Rick Springfield in NV OR UT?

April 5th 2008
Wendover NV/UT
Peppermill Casino

Review by Mufi Hayes
Photo by Allycen Farnsworth

Short review...
Wendover NV/UT. The Montego Bay hotel parking lotg is in Utah, the casino is in Nevada. The building actually straddles the state line!

The Peppermill concert hall is in Nevada. It is still a gorgeous venue. Not a bad seat in the house really as it is a smaller venue. The floor seats have very cushy chairs I'd say smaller than Verona venue was.

Rick came out in a really cool leather jacket with studding (or were those chains) on the back.
He just nailed right into WKKR. He kept the jacket on for at least three songs. Extremely playful, he did seem short of breath the first few songs. Mentioned the fact he was, something about the high altitude. Then said he felt high and wanted to know if everyone felt the same way. HaHa! It looked to me from third row to the left on George's side that he had a great time. The band played well and also had a great time. Matt B. had what to me
looks like a new bass. A fine metallic grey color. Almost like grey pearl. The songs just rocked. He forgot the words a couple of times but I will chalk that up to him laughing or lack of oxygenation due to the high altitutde.

During DTTS, he did venture into the audience, sat on the poor security guard's knee like a "ventriloquist's dummy" and finally cojolled him into singing by saying he'd sing with him. :) He used someone's cell phone in the audience during an energetic audience romp during which he played My Generation. It was someone's
husband....who actually stayed on the phone ! Rick did tell him he had his wife's phone, a you-know-what and that he knew how to use it! Scamp! That he was with a few thousand people and we'd all be over in an hour for pizza and beer.

The altitude must have gotten to him becauce it did take a bit longer than usual for him to come out for the encore, or he spruced up to look good in the new WKKR t-shirt available at the Merch table. He looks good pimping his own shirt! hahaha!

The show was well worth flying out to see. Not to mention the food available at the Montego Bay is very good as well.

If I think of anything else, I'll comment.

- Mufi from New England

I have in my hot, little hands George B's set list from Wendover, NV show 4/5/2008
Who Killed
It's Always Something
Affair
Allyson
I've Done
Rock of Life
Kristina (which I do not think they did. I think they skipped it)
Red House
Strangers
(Medley)
Love Somebody - (head set aud.)
My Generation
Human Touch
Jessies Girl
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Wasted (which was NOT done in favor of doing I'll Make You Happy)
Love is Alright
( Hey! That's how the song titles were written on the set list! :)