Rick Springfield upclose and personal on the 23rd floor!

The Pfister Hotel
Milwaukee WI
May 10th 2008
Unplugged

Ohh this was sooo good! A real look into Rick as a person and a performer! Rick started performing this special acoustic session to about 80 or so fans inside the upscale "Blu" bar high atop the Milwaukee afternoon skyline on the 23rd floor inside the Pfister Hotel.

No sooner does he sit down and greet everyone there, he realizes he has asks , "Where am I gonna put my gum?" and looks around the room! HAHAHAAAA!! Rick proudly displyed to everyone the trophy his team had won when they "kicked the other guys a**" in the baseball game this week.

Rick asked what we wanted to hear, and at first, well no one answered. So he went into something he knew a little bit of, which was Lindsay Buckingham's "Oh Well ". After a few bars, he stopped and asked the small crowd, "All of you have been here this week? " Wow, I really have been playing for the same crowd." His next choices forplaying were "State of the Heart". He then wondered if was too early to have beer? The crowd all said nah, and Rick replyed, "It's 5 o'clock somewhere"!

Someone in the audience requested "Life in a Northern Town" and Rick had a hard time remembering the lines, so he made his own version referencing Gomer as he sang. It took a minute or two to get him his beer, which when he got he said "Thank God it's 5 O'clock somewhere !". Rick chose to play an acoustic version of the new song "Saint Sahara" and said to the crowd , "Now this was meant to be a happy song so no crying!" Rick continued with different songs, most of which he relied on us to sing a few notes before he began to play commenting that anyone who knows him knows his memory sucks, and also was supplied with lyrics to some of his requests.

He also showed us a piece of Elvis staionary that the Beatles had signed back in the 60's , and allowed it to be passed around the room. Rick's little newborn God-niece (?) also made a brief appearance.Rick talked about his youth and making faces in the mirror with his friend "Johnny" and would rip on each other on who had the ugliest features! This cozy concert was a real treat for all the week long fun we've been having! I have pictures below the rough song list below. Some of the songs Rick played in full. Others a few bars. ALL were FANTASTIC!!

Off to the final concert tonight!

Set list as folllows:
Oh Well (Lindsay Buckingham)
State of the Heart
Life in a Northern (Gomer) Town (Rick version)
Saint Sahara
Shakin All Over (cover)
Ordinary Girl
Speak to the Sky
What's Victoria's Secret (sing-a-long with Rick as our music teacher)
Motel Eyes
Me and Johnny
Freebird
World Start Turning
Mother Can You Carry Me ?
Written in Rock
Everybody's Girl
Move It (Cliff Richards)