| Well, another crazy trip, this time an overnighter to Las Vegas. I met up with someother BNL concert goers who were coming in from Los Angeles. Our plan was to see the BNLshow, party and gamble all night, and then head back home in the AM. What a great time. Asalways, the BNL show was outstanding. The set list was prettysimilar to the other shows I've seen this year, but the banter was running with Las Vegasreferences. Ed commented on the large billboards for Lance Burton, master magician, andhow he could actually set cards on fire, even though they had a wax covering. He also hadsome fun comments about the Luxor (you can't see the light on the Luxor from the moon),and the new casino New York, New York. Steve hilariously remarked that even though theHard Rock did not have any BNL paraphernalia in its showcases, there was a guitar fromVeruca Salt proudly displayed. Also, Ed was intrigued with the size of Prince's (artistformerly known as....whatever) costume that was on display, and how tiny it was. Aside from the live sex show from the people in the row in front of us and the girlnext to me that couldn't stop calling "Eddie" throughout the show, the crowd wasa really good one. Everyone seemed into the show, and the venue seemed full, even thoughby mid-afternoon, it was only 2/3 sold. I guess the words "Barenaked Ladies" ona billboard in Vegas can really draw a crowd. A pleasant minimum of Kraft Dinner wassprinkled, which is definitely a good thing. BNL ended the regular portion of the show with the usual Barenaked Rap, but this timeadded the Spice Girls, Wannabe, to replace the Christmas tunes that had been doing duringthe holidays. The show was fun and full of energy. As always, I had a great time with oldand new Barenaked friends (Hi to Jenn, Carolyn, Shari, Mike, and Mina). I'm really lookingforward to the TX dates this week. The Odds opened for BNL again on this leg of the tour. The more I hear of them, themore I really like them. In addition to their single, "Someone Who is Cool",other notable songs were played from the CD, Nest, like "NothingBeautiful" and "Make You Mad". The Odds have a very unique, yet simplesound which has heavy lead guitars, but interesting, clever, insightful lyrics. On That Note, I'm outta here...... C |
