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I love that the video of Eric Clapton with Buddy Guy is from the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 which I was at. I can't wait to see Clapton in February with Jeff Beck and then with Roger Daltrey. Here's hoping for another Crossroads Guitar Festival in the summer of 2010. Peace, Tim PS Oh ya, what a great commercial, though I don't think I'll be looking into getting the Fender MyTouch 3G. Can someone from Canada even get it?

The highest grossing band on the last decade in the USA. Globally there were some acts that made more money than the DMB. That said I'm a fan of the DMB and if they're not playing bonnaroo I will try and hit up either Toronto or Darien Lake. Peace, Tim

Happy Birthday Sara! I hope you have a great year. And I look forward to seeing you on Friday after midnight! Peace and Love, Tim

So based on that logic you would not have wanted Phish to perform bonnaroo last year? Also U2 have never reunited as they have never broken up and they still perform as a four piece band with their original members. Peace, Tim

There are rallies happening all over Canada on January 23, 2010 protesting the Proroguing Parliament and suspending democracy. Look at the website http://noprorogue.ca/ for rallies in your area. I am a member of the Oakville District Labour Council so I will be at the rally in Oakville. Tim

There are rallies happening all over Canada on January 23, 2010 protesting the Proroguing Parliament and suspending democracy. Look at the website http://noprorogue.ca/ for rallies in your area. I am a member of the Oakville District Labour Council so I will be at the rally in Oakville. Tim

It would be amazing to see Sly and the Family Stone. Tim

Rest in peace Kate McGarrigle, She sounded and looked great last year when I saw her with her sister and kids at Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Concert. Looking back I'm so glad I saw her perform that day with her family. Peace, Tim

My condolences on your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Peace and Love, Tim

I don't now why phishheads are singled out either. I look at myself as a phishhead, they were the act I saw the most in 2009 (7 times). I just personally would rather diversify my concert going over the year as I love so many different artists and genres of music. I respect Jaimoe's opinion and if I don't agree with his opinion I usually understand where it comes from. So I took his compliment at face value. Peace, Tim

My bad I meant to write in Buddy Miller I worked a full day before I put this list together and wrote down the wrong Buddy. And thanks for the compliment. Tim

