklebein III, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass
Set 2: Alexander, Octofrye, Moonshiner, The Masquerade, Loner, Indica and Sativa, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Crossroads

January 22, 1999 University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY

Set 1: Daffodils in Detroit, Backwoods Rose, The Viper's Drag, The Giant, Brighter Day, Roadsick Blue, Lady Vanilla, Through Hiker, Moonshiner, Here Today-> Keepin' Time-> Gone Tomorrow, Red Light Boogie, Schwa
Encore: I Am the Walrus

February 4, 1999 The Firehouse - St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, Many Times in My Life, Tree House, Springtime Again, Loner-> Rocketman-> Grass-> Loner
Set 2: Roller Coaster, Float, Brighter Day, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Hey Hey...My My

February 11, 1999 Peoples - Ames, IA

Set 1: Comin' Back to Me, Under Full Sail, The Masquerade, Find Out, Through Hiker, Indica and Sativa, Grass, Riversong, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky
Set 2: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Black Water, Spiders, So They Say, Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Foxy Lady
Encore: Loner

February 20, 1999 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Capt. Krinklebein III, Sister Sugar-> Vocal Jam-> My Old Banjo-> Sister Sugar, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Seagull-> Loner*, Through Hiker
Set 2: Alexander-> Backwoods Rose-> Alexander, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Hot Dog, Blues Forgotten, Ridgway Sky, Red Light Boogie**, Keepin' Time
Encore: I Know You Rider

Comments: *w/ Cliff on Keyboards, **Alt lyrics "Red Stripe"

March 5, 1999 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Music, Here Today-> Grass-> Gone Tomorrow, Capt. Krinklebein III, The Masquerade, Walk Real Fast, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, The Viper's Drag, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Float-> Whiskey for Breakfast-> The Wondrous Boat Ride-> Float, Roller Coaster, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie, Seagull, Somewhere Down the Line-> Rhythm Session-> Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Going Down the Road Feeling Bad*#

Comments: Percussionist John Polansky sat in all night, Brother Jed opened, *w/ Ed Anderson from Brother Jed, # denotes first time played

April 3, 1999 Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI

Set 1: Indica and Sativa-> Keepin' Time, Capt. Krinklebein III, My Own Way, 1983....(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)-> Moon...Turn the Tides....gently gently away, Roller Coaster, Legalize It, Springtime Again, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky

Show Nuggets:
Neumann KM 140->V2->AD1K->DAT (Download | Stream)

April 7, 1999 Lizard Lounge - Bloomington, IL

Set 1: Capt. Krinklebein III, Backwoods Rose-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), The Masquerade-> Chicago, Rocketman, Ecstasy, MLK*, Float-> Bound to Ride-> Float, Hot Dog, Walk Real Fast, Red Light Boogie
Encore: I Know You Rider

Comments: *=U2 cover dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr, Brother Jed opened

April 23, 1999 Kappa Alpha - Tuscaloosa, AL

April 24, 1999 Jefferson Jam - Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Surround, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Springtime Again, My Own Way, Bone, Silver Train, Ecstasy
Set 2: Schwa, Red Light Boogie, Another Good Man Gone, Alexander, Loner

April 29, 1999 Manchester Field - Kent State University - Kent, OH

Set 1: Loner-> Silver Train-> Loner, Bad Moon Rising, Spiders, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Tree House, Red Light Boogie, Utopia
Encore: Around and Around

May 8, 1999 Club Soda - Kalamazoo, MI

June 5, 1999 Erie Street Music Hall - Toledo, OH

Set 1: The Masquerade, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Springtime Again, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Riversong, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Silver Train
Set 2: Lady Vanilla, Brighter Day, The Giant, Chicago, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Keepin' Time, Tree House, Red Light Boogie, Schwa
Encore: Hush

June 16, 1999 Margueritaville - Negril, JA

Set 1: Utopia, Tree House, Driftaway, My Own Way, Capt. Krinklebein III, Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, The Masquerade, Hot Dog, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man, Indica and Sativa, Grass
Set 2: Alexander*-> One World Is Enough (Not Three)-> Alexander, Walk Real Fast, Tea Rose, The Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie, Teacher, Seagull, Keepin' Time
Encore: I Am the Walrus

Comments: *Intro with a reggae jam; Champagne opened

July 17, 1999 The Terrace - Madison, WI

Set 1: Utopia, Faces in the Crowd, Daffodils in Detroit, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Silver Train, Spiders, Tree House, Walk Real Fast, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Alexander-> Can I Have a Glass*-> Alexander, My Own Way, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
Encore: I Am the Walrus

Comments: *Colobo original: basically a vocal tease, *percussionist Johnny Polansky sat in the entire show

July 22, 1999 The Bluebird - Denver, CO

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Another Good Man Gone, Bone*, Backwoods Rose, Daffodils in Detroit, Keepin' Time
Set 2: Music-> Rocketman-> Grass, Tree House, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, Schwa
Encore: Loner, Bloody Well Right**-> Foxy Lady

Comments: The Big Wu opened, *w/ "Sesame Street Theme" vocal tease, **Eric immediately has mic problems and screeches through the first verse when Steve takes over, also included "If I Only had a Brain" tease, The Big Wu opened, *percussionist Johnny Polansky sat in the entire show

August 11, 1999 The Stoned Monkey - Huntington, WV

Set 1: Bone, Utopia, So They Say, Daffodils in Detroit, My Own Way, Riversong, Alexander II, Silver Train, Chicago-> Grass
Set 2: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Walk Real Fast*, Burial, Through Hiker-> Sleeping Monkey-> Through Hiker**, Sister Sugar, Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
Encore: Hush

Comments: * Jake "Wobble" Wargo on bass, ** 1st time played

August 21, 1999 Buck Lake Ranch - Angola, IN

Set 1: Good Lovin', Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Capt. Krinklebein III, In the Clouds, Silver Train, Keepin' Time
Set 2: Glimpse, Two Part Invention, Ecstasy, The Masquerade-> Rhythm Session-> Chicago, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Alexander II, Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Red Light Boogie, Loner0
Encore: Don't Fear the Reaper

August 28, 1999 Martyr's - Chicago, IL

Comments: Johnny Polansky on percussion for entire show

September 4, 1999 Frontier Ranch - Kirkersville, OH

Set 1: Loner-> Silver Train-> Loner, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, I Been Down That Road*, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Blow'em Away, Daffodils in Detroit, Anthony's Song, Ecstasy
Set 2: Red Light Boogie^, Schwa, Tea Rose, Chicago Rhythm Jam-> Chicago, Rocketman, Through Hiker-> 40"-> Through Hiker, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Octofrye, Roller Coaster, Float,
Encore: We're Not Gonna Take It-> Go to the Mirror Boy (verse 6), Sweet Emotion*#

Comments: hookahville show; also billed: Keller Williams, Stir Fried w/ Vassar Clements, NRBQ, The Recipe; * denotes first time played. percussionist Johnny Polansky sat in the entire show. # w/ Shane Frye on drums; ^w/Sex Machine rift

September 16, 1999 Buskirk Chumley Theater - Bloomington, IN

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Silver Train, The Giant, Tree House, Roller Coaster, Faces in the Crowd, Daffodils in Detroit, I Been Down That Road, Through Hiker-> Seahorse*, Through Hiker
Set 2: The Viper's Drag, Spiders, Rocketman, Hookahville, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Jesus Is Just Alright

Comments: *denotes 1st time played

October 6, 1999 Howards - Bowling Green, OH

Set 1: Bone, My Own Way, Faces in the Crowd, Surround, Silver Train, Loner*, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow-> Loner, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Alexander II, Devil Went Down to Georgia, I Been Down That Road, Little Maggie, Tree House, The Viper's Drag
Encore: Indica and Sativa-> Bottle of Wine-> Indica and Sativa, I Am the Walrus

October 7, 1999 Corner Pocket Saloon - Morgantown, WV

Set 1: Day By Day, Comin' Back to Me, Daffodils in Detroit, Walk Real Fast, Capt. Krinklebein III, Silver Train, Rocketman, Grass
Set 2: Bone, Backwoods Rose, Burial, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Through Hiker, The Weight, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Loner
Encore: Blue Sky

October 28, 1999 Martyr's - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Tree House, My Own Way, I Been Down That Road, The Masquerade-> Chicago, Silver Train, To Good Friends Past, John Henry, Through Hiker
Set 2: Roller Coaster, Alexander II, Here Today-> Keepin' Time-> Gone Tomorrow, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Teacher, The Viper's Drag
Encore: I Am the Walrus

October 30, 1999 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Alexander, Walk Real Fast, I Been Down That Road, Tree House, Backwoods Rose, Blow'em Away*, Anthony's Song, Music, Monster Mash*
Set 2: Spiders, John Henry, Octofrye, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Clap For the Wolfman***, The Masquerade-> Chicago, Silver Train, Bone
Encore: Ecstasy-> Not Fade Away

Comments: *w/ Dave Weissman on guitar **w/ Bill Horscke on vocals ***1st time played

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Newport Music Hall
What a tripped out night here in Cowtown. wW had everyone from the devil to popes and nuns, from the Wizard of Oz club to Dave Katz impersonators. it was a night beyond description, especially with Elvis in the house. The energy was off of this planet, as the band tuned up. The opening act cancelled and the boys took the stage about quarter after ten or so. Oh yeah, the costumes. Ed dressed up as an ear of corn, with yellow balloons on the top half and green spandex looking things about midway down. Sweney decked himself this year, more than any other I can remember. he rocked the boat Viking style, while cliff looked like someone straight out of jolly Ol' London. More specifically, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. Dave took on the role of a pirate, and a fancy one at that. From the percussion section, Eric dressed up as Champagne, the Rasta singer lady that opened in Jamaica. Too funny. The Johnny P dressed as a female nun. what a hoot. when they open up with Alexander, you know it's gonna be a barn burner. From there, Elvis (aka Irv) even approved of one of the finer walk real fasts. We all know about that yellow sign that says slippery when wet, as I been down that road was followed by a Tree House that was worthy of making my way to the front row. Dave then got on his drum and he, Eric and Johnny P. kicked it for a while until the wind gave way and they unleashed a rippin' backwoods rose. Dave Weissman took the boys up on their offer to play with them if he'd dress up as the Simpson's millhouse. He was a fine one at that, picking up that Les Paul and making it sing sweetly to the tune of Blow'em Away. The set closed with another annual rendition of monster mash, sung by the Bocephus looking soundman himself, Ol' Bill. this time with words in hand. To top off the set, he drug out a huge bin of mashed, whipped potatoes and a dustpan and just started whipping them into the crowd. crazy stuff, I tell you. the set was over 1 1/2 hours, and the set break was only a quick 15 minutes or so before the most haunting, tripped out version of Spiders unfolded. Cliff then spouted out the bluegrass style rendition of John Henry, only to be followed up by an awesome Octofrye. Red Light Boogie followed, with an extensive Streetbeater to tie things together nicely before playing a new cover tune, Clap For the Wolfman. and how could a Halloween be complete without hearing the masquerade kick into a serious rhythm jam which entailed cliff and Dave dueling off with swords before the wrapped it up and brought it back into a close knitted Chicago. Dave then picked up the acoustic and a few bottles of the spray string stuff, as he and Ed went off attempting to spray into the crowd. From there they brought back the bluegrass theme with Silver Train, a tune that I think makes everyone get up and dance. ed spouted back with bone to close an awesome set. the boys came out and encored with an energetic ecstasy that led into an unbelievable not fade away, complete with cliff and ed jumping from the drum riser, all in all, wouldn't miss it for the world. They seem tighter and happier than ever, and more people dressed up than not. Well, even with the time change I'm a little exhausted so I must sign off for now. Can't believe I actually got a review done too. hope all is well in hookahland. Take care.

