Gov’t Mule

Set One:

Mr. High and Mighty
Bad Little Doggie
Pygmy Twylyte
Trouble Everyday
Rocking Horse
Mercy On the Criminal
3 String George
I Can’t Keep From Crying
Honky Tonk Woman (w/ Grace)

Set Two:

Child of the Earth
Thelonius Beck
My Separate Reality
That’s What Love Will Make You Do (w/ Scott Tournet of GP&TN)
Drums >
Which Way Do We Run
Reblow > Unblow > Get Up Stand Up
I’m A Ram >
Love Me Do >
I’m A Ram

Encore:
Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man

more later

I’ve lived in a lot of cities. So far - Toronto, ON, Akron, OH, Redwood City, CA, San Francisco, CA, Philadelphia, PA and Vancouver, BC. Some of the cities I moved to were specifically for career related reasons but really loved (San Fran) and some for career related reasons but didn’t love (Philly). But in all of those cities, I’ve never had to call 911 as many times as I have here in Vancouver. In fact, up until I moved to Vancouver I’d never called 911. Admittedly, most of the calls were from when I lived in East Van - which isn’t the greatest area (parts of it). Tonight I called again, for domestic violence related reasons, again. But now I live in West Van, and it’s a very upper’ish class. In this neighborhood I’m the one that looks like a scambag. A few nights ago my roommate witnessed another incident on our street where the police had someone pinned down and he was yelling “I wasn’t near her house”.

So what the hell is with it Vancouver?

Oh yeah - tonights incident was fairly minor. While having a cig outside on the front steps, I heard a girl yelling. Then a guy yelling. It sounded like drunken teenagers so I ignored it. Then I heard her really scream and decided to wander over. So I walked up the street and saw some guy kind of looking at me, and looking over to a curb. The girl was sitting on the curb. So I kept walking and when I got up to her I asked “is everything alright?”. She said yes, but was crying. So I said “are you sure, can I do anything or call anyone for you?” and she said yes she was sure. Then the guy walked back over and said “what do you want?” in one of those ‘I’m a tough guy and/or drunk’ voices. I told him I was checking to see if the young woman was alright. He said that she was, and told me to mind my own business. I said “no problem” and took out my cell and called 911. He blathered on about how he didn’t care if I was calling 911 and that he was going to stay. She got up and started to quietly talk to him, told him to go away and go home. The 911 operator was great as always and she was kind of commenting on the things that the guy was saying (she could hear him). It ended with him walking one way down my street and her the other. As she walked away I kind of called out to her “I’m sorry for calling 911 it’s just that I wanted to make sure you were safe” and she said she understood. The operator told me to go home (once both of them were out of sight) and when I said sorry for calling she reassured me (as they always do) that it’s the right thing to do when there’s even a chance of domestic violence.

Setlist: (if you don’t want to squint/download the image below)

Crow Jane
Sahib Teri Bandi > Maki Madni > Sahib Teri Bandi
I Wish I Knew
I’d Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy*
Kam-Ma-Lay
Soul of a Man
44 Blues
Meet Me At The Bottom
Done Got Over
My Favorite Things
Soul Serenade
Hercules
Sugar > Do Yourself A Favor
Stand Back

E: Key To the Highway
* = not on the setlist

Of the two nights (I saw them in Victoria, BC on the 23rd) - Vancouver was the winner. Don’t get me wrong, Victoria was fantastic, but Vancouver was just retarded. It might have had something to do w/ not being able to stand up in Victoria. It was a seated theatre - the kind where you’d get “sit down!!” yelled at you if you stood, and Vancouver was GA/standing. That and I was front row, dead center. At times, 3 feet from Derek himself. I arrived 2 hours before the doors opened and was 2nd in line. My bud Andrew arrived 15 min before the doors opened, and stood next to me in the front. Oh well, I brought a book, and had fun talking to the folks in line.

Though this was not a Soul Stew Revival show (nor was Victoria), Susan and Duane played at both shows (Ron Holloway didn’t play at either).

setlist	Derek
Duane & Susan	Derek & Duane
Derek & Duane	Susan & Mike
Todd	Derek
Susan, Mike, Count M’Butu	Blurry Derek
stage	stage/amps

Setlist:

Volunteered Slavery >
I’ll Find My Way
Sailing On
Sahib Teri Bandi
I Wish I Knew
Soul Of A Man
.44 Blues
Meet Me In The Bottom
I Done Got Over (1)
My Favourite Things
Soul Serenade (2)(3)
Hercules (2)(3)
Drums (2)
Cold Day In Hell (2)(4)
Stand Back (3)

- Encore -
Up Above My Head (3)

(1) Duane Trucks - drums, no Yonrico
(2) Duane Trucks - drums
(3) Susan Tedeschi - vocals
(4) Susan Tedeschi - guitar & vocals

Art of Dying was boring, Metric just isn’t my cup of tea, Seb & Les Montagnes rocked. You couldn’t have paid me to stay around and watch Hot Hot Hair, AFI or the Killers.

I have to admit, I left before Metric came on stage. I went to see Sebastien Grainger Et Les Montagnes (more on them here). The first opening act was eh, but the crowd (all ages, read: young) seemed to enjoy them. SG et LM were great. If there’s any justice in the world, they’ll make it bigger than Death From Above.., but I’m a bit biased as my good friend from high school is their bassist. Looking forward to seeing them again on Monday @ Vfest.

What they said:

“We are looking for employees who enjoy interacting with people, love technology, thrive in a fast-paced environment and want a career with real growth potential,” said Scott Xxxxxxxx, Comcast Southwest Area vice-president.

What they mean:

We are looking for slaves/sadists who enjoy interacting with angry customers, love but don’t understand technology, thrive in an under-staffed environment and want a career with minimal financial growth potential.

Setlist:

Not in order, and incomplete. If you have the full/correct setlist please let me know.

? (Regina A cappella)
On The Radio
Summer In The City
Fidelity
That Time *
Apres Moi
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Encore:

Uh!merica
‘John Lennon cover’
Samson

* = Regina on guitar, no piano

Set 1:

Jam >
The Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion >
All Along the Watchtower >
Memphis Blues >
Looks Like Rain >
Fly Away > Bury Me Standing >
Greatest Story Ever Told >
Women are Smarter

Set 2:

K.C. Moan *
Me and Bobby McGee *
Candyman * >
Black-Throated Wind * >
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider > Stuff >
Milestones >
Dear Prudence >
Two Djinn

Encore

Samson and Delilah

* = Bob acoustic

Setlist:

I dunno.. they played Showdown, Faries Wear Boots, Jumpin’ Jack Flash >Waiting on a Woman, Power of Love, Cool Cody, Look On Yonders Wall and more. Please send me the correct setlist if you know it.