Hey Laurie, It took me several hours but I finally got my complete list of the gigs and artists that I saw in 2009. Some on the list are not musicians, they were either on the bill as emcees or presenters or stand up comedians or whatever they were on the bill. I count a different venue as a different gig, even if it was on the same calender day. I also count ever different day at festivals like bonnaroo and Rothbury as a different day of gigs. Based on the above I saw 81 gigs and 266 artists in 2009. Peace, Tim 2009 Concerts: 1. Casino Rama SAT JAN 3 Orillia, ON 1-Temptations 2-The Four Tops 2. Pepper Jack Cafe JAN 10 Hamilton, ON 3-The Fat Cats 4-The Burt Neilson Band 3. The Ark TUE FEB 3 Ann Arbor, MI 5-Mark Olson & Gary Louris 4. The Mod Club WED FEB 4 Toronto, ON (2x)-Mark Olson & Gary Louris 5. Roy Thomson Hall SAT FEB 7 Toronto, ON 6NP-Kevin Smith 6. Avalon Theatre SAT FEB 21 Niagara Falls, ON 7-Don Felder 7. Skydraggon Centre FEB 28 Hamilton, ON 8-Marc Olszewski with Steve De Piante 9-Louise Kent 8. Hampton Coliseum FRI MAR 6 Hampton, VA 10-Phish 9. Hampton Coliseum SAT MAR 7 Hampton, VA (2x)-Phish 10. Hampton Coliseum SUN MAR 8 Hampton, VA (3x)-Phish 11. Roy Thomson Hall SAT MAR 14 Toronto, ON 11-Art Garfunkel 12-James Garfunkel 12. Air Canada Centre TUE MAR 17 Toronto, ON 13-Fleetwood Mac 13. Hamilton Place Convention Centre SAT MAR 21 Hamilton, ON 14-Steve Sinnicks 14. Change Begins Within Radio City Music Hall SAT APR 4 New York, NY 15-Angelo Bedalamenti 16-Moby 17-Bettye LaVette -Bettye Levette 18NP-David Lynch 19NP-Laura Dern 20-Sheryl Crow 21-Ben Harper -Ben Harper & the Relentless 7 22NP-Jerry Seinfeld 22-Eddie Vedder -Ben Harper 23NP-Howard Stern 24-Mike Love 25-Donovan 26-Jim James -Sheryl Crow 27-Paul Horn 28-Ringo Starr -Ben Harper & the Relentless 7 -Eddie Vedder -Sheryl Crow 29-Paul McCartney -Ringo Starr -Everyone in the finale 15. K-Rock Centre MON APR 13 Kingston, ON 30-Neil Young 31-Everest 16. Casbah Lounge APR 18 Hamilton, ON (2x)-Marc Olszewski (2x)-Steve De Piante 32-Bill Manzik (2x)-Mike Filipowitsch 17. Massey Hall WED APR 22 Toronto, ON 33NP-Eugene Mirman 34-Flight of The Conchords 18. Phoenix Concert Theatre MON APR 27 Toronto, ON 35-M. Ward 36-Joe Pug 19. Road To Recovery Nokia Theatre Times Square FRI MAY 1 New York, NY 37-Matt Pinfield 38-Road Recovery Performance “House Band “ Crazy James 39-Joan As Police Woman 40-Middle Class Rut 41-Gilby Clarke 42-Tom Morello 43-Ours 44-Handsome Dick Manitoba 45-Miggs 45-Jerry Cantrell 46-Billy Bragg 47-Wayne Kramer 48-Perry Farrell 49-Eric Gardner 50-Carl Restivo 51-Don Was 52-Juliette Lewis 53-Evan Seinfeld 54-Iggy Pop 55-Steven Van Zandt 20. The Clearwater Concert Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday Concert Madison Square Gardens SUN MAY 3 NY 56-Pete Seeger 57-Bill Miller 58-Margo Thunderbird 59-Casper Lomadawa 60-Oren Lyons 61-David Amram 62-R. Carlos Nakai 63-Eddie Benton 64-Tiokasin Ghosthorse 65-Joseph Firecrow 66-Vernon Masayesva 67-Joanne Shenandoah 68-Victorio Roland Mousaa 69-John Mellencamp 70-Tim Robbins 71-New York City Labour Choir 72-Bruce Cockburn 73-Ani DiFranco 74-Floyd Reese 75-Tom Paxton (2x)-Tom Morello 76-Eric Weissberg 77-Jacob Silver 78-Michael Franti 79-Laura Cortese 80-Patterson Hood 81-Toshi Reagpn 82-Bernice Johnson Reagon 83-Abigail Wasburn & the Sparrow Quartet 84-Guy Davis (2x)-Billy Bragg 85-Mike & Ruthy Merenda 86-Dar Williams 87-Taj Mahal 88-Steve Earle 89-Warren Haynes 90-Tao Rodriguez-Seeger 91-Buddy Miller 92-Emmylou Harris 93-Teddy Thompson 94-Kate & Anna McGarrigle 95-Rufus Wainwright 96-Martha Wainwright 97-Bela Fleck 98-Tony Trischka 99-Ruby Dee 100-Joan Baez 101-Tyler Ramsey 102-Ben Bridwell 103-Preservation Hall Jazz Band 104-Keller Williams 105-Tom Chapin 106-Michael Mask 107-Oscar the Grouch 108-John Newton 109-Mike Agnoff 110-Kris Kristofferson 111-Tommy Sands & His Irish Band 112-Casey Driese 113-Miles Robbins 114-Richie Havens 115-Scarlett Lee Moore 116-Jay Unger & Molly Mason 117-Larry Long 118-Arlo Guthrie 119-Del McCoury 