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Who’s going to be at the Raleigh show???? Want to try a meet-up before? I’ll be on Spring Break that week, so I can go early and find a good spot. I am so psyched!!!!!!!
Oh, come on! I can’t be the ONLY one going from this forum. Now, don’t be shy. I don’t bite, and I have perfect table manners. Shoot, I’ll even buy a drink for the first three “Bruceheads” who will ‘fess up to going to the Raleigh show. Even if we don’t meet up beforehand, we can at least be sociable in the lobby before the show. 😆
Woo-Hoo!!!
NOW we’re talkin’! Can’t wait to see my favorite Brucehead again! Hey, maybe we’ll get to dance together on stage like last time. That was a hoot!
It’s beginning to look like there won’t be a meet-up 😥 beforehand, unless SOME people get it in gear. But we can pack a lot of talk and merry-making into 30 minutes in the lobby, believe me.
Now, who else is willing to own up to having tickets to this show??? Let me know if you’re going, even if you can’t meet-up. It’s always fun to see our Bruuuce.com buddies live and in person.
Miss Virginia Former wrote:Hey, maybe we’ll get to dance together on stage like last time. That was a hoot!It’s always fun to see our Bruuuce.com buddies live and in person.
I’d love to do a +repeat performance” of stage dancing but this will be a bluegrass show; I don’t know how to clog!
I’d also like to say hello to other Bruce fans,hope to see some of our forum friends there!
Jackie
Miss Virginia Former wrote:It’s beginning to look like there won’t be a meet-up 😥 beforehand, unless SOME people get it in gear.What are you talking about? 😯 You got to plan a meet-up! You already got you and Jackie!
You never know who else just might drop in! ❗A true Road Scholar would plan a meet-up! ❗
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! 😆
David Day
Lake Lanier, GAOkay, okay, you’ve shamed me into it…….
Since all I know about are the bars and eateries around the campus of NC State (my son is in his sixth year there), how about all Road Scolars meet in the lobby of the theater at 6:30. If we (that is, if there IS a “we”) go elsewhere, we will leave word as to where we have gone for those (Jackie) who may show up later. I’m thinking that we will probably just hang in the lobby bar, and try to talk security into letting us in on the sound check. In fact, I’ll try e-mailing Bruce’s people about letting us in on that. How’s that, David? Good ’nuff?????? 😉
Oh, just to let others know….. I’ll be the one wearing the “Bruuuce.com Babe” shirt and the hat that says “Miss Virginia Former”. I’ll also probably be the one that security is escorting out of the building for trying to crash a sound check. 😈
Come on MVF! 😯 You can do better than that! There are so many great places across from campus!
You pick the place. One that’s condusive for eat & drink, celebration and festivities! Like I said before, you don’t know who just might be show up! David Day
Lake Lanier, GAHey!! I’m back, but with another name (at least until Si and I can figure out my blankety-blank computer).
The Raleigh show was great!! Treah and I met up after the show. Don’t know WHAT happened to the promised “others”, but I did spend two hours in the Radisson lobby bar, followed by an hour and a half outside of the venue, looking for the above-mentioned “others”. Met a tugboat captain and his son from Mathews, VA who were wonderful to talk with. Also met a family from Raleigh. I may have recruited some new Bruuuceheads.
I am proud to say that I was one of the four ladies who (pant, pant) danced on stage. And yes, Jackie, I DID “clog” (but perhaps I needed some Draino, because it was a SLOW clog 🙄 ). Should have chosen a song other than “Sheep Shell Corn” to dance to. And yes, that was MY bear I was dancing with. His tag said “Humpy the Bear wants to hear “The Longest Night”. Miss Virginia Former wants to dance on stage.” Oh well, one out of two ain’t bad.
I did not write down a set list. Perhaps one of the lucky ones who got a copy of the PREPRINTED set list will reprint here. I do remember “Sheep Shell Corn”, though (tee hee).
Monica, PLEASE send a PM to this username with your address so I can send you your prize. No autograph, but not from a lack of trying (security there knows me by name now).
This was an extremely enjoyable show. It took place in the Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh as part of the Pine Cone Music Series. The venue is very modern, featuring a shoebox shape, narrow sides, shallow balconies, no proscenium and (best of all) excellent acoustics.
The musicians and the audience were very relaxed. Audience members weren’t shy about expressing their enthusiasm and the performers interacted with them throughout the night. As the musicians took the stage, a female fan shouted, “We love you Ricky!” His reply, “Oh Lord!”
As Bruce walked to the edge of the stage to pick up several written requests, Ricky quipped, “Mail’s in.”
A little later in the evening, Ricky explained this is what bluegrass would have sounded like if Bill Monroe had a hot piano player.
There were lots of outstanding musical moments, especially during The Way It Is. There was some great back and forth playing between Ricky and Bruce in the beginning of the song. Also excellent mandolin and guitar solos-and even some two hand independence from Bruce during the song.
While introducing The Dreaded Spoon, Bruce did a great imitation of a gospel preacher; Ricky and the band joined in by shouting, “Amen!” and “Yes!”
When someone in the balcony wanted to dance on stage, Bruce replied, “You bought the wrong seat!” The dancers (including our own MVF,who actually got the stage dancing started by placing a teddy bear with her dancing request on the stage) were enthusiastic and fun to watch. One of the ladies was an especially talented clogger; Ricky said, “She stomped my guitar out of tune.”
White-Wheeled Limousine featured the fiddle playing the part Bobby Read (saxophone) usually plays during this song. Ricky performed a wonderful solo during this song.
Bruce sang a couple of verses of Uncle Pen-very cool.
I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I took my seat. Would Bruce’s sound get “swallowed up” by the bluegrass? Would improvisation fall by the wayside? Of course, the answer to both questions was, “No.” I should have known better.
Jackie
As usual, Jackie gets extra credit for a great disertation and review!
Did you know the banjo player lives in Raleigh?
David Day
Lake Lanier, GA
You pick the place. One that’s condusive for eat & drink, celebration and festivities! 
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