November 3, 1999 The Ritz - Missoula, MT

November 12, 1999 14 Below - Santa Monica, CA

Set 1: Alexander, Bone Walk Real Fast, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Day By Day, Capt. Krinklebein III, It Takes a Lot to Laugh...A Train to Cry, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Music-> Rocketman, Keepin' Time,
Encore: We're Not Gonna Take It-> Go to the Mirror Boy (verse 6)

November 16, 1999 Don Quixotes - Aurora, CO

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Daffodils in Detroit, I Been Down That Road, Springtime Again, John Henry, My Own Way, Tree House, Indica and Sativa-> Rocky Mountain Way-> Indica and Sativa, Keepin' Time
Set 2: Float, Clap For the Wolfman, The Viper's Drag, Alexander II, Octofrye, Good Lovin', Ecstasy
Encore: Red Light Boogie

December 3, 1999 Mercury Lounge - New York, NY

Set 1: Utopia, Tree House, Backwoods Rose, I Been Down That Road, Alexander II, John Henry, Silver Train, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Clap For the Wolfman-> Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar, Tea Rose, Indica and Sativa-> Red House-> Indica and Sativa, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: I Am the Walrus

December 18, 1999 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Roller Coaster, Tree House, Lazy River, Day By Day, The Giant, Under Full Sail, Alexander-> One World Is Enough (Not Three)-> Alexander, Indica and Sativa-> Red House-> Indica and Sativa, Silver Train
Set 2: Spiders, Clap For the Wolfman-> Rhythm Session-> Chicago, Loner, Red Light Boogie, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, The Viper's Drag-> Glimpse-> The Viper's Drag
Encore: We're Not Gonna Take It-> Frosty the Snowman-> Go to the Mirror Boy (verse 6)

December 29, 1999 Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Alexander II, Roller Coaster, Roadsick Blue, Lady Vanilla, Brighter Day, Springtime Again, The Viper's Drag, Tree House, Seagull, Loner
Set 2: Clap For the Wolfman-> My Own Way, Daffodils in Detroit, Octofrye, Red Light Boogie, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields-> Blue Sky-> Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Burial, Rhythm Session-> Chicago
Encore: Bloody Well Right

January 27, 2000 Blue Note - Columbia, MO

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Brighter Day, Another Good Man Gone, Springtime Again, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Walk Real Fast, The Masquerade-> Rhythm Session-> Chicago, Loner
Set 2: Reelin' In the Years-> The Viper's Drag-> Glimpse-> The Viper's Drag, Spiders, John Henry, Red Light Boogie, Indica and Sativa-> Red House-> Indica and Sativa-> Keepin' Time
Encore: I Want to Rock and Roll All Night

February 8, 2000 The Green Room - Iowa City, IA

Set 1: Tree House, Backwoods Rose, Riversong, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Octofrye, Daffodils in Detroit, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Music, Grass
Set 2: I Wanna Be Sedated, Walk Real Fast, Red Light Boogie, Driftaway, Bone, Silver Train, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Reelin' In the Years

February 11, 2000 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: John Henry, Roller Coaster, Tree House, Riversong, Arctic Song, Rhythm Session-> Chicago, Twentieth Century Fox, Springtime Again, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)
Set 2: Red Light Boogie-> Backwoods Rose, Daffodils in Detroit, Rocketman, Ecstasy-> Bone
Encore: Blue Sky

February 23, 2000 Howards - Bowling Green, OH

Set 1: Backwoods Rose, Surround, Clap For the Wolfman-> Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, Riversong, Alexander II, Anthony's Song, Keepin' Time
Set 2: Music, Journey, Silver Train, 1983....(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)-> Moon...Turn the Tides....gently gently away, Abstracts-> John Henry, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)-> Sunshine Daydream
Encore: Crossroads

March 3, 2000 Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Music, Silver Train, Capt. Krinklebein III, Lax, Another Good Man Gone, Brighter Day, Spiders, Moonshiner, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Reelin' In the Years, My Own Way, Alexander-> Alexander II, Keepin' Time-> Rhythm Session-> Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Red Light Boogie
Encore: Jesus Is Just Alright

March 10, 2000 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, WV

Set 1: Bone, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Tree House, Comin' Back to Me, Lazy River*, Reelin' In the Years*, Alexander II, Silver Train, Ecstasy
Set 2: Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), My Own Way, No Woman, No Cry, Loner-> Rocketman-> Loner, Lax, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar
Encore: Devil Went Down to Georgia**

Comments: *w/ Sharon Katz on Vocals, **w/ "Walk This Way" tease, Opener: Nexus

March 18, 2000 Private Party - Toledo, OH

Set 1: Springtime Again, Lazy River*, Lady Vanilla, Walk Real Fast, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Silver Train, Rocketman-> Grass, Alexander II
Set 2: Ecstasy-> Not Fade Away-> Ecstasy, John Henry**, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Two Part Invention, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar, Bone***,
Encore: And When I Die*** Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms#

Comments: *w/Sharon Katz on Vocals, **w/ Alt Lyrics, ***w/ "Going to the Chapel" tease, #w/ Jeff and Jeanne Parker on stage

April 6, 2000 Bodega - Auburn, AL

Set 1: Utopia, Backwoods Rose, Blow'em Away, Comin' Back to Me, Day By Day, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Lax, Rocketman-> Loner
Set 2: Alexander, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), John Henry, Bone, And When I Die, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: I Am the Walrus

Comments: Caterpillars of the Community opened With John Polansky on percussion

April 14, 2000 Headliners - Louisville, KY

Set 1: Music, Silver Train, Surround, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Tea Rose, Backwoods Rose, Little Maggie, Spiders, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Here Today-> Loner-> Gone Tomorrow, Lax, Schwa, Daffodils in Detroit, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away

April 27, 2000 Sunset Reception Hall - Fort Wayne, IN

Set 1: Through Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Alexander II, Comin' Back to Me, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Chicago-> Hookahville-> Chicago
Set 2: Hot Dog, Red Light Boogie, Many Times in My Life, Dumpster, Tree House, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass
Encore: Reelin' In the Years

May 27, 2000 Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH

Set 1: Spiders, Backwoods Rose, Godspeed^, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Amber**, The Risk***, Black-Eyed Susie****, Sally Anne****, It Fell Into the Ebb There*****, To Good Friends Past, Dumpster, Red Light Boogie,
Set 2: Utopia, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere*^, Bone-> Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields-> Walk Real Slow-> Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Two Part Invention, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar-> Sister Sugar, John Henry, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son),
Encore: I Feel Free^, School's Out^, Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting^-> One More Saturday Night^-> Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting^

Comments: hookahville show; *w/Arlo Guthrie; ^1st time played, **Dave & Ed; ***Ed solo; ****Clif solo; *****Steve solo, also billed: The David Grisman Quintet, Arlo Guthrie
Show Nuggets:
Unknown mics (Download | Stream)

July 1, 2000 Centennial Terrace - Sylvania, OH

Set 1: Godspeed, Schwa, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), The Giant, Comin' Back to Me, Another Good Man Gone-> Lady Vanilla, Arctic Song
Set 2: The Viper's Drag-> To Good Friends Past-> The Viper's Drag, Bone, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky, Red Light Boogie, Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Hush

July 15, 2000 The Bluebird - Denver, CO

Set 1: Utopia, Bone, Day By Day**, Capt. Krinklebein III, Chicken Dance-> Burial, Godspeed, Black Water
Set 2: Roller Coaster, Lax, Find Out, Blow'em Away, Ecstasy, The Giant, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Lost Sailor-> Saint of Circumstance

Comments: Dewey Decibal System opened

August 5, 2000 Nelson Ledges - Garrettsville, OH

Set 1: Bone, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Schwa, Tree House, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa, Ecstasy
Set 2: Fire*, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Lax, Seagull, Loner, Goin' Up the Country, Red Light Boogie, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar
Encore: Mama Told Me Not to Come

September 1, 2000 Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH

Set 1: Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back to Me, Uncle Sam Blues**, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Moonstone^, Ohio Grown^, Arctic Song, Capt. Krinklebein III, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Godspeed, Octofrye, Walk Real Fast, Daffodils in Detroit, Schwa, Caribou', Dumpster, Goin' Up the Country, Through Hiker,
Encore: Caravan^,

Comments: hookahville show; *w/ Jorma Kaukonen Trio; ^denotes 1st time played; `denotes 1st time played electric; Also billed: Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jorma Kaukonen Trio

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September 30, 2000 Smoke Rise Ranch - Murray City, OH

Set 1: Utopia*, Lax, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms^, Keepin' Time^, Me and Bobby McGee^#, Change, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Backwoods Rose, I Been Down That Road, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: We're Not Gonna Take It-> Float-> Float, Octofrye, Dancing in the Moonlight**, Alexander II, Anthony's Song, Loner-> Rocketman-> Grass, Hookahville-> Loner-> Go to the Mirror Boy (verse 6)
Encore: The Viper's Drag-> Glimpse-> The Viper's Drag

Comments: Fallfest 2000, also billed: Matthew Abelson, Vassar Clements, Peach Melba, The Shantee, *Shane Frye on drums(no Eric) **w/ Sharon Katz on vocals ^ w/ Vassar Clements on fiddle #w/ Julie Rearick on vocals