120-John Hall 121-Bill Nershi 122-Ramblin’ Jack Elliot (2x)-Ben Harper 123-Ellen Verdes 124-Sue Chase 125-Peggy Seeger 126-Roger McGuinn 127-Dave Matthews 128-Bruce Springsteen 129-Patti Scialfa 130-The Saturday Night Live Band 21. Air Canada Centre THU MAY 7 Toronto, ON 131(2x Bruce 2x Steven)-Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band 22. Air Canada Centre THU MAY 21 Toronto, ON 132NP-Chris Noth 133-The Canadian Tenors (2x)-Sheryl Crow 134-Sting 23. John Labatt Centre SUN MAY 24 London, ON 135-Leonard Cohen 24. Face to Face Air Canada Centre TUE MAY 26 Toronto, ON 136-Elton John 137-Billy Joel 25. Copps Coliseum THU MAY 28 Hamilton, ON 138-John Fogerty 26. Meadow Brook Music Fest SAT JUN 6 MI 139-Crosby, Stills & Nash 27. Blues Hall Juke Joint TUE JUN 9 Memphis, TN 140-Delta Saturn 28. Rum Boogie Bar TUE JUN 9 Memphis, TN 141-Mercury Boulevard 29. B.B. Kings Blues Bar TUE JUN 9 Memphis, TN 142-B.B. King All-Stars 30. bonnaroo THU JUN 11 Manchester, TN 143-Zac Brown Band (That Tent) 31. FRI JUN 12 Manchester, TN 144-Gomez (Which Stage) (2x)-Patterson Hood (Sonic Stage) 145(2x Bela)-Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate (The Other Tent) 146-Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Which Stage) 147-Al Green (What Stage) 148-Lucinda Williams (This Tent) 149-David Byrne (Which Stage) (4x)-Phish (What Stage) 32. SAT JUN 13 Manchester, TN 150-Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reef All-Stars (Which Stage) 151-Ilo 152-Allen Toussaint (That Tent) 153-Robin Hitchcock & The Venus 3 (This Tent) 154-Booker T & DBTs (Which Stage) 155-Raphael Saadiq (That Tent) 156-Jenny Lewis (That Tent) 157-Elvis Costello -Elvis Costello (That Tent) -Allen Toussaint 158-Jim Lauderdale -Jenny Lewis (2x E Street, 3x Bruce 3x Steven 2x Patti)-Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (What Stage) 159-Nine Inch Nails (Which Stage) 160-The Dillinger Escape Plan 161-moe. (This Tent) 162-Grace Potter & The Nocturnals 33. SUN JUN 14 Manchester, TN -Daily Show Stars (The Comedy Tent) 163NP-John Oliver 164NP-Rob Riggle 165NP-Rory Alanese 166NP-Wyatt Cenac 167NP-Kristen Schaal 168NP-Kurt Braunohler 169-Robert Earl Keen (This Tent) 170-Erykah Badu (What Stage) 171-Merle Haggard (This Tent) 172-Snoop Dogg (What Stage) 173 (2x Ben 2x Tyler)-Band of Horses (Which Stage) 174-Neko Case (This Tent) 175-Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (5x)-Phish (What Stage) (4x)-Bruce Springsteen 34. Value City Arena MON JUN 15 Columbus, OH 176-Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood 35. Spencer Smith Park SAT JUN 20 Burlington, ON 177-Sloan 36. Spencer Smith Park SUN JUN 21 Burlington, ON 178-Tom Cochrane 37. Center in the Square JUN 25 Buffalo, NY 179-Billy McEue 38. Rothbury THU JUL 2 Rothbury, MI 180-Adam Deitch 181-The Disco Biscuts (The Ranch) 39. FRI JUL 3 Rothbury, MI 182-King Sunny Ade & His African Beats (The Odeum) 183-G. Love & Special Sauce (The Odeum) 184-Femi Kuti & The Positive Force (Sherwood Forest) 185-Broken Social Scene (The Ranch) 186-Soulive (Sherwood Forest) 187-Damien ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley & NAS (The Odeum) 188(2x Bill)-The String Cheese Incident (The Odeum) (2x)-Keller Williams 189-Chomeo (Sherwood Forest) 190-STS9 (The Ranch) 40. SAT JUL 4 Rothbury, MI 191-Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys (The Odeum) 192-Son Volt (The Ranch) 193-Jackie Green (The Odeum) 194-Phil Lesh 195-Zappa Plays Zappa (Sherwood Forest) 196-The Black Crowes (The Odeum) 197-Les Claypool (Sherwood Forest) 198(2x Warren)-The Dead (The Odeum) 199-Umphrey’s McGee (The Ranch) 41. SUN JUL 5 Rothbury, MI 200-Toots & The Maytals (The Odeum) 201-Sam Roberts Band (Sherwood Forest) 202-Guster (The Ranch) 203-The Hold Steady (The Ranch) 204-Willie Nelson (The Odeum) -Toots Hibbert 205-Ani DiFranco (Sherwood Forest) 206-Bob Dylan 42. Classic Part SAT JUL 11 Eastlake, OH (2x)-Bob Dylan (2x)-Lukas Nelson (2x)-John Mellencamp (2x)-Willie Nelson 207-Two Man Gentleman Band 43. Citi Field FRI