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09-23 (Sun) Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix 09-24 (Mon) Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda I'll be at the Toronto show.. Been looking forward to this for a while. Anyone else checking 'em out?

I got 2 tix on the floor.. Row K, seats 45 & 46. Night #2. JEOMK!

Woah... ITS WORKING NOW!

I am receiving emails to confirm my registration on the Neil Young mailing list, and thats from checking the box that is on the shopping basket page.

ohh, that. this blows balls!

i don't know what you're talkin about steve (?)

"User authentication failed" FUUUUUUUCKKK!!

"We got it now Robbie!"

I was just looking on TM to see if tix were sold out for the Toronto show this Friday (I thought I read somewhere on here that they were), and they are not. The seat TM offered me was Row A of the balcony too! I'd LOVE to see this show but unfortunately I can't afford the $55.

Has anyone else had difficulties getting an account registered on this ticket site? I filled out the form a few days, got no email, and I'm clearly not registered. Just filled out the form again 10 minutes ago and I don't think its going through.

I saw him at Lollapalooza 95 and it was awesome. I'm a big fan of pre-Mellow Gold Beck, like One Foot In The Grave and Stereopathetic Soulmanure.

I live 2 seconds from Clinton's! I'm hoping to make it out to the show.

Hilarious! "I've been listening to music for over 30 years, and it's consistently some of the best stuff out there."

I'm jonesin' for another show in Toronto! When oh when will it be? I saw the boys loading up their gear and leaving Supermarket the other night. It was ok, but it just wasn't the same as seeing them play actual music.

Let's see! **TONIGHT** - Dub reggae show at Revival (see JayDawg's post) - Diplo at Mod Club (might be sold out) - a show at Hugh's Room called 'Boys Do Girls' with the likes of Rick Fines, Chris Whiteley, Bob Lanois, more (would not be surprised at all is Danny L was there) - Scratch Bastid & Buck 65 at the Drake - The Two Koreas at Sneaky Dee's (I don't even know if they're good, I just have an affinity for Korea!) - Budos Band at Supermarket **SAT** - Caution Jam & Mike Flipowich at Grossmans - Eric's Trip at Lee's - a party called Turning Point at the Gladstone that I think I'm heading to.. DJ named 'A Man Called Warwick' who plays reggae and funk and stuff apparently - Do Right! Saturday at Supermarket: Fase & Abdominal, John Kong, more

I look forward to seeing where this goes!

As well as: Nuit Blanche in Toronto (feat. Holy Fuck & lots more) Caribou @ The Casbah

Was there more pedal steel on night #2?

Thanks for the discs the other night Dave.. I'm lovin' the Sisters Deluxe!

Ahh man, I was hoping no one would spoil the surprises for tonight's attendees!!! Or worse, get peoples' hopes up and then not have Garth there the 2nd night. Ah well, too late. So, yeah, the one and only Garth Hudson came out first and did an intro ditty on a baby grand piano that was situated right on the floor in front of the stage. People gathered all around him. Lanois asked him to play something that encompasses his entire career from the beginning. He did about a 5 minute upbeat instrumental medly.. No recognizable Band tunes. I was PSYCHED to see Garth. The 1st time I've ever seen any Band members live I believe. Brian Blade is the by far the most amazing drummer I've ever seen live, and can ever hope to see. Absolutely amazing!! Serena (Ryder???) came out and sang on at least 5 tunes. I'm not sure if it was Serena Ryder. He kept referring to her as "Serena from Welland"; and I thought Ryder's from Peterborough. Also a female vocalist from St. John's whose name I can't recall. And Lanois' sister was on the bass for a few tracks. The biggest upset of the night: Lanois' pedal steel was out of tune. He started into one tune off Belladonna and cut it very short, explaining that his instrument was out of tune. Tuned it for a bit.. Tried another tune and then altogether GAVE UP on the pedal steel. For those going tonight, I bet you can expect a LOT of pedal steel, lucky bastards. ;( I get the feeling that the steel was supposed to be a big part of the show, so he reverted back to older stuff from his catalogue. Which may have pleased some but not me in particular! I'm not that familiar with his catalogue but recognized a fair bit of it. He played a good version of The Maker. Garth came back on for the encore, 2 songs.. At one point I thought Lanois was trying to push Garth into playing Chest Fever. (maybe just me) After the 2nd encore, I saw Garth taking off his jacket and pulling out a music book, something he wanted to play. He was trying to get Lanois' attention and flashing the book at him but unfortunately Lanois didn't see and said goodnight. By the time he caught on to what Garth was trying to communicate, Lanois made a gesture basically saying "too late, its over". Dang. Anyways, it was a great show and well worth going! Even though they blew out on the pedal steel action, having Garth as a surprise guest and seeing Brian Blade play easily made up for any shortcomings. The venue was polished and very nice! Sound was great. I don't think it was sold out. The set was maybe just over an hour long. Lanois kicks ass on guitar, he certainly knows how to get whatever kind of sound he wants out of that thing. He was playing a cool looking really old Gibson (wish I could tell you more than that!). After the show I rode my bike by the Drake. I was thinking of popping in there as Peter Elkas was playing and its kind of a hot spot this week for the TIFF. It was looking way too hoity toity for me though so I instead pedalled up to the Orbit and caught set II of the Sisters.. Which of course kicked ass!! Most of the set was songs that I didn't recognize. Breit was hitting the wah pedal with creativity and loudness! Southern Man encore. It was nice that the Orbit wasn't super packed for a change. That's about it for last night!

Next questions: Is there a Neil Young fan club, do they get dibs on tix, and how do I sign up?

Fine I'll check.. Its 80 bucks to gain membership (and first dibs on tickets).

How does one become a friend of Massey Hall? Is it free??

This one gets my nomination for Post Of The Year. (Prost's post, that is)

Looking forward to this tonight!