October 13, 2000 The Brewery - Raliegh, NC

Set 1: Spiders, My Own Way, The Masquerade, Backwoods Rose, Tree House, Burial, Schwa, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Loner-> Rocketman-> Grass-> Loner, Daffodils in Detroit, Little Wing, Dumpster, Octofrye, Lax
Encore: Hush

October 27, 2000 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Utopia-> Red Light Boogie, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Daffodils in Detroit, In the Clouds, Moonstone-> Schwa, Anthony's Song, Hookahville, Spiders
Set 2: Alexander II-> My Own Way-> Alexander II, Caravan, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, To Good Friends Past, Dumpster, Ohio Grown-> Music, Bone
Encore: Hush

Comments: Peach Melba opened

November 7, 2000 Legend's Lounge - Las Vegas, NV

November 14, 2000 Taylor's - Eugene, OR

Set 1: Lax, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Through Hiker, So They Say, Change, Moonstone, Moonshiner, Treasures That I Travel For, Dumpster, Hush
Set 2: Music, Hookahville, The Giant, Under Full Sail, My Own Way, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Blue Sky

November 25, 2000 The Agora Theater - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Bone, Backwoods Rose, Daffodils in Detroit, I Been Down That Road, Day By Day*, Lady Vanilla, Moonstone, Find Out, Indica and Sativa-> Rocky Mountain Way-> Indica and Sativa, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Chicago Rhythm Jam-> Chicago-> Hookahville-> Chicago, Tea Rose, Alexander, Ridgway Sky, Deep River Blues, Echoes
Encore: Ecstasy

Comments: *w/ Sharon Katz, Andy Johnson Explosion opened

November 30, 2000 The Blue Note - Columbia, MO

Set 1: Godspeed, Utopia, Moonstone, Walk Real Fast, John Henry, Hookahville, Loner
Set 2: Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky, The Risk, Dumpster, My Own Way, Spiders, Many Times in My Life, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), Red Light Boogie*
Encore: Caravan

Comments: *w/ Ed rap

January 25, 2001 The Swindlefish Saloon - Athens, OH

Set 1: Springtime Again, Raging River, The Masquerade-> Rhythm Session-> Chicago-> Hookahville-> Chicago, Treasures That I Travel For, Little Maggie, Backwoods Rose, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Lax, I Been Down That Road, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields-> The Viper's Drag-> Glimpse-> The Viper's Drag-> Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Through Hiker-> Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum-> Through Hiker, Silver Train, Ecstasy
Encore: Mama Told Me Not to Come

January 31, 2001 Jacob's Ladder - Chattanooga, TN

Set 1: Utopia, Moonstone, Backwoods Rose, Daffodils in Detroit, Change, Anthony's Song, Silver Train, Lax, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Alexander-> One World Is Enough (Not Three)-> Alexander, Raging River, Moonshiner, Teacher, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar, Red Light Boogie
Encore: I Am the Walrus

February 9, 2001 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Red Light Boogie, Change, Tree House, Journey, Silver Train, Capt. Krinklebein III, Burial, My Own Way, Blow'em Away, Roller Coaster, Hush
Set 2: Chicago-> Hookahville-> Chicago, Treasures That I Travel For, Dumpster, Faces in the Crowd, Float-> Boats Up the River*-> Float, Goin' Up the Country, Raging River
Encore: We're Not Gonna Take It-> Go to the Mirror Boy (verse 6)

Comments: Ray's Music Exchange opened

February 17, 2001 The Annex - Madison, WI

February 18, 2001 The Ranch Bowl - Omaha, NE

Set 1: Godspeed, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Daffodils in Detroit, Comin' Back to Me, The Giant, Dumpster, Walk Real Fast, The Risk, Jesus Is Just Alright
Set 2: Music, It Takes a Lot to Laugh...A Train to Cry, Alexander II, Find Out, Red Light Boogie, Raging River
Encore: Do You Feel Like We Do?

Comments: Apostrophe opened

February 23, 2001 The Bluebird - Denver, CO

Set 1: Alexander, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Moonstone, Walk Real Fast, Ohio Grown, Chicago-> Hookahville-> Chicago
Set 2: Lax, Raging River, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie, Mountain Home, Keepin' Time, Teacher, Dumpster, Through Hiker
Encore: Caribou, I Feel Free

Comments: Zeut opened

March 16, 2001 State Theater - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Schwa, Tree House, Backwoods Rose, The Masquerade, Anthony's Song, Somewhere Down the Line, Thief, Dumpster, Red Light Boogie, John Henry, Jesus Is Just Alright
Set 2: Through Hiker, Raging River, Alexander II, Indica and Sativa-> Rocky Mountain Way-> Indica and Sativa, Loner, The Risk, Hush
Encore: Bone

April 6, 2001 House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Schwa, Daffodils in Detroit, John Henry, Change, Thief, Walk Real Fast, The Giant, Chicago, Anthony's Song, Grass, Lax, Hush
Set 2: Surround, Roller Coaster, Spiders, The Viper's Drag-> Mystic Birth-> The Viper's Drag, Raging River, Red Light Boogie
Encore: I Am the Walrus

Comments: Seven Day Run opened

May 3, 2001 Otto's - DeKalb, IL

Set 1: Music-> Silver Train, Moonstone, Schwa, Daffodils in Detroit, I Been Down That Road, Dragonfly, Voodoo Stew, Little Maggie, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Utopia, Springtime Again, Goin' Up the Country, Indica and Sativa-> Ice Cream Man-> Indica and Sativa-> Grass, The Masquerade, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)
Encore: Echoes*

Comments: *forced to end early due to curfew

May 12, 2001 State Theatre - Falls Church, VA

Set 1: Loner, Silver Train, The Risk, Another Good Man Gone, Dragonfly, And When I Die, Through Hiker, Chicago, Red Light Boogie*, Raging River, Bone
Encore: Mama Told Me Not to Come

Comments: Co-Bill w/ The Almighty Senators, *w/ If I Only Had a Brain Tease

June 24, 2001 Goodale Park - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Raging River, Dragonfly-> Goin' Up the Country, Chicago-> Hookahville-> Chicago, Lady Vanilla, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Red Light Boogie, Ecstasy,

Comments: Columbus Community Festival
Show Nuggets:
Unknown mics (Download | Stream)
Unknown mics (Download | Stream)

July 20, 2001 Sunshine Daydream - Terra Alta, WV

Set 1: Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Thief, Voodoo Stew, Through Hiker, Cold Water, Dumpster, Change, Red Light Boogie, Sure Cure for the Blues, Grass
Set 2: Alexander-> Backwoods Rose-> Alexander, My Own Way, Freedom, Seagull, Loner
Encore: Ecstasy

September 20, 2001 Headliners - Louisville, KY

September 29, 2001 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Dragonfly, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), The Risk, My Own Way, Life Is Good*, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Moonstone, Anthony's Song, Silver Train, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Set 2: Loner-> Here Today-> Keepin' Time-> Gone Tomorrow-> Loner, Caribou, Float-> 2001 Space Odyssey-> Float, Walk Real Slow, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields
Encore: We're Not Gonna Take It-> Go to the Mirror Boy (verse 6)

Comments: Blue Level and Supplication opened, *w/ Chris Beal on percussion

October 5, 2001 Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Godspeed, Backwoods Rose, Daffodils in Detroit, Driftaway, Dumpster, Water of Love, The Masquerade-> Chicago, Silver Train, Dragonfly
Set 2: Raging River, Moonstone, Life Is Good, Bone, Indica and Sativa-> Bottle of Wine-> Indica and Sativa, Keepin' Time, Red Light Boogie, Treasures That I Travel For, Goin' Up the Country, The Viper's Drag
Encore: Earache My Eye*

Comments: *w/ Shane Frye on drums

October 11, 2001 State Theater - Kalamazoo, MI

Set 1: Utopia, Thief, Life Is Good, Springtime Again, Voodoo Stew, Dragonfly, Brokedown Engine, Ol' Montana Red Dog-> Grass
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Dumpster, Spiders-> 1983....(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)-> Moon...Turn the Tides....gently gently away-> Spiders, Raging River, It Takes a Lot to Laugh...A Train to Cry, Lax
Encore: Bloody Well Right

Comments: Electric Magi opened

October 19, 2001 Music Farm - Charleston, SC

Set 1: Hookahville-> Chicago, Thief, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), The Risk, Moonshiner, Life Is Good, Through Hiker
Set 2: Dragonfly, Schwa, Surround, Ohio Grown, Sure Cure for the Blues, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Caribou, Red Light Boogie
Encore: America the Beautiful-> And When I Die

November 7, 2001 Winstons - San Diego, CA

Set 1: Red Light Boogie, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), The Risk, Voodoo Stew, Tree House, Everybody's Got Something to Hide, Raging River
Set 2: Keepin' Time, Silver Train, Float-> Long Gone Lonesome Blues*-> Float, Ridgway Sky, Freedom, Life Is Good
Encore: Dragonfly

Comments: *denotes 1st time played

November 14, 2001 Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA

Set 1: Roller Coaster, Surround, Faces in the Crowd, Walk Real Fast, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Hot Dog, Under Full Sail, Day By Day, Spiders
Set 2: Music, Silver Train, The Risk, Raging River, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son), The Viper's Drag-> Illogica*-> The Viper's Drag

Comments: *denotes first time played

December 13, 2001 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Springtime Again, Roller Coaster, Only Falling, In the Clouds, Godspeed, Paradise, Chicago Rhythm Jam-> Chicago, Back in the Saddle Again, Another You, Deep River Blues, Ridgway Sky
Set 2: Schwa, Daffodils in Detroit, Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar, Dragonfly, Anthony's Song, Hookahville, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Jesus Is Just Alright

Show Nuggets:
AKG 480b's/ck61 (Download | Stream)

January 18, 2002 The Cock Pit - Columbia, SC

Set 1: Springtime Again, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Thief, Change, Another You, Goin' Up the Country, Ohio Grown, Chicago, Silver Train, Teacher
Set 2: Backwoods Rose, The Risk, Life Is Good, Godspeed, Rocketman Keepin' Time, Moonstone, Raging River, Red Light Boogie
Encore: John Henry, Dragonfly, Loner

Show Nuggets:
AKG460's > D8 (48Khz). FOB, DFC, 9' from mono stack (Download | Stream)

February 15, 2002 Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Hookahville, Only Falling, Voodoo Stew, Capt. Krinklebein III, Let's Make It-> Boogie Chillun'-> Let's Make It, Dragonfly, Deal With It
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Find Out, Lax, Indica and Sativa-> Bottle of Wine-> Indica and Sativa, Keepin' Time*, Another You, Caribou, Hush
Encore: Hot Dog**