JUL 17 New York, NY (2x)-Paul McCartney (2x)-Billy Joel 208-The Script 44. Citi Field SAT JUL 18 New York, NY (3x)-Paul McCartney (2x)-The Script 45 Artpark Mainstage SUN JUL 19 Lewiston, NY 209-Wilco 210-Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band -Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band 46. Avalon Theatre THU JUL 23 Niagara Falls, NY 211-The Doobie Brothers 47. CMAC SAT AUG 1 Canandaigua, NY 212-Jackson Browne 213-Steve Earle 48. Erie Canal Harbor SUN AUG 2 Buffalo, NY 214(3x Warren)-Gov’t Mule 215-Ben Kweller 49. Gage Park SAT AUG 8 Hamilton, ON 216-Kim Mitchell 217-David Wilcox 50. DPAC THU AUG 14 Darien Center, NY (6x)-Phish 51. SPAC SAT AUG 16 Saratoga Springs, NY (7x)-Phish 52. Bethel Woods Center For Arts FRI AUG 21 Bethel, NY 218-Loggins & Messina 219-Poco 220-Richie Furay -Jim Messina 53. CMAC SAT AUG 22 Canandaigua, NY 221(4x Warren)-The Allman Brothers Band -JoJo Herrman -Dave Schools 223-Chuck Campbell -John Bell -James van de Bogert -Jimmy Herring -Todd Nance 222-Widespread Panic -Derek Trucks -Warren Haynes 54. Casino Rama TUE AUG 25 Orillia, NY 224-Steve Miller Band 55. Massey Hall FRI AUG 28 Toronto, ON (2x Elvis, 2x Jim)-Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes 56. Our Common Humanity BMO Field SAT AUG 29 Toronto, ON 225NP-President Bill Clinton (2x)-The Canadian Tenors 57. Casino Rama SAT SEP 12 Orillia, ON (2x)-The Black Crowes 58. The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern SUN SEP 13 Toronto, ON 226(2x Peter 2x Scott)-The Minus 5/The Baseball Project 59. Yonge & Dundas Square MON SEP 14 Toronto, ON 227NP-Jonathan Demme (Neil Young Trunk Show) 228-Rik Emmett 229-The Carpet Frogs 60. In front of the Air Canada Centre WED SEP 16 Toronto, ON (2x)-Sloan 61. Rogers Centre WED SEP 16 Toronto, ON 230-U2 231-Snow Patrol 62. Rogers Centre THU SEP 17 Toronto, ON (2x)-U2 (2x)-Snow Patrol 63. Yonge & Dundas Square FRI SEP 18 Toronto, ON (2x)-Joan Baez 232-Mary Wharton (Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound) 64. Lee’s Palace SUN SEP 27 Toronto, ON (2x)-The Hold Steady 233-Still Life Still 65. Astral Weeks and Classic Sounds Massey Hall WED SEP 30 Toronto, ON 234-Van Morrison 66. Taste Of St. Lous SAT OCT 3 St. Louis, MO 235-Tonic 67. Farm Aid 2009 SUN OCT 4 St. Louis, MO 236-Ernie Isley & The Jam Band 237(3x Lukas)-Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real 238-Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses 239-Jamey Johnson 240-Gretchen Wilson (2x)-Wilco 241-Jason Mraz 242(2x Dave)-Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds (3x)-John Mellencamp (2x)-Neil Young (3x)-Willie Nelson 68. Queen Elizabeth Theatre SUN OCT 11 Toronto, ON (2x)-Lucinda Williams 69. Massey Hall WED OCT 14 Toronto, ON (3x)-Wilco 243-Liam Finn -Liam Finn 70. Casbah Lounge OCT 31 Hamilton, ON (2x)-The Fat Cats 244-Friends of Hefner 71. Kitchener Memorial Auditorium SAT NOV 7 Kitchener, ON (3x)-Bob Dylan 72. Kool Haus WED NOV 11 Toronto, ON 245-Wolfmother 246-Heartless Bastards 247-Thenewno2 73. The Studio at Hamilton Place FRI NOV 13 Hamilton, ON 248-Bruce Cockburn 74. Copps Coliseum TUE NOV 17 Hamilton, ON 249-Don Henley 250-JD & The Straight Shot 75. The Studio at Hamilton Place WED NOV 18 Hamilton, ON (3x)-Billy Bragg 251-Ron Hawkins 76. Phoenix Concert Theatre SAT NOV 21 Toronto, ON 252-John Mayall 77. HSBC Arena SUN NOV 22 Buffalo, NY (3x E Street, 5x Bruce, 4x Steven)-Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 253-Willie Nile 78. Royal Scam Massey Hall THU NOV 26 Toronto, ON 254-Steely Dan 255-Organ Jazz Trio 79. Hugh`s Room TUE DEC 8 Toronto, ON 256-Rod Davis 257-David Celia 80. The Thirsty Cactus FRI DEC 18 Dundas, ON 258(3x Todd, 3x Mike)-Todd Gilles & Mike Filipowitsch 80. Copps Coliseum TUE DEC 29 Hamilton, ON 259-Trans-Siberian Orchestra 81. The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern THU DEC 31 Toronto, ON 260-The Sadies 261-Margaret Good 262-Darcy 263-Bruce Good 264-Greg Keelor 265-Ron Sexsmith -Ron Sexsmith 266-The Schomberg Fair

