One More Day

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow.....I'm not sure if I'm more excited by the fact that the shows start tomorrow, or that I'm done with this countdown (haha).

We have finally made it to the last show from last year - Saturday, May 13, 2006.

Here are the highlights from Laura's review:

The night before we were told that the Squirts would open and play for about ½ hour. Here is there set list:
In Your Arms
On That Day
Earth To Vanessa
First Time
The Way I See You
Concentrate On Me
The casino entertainment manager came out with a pen in his hand, saying that he was about to sign Rick’s contract for 2007. He asked what we thought about 7 shows in 2007 and everyone screamed. He was also hinting that we needed to send him gifts to make the show happen next year.

Souls – He began the song asking if there were “any Midwest girls in the audience” which of course got a big reaction. He also said we should thank George for the song since he had to stay up all night to learn it. I did hear Souls in 2004 (dedicated to Rick’s wife Barbie who was in the audience) in Beloit , but it was just Rick on the guitar. It was very cool to hear this live with the whole band.

Don’t Talk To Strangers – Rick started throwing pics at people that were crossing back and forth in front of the stage. He said it was distracting for him and “anyone that needs to pee…go now”. He threw all his pics out so he had to request George (tech) to bring him some more.

Gloria – He did the bathtub extended version. Talked about being at the Pfister Hotel where they had really lovely baths with Jacuzzi jets. He was very animated during this one. When he said he was in the bath “soaking”, he pretended to scrub under his arms, etc. There were some comments about Gloria coming into the bathroom and “things were starting to get cold and things were starting to get small….and it was bad for my image and luckily there were some blue pills on the counter”.

Jesus Saves - While Rick was out in the crowd on a table, he picked up a French fry off someone’s plate and ate it and said it was really cold and nasty.

You Really Got Me – First Rick played slide guitar with a camera and then said he didn’t want to ruin it so he grabbed someone’s phone. He tried to call “mom” using voice activation but it wouldn’t work so he called Chrissy & Dan. I think Chrissy answered that phone but hung up after she asked who it was and Rick yelled “RICK SPRINGFIELD” twice.

Jessie’s Girl – He broke a guitar after this song and then when he came out for the encore, he had a bandaid on his hand. I’m not sure if he injured it during the guitar break or what happened.

At the end of the show, Rick commented that he had an awesome time this year. He also said that they recorded all five shows, but they weren’t sure what they were going to do with them yet. I’m not sure if that was just audio or video, but maybe a new live CD with SDAA songs would be in order. I think it would be cool to have video of the shows too. As he left the stage, he said….”See you next year” and did the hug.

Full Set List:

I'll Make You Happy
Will I?
Affair of the Heart
I've Done Everything For You
Rock of Life
Souls
Alyson
Red House
Don't Talk to Strangers
Speak to the Sky
Life in a Northern Town
Gloria
Love Somebody
Jesus Saves You Really Got Me
Human Touch
Jessie's Girl
Perfect
Wasted
Love is Alright Tonite

For more photos from the show and Laura's full review, visit the concert section.

(photo by Lynn Miracola)