Comments: *Redemption Song tease, **Eric's cousin sitting in on percussion, Johnny shared the kit and played his washboard
Show Nuggets:
AKG 480/CK61 (Download | Stream)

March 1, 2002 Cicero's - St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Brighter Day, Lady Vanilla, Roller Coaster, Thief, Bound to Ride, Walk Real Fast, The Risk, Life Is Good, Deal With It
Set 2: Lax, Sister Sugar, Only Falling, Paradise, Keepin' Time
Encore: Red Light Boogie

March 17, 2002 DAV Hall - Middletown, OH

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog-> Silver Train, The Risk, Brighter Day, Lady Vanilla, 35, Help!*, John Henry, Red Light Boogie^
Set 2: Sugar Jam-> Sister Sugar-> Give Up the Funk-> Sister Sugar, Only Falling, Dumpster, Burial, Paradise, Somewhere Down the Line-> Somewhere Down the Line
Encore: Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields**

Comments: The Lemmings opened, *denotes 1st time played, ^actually sang Green Light Boogie, `noted instrumental actually sang "Chopp" throughout the song, **dedicated to Chris Chopp (his last show)

March 29, 2002 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: The Risk, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Only Falling, Comin' Back to Me, The Giant, Little Maggie, So They Say, Capt. Krinklebein III, Silver Train, Surround
Set 2: Music*, Thief-> Life Is Good, Zimbabwe, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, Seagull-> Keepin' Time
Encore: Freedom

Comments: also billed: The Shantee & Chandler Wright Story *Dave played keyboards for this song (he's usually on acoustic guitar)

April 12, 2002 Mariner's Beach Club - Negril, JA

Set 1: Surround, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Springtime Again, Burial, Life Is Good, Thief, Ol' Montana Red Dog-> Grass, Dragonfly
Set 2: Utopia, Another You*, Let's Make It-> Boogie Chillun', Indica and Sativa-> Bottle of Wine-> Indica and Sativa, Loner, Red Light Boogie**, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Teacher

Comments: *done reggae-style, "Red Stripe Boogie"
Show Nuggets:
Nakamichi CM300s with cp-1 cardioids -> Sony PCM-M1 (Download | Stream)

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Jamaica

Time for my review and to jot down my thoughts and memories, as for them not to escape my mind on the wonderful time we had on the island. So I guess I'll start from Tuesday PM before heading to Cleveland Hopkins International. I headed to Doug and Julie's house and left my truck in their driveway and hopped a ride with them to head to Kent to pick up Danni. Shortly thereafter we headed to Cleveland and the four of us got a room at the Fairfield Inn. I think that was the way to go. We paid $65 for the room that night and it allowed us to leave the car there for the week for free. We got there around 11 PM and ordered a pizza. With my nightly schedule, it didn't allow much time for sleep, between that and the anticipation of the following day. I think I took a nap from 2:30 AM to 3:30 AM and then stared at the ceiling until 5:15 AM when we were to get up to be at the airport by 6 AM. I bought a new CD player with an alarm that allows you to wake up to a specific song on the CD, which for us was from The Shantee on 3/29/02 - The Happy Song. I was up and dancing like a fool before the sun came up. Excited and ready to go, we showered and took the 6:20 AM shuttle to the airport and waited in the line for about 2 hours. From that point in my day until we hit Negril it turned so sour that I just wanted to turn around and go home. We had to go through the X-Ray terminal and I brought my spare DAT deck just in case. That seemed to set everything off everywhere, causing me much hassle. After going through the metal detector, they pulled me off to the side and searched me and my possessions. No big deal, as I was expecting it. They made me take off my shoes and wanded me and went through my backpack pretty thoroughly. Oh well. Off to stand in line for a drink before boarding the plane (drinking at 8 AM?). The line never seemed to move so we skipped it and stood in line to board the plane. The band got on first and I think I was the first person next in line to get on when they came to me again and said, "random search, please step over here." About this time I started to get mildly irate. They had just done this to me 15 minutes earlier and I was getting tired as it was starting to become a hassle. Again, off with the shoes and through my backpack again. I got short with the guy, kicked my shoes off and dealt with it. Finally, on to the plane for what ended up being one of the best turbulence-free flights ever. Three and a half hours later we were in Mo-Bay getting off the plane, filling out immigration forms, claiming our luggage and trying to get to the bus to Negril. Standing in line I met up with Dan The Soundman Mesnard. He informed me that my DAT deck that I put in his rack to record the shows was denied by management and was left in Cleveland locked in the truck. Nice time to tell me that, after we've landed in Jamaica. I was pissed to say the least. Something about not being able to add it to the inventory list. Whatever. I felt the least that could be done when trying to do something constructive in helping the band remember their trip would be to, at the very least, inform me that they were going to do such a thing. He said he e-mailed me, which after going through my spam account, found out he sent it to dubba@dubba.com instead of dub@dubba.com. Thank goodness I'm not dumb enough to come totally unprepared for the situation. I thought something like this might happen and brought my portable just in case. It was just a pain in the ass lugging it around everywhere and always being searched. Anyway, we exchanged a few hundred US dollars for the 46.5 : 1 JA and got on our way. We paid our dollar to the baggage man and got on the bus to Negril. The trip seemed shorter this time around and the midway break was well needed, as this time when they initially loaded us up on Red Stripes, they were beyond already warm. My stomach was a bit queasy so a Ting was right on the money. The sugar laden grapefruit refreshment hit the spot and in another 45 minutes we were in Negril at Fun Holiday. Unfortunately they wouldn't let us get to our stored baggage from the bus until we went through the orientation. So we stood there sweating in long pants and all of our carry-ons for the next half an hour while we listened to these goofballs babble. Finally, our room key (which they only had one of) and our room. I'm going to comment on this and that will be the last bit of pessimism that comes from this week in review. The hotel was IN NO WAY worth our money. The hotel wasn't even close to being finished. There was still rebar protruding from the roof and lack of door handles. There was no way to control the AC, except to get the management to turn it up, turn it down, turn it up, turn it down. It was controlled by remote control and there was only one control for the whole hotel. It was either hot and sticky or freezing so cold you had to be under all the covers of the bed to stay comfortable. Lucky we were only in there to sleep. The gravel right outside our steps made coming from the beach a bear but finally being in comfortable clothes and our toes in the sand made it so much worth it. Off to the bar for quite a few dirty bananas, good food and a lot of friends. We met George, the local handyman who told us if we ever needed anything that we could come to him. He would be there all week. So we did. All I asked was that when I wanted something, that I didn't want to be yanked around and I wanted what I asked for, which was the real deal. He totally came through and realized what I was about and we were on common grounds as far as understanding each other. So we got in the water for a few and watched the sun set as we continued to drink while listening to the local reggae band. The one hour of sleep eventually caught up with us so we headed to bed around 1 AM.

It's now Thursday morning and I awoke pretty early, 8 AM or so, and decided to hop to the beach for a few hours of sun and fun and a bit of the ocean. It wasn't soon after that it was time for a few foo-foo drinks. Those dirty bananas sure do go down quickly in the hot sun. I failed to remember one thing though, no matter how much suntan lotion I put on, the first time in the year that I'm in the sun, I burn. This was no exception. After putting on lotion twice and drinking heavily in the sun while Danni and almost all of our Fun Holiday posse decided to venture into the world of snorkeling, I grew extremely tired and worn out. The only remedy to that concoction is sleep, and that I did. All the way through dinner. I was mad at myself when I woke up around 10:30 PM because one of the few things I truly love to do while I'm there is visit with Lloydie and Paula at 3 Dives. Well, I slept right through that and was bummed to miss dinner. Danni was kind enough to accompany me during my dinner on the Fun Holiday beach. Their curried conch was to die for, along with the lobster fritters. That's mostly what we ate when eating at our resort. We were trying new places when we could, but this was quick and cheap. We hung out outside of our hotel for a bit and then made it an early night. Being burnt sucks the life right out of you. I swore to myself that I was searching for aloe in the morning. Thanks to Hope for the Solarcaine. It did wonders on the heat emitting from under my skin.