The Sadies The Horseshoe THU DEC 31, 2009 Set I: Start Time 11:20PM 1. Free Born Man (John Doe & The Sadies) 2. Lay Down Your Arms (Stories Often Told) 3. Transluscent Sparrow (Favorite Colours) 4. 16 Mile Creek (Pure Diamond Gold) 5. New One (lyric Haunted By the Voices In My Head) 6. Rat Creek (Pure Diamond Gold) 7. The First Inquisition (Part IV) (New Seasons) 8. Anna Leigh (New Seasons) 9. Leave Me Alone (In Concert Vol. I) 10. Starry Eyes 11. Introduction (New Seasons) 12. Loved On Look (Tremendous Efforts) [with Margaret Good vocals] 13. Higher Power (Pure Diamond Gold) [with Margaret vocals] 14. Uncle Larry's Breakdown (In Concert, Vol. I) [with Darcy on fiddle] 15. Auld Lang Syne [with Margaret and Darcy] 16. Fly Away [with Margaret and Darcy] 17. Dying Is Easy (Precious Moments) [with Margaret and Darcy] 18. Stories Often Told (Stories Often Told) [with Margaret and Darcy] 19. Whisky [with Bruce Good vocals and harmonica and Margaret and Darcy] 20. Paul & Silas [with Bruce, Margaret and Darcy] End Time 12:16AM (Set I length 56 minutes) Set II: Start time 12:56AM 21. Pretty Polly (Precious Moments) [with Margaret and Darcy] 22. Evangeline (In Concert Vol. I) [with Margaret and Darcy] 23. Stay All Night (In Concert Vol. I) [with Bruce, Margaret and Darcy] 24. Somebody Touched Me [with Greg Keelor vocals and acoustic guitar] 25. Workin' On A Railroad [with Greg] 26. Why Be So Curious? (Part 3) (Favorite Colours) 27. The Horseshoe/Moss (Tales of the Rat Fink) 28. Picture My Face 29. Lucifer Sam (In Concert, Vol. I) 30. Burning Love [with Ron Sexsmith vocals and acoustic guitar] 31. The Seeker [with Ron] 32. What's Left Behind (New Seasons) 33. The Trial (New Seasons) 34. The 400 (Tales of the Rat Fink) 35. FLASH (Tremendous Moments) 36. Lonely Guy (In Concert, Vol. I) 37. Tell Her Lies & Feed Her Candy (Precious Moments) 38. My Heart of Wood (New Seasons) 39. Strange Birds (Jon Langford & His Sadies Mayors of the Moon) 40. Ridge Runner Reel (Tremendous Efforts) 41. Tiger Tiger (Stories Often Told) 2:16AM (1 hour 20 minutes) Encore: 42. Little Sadie (Precious Moments) 43. The Continental (Tales of the Rat Fink) 44. House 45. Cheat (Precious Moments) 46. Big River 47. Clam Chowder (Precious Moments) 48. Milk Cow Blues 49. Only Good Ones (Pure Diamond Gold) 50. Leaving Here 51. Wasn't Born To Follow (Tremendous Efforts) 52. Memphis, Egypt (In Concert, Vol. I) End Time: 2:51AM (1 hour and 56 minutes Total time 2 hours and 52 minutes)

