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Man that show was fun as hell. You can't beat a venue that charges $4 for mixed drinks and $1 for bottled water. That's like finding money on the floor.

 

Thought you guys might appreciate a review and some photos:

 

http://blog.favorite10.com/2008/08/11/wilc...ngton-de-81008/

 

Funny you say that! On my way out I found $5 on the floor!

 

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The best of my pics from the front

http://flickr.com/photos/pearljamnocode/se...57606678571729/

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did anyone notice the two old ladies seated like row G on the floor? I think they were like season ticket holders to the grand and figured, why the hell not? coolest grandmas in delaware.

 

I was in the row behind them and to the left a little. One of them had her fingers over her ears during Spiders.

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:omg

I asked Pat and then even Jeff in Jaxs to "please :pray" play Wishful Thinking in Charleston...

Will I ever get to hear this song live?

I am with you on that, MH...I asked Jeff to play it in Nashville, we didn't get it, but the next night they got it... oy.

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Oh man that show was sweet. The venue and the relaxed security was awesome. You could stand around anywhere. I think after the first few songs anyone could have walked right into that concert. They weren't even checking to see if people coming back from the bathroom/bar area had tickets.

 

I'd say that "Wishful Thinking" was the highlight for me. The first half seemed a lot more out there than when I've seen them before. Alot of like sonic/noise/space....which was awesome.

 

Any word on a taper recording?

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I had a hellish drive down there--it was supposed to take four hours and took five and a half because of the weather. My car got all dinged up from hail. That part sucked, but the show was definitely worth it. They were loose and relaxed, and it was sort of fun seeing them screw up. Jeff got distracted during Radio Cure because people started clapping.

 

I was glad I was on the "cool" side, where people were standing and having a good time. The crowd down front had a good vibe--nobody seemed pushy, and people were able to move down front without blocking anyone's view or causing enough of a ruckus to bring the 90-year-old security woman over. I was off to the far right, which gave me the chance to get some great pictures of the whole band, but I only saw Pat when he was playing guitar and didn't get to see the Total Pros at all :(

 

The rain followed me all the way to Massachusetts today, but hopefully things will clear up for tomorrow!

 

I'll post my pictures once I get them uploaded when I get home.

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I was in the row behind them and to the left a little. One of them had her fingers over her ears during Spiders.

 

one of the 2 older ladies was the mother of one of the guitar techs.

she was excited to be going backstage after the show.

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Anyone still got a touch of that "kick ass show-hangover"? My ears stopped ringing around noon, but I still got that fuzzy, not quite with it kind of feeling. I love that feeling... :thumbup

 

i'm still euphoric from it,..they are just the greatest, i love this band. the venue and the vibe of it all made it all the better. having my son with me to experience it (his 3rd wilco show) made it even more special. and meeting jeff for the 2nd time was the icing :wub. he seemed happy and he looked great,... he was so cute in his hat! he even smiled a tiny bit in the picture i had taken with him, thanks to the nice man who took it. :yes

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i'm still euphoric from it,..they are just the greatest, i love this band. the venue and the vibe of it all made it all the better. having my son with me to experience it (his 3rd wilco show) made it even more special. and meeting jeff for the 2nd time was the icing :wub. he seemed happy and he looked great,... he was so cute in his hat! he even smiled a tiny bit in the picture i had taken with him, thanks to the nice man who took it. :yes

My friend commented on the hat too, it was cool. I said "I could never pull that off", and he got a kick out of that. He was very friendly and gracious. As we walked away we were laughing like school girls, and believe me, Im not the type to get starstruck lol.

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Approximate setlist:

 

Sunken Treasure

You are My Face

Handshake Drugs

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

Jesus etc.

Company In My Back

Hotel Arizona

Radio Cure

Impossible Germany

Pot Kettle Black

Blood of the Lamb

Side With the Seeds

Wishful Thinking

Theologians

Poor Places

Spiders

 

 

Encore 1

Hate it Here

The Late Greats

Walken

I'm the Man WHo Loves You

 

 

Encore 2

Hummingbird

Heavy Metal Drummer

Casino Queen

Outta Sight, Outta Mind

 

I think I've got all the songs but the order is probably messed up. Came on at 8:15 played until 10:30.

 

 

Extremely jealous of Hotel Arizona, one I've never heard live in many shows.

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The way it started you'd think Jeff had never heard it either :P

 

Haha... it was funny to see him asking Pat and John to show him the chords. After the song was over I yelled "That was very good!" and Jeff smiled and said "Yeah... I think we goit through it." :lol

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