So it's finally the first of the three show nights and the anticipation is starting to stir in everyone from the waking point through the countdown of the day. We started off the day off right with breakfast at Selina's. Danni and I both had the "band special" which consisted of a cheese and calaloo omelet and a banana pancake. The orange juice is the most naturally sweetened on the planet. Thumbs up there, between that and the Jamaican blue mountain coffee I was in ecstasy. I almost forgot what it tasted like. It had been since 99 since I had a cup. We ordered 15 freshly roasted pounds for Tuesday to take back with us. Just for note, Selina used to run the Blue Mountain Coffee Shop and something went awry with the owner and she moved slightly south down the road and opened her own place with Big Roy and Zoe, their daughter. They appear to be doing well for themselves. After brunch we headed to the beach for some sand, sun and water. Being burnt wasn't fun for the first half the week I was there, but I dealt with it. I used lotion more than I should have and tried to keep what was burned covered. It was time for a shower and a stroll down the beach and then for some food. You know how it can be in Jamaica, you eat lunch and shortly after go to dinner. That way you can still fit in two meals a day. While Selina is pretty good on the time between ordering and receiving your food, you never know what dinner may hold. Irv, Liz Danni and I headed toward Mariner's Negril Beach Club not knowing where else we were stopping along the way. I few brief pit stops to liquefy our innards and relax our minds. Liz had a few things she needed to do and I wanted to find specific show times and what kind of patch things I needed. That was quite a walk from Fun Holiday to Mariners, and we did it there and back twice, refusing to cab it either time, either way. It was still fun despite lugging 50 pounds worth of crap with me. I found aloe from the stalk and gooped it all over me and boy, did that feel good. I didn't feel burnt for a few hours. After doing what we set out to do I decided it had been long enough in wait before I wanted to venture to Alfred's for not only the best fish & chips on the planet, but the best dirty bananas on the island. They were J100 cheaper than Fun Holiday and three times as strong. We were buzzed after two of them, but that didn't stop me from indulging in a few more before stumbling back down the beach. It wasn't too long after this that it was getting close to show time. Well, at least for me. I like to be there early to get everything ready to make it a stress free evening. So Irv, Danni and I hit the sand barefoot and relieved. The sunburn isn't conducive to carrying a 50 pound backpack. My props go to Irv for his kindness. We decided that somewhere along the way we were going to stop for a refreshment. Mom's Place it was, Why? I don't really know but it seemed right at the time. It's good to get off the feet and suck down a cold one every hour or so. We ended up at the show, I got everything taken care of with a drink in my hand when Liz appeared with the news of cybercast and thinking of e-mailing the list. I was somewhat hesitant of getting on a computer. I wanted nothing to do with one the entire time I was there. At the same time we thought it was our responsibility to let everyone know. So I got on it for a matter of minutes about an hour before show time (thanks Aaron for photo archiving that one). On to the show. It had been a week or so since they had played together and at that, had gone their independent ways for the week in getting down there. It appeared to me that this showed in their playing this night. To me, it seemed like they were slightly out of sync. Each of the sets were slightly shorter than usual as the band played on. The opened up with Surround, a classic version at that. Good Time (Merry-Go-Round) is always a crowd pleaser to most. Personally I think it should be stuck in the same spot as Pride of Cucamonga. Springtime Again makes me smile. Although we haven't really seen much of spring and it was like summer there, the reminder of the aliveness and energy around you is quite key. Burial, good ol' Cliff. Right on time with the reggae. The Jamaican locals were freaking out behind me at this point. They were amazed at how right on the boys version appeared. They said, "it a lit'l fast but not much." Dave came right back with Life Is Good. Boy is it ever. I don't think it could have been at this point. I never wanted to leave there. Thief was next. This is one of my favorite songs to groove to, although the depth of the sand made that quite difficult. The more deep you dig your feet in the sand, the cooler they become. Sweet! Dave finally decided to get on the acoustic for and Ol' Montana Red Dog -> Grass. I thought that might end the set so they could play a long second set. It was not to be. Ed felt like reminding us how good it was to be alive. My, my love the buzz of that Dragonfly. They ripped it up and it was soon time for a break. Everybody did their thing and next thing we knew, hookah was on stage and they simultaneously launch into Utopia. How could they not? We were there, weren't we? I thought so. Next up they boys threw a twist at us with a reggae-style version of Another You. I have to admit, that was a kick in the you know where. Woo freaking hoo!!!! Cliff busted out Let's Make It-> Boogie Chillun, which blew so much smoke that it appeared to bellow fire. The Indica & Sativa-> Bottle of Wine sandwich to follow reminded me of a lot of love and to many others on why they were there. Loner solidified that impression permanently in my mind. Red Stripe Boogie into The Streetbeater ended the set nicely. It's encore time on the first night of three on the island and what was it going to be? Teacher. I enjoyed it thoroughly and wrote that show in the books. Danni waited while I packed up my gear so we could head down the beach to Fun Holiday. I think there was the beginning makings of a Johnny Rotten sighting. The after-hours was to be at The Jungle Club. A few folks went there and then came right back after thinking we were being set up. They claimed it was a bit scary. That, and they were charging a cover to get in. So they ended up heading back across the street and after-hours was to be at Fun Holiday. I think it went on well past dawn, but I lasted till about 4 AM before getting to our room. Danni imbibed it too much RUM PUNCH!! RUM PUNCH!! (as she was saying all night). I think later before she crashed it was saying it back to her. She passed out shortly thereafter.

That leads us to the second show day, Saturday. Again, a crew of us went to Selina's for brunch. This time I had French toast and a cheese omelet. Danni did the band special, sub fresh fruit for the banana pancake. Orange juice and coffee were a must. Michelle waited on us once again while Big Roy cooked. Eventually Selina showed up and we were complete. On our way back to the hotel, we stopped at the cambio to exchange some cash for Jamaican dollar. When we got back we hit the beach for a few drinks and the wetness of the ocean. The water was awesomely warm. About mid-afternoon I treated myself to a much needed massage. An aloe massage from a Jamaican woman named Marlene. Liz had just had one and highly recommended her. Irv followed shortly after me. She only charged $30 for an hour. Well, it wasn't an hour as she put it. It was "until all the aloe is rubbed in." I liked that thought. My sunburn was noticeably less noticeable the rest of the vacation. Thank you Marlene. She was located where Liz and Philip were staying, which was at The Whistling Bird. Her table was set up under a bunch of shady trees where the wind's chill could only breeze. Afterward, I tipped her and decided to soak up some more rays before showering and thoughts of dinner were to enter the thought process. Again, we posse-ed up with Liz, Philip, Doug, Julie, Dan and Kim, Irv, Bruce and Tim and headed up the beach toward the show somewhat early in hopes to be finished in time enough before show time that I didn't stress myself on being punctual. We decided on Kuyaba, which is a "hut like looking" restaurant. They're slightly expensive but well worth the dollar. Their food is top notch and the service was quite prompt. They were very helpful in accommodating such a large party on such a short notice and not having it be three hours in wait. Danni and I split slightly ahead of everyone so I could get to what I needed to do pre-show. Turns out that the band didn't start until 10:30 PM this night, a half an hour later than the previous night. It was supposed to be over by 1:30 AM, which it was Friday night. I was thinking it might be a short show (in comparison to most eh shows) this night. Then it was determined that they could play until 2 AM, which put us back on schedule. I thought the boys were on much more this night than the previous, but they still didn't seem to launch off the planet like usual. Almost like they were holding something back. As I found out at week's end, they were. A doozy of a Tuesday show. They opened up the show with Roller Coaster and The Risk which lit the place up for them to unleash a Dumpster. Then, again like before, they pull out these new cover tunes jammed reggae-style. This time it was James Taylor's, Your Smiling Face. He said it, not me (although I was grinning ear to ear). It was just too funny of a thought to think. What made it even funnier was that they were right on with it. Godspeed was next. Ed jammed an unrecognizable diddy in the middle of it. I'll have to get with him to figure it out because the tapes haven't helped me any either. Clifford moved the show forward in an ever so robust manner with John Henry. And you thought their coffee was strong? Try this dose of Cliff. Dave continued on his smiling pace with Brighter Day before they lay into a rendition of The Beatles, Help! Finally my most favorite of all the classics , Lazy River. It seems like eons since I've heard that tune. It made way for a melt into Lady Vanilla, Ed still handing the acoustic guitar for the fourth tune in a row. That changed once again when he let loose on the wish washing version of one of my all-time favorite Ed tunes, Treasures That I Travel For. Something about the webbing echo effect on the rhythm guitar makes me feel like melting into the granules of sand. Dave jumps onto the acoustic for the first time in the set with Deal With It, the most recent of his acoustic originals. That finalized the set and readied us for a break. We went to Bones place, right next door at Traveler's. Soon enough it was time for second set. There was a Jamaican man whose name I think I made out to Thomas (anyone know for sure?). He started out on some type of reggae rap that the band backed up for a few minutes before I think the crowd was being kind in allowing him to take up precious hookah time. The next thing I knew it was into The Viper's Drag. All 24.5 minutes of it. As much as it's a cover, it's still a classic staple in the hookah diet. It was tasting mighty yummy on this night too. Raging River followed and it was a fun one. I always love hearing that song. Lax ante upped the setlist before Cliff got boisterous yet one more time. This time delivering a version of Canned Heats', Goin' Up the Country. As per request from the night before, Ed decided a killer Daffodils in Detroit was needed. Again, I applauded on the song selection and dug my feel a little deeper in the sand. Dave stepped up to the acoustic guitar and kicked down a Somewhere Down the Line. While not perfect in their delivery, the crowd hooted and hollered in with their acceptance. I thought it best to get the restroom issue dealt with before the encore because the night before after the encore was a wait and a half. Standing in line I called it. It seems like the last four or five times that I have been at a show where they encored with Blue Sky, I have called it. This night was no exception. Another show penned into the archival book and two of the three shows done. We had a few days to relax and catch up from the non-stop wearing of the party hats. Not before a never ending after hours at the Fun Holiday though. While we had to wake them up to serve us alcohol the night before, tonight they were ready for us. My hat goes off to Pinky and Hi-Lo Milo for the raging fire out on the beach. Danni and I geeked ourselves silly, along with about another 100 plus folk that felt like joining us. It wouldn't be a trip if the hookah swim team didn't make an appearance. The amount of participants seems to be dwindling these days. Founded with the bands inception, I was the only one who would get in the water and raise their trunks in the air. This was at 7 AM Sunday morning. It took at least an hour of coercing before convincing my cohort, the Irvmeister, to indulge in a little old time hookah fun. Ferdinand (and Hilary), if you ever read this, you're losing ground on your captainship. Danni and I finally went to bed around 9:30 AM while the Irvmeister and Philip rambled on in the insaneness for a few more hours.

I believe I woke up to the babbling nonsensicalness of Irv a few doors down and one floor up. The daylight smacked me in the face as I came back to a somewhat warped version of reality. I couldn't seem to fall back asleep and after trying for a few, I eventually made my way to the door, where the sun breathed down my neck and the sense of life was pumped back into me, liking it or not. I chose the prior. I speak like things were chaotically crazy. They were. It took me until Tuesday night's show to recuperate. Danni got up within minutes of me and we thought it best to nourish ourselves so we decided to go see what all the hype about The Boat Club was about. Personally, I wasn't impressed. I got the lobster salad sandwich. Likewise, did Danni. It was two slices of toast, no garnish, no side and the salad was no more than a centimeter thick and mostly tomato at that. We chose not to go back there. There was only five minutes of rain on the entire trip and it came here, while we were eating. We were under cover so it wasn't inconvenient in the slightest. It was actually refreshing. It was gone by the time we were done eating. Dan, Kim, Irv, Doug and Julie decided to join Danni and me shortly later on for dinner at Alfred's once again. Again I had the fish and chips and a few dirty bananas. Yum, yum, yum. Deep Space Six played at Alfred's that night and they were starting to set up the fence as we ate. We ended up hanging out porch partying until about 10 PM before choosing to retire for the night. We were both beat from the past few nights.