I'm working on it the list, it takes me hours to figure out how many gigs I've seen in a year and then even more time to figure out all the acts that were at those gigs. Peace, Tim

I would only count the acts that I saw at festivals or otherwise, not just heard from the parking lot or campgrounds. How can you count acts that you did not see just because they were opening acts on a bill? Tim

It is a disappointment alas not a surprise. I'm just glad I saw the Flight of the Conchords at Massey Hall earlier this year. Tim

I would love to also see that. Alas I need to study for my upcoming exam which happens on Thursday then I will take the time to figure out how many gigs and acts I have seen in 2009. I'm guessing over 60 gigs and I have no idea how many acts. Tim

Toronto and Montreal are really two of the luckiest cities for Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck fans. Usually Clapton has been performing the special co-headlining or sharing the stage gigs in North America in New York City only with Cream in 2005 and Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood in 2008, though the two Blind Faith members did tour North America again in 2009. Clapton and Beck performed in Japan in 2009 and are about to perform in London, UK before coming over to NYC and usually it ends there. Well not this time then they two former Yardbirds are playing in Toronto and Montreal. Which makes it all the more special is after the Montreal Clapton & Beck Together & Apart gig five days later Clapton continues to tour in the United States without Beck intead with Roger Daltrey opening. Here are the upcoming dates: Tour Date Venue Details Ticketing Feb 18, 10 Madison Square Garden New York, NY With Jeff Beck > More Info Feb 19, 10 Madison Square Garden New York, NY With Jeff Beck > More Info Feb 21, 10 Air Canada Centre Toronto With Jeff Beck > More Info Feb 22, 10 Bell Centre Montreal, xx With Jeff Beck > More Info Feb 25, 10 Mellon Arena Pittsburg, PA With Roger Daltrey > More Info Feb 27, 10 Sommet Center Nashville, TN With Roger Daltrey > More Info Feb 28, 10 BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL With Roger Daltrey > More Info Mar 02, 10 BOK Center Tulsa, OK With Roger Daltrey > More Info Mar 03, 10 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO With Roger Daltrey > More Info Mar 05, 10 FedEx Forum Memphis, TN With Roger Daltrey > More Info Mar 06, 10 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA With Roger Daltrey > More Info Mar 08, 10 RBC Center Raleigh, NC With Roger Daltrey > More Info Mar 09, 10 Gwinnett Center Atlanta, GA With Roger Daltrey > More Info Mar 11, 10 Bank Atlantic Center Fort Lauderdale, FL With Roger Daltrey > More Info Mar 13, 10 Amway Arena Orlando, FL With Roger Daltrey > More Info

Eric Clapton is my all-time favorite guitarist and Jeff Beck is right up there as well. I'm so glad this gig is coming to Toronto at the ACC as I would have traveled to NYC to MSG to see this gig and now it's in my own backyard. I often don't get the top ticket prices anymore but to see Slowhand with Beck I decided to try for best available and I ened up with Floor Right Row 5. Peace, Tim

