Sunday, January 13, 2013

Gig

So, another gig ...

Yep, that's right, the CM's rocked out Saturday at an assisted living facility in Sellwood. 

Half the patrons were in wheelchairs.

Got the Rolling Stones crowd ...

So far, we've had three public outings with the band: A park centennial, a quilt show at a church, and an assisted-living home.

Not your typical arena venues, but hey, there you go ...

We picked out tunes we thought an older crowd would enjoy and urged them to sing along if they wished. Avoided songs we thought might be depressing–nothing with death or serious misery, so we thought. Although in retrospect, it's interesting how many songs we did might be be taken that way: "Last Thing on My Mind," "The Rose," "Live Forever."

They loved "Brand New Key," and, of course, you haven't seen everything until you see people dancing in wheelchairs to "Mustang Sally ..."

During the break, I was noodling on the intro to "Stairway to Heaven," and somebody in the audience yelled out "Play that one!" 

Makes you realize what geezer rock is ...

Set List:


GREEN DOOR 
COUNTRY ROADS 
KING OF THE ROAD 
KANSAS CITY
A SUMMER SONG 
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM 
BRAND NEW KEY 
SLOOP JOHN B
MY CREOLE BELLE 
TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME 
WAY DOWN IN THE HOLE 
THE LAST THING ON MY MIND
I'M GONNA LIVE FOREVER 
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL 
MUSTANG SALLY 
UNDER THE BOARDWALK
MA HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME 
FIVE FOOT TWO 
YES, SIR, THAT'S MY BABY
DON'T LET THE RAIN COME DOWN 
THE ROSE
BLOWING IN THE WIND
THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH 
CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE  
HOUSE OF THE RAISING SUN 

Encore was  JAMAICA FAREWELL ...




1 comment:

  1. Well Done!! We just played a Christmas party as well. Held at a Holiday Inn ballroom. The longtime manager loved having a band and remarked it had been a long time since the last one.
    Dj's can be had for much less but this group had grown tired of DJs.

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