McGuinn in concert last night

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kvalois
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McGuinn in concert last night

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Last night, in Norfolk, Connecticut, I saw Roger for probably the 50th time in my life!!! Great new venue, small, only 300 seats. As soon as my friend and I turned the corner to enter the room, we were amazed by its coziness. Our seats were only about ten feet away!!!

The usual-- autobiographical tour, with Roger coming out with the Rick and singing "My Back Pages." For about 90% of the show, he used his acoustic HD-7. He used his Martin 12-string for two songs-- "On Easter Morn He Rose" and a dropped D tuning "Bells of Rhymney." He used the Rick for the "electric" version of "Mr. T. Man" , "Turn, Turn, Turn," "All I Really Want To Do", and "Feel a Whole Lot Better" (encore).

The crowd really reacted to "All I Really Want to Do" and even Roger looked up and smiled! His voice was great, although it seemed that he was getting over a cold.

Interestingly, I had e-mailed him beforehand to ask if I could introduce my friend to him after the show. For many years, he did this and I was able to introduce a number of friends. But, as I knew he would, he never replied back. AND, when I met Camilla before the show, she told us that Roger stopped doing that because he would actually spend more time listening to fans' stories of what they were doing in 1965 (and signing stacks of LPs and CDs) than the concert!!!! I told her that I understood.

Anyway, another outstanding performance-- especially when he picked "Black Mt. Rag." :D
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Re: McGuinn in concert last night

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Karl,

Sounds like the same set list as at the March show in Illinois. I also tried to email RM and Camilla for our 5/15 show. I have had the same experience as you did. My wife is somewhat disappointed, but happy to be going to the show.
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Re: McGuinn in concert last night

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I saw basically the same show in February. Small theatre, 2-300 people, a great, intimate venue. Unfortunately, Roger only tried his Rick when he walked out on stage with "My Back Pages." He had a problem with his wireless unit, and never tried it again the rest of the show.
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