Monday proved to be well worth the rest the night before. We all went down for brunch to Irie Vibes. I think the amount of people and what we ordered seemed to catch them a little off guard. While I thought the service was good, the food itself took forever. I think this was our longest wait yet. We mostly ordered lobster omelets and I think they had to catch the lobsters first. We were in the shade and in good company with really nothing to do except a bit of shopping, so it didn't really matter. Other than our tummies yelling at us, that is. I thought the food was good, while others left something to be desired. Our group decided to further our day on its mission, as we had to get a few things done before our 3 PM date at Chances for the one tourist thing we decided to do, the sunset booze cruise. We stopped by Selina's to check on our coffee order, as we hadn't been here a bunch since we ordered it and wanted to confirm our deposit. Then right from there we took a taxi into downtown Negril to go to the market. The only thing I can say about the market, other than maybe cheaper prices, is that once you look into a merchant's hut at their goods, all the other merchants hound you to look in their hut. And once you pull out money? It's all over. The amount of Jamaicans the swarm you makes you look like you fumbled the football on the one yard line. Sheesh. Leave me alone. We got back, stopping at the cambio once again, just in time (or so we thought) to walk down to Chances. We got there on time only to find out we weren't really leaving till around 4:20 PM or so. I think they intended us to drink at the bar a bit and feed the local commerce a few more American dollars. Fine with me, as long as there is a dirty banana or two in my hand. After seeing the boat we were going to be boarding, we thought there were so many of us that we might sink it. They claimed that it would hold all of us. They were right, barely. They were serving RUM PUNCH!! RUM PUNCH!! I didn't much care for it though. I little strong and I lot of people were well on the way to being wasted. Nothing like being in the confined company of a ton of wasted people knowing it's going to be more hours and more wasted ness along the way. We set sail for Rick's Cafe up on the cliffs. This is an overpriced rip-off place where you have to buy coins in order to buy drinks, which really blows when you're wasted and it's hard enough just dealing with the Jamaican dollar. Let alone the left over coins you've paid for. A Heineken was $4.40 in U.S. currency. Everywhere else, it was J100, or about $2 U.S. The only savior to the trip for me was the fact that there were 50 foot cliffs to jump from. There were the two naked chicks jumping and then the whole Motts episode. Tommytunz A.K.A. Tommy T-Bar. He got onto the cliff fully clothed and did a striptease act that led to a gold (I think, as I didn't look too closely) G string. He got a smack on the butt so hard from someone it left a hand print (so I'm told) for two days. It was a hoot seeing him rile up the crowd into a mild frenzy before making his way water bound. The trip back was more drunk for most than the way there. While I remained sober, the sunset was well worth the $35 price of admission. We made our way back to Chances by close to an hour after dark. Everyone was planning on getting together to go out for dinner. It ended up being about 30 people strong so Danni and I backed out in the last minutes after our lunch experience hours earlier. We thought it might take forever and a year to get served and we were hungry. As it turns out, dinner for everyone else was a bust. I won't be the one to tell that story, as I wasn't there. I know it had to do with bad service, chicken bones and a few who didn't even get to eat. Danni and I opted for the Fun Holiday one last time. We ate the usual, except they were out of conch, leaving us to eat lobster instead. Dammit, lobster again? Force feed me please. We ended up going to bed shortly after. As we finished up dinner, a reggae band (a bad one at that) was just starting to warm up. They were doing We Are the World in reggae fashion, along with a bunch of other 80s style bad music. I wouldn't have wished it on anyone, making it slightly difficult to block it out enough to fall asleep. Sooner than later we did and the next thing we knew, it was Tuesday.

Our last full day on the island and our last 2002 Jamaica show. One final time we got to eat at Selina's for brunch. And once again we ordered the same as before. We picked up the coffee we ordered as well. We stopped at the cambio on the way there and then again on our way to the cliffs. In between Danni, Irv and I combed the beach attempting to accumulate a few more Jamaican tokens to bring back to our family and friends. Again, being huddled over by the pestering locals looking for the American dollar. This is the way they make their money so I don' think I can completely blame them. Most of my return items were coffee, Appleton rum and Lloydie's jerk sauce. Other than that, I bought the kids a few wood carvings as some jewelry. Danni got them an outfit or two. We stopped for one last Alfred's dirty banana and then returned to take a decent sized swim and tossed around "the vortex", which Philip had gotten me a few months back for my birthday. It's a foam football dart looking object that whistles when you throw it. We tossed it for a bit and then decided that we would get to the Cliffs early for some dinner. We thought the show was going to start a 6 PM, so 4:30 PM sounded like a good time to snag a bus sized taxi. we all piled in, stopped at the cambio and got up there to find out that there was a reggae band, The Sunset Band, on stage from 6 to 7:30 PM. We ordered our dinner around 5 PM and then waited. I got all set up and the opening band played and then they were over. Hookah came onstage and right then our food came (over three hours later). In the meantime, they had set out a $20 all you can eat buffet. That blew. We waited hours for our food and then everyone that bought the ticket ate and we still hadn't eaten. The food was mediocre at best too. And for the price I'll not go too far out on a limb and call it a rip-off. I was just glad that the last show was on something other than sand. Sand and DAT decks aren't too compatible. Neither is trying to dance. It reminded me of last Spring hookahville in the mud. The more you danced, the further you sank. As for the show, well, I believe you can term it as epic. This was I think one of the best shows I've seen, It's definitely in the top ten. They started off the show with (appropriately enough from the night before's dinner) Bone. Secondly, they jammed out a Sister Sugar that let you know right then that they were leaving all the musical energy they had left on the island. Moonstone flowed which segued nicely into Voodoo Stew. Caravan echoed from their musical monster's mouth. The reggae like melody of Bob Marley's, Zimbabwe kept the setlist in line before Ed wallowed out Only Falling, one of my newest Ed favorites. Ohio Grown thumped into a killer set-closing Keepin' Time. We chilled for a bit (except for Johnny Rotten, which was in full force non-stop until the bar actually finally cut him off). Yes folks, you heard it correctly, a bar in Jamaica actually cut someone off. I think that deserves some type of party award in my book. The boys came back onstage to open up with a reggae jammed version of Ozzy Osborne's Crazy Train. Eric sang and I loved every last little bit of it. Heads up call on song selection, even for a drummer. Next, things got slightly more crazy when Ed did the Alexander into Alexander II combination with Message in a Bottle sandwiched in the Alexander part of the transition. Schwa only purified every hookah soul on the island before the multi-vocal tale of Riversong brought the crowd back down to their normal peak of energy. Cliff did the Dylan tune, It Takes a Lot to Laugh...A Train to Cry. It seems like it has been forever since I've witnessed one of those. Dave plopped down on acoustic with Hookahville and Chicago before the set ended. It was encore time and they knew that one encore probably wouldn't do in closing out a wonderful week. Cliff started off with Hot Dog and then it appeared that Dave was going to the acoustic before he sat back down and the band delved into Seahorse. Can't go to an island without playing that one. Dave finally didn't deny us of his acoustic encore with no other than Ecstasy. I was hoping for the absent Slipjig but I guess you have to be happy with what you get and not always get what you wish for. I packed up my gear and Danni and I and a few others went to the front to hail a taxi. It took a little while. Johnny Rotten provided the entertainment on the way back to Fun Holiday, via Lloydie and Paula's to pick up our orders of his famous jerk sauce. Once we got there, we decided to let the others pick up our bottles since it was almost nearly impossible to keep Johnny Rotten in line. Little did I know that when we arrived back at Fun Holiday that the charter that was taking us to the airport was picking us up at 7:30 AM and not 9 AM like I had thought. It was already 1 AM and getting to sleep wasn't easy.

It made it a long day on Wednesday, as the wake up knock that came from I don't know who, came around 6:15 AM. Yikes! We got up around 7 AM and showered and got ready to go. The bus showed up, we got on and that is where it pretty much ended. A fellow bus was broken down on the way to the airport, which stalled our destination time by a bit. It was better than waiting in line at the airport the extra hour though. We stopped at the Golden Apple for refreshments like we did on the way to Negril, which was good for a Ting (compliments of Tim Ward). We finally arrived at the airport and were in line for our luggage to be searched before having it checked. We got to the front of the line and we couldn't find Danni's immigration paper. They kept hassling us asking us where it was. We kept telling them we didn't have it and they kept asking us. Finally they said "penalty" and she filled out a new one. They let her go with that. Not sure what the penalty was, but we headed towards the other end of the airport to go through the thorough search with all the metal detectors and conveyer belt scanners. Of course it wouldn't be proper if they didn't ransack everything I own. Talk about thorough, they were into every last little nook and cranny of my pack before letting me go. I expected it and thanked the lady because at least she had the courtesy to put everything back the way I had it packed. I couldn't say that for the American airports. We stopped to buy some duty-free rum and find a nibble to bite on before eventually boarding the plane. We sat all the way in the very back of the bird and after the hour time difference again (the third one in a week and a half) and a few short naps, we landed at 5:25 PM in Cleveland Hopkins International, where we started this humdinger of an adventure. Thinking we were almost home free, we still had about an hour and a half more to go through regarding U.S. Customs. Passports, luggage and for the first time in the entire trip, I didn't get searched when the opportunity presented itself. They let us through and we went to pick up our checked luggage, grab the shuttle to the Fairfield Inn, where Doug and Julie's minivan was parked. We were on I-71 southbound by 7:30 PM, stopping for some god ole American fast food and on our way back to Cowtown for a few days of catch-up time. I'd have to say that I'm at that point now. I hope you enjoyed reading my review. Hope all is well in hookahland.

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April 27, 2002 Nelson Ledges - Garrettsville, OH

Set 1: Schwa-> The Masquerade, Sister Sugar, To Good Friends Past-> Caravan, Silver Train, Journey-> Grass, Lax, Bound to Ride
Set 2: Change, The Risk, Dumpster, Red Light Boogie, Keepin' Time
Encore: Reelin' In the Years

Comments: Blossom Blast, also billed: Cheryl Ann Hawk, Waterband, Hypnotic Clambake, Melvin Seals and Melting Pot
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May 10, 2002 Tribeca Blues - New York, NY

Set 1: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Thief, Music, The Masquerade, Dumpster, Voodoo Stew, John Henry, The Risk, Loner
Set 2: Raging River, Capt. Krinklebein III, Walk Real Fast, And When I Die, Red Light Boogie, Deal With It,
Encore: I Want to Rock and Roll All Night

June 29, 2002 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Moonstone, Voodoo Stew, Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back to Me, The Giant, Sister Sugar, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Hookahville, Soul Sacrifice
Set 2: Spiders-> Borus the Spider-> Spiders, Back Seat, Only Falling, Highway Home,, Anthony's Song, Grass, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Schwa

Show Nuggets:
Microtech Geffel M210 (Download | Stream)

August 2, 2002 Nelson Ledges - Garrettsville, OH

Set 1: Dragonfly, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Another You, Voodoo Stew, Dumpster, Water of Love, Let's Make It-> Boogie Chillun', Silver Train, Keepin' Time, Lax
Set 2: Deal With It, Loner^, 1983....(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)-> Moon...Turn the Tides....gently gently away, Thief, Back Seat*, Alexander
Encore: Red Light Boogie*

Comments: *w/ Sean Behanna on saxophone, ^w/ Nate Holman on keyboard, also billed: Toast, Glass Harp
Show Nuggets:
Nak 300's w/ CP-1's (Download | Stream)

