Monday, November 13, 2006

On a Long Lonesome Highway, East of Saginaw

For anyone who is interested, yes, Mr. Seger did rock very hard. Here's the set list:
  • Roll Me Away
  • Tryin' to Live My Life Without You
  • Wreck This Heart
  • Mainstreet
  • Old Time Rock & Roll
  • Wait for Me
  • Face the Promise
  • No More
  • Simplicity
  • Betty Lou's Getting Out Tonight
  • We've Got Tonight
  • Turn the page
  • Travelin' Man
  • Beautiful Loser
  • Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
  • C'est La Vie
  • Answer's In the Question
  • Sightseeing
  • Sunspot Baby
  • Horizontal Bop
  • Katmandu

Encore #1

  • Night Moves
  • Hollywood Nights

Encore #2

  • Against the Wind
  • Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Yes, we more than got our money's worth. And when he finished Katmandu, Bob said, "Goodnight everybody" exactly like on the Live Bullet album.


My favorite was when the women sitting behind us kept shrieking in a tone reminiscent of nails on a blackboard "Bob Seeeeeeeger" even before the warm up band came out. Luckily, one of the smart asses with us began yelling "Bob Saget" which shut them up for a while.


I had forgotten my rare ability to be seated adjacent to the biggest assholes in the entire show. I also liked when someone physically touched our group and said, "Get up, guys." Yeah, because I just can't enjoy a good show until the people in front of me stand up. Yes, I knew the length of the show and was pacing myself, Sgt. Hulka. I waited until Old Time Rock and Roll to get up and rock. Luckily the alcohol soon took effect and they tuckered themselves out and settled in for a nice nap. And no one hurled around us.


Wife and I did not dance the Bear Hug during We've Got Tonight. It would have been just like high school because they played that song at every stinking dance I ever attended.


Everyone did know all the words to all the songs. That was also the oldest crowd I've ever seen at any music concert anywhere. Bob still can't dance, but he can punch with the best of them. Alto Reed still moves and wails on the sax.


And to the hardest rockin' Gramma in the greater mid-west who danced the entire show even the times she was sitting in her seat and her husband was dozing next to her, you rock, Meemaw.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you had a good time!

And may we all be rockin' Meemaw's and Paw Paw's someday!

Angie T said...

Dude, how old ARE you?

Anonymous said...

How did you get the set list? Did you take notes? I've tried doing that at concerts before, but my handwriting sucks in the dark.

That and it's hard to write when your a dancing meemaw.