Hey Kanada Kev, I got them a bit ago and unfortunately I don't have any extras. Buffalo gigs, specifically HSBC throught ticket.com is famous for releasing tickets early the day of the gig. For example one that is for a even a Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band gig, the last time they played HSBC which was last winter I got a pair of GA floor the day of the gig. So check early and often today and tomorrow. Good luck, Tim

I love this video of "It Must Be Santa" by Bob Dylan. Dylan's wearing a similar wig as he did in his video "Cross the Green Mountain" for the film 'Gods and Generals' as well as when he last performed at the Newport Folk Festival. T

I'm also skipping Phish in Syracuse to see Bruce Springsteen & the E Street band close their "Working on a Dream Tour," perform 'Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.' for the first time and step on and off the stage as the current E Street Band for possibly the final time. I can't wait! Tim

I haven't been on here in a while, but I promised edge that I would post the setlist of this beautifully intimate performance from the legendary Bruce Cockburn. So here it is: BRUCE COCKBURN THE STUDIO AT HAMILTON PLACE FRI NOV 13 2009 SET I Start time: 8:10PM 1. Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Stealing Fire '84) 2. Slow Down Fast (Life Short Call Now '06) 3. Child of the Wind (Nothing But a Burning Light '91) 4. Strange Waters (The Charity of Night '96) 5. The Iris of the World (first time performed) 6. Let the Bad Air Out (Breakfast in New Orleans... '99) 7. Bone in My Ear (Dart to the Heart '94) 8. How I Spent My Fall Vacation (Humans '80) 9. Stolen Land (Waiting for a Miracle '87) 10. Peggy's Kitchen Wall (Stealing Fire '84) SET I End time: 9:07PM (Set time 57 minutes) SET II Start time: 9:32PM 11. Down to the Delta (Breakfast in New Orleans... '99) 12. Dust and Diesel (Stealing Fire '84) 13. This is Baghdad (Life Short Call Now '06) 14. My So Called Buddy Never Called Me Back (new song) 15. Put it In Your Heart (You've Never Seen Everything '03) 16. Each One Lost (new song) 17. Wondering Where the Lions Are (Dancing in a Dragon's Jaw '79) 18. If A Tree Falls (Big Circumstance '88) Encore: 19. Waiting for a Miracle (Waiting for a Miracle '87) 20. Anything Can Happen (Big Circumstance '88) Encore 2: 21. Mystery (Life Short Call Now '06) Encore 3: 22. Last Night of the World (Breakfast in New Orleans... '99) SET II End time: 10:49 (Set time 1 hour and 17 minutes. Total show time 2 hours and 14 minutes)

I'm a political junkie and so I went to see President Bill Clinton today. President Clinton spoke for 30 minutes before doing a 24 minute Question and Answer. He spoke on Embracing Our Common Hummanity. But first he mentioned how he had just arrived from Senator Teddy Kennedy's funeral. It was well worth it for me personally to attend. President Clinton is an inspiring figure and an amazing public speaker, I only wish he went on way longer than just under an hour. Peace, Tim

On Friday August 21, 2009 I see the number one musician still living that I have yet to see live. That artist is the Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield and Poco fame. Sure he's the third most important artist in Buffalo Springfield, behind obviously Neil Young and Stephen Stills, yet I have seen Neil and Stephen and I have never seen Richie. Now that Richie is 65 this year and has been for decades a minister in Colorado it is a rare thing for him to be performing live east of the Mississippi River, especially with Poco, whom I'm seeing him with tomorrow. Poco will be opening for Loggins & Messina and as a massive fan of Buffalo Springfield and Poco I am also looking forward to seeing Jim Messina how replaced Bruce Palmer in Springfield for their final LP, 'Last Time Around.' And Jim helped Richie form Poco after Springfield disbanded. I hope that Jim comes out early with Richie and Rusty Young, Paul Cotton and the rest of Poco. I'm skipping Pearl Jam in Toronto for this concert and I have caught a lot of grief for my decision. Yet I have seen PJ 12 times and I'm sure those boys twenty plus years younger than Pastor Richie will be around again, I'm not so sure I will have another opportunity to see Furay so close, even if it seven hours away. I've Got a Feeling. Tim