File Under: When Grace met Margot

New Year's Eve was a good day and an even better night. Ellyn and I woke up late from our late Blues and Lasers night. We cleaned up and shuffled down to breakfast. While noshing we were overrun by Posse people. Dana and Richard sat with us. We talked about the show and how the boys were really energized. After, that we went shopping.

It was nice to actually appreciate the act of shopping. Normally, the kids are such a chore that shopping is in no way fun. We had fun! We also had lunch at a neat little place next to a used book store. Sorry to say I don't remember the name. Good club sandwich though.

After freezing our butts off, we headed back to the hotel for some nappage (late night ahead.) Upon awakening, we went to the pub at the Windjammer. Who should be there, but the Posse (seeing the theme). They were finishing up, so we talked briefly (hugs for new arrivals Gary and Jan). They headed off to the venue and we got down to din-din.

After dinner, we went back to the room to get ready and then we headed off to the show. It was a short but very cold walk to Higher Ground. As soon as we were through the door, we saw Todd on the phone, trying to talk a friend into coming out.

Once inside we made our way over to the Merch table, said hello to the ever cheerful Nicole. She talked me into buying a sweet hoodie (something about limited supply) and said the tour had been fun. We stashed our jackets with John's Telecaster (his story to tell) and made our way to the bar. Drinks in hand we met up with the Posse in front of the stage (where else). I made sure to say hello to Van, as I hadn't seen him yet.

The opening act was Barbacoa, they were flippin amazing. I loved their Dick Dale, surf instrumental thing. Some Posse eyebrows were raised when they started into "Pain It Black." There was a general consensus that we would not get to here Grace belting it out later (more of that in a bit). All in all, I would like to see them again.

During the break, the crowd got thick. It was damn near impossible to move. We stuck it out and were rewarded with a good vantage point for the show. The band took the stage to an uproarious cheer. Definitely the hometown crowd.



The first set was amazing and included:

Be My Husband
Ah, Mary
Mastermind
Ain’t No Time
Stop The Bus
Joey
Big White Gate
Sugar
Nothing But The Water Part I
Nothing But The Water Part II



Note: Would have had more, but security shut down those of us capturing video. If you listen closely at the end, you can here the dude.

A few songs in, Miss Aya fought her way through the crowd. We were both of the opinion that a certain bassist was kicking some ass. She may be biased though. Before the end of the set, she had to go attend to something. Perhaps a costume change for that bassist.

The second set started with the intro from the film that was the theme of the evening, The Royal Tenenbaums. The roles were as follows: Grace-Margot Tenenbaum, Scott-Chas Tenenbaum, Matt-Richie Tenenbaum and Bryan-Raleigh St. Clair. The band really had fun with their characters, but Bryan was having the most fun. That boy may have started a second career.

The Royal Set was:

Everyone
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard
Auld Lang Syne
Ruby Tuesday
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
These Days
Treat Me Right
Your Time Is Gonna Come
If I Was From Paris
Watching You
Judy Is A Punk
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Feelin’ Alright
Grandmas Hands
Put Your Head Down (previously known as Delta F#@%)
Paint It Black
Hey Jude

Before playing one song, Grace mentioned that Barbacoa had played a killer version of a song they like to do. She said if we knew what it was they might play it. "Paint it Black," we yelled. Grace thanked us for watching the opener and they proceeded to play. During the song, Bryan and Scott did a little happy dance which I only caught a few second of.



The show ending Hey Jude, saw a stage full of the Band's family and friends. It was a great moment.

After the show, the crowd thinned fast. Ellyn and I hung around and talked for a bit before, enduring the frozen walk back to the Windjammer. As we settled into bed, we were not looking forward to the long drive the next day, but were more than happy to have made the trip.