September 14, 2002 Royal Grove - Lincoln, NE

Set 1: Music, Fantastic, Sister Sugar, Riversong, Sheepdog, Indica and Sativa, Tree House, Hot 'Lanta
Set 2: Deal With It, Arctic Song, Through Hiker, Back Seat, Abdega Gaga, Burial, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Somewhere Down the Line, Reelin' In the Years

September 26, 2002 Headliners - Louisville, KY

Set 1: Roller Coaster, Daffodils in Detroit, Utopia, The Risk, Walk Real Fast, Red Newt, The Masquerade, Sheepdog, Ol' Montana Red Dog-> Grass
Set 2: Only Falling, Backwoods Rose, Tea Rose-> Hot 'Lanta, Deal With It, Red Light Boogie, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
Encore: Highway Home, Bad Moon Rising

Show Nuggets:
Nak300's>d7>d8 (Download | Stream)

October 25, 2002 Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Springtime Again, Change, Dragonfly, Another Good Man Gone, Only Falling, Raging River, Thief, Chicago*, Black Water
Set 2: Bone, Abdega Gaga, Hey Joe**, Walk Real Fast, Fantastic, Back Seat, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Caravan

Comments: alos billed: Big Wu,
Show Nuggets:
Schoeps CMC6+mk41>Apogee AD1000>D8 (Download | Stream)

November 9, 2002 Recher Theater - Towson, MD

Set 1: Fantastic, Life Is Good, Dragonfly, Walk Real Fast, Another You, Sheepdog, Loner, Brokedown Engine, Alexander II, Back Seat, Red Light Boogie, Abdega Gaga

Comments: Opened up for the Derek Trucks Band

November 23, 2002 Monkey Bar - Huntington, WV

Set 1: Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)-> Godspeed, Brighter Day, The Giant, Raging River, Fantastic, John Henry, Sheepdog, Ecstasy
Set 2: Redemption Song*, Sister Sugar-> Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)-> Sister Sugar, The Masquerade, Back Seat, Dragonfly, Anthony's Song, Keepin' Time*, Everybody's Got Something to Hide, Red Light Boogie,
Encore: Lawyers, Guns and Money**,

Comments: *Ed & Cliff solo, **denotes 1st time played

December 13, 2002 The Green Room - Iowa City, IA

Set 1: Music, Thief-> Raging River, Another You, Sheepdog, Chicago, Burial, Springtime Again, Abdega Gaga
Set 2: Alexander, Life Is Good, Dragonfly, Paradise-> Loner-> Grass-> Loner, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Blue Sky

Show Nuggets:
MBHO MBC 440 (Download | Stream)
MBHO 603a/KA200 (Download | Stream)

December 26, 2002 House of Blues - Chicago, IL

Set 1: Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)-> Dragonfly, Life Is Good, This Is the Day, Abdega Gaga, Sweet Lucy, Fantastic, Loner, Ohio Grown, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Through Hiker-> Young Turks-> Through Hiker^, Change, Another You, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Back Seat, Float-> Rhythm Session-> Float, Hookahville, Ecstasy
Encore: When I Paint My Masterpiece

December 31, 2002 PromoWest Pavilion - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Bone, Life Is Good, Godspeed, Exodus^, Sheepdog-> Ohio Grown, Dragonfly, Caravan, Abdega Gaga, Alexander II
Set 2: Countdown-> Auld Lang Syne-> Spiders-> The Viper's Drag-> Spiders, One Last Look Around, Change, Little Maggie, Caribou, Deal With It, Utopia-> London Calling-> Utopia, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Keepin' Time

Comments: ^w/members of The Wailers; The Wailers opened
Show Nuggets:
Nak 300'2 w/CP-1's (Download | Stream)

January 31, 2003 Jake's Roadhouse - Decatur, GA

Set 1: Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Bone, Life Is Good, Another You, Moonshiner, Silver Train-> Chicago, Only Falling
Set 2: Godspeed, Roller Coaster, Blow'em Away, Music*, Teacher**, Abdega Gaga**, Red Light Boogie-> The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Deal With It

Comments: Soundcheck: Bell Bottom Blues, Sheepdog, Guest opened, *w/ a percussionist, ^ Ed made up lyrics, ** with keyboard player from Guest

March 1, 2003 The Barrymore Theater - Madison, WI

Set 1: My Own Way, Fantastic, Life Is Good, The Giant, Little Maggie, Chicago-> Hookahville-> Chicago, Spiders, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Alexander, Schwa, Caravan, Thief, Journey, Silver Train, Lax, Abdega Gaga, One Last Look Around, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Jesus Is Just Alright

March 22, 2003 Headliners - Louisville, KY

Set 1: Dragonfly, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)-> Godspeed, Voodoo Stew, Goin' Up the Country, Riversong, Silver Train, Mountain Home-> Grass, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Alexander-> Change, Only Falling, Music, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Alexander II
Encore: Deal With It

April 4, 2003 Swig - Toledo, OH

Set 1: Life Is Good, Alexander-> One World Is Enough (Not Three)-> Alexander, My Own Way, Fantastic, Moonshiner, Anthony's Song, Sheepdog, The Giant, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Caribou, Abdega Gaga, Hey Joe, Backwoods Rose, To Good Friends Past, Utopia, Another You, Chicago, Ecstasy
Encore: Bone

April 11, 2003 Woodling Gymnasium - Cleveland State University - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Dragonfly, Roller Coaster, Thief, Deal With It, Ohio Grown, It Takes a Lot to Laugh...A Train to Cry, Tree House, Schwa
Set 2: Raging River, Seahorse, Abdega Gaga, In the Clouds, Teacher, Keepin' Time, Hot Dog, Red Light Boogie
Encore: Back Seat, Bone

Comments: Matt Gerovac Band, Moon the Giant opened

June 27, 2003 Birdy's - Indianapolis, IN

Set 1: Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Springtime Again, Change, Daffodils in Detroit, Silver Train, Paradise, Red Newt, Moonstone, A Better Man, Thief-> Backwoods Rose
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, The Last Time, Another You, Seagull, Keepin' Time, Alexander II
Encore: And When I Die-> Dragonfly

July 5, 2003 Freedom Festival - Acme, PA

Set 1: Utopia, Thief, Schwa, Another You, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Through Hiker, Anthony's Song, Loner, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Paradise*, Amber*, Broken Arrow**, Utah***, Knockando****, Crash on the Levy*****, San Francisco Bay Blues*****, Two Part Invention******,
Set 3: Float (Epilogue), Octofrye, Godspeed, Seagull, Caribou^, The Masquerade, Let's Make It-> Boogie Chillun',
Encore: Couldn't Stand the Weather, Blue Sky,

Comments: *Dave on acoustic and Ed electric guitar; **Dave on piano and Ed on electric guitar; ***Ed on acoustic; ****Cliff Acoustic Guitar; *****Steve on acoustic and Cliff Stand-up Bass; ******Steve and Cliff on electric guitar and bass; ^ w/ Eric Lanese. Shane Frye filling in on drums all night

July 13, 2003 Ruby Tuesdays - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Surround, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Thief, Walk Real Slow, Spiders, Silver Train, Chicago, Little Maggie, The Giant, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Life Is Good, Alexander, Werewolves of London*, Highway Home**, Keepin' Time***, I Touch Myself-> Another You, Black Water****
Encore: Hey Joe

Comments: *w/Louis Shockon, ** w/ The Geese on vocals, *** w/Hickory Dickory Dock, ****w/ James Daniels, billed as "Shane Frye and Friends"

July 26, 2003 Nelson Ledges - Garrettsville, OH

Set 1: Springtime Again, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Another You, Silver Train, Chicago, Thief, Sweet Lucy, Backwoods Rose
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Caribou1, Music2, Ohio Grown, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms3, Dim Lights...Thick Smoke3, Good Lovin'3 4
Encore: Loner2 5, I Am the Walrus

Comments: Craig Kight on drums the entire night 1 w/ Eric Lanese on vocals 2 w/ Chuck on drums, w/o Craig 3 w/ Vince Herman and Banjo Dan w/ members of the Schwag 5 w/ Banjo Dan also billed: Vince Herman, The Shwag, Good Brother Earl, Sons Of Ernesto

August 16, 2003 Sunshine Daydream - Terra Alta, WV

Set 1: Raging River, Thief-> Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Another You, Silver Train, Ohio Grown, Chicago, Moonshiner, Dragonfly, Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum, Music, Cumberland Blues, Red Light Boogie, Loner

Comments: Craig Kight on drums, also billed: Blues Traveler, Warren Haynes
Show Nuggets:
Unknown mics (Download | Stream)

October 17, 2003 Mr. Smalls Theatre - Millvale, PA

Set 1: Ridgway Sky-> Deep River Blues, The Masquerade, Raging River, Old Train, Yumalaiella, Journey-> Deal With It, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Spiders-> The Viper's Drag-> Spiders, Caribou, Mountain Home-> Grass, Dragonfly
Encore: Couldn't Stand the Weather

Comments: The Shantee opened

October 22, 2003 Higher Ground - Burlington, VT

Set 1: Dragonfly, A Better Man, Another You, Dumpster, Sweet Lucy, Silver Train, Chicago, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Loner-> Keepin' Time-> Loner, Zimbabwe, Yumalaiella, Abdega Gaga, Hush, Capt. Krinklebein III
Encore: Get Rhythm

October 23, 2003 Harper's Ferry - Allston, MA

Set 1: Music, Blow'em Away, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Lady Vanilla, Another Good Man Gone, Daffodils in Detroit, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Old Train, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Hookahville, The Risk, Grass, Red Light Boogie
Encore: 2001 Space Odyssey

December 12, 2003 Lafayette Brewing Company - Lafayette, IN

Set 1: Through Hiker, Raging River, Springtime Again, Voodoo Stew, Get Rhythm, Another You,, Chicago-> Hookahville-> Chicago, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Lax, Life Is Good, Moonstone, Driftaway, Bound to Ride, Dumpster, Thief, Two Part Invention, Schwa, Alexander II, The Streetbeater (Theme to Sanford and Son)
Encore: Loner

December 20, 2003 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Abdega Gaga-> Lax, Caribou-> My Own Way, Two Sometimes*, Backwoods Rose-> Spiders-> Silver Bells-> Backwoods Rose, Bell Bottom Blues, Chicago, Deal With It
Set 2: Alexander II, A Better Man, Caravan, Red Light Boogie-> Red Light Boogie, Ohio Grown, Bound to Ride, Yumalaiella, Jesus Is Just Alright
Encore: Through Hiker-> Holiday Bells-> Through Hiker

Show Nuggets:
AT822-> sony D-8 @44.1khz (Download | Stream)

