�We�re selling shirts and hats and stuff. You can buy any merchandise you want from Andy, who is waiting to meet girls in Buffalo,� stated Alan. �We play folk music for a living, so we�re poor. So buy a lot.� Alan said innocently. Andy is the sound man and when Alan and S�an started raggin� on him, got his revenge by turning off Alan and Sean�s mics. �Go see Andy, he can turn you on even if he turns me off,� quipped S�an. I don�t know how many people Andy turned on, but they seem to have sold an awful lot of merchandise after the show. Didn�t want them to go home poor, I guess!
When Alan began to mention Chris Trapper, I knew the Buffalo folks were in for a treat. And what a treat they got � the living room version of Sea of No Cares. �Imagine yourself in winter, in Sean�s living room, sitting on the couch with a warm drink and a couple of beagles.� I swear he said beagles, but that�s the first time I heard THAT description! The song was very warmly received by the crowd. It gives off a very different vibe than the CD version. I like it. A lot.
Alan played the disguised intro to Consequence Free. I always can pick it out though. The people behind me were yelling for Mari Mac. I don�t know why, they always play it. I am in no hurry for Mari Mac as it signals the next to last song of the show. I sing Consequence Free with wild abandon, even though I don�t think the world would be a better place if we were consequence free. Despite that, I do so like the sentiment behind the song. Both Alan and Bob blessed themselves during the �Catholic conscience� part.
Mari Mac came way too soon for me. It seemed as though they just got started. They began nice and slow like the Wolftrap show, but I think Bob was in control of the speed tonight, not Kris. It was wickedly fast at the end, just the way I like it! |
