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Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: lbpesq on May 07, 2011, 09:52:54 AM

Senior Management and I have tickets tonight to see Bob Weir with the Marin Symphony!  This is going to be interesting.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: artswork99 on May 07, 2011, 10:19:13 AM

Enjoy!

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: sonicus on May 07, 2011, 10:28:39 AM

I will be looking for recordings of this , I am interested as well.

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on May 07, 2011, 12:29:26 PM

Sweet!  Just Bobby & Symphony, or band, too?
 
Peter

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: lbpesq on May 07, 2011, 05:29:10 PM

It's not being advertised, but I've heard from a fairly reliable source that Ratdog will be playing.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: lbpesq on May 07, 2011, 09:58:46 PM

Break time.
First set:
Cassidy>Bird Song>Row Jimmy Row>West L.A Fade Away>Loose Lucy>FOTD>Let It Grow>Bird Song>Cassidy
 
Bill, tgo

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: lbpesq on May 08, 2011, 12:06:19 AM

Second set:
 
Playing in the Band>Uncle John's Band>Dark Star>Jack Straw>Days Between>Dark Star>Uncle John's Band>Playing in the Band.
 
WOW
 
Bill, tgo

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: sonicus on May 08, 2011, 09:03:08 AM

Bill ,___ I am very curious as to WHO the lineup of players was with Ratdog.  Also about orchestrational arrangements  with the Marin Symphony . I should have gone to this one!

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: lbpesq on May 08, 2011, 11:19:46 AM

It wasn't exactly Ratdog but, rather, friends consisting of:
 
Jeff Chimenti - grand piano
Jay Lane - drums
Rob Wasserman - bass
Pat Klobas - bass
Robin Sylvester -bass
 
So it 2/3 of Ratdog were there.
 
Two of the bassists played upright and one played a Fender.
 
The First set was with about 10 orchestra personal: a couple of violins, a viola (I think), a couple of cellos, some brass and woodwind, and a choir.  The second set included the full orchestra.  It appeared they were filming it.  If it comes out on DVD, BUY IT!
 
I did record some of it on my phone which has HD recording (ain't technology amazin'!).  There were signs everywhere announcing that recording was o.k., just no tripods.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: sonicus on May 08, 2011, 11:28:38 AM

Bill , Very Cool! Thanks for the update. I am looking forward to finding the DVD if and when it becomes available, even just a an audio CD would be exciting.
 
  Wolf

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: David Houck on May 16, 2011, 06:02:17 PM

Bill; if I'm reading right, there were no breaks between songs.  The whole thing sounds intriguing, especially with Bill's wow critique, but I'm guessing the Dark Star might especially have been interesting.

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: David Houck on May 16, 2011, 06:12:55 PM

I ran a search.  Apparently there was a 175-page softcover book that was printed for the occasion.  There's a nice review, and background, of the show here (http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_18025425?source=rss&nclick_check=1).

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: David Houck on May 16, 2011, 06:21:21 PM

The review mentioned the closing Attics as being especially nice; so I checked youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvG4OFlSPjA).  Beautiful!

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: sonicus on May 16, 2011, 07:36:11 PM

The Attics was very beautiful  indeed !  
 Thanks for posting it Dave.

Title: How's this for an unusual combination
Post by: edwin on May 16, 2011, 07:39:39 PM

Another reason I wish I lived in the Bay Area.