December 20, 2003 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI

Set 1: Abdega Gaga-> Lax, Caribou-> My Own Way, Two Sometimes*, Backwoods Rose-> Spiders-> Silver Bells-> Backwoods Rose, Bell Bottom Blues, Chicago, Deal With It
Set 2: Alexander II, A Better Man, Caravan, Red Light Boogie-> Red Light Boogie, Ohio Grown, Bound to Ride, Yumalaiella, Jesus Is Just Alright
Encore: Through Hiker-> Holiday Bells-> Through Hiker

Show Nuggets:
AT822-> sony D-8 @44.1khz (Download | Stream)

December 30, 2003 PromoWest Pavilion - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Only Falling-> A Better Man, Two Sometimes, Highway 40 Blues, Ohio Grown, Deal With It** Dragonfly*, Find Out, Get Rhythm, Alexander II
Set 2: The Masquerade, Little Maggie*, Glendale Train*, Black Water, Thief, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Red Light Boogie, Schwa
Encore: Bone

Comments: also billed: Leftover Salmon; *w/Naom Pikelny on banjo and Jose Martinez on conga; **Cliff on harp
Show Nuggets:
Nakamichi 300s w/cp1s (Download | Stream)

February 14, 2004 The Phantasy - Lakewood, OH

Set 1: Float, Backwoods Rose, Thief, Hookahville, Anthony's Song, Let's Make It-> Boogie Chillun', To Good Friends Past, Red Light Boogie, Abdega Gaga, Don't Fear the Reaper
Set 2: Dragonfly, Sister Sugar-> I've Been Working On the Railroad-> Sister Sugar, Yumalaiella, Ohio Grown, Ol' Montana Red Dog Grass, One Last Look Around, Hot Dog, Through Hiker-> We're An American Band
Encore: Schwa

March 5, 2004 Howards - Bowling Green, OH

Set 1: Surround, Find Out, Moonstone, Old Train, So They Say, Dragonfly, My Own Way, Deal With It
Set 2: Chicago, Sheepdog, Red Light Boogie, Let's Make It-> Boogie Chillun'-> Let's Make It, The Masquerade, I Been Down That Road, Through Hiker,
Encore: The Weight Alexander II

March 28, 2004 P60 - Amsterdam, NL

Set 1: Bone, Utopia, Another You, Highway 61 Revisited, Indica and Sativa-> Bottle of Wine-> Indica and Sativa, Godspeed, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)
Set 2: Roller Coaster, Dragonfly, Back Seat, Red Light Boogie, Let's Make It-> Boogie Chillun', Hookahville, Black Water
Encore: Crossroads

July 24, 2004 Centennial Terrace - Sylvania, OH

Set 1: Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), The Risk, Life Is Good, John Henry, Two Sometimes, Silver Train-> Keepin' Time
Set 2: Alexander II, Backwoods Rose*, Sundial, Girl From Mexico, Red Newt, Red Light Boogie, Deal With It
Encore: Reelin' In the Years

Comments: *power outage

September 25, 2004 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Don't Do It, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)-> A Better Man-> Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Sundial, Girl From Mexico, Hot Dog, Only Falling, Mountain Home, When the Sun Goes Down, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Thumper, The Masquerade-> Soul Sacrifice, Raging River, Don't Let Me Down, Sheepdog, Ecstasy
Encore: Dragonfly

October 16, 2004 Frontier Ranch - Kirkersville, OH

Set 1: Surround-> My Own Way Hush, Springtime Again, Sweet Lucy, Day By Day, One Last Look Around, Ol' Montana Red Dog, When the Sun Goes Down
Set 2: Through Hiker*, Godspeed, Girl From Mexico, Sundial, Loner^, Red Light Boogie#
Set 3: Thumper, Isis, Two Sometimes, Driftaway, Life Is Good, Alexander II
Encore: Sheepdog, Wild Thing

Comments: *Mike Perkins on vocals, Eric on megaphone, ^Bill K on keys, Dave on Acoustic, #Cliff on megaphone for Boogie All Night
Show Nuggets:
Sony ECM-907 (Download | Stream)

November 19, 2004 Peaches - Yellow Springs, OH

November 24, 2004 Howards - Bowling Green, OH

Set 1: Music, Thief, Caravan, The Giant, Never to Return, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), So They Say, Ecstasy, Indica and Sativa-> Cosmic Charlie-> Indica and Sativa
Set 2: Red Light Boogie, Cumberland Blues, Abdega Gaga, In the Clouds, Float-> Not to Touch the Earth-> Float Walk Real Fast, Caribou, Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
Encore: Keepin' Time

December 30, 2004 House of Blues - Cleveland, OH

Set 1: The Masquerade-> Chicago, Silver Train, Fantastic, Change, Thief, John Henry**, Only Falling
Set 2: Loner, Grass, Three Way Street, Red Light Boogie, Caravan, Beer Barrel Polka-> Godspeed, Girl From Mexico, Abdega Gaga, Float-> New Tea-> Float
Encore: Train of Glory

Comments: *w/ members of Hayseed Dixie
Show Nuggets:
AKG 480b/ck61 (Download | Stream)

January 13, 2005 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI

Set 1: Through Hiker, Moonshiner, Daffodils in Detroit, Another You, Sweet Lucy, Riversong, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Beer Barrel Polka, Dragonfly, Psycho Killer*, Caribou, Only Falling, Let's Make It, Sundial, Dig A Pony, Spiders-> Spiders
Encore: Get Rhythm

Comments: Dave was absent from this show, * Dan Mesnard on vocals and acoustic

January 21, 2005 The Temple Club - Lansing, MI

Set 1: Brighter Day, Comin' Back to Me, Lady Vanilla, A Better Man, The Masquerade, Girl From Mexico, Yumalaiella, Rhythm Session-> Chicago
Set 2: Dear Mr. Fantasy, Sister Sugar, Sundial, Thumper, Burial, Bone, Deal With It
Encore: Red Light Boogie, Get Rhythm

May 7, 2005 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Set 1: Everybody's Got Something to Hide-> Sister Sugar, Tree House, Walk Real Slow, Never to Return, My Own Way, Only Falling, Silver Train*, Sure Cure for the Blues
Set 2: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-> Surround, Mountain Home, Ecstasy, Moonshiner, Two Sometimes, Change-> Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields-> Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Encore: Red Light Boogie

Comments: *Cliff on harmonica
Show Nuggets:
Nak 300's w/CP-1's (Download | Stream)

May 29, 2005 Frontier Ranch - Kirkersville, OH

Set 1: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Deal With It, Alexander, Two Sometimes, Abdega Gaga, Motorcycle Mama^&, Only Falling
Set 2: Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Yumalaiella, Caribou, Old Train*, Lady Vanilla*-> 40*-> Lady Vanilla*, Ice#, A Better Man#%, Red Light Boogie#%, Ecstasy-> Thumper
Encore: I'm Your Vehicle^#%, What'd I Say^#%, Enter Sandman+^, Fool in the Rain^-> The Eleven^-> Fool in the Rain^

Comments: hookahville show; ^dentoes 1st time played, &w/ Chistine Buerger on vocals and Fred Gablick on saxophone, *w/Drew Emmitt and Ross on guitar, #w/ Ryan Hamilton on trombone, Fred Gablick on saxophone and Tim Perdue on trumpet, &w/Judy Russell, Daniel Katz and Christine Buerger on backup vocals, +w/Shane Frye on drums
Show Nuggets:
AKG568 EB 's (Download | Stream)

September 3, 2005 Frontier Ranch - Kirkersville, OH

Set 1: Deal With It, Ecstasy, Sundial, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Sugar Jam*-> Sister Sugar*-> Give Up the Funk*-> Sister Sugar Red Light Boogie* Chicago* Pass the Cider...Pass the Rum Thumper Girl From Mexico, Girl From Mexico Capt. Krinklebein III Capt. Krinklebein III
Set 2: Life Is Good, Never to Return, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Another You, Fixing to Die^+, John Henry^, Alexander II
Encore: Old John Henry#, Back Where it All Begins+

Comments: hookahville show; *w/ DJ Logic, #w/Steve Frye on vocals, ^w/Vince Herman, +denotes 1st time played
Show Nuggets:
MBHO 603's w/ Hypers (Download | Stream)

October 7, 2005 The Blue Gator - Athens, OH

Set 1: Schwa, Dragonfly, Dumpster, Nine Pound Hammer, Daffodils in Detroit, 35, Comin' Back to Me, Red Light Boogie, Deal With It, Paradise, Surround*
Set 2: Foxy Lady, Good Time (Merry-Go-Round), Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Never to Return, Sundial, Loner-> Grass-> Loner-> Alexander II
Encore: Get Rhythm

November 5, 2005 Peaches - Yellow Springs, OH

Set 1: Through Hiker-> Sister Sugar-> Through Hiker, Raging River, The Risk, Caravan, My Own Way, Tree House, Sheepdog, Black Water
Set 2: Utopia, Tea Rose, Thumper, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Get Rhythm, Silver Train, When the Sun Goes Down
Encore: Red Light Boogie

Show Nuggets:
MBHO 603's w/ Hypers (Download | Stream)

December 2, 2005 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, WV

Set 1: Roller Coaster-> Through Hiker, Raging River, Bound to Ride, Treasures That I Travel For, Dumpster, Walk Real Slow, Red Light Boogie, Silver Train, Somewhere Down the Line
Set 2: Sundial, Capt. Krinklebein III, Octofrye, Bone, Little Maggie*, When the Sun Goes Down*
Encore: Why Don't We Do It In the Road?

Comments: *w/Banjer Dan
Show Nuggets:
MBHO 603's w/ Hypers (Download | Stream)

December 10, 2005 Lafayette Brewing Company - Lafayette, IN

Set 1: Backwoods Rose*, Two Sometimes, Thumper, So They Say, Lax, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Another You*, Sheepdog, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Red Light Boogie
Set 2: Hush, Sundial, Back Seat, Lady Vanilla, Schwa, Don't Do It, Silver Train, Ecstasy
Encore: Only Falling

Show Nuggets:
SBD/2 AKG C1000s (Download | Stream)

September 1, 2018 Zane Shawnee Caverns - Bellfontaine, OH

Set 1: The Risk, Red Light Boogie, Raging River, Faces in the Crowd, John Henry, Caribou, Two Sometimes, Through Hiker, Ol' Montana Red Dog-> Grass, Lax
Set 2: Change, Daffodils in Detroit, Life Is Good, Lady Vanilla, Chicago, Spiders-> Octofrye-> Spiders
Encore: Isis, Enter Sandman*

Comments: *w/Eric on vocals, Ryan Steigerwald on drums; Mr. Sandman intro; hookahville

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