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Posted on November 19th, 2009

Live from New York...

November 19, 2009
Ed Sullivan Theatre
New York, NY

Heartbreak Warfare
Vultures
Half of My Heart
Crossroads
Perfectly Lonely
Who Says (Empire State of Mind)
Waiting On The World To Change
Gravity
Friends, Lovers or Nothing

After getting up before dawn for a pair of tv show tapings today, the boys (and girls) stayed in the Late Show studio to play a small show for a theatre full of folks who braved the cold and rain.

I thought the set was fantastic - lots of great stuff at the end of Half of My Heart, Crossroads, and the bread of the Waiting On The World To Change sandwich. We also had some great references: BJ Armstrong, Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love To You", and the joy of owning a Trans AM.

Some pictures from soundcheck:

Thanks to everyone for a tremendous week...to celebrate, we party with DRH at Rockwood on Friday, Friday night. Cause this here's real!

Posted on November 18th, 2009

Run Journal

November 18, 2009
Central Park
New York City, NY

I Got A Love Song (remix)
Sex On Fire
I'm On A Boat
Sweetest Goodbye
Electric Feel
Dream Catch Me
Thriller
Chonkyfire
Must Get Out
Electric Feel
Golden Boys
Seven
Big Things Poppin'
Brookyln Girls
Paper Planes Remix
Sugar We're Goin' Down
Turn My Swag On

Playlist hand-selected by iPod Shuffle. Suggested but skipped tracks include Disco Inferno, Encore, Daylight, Cleaning Out My Closet, and Slow Jams.

Nice little 9er in about an hour five around Central Park this afternoon. It was brisk (high 40s), but something about running that loop brings the heat. It almost feels like a race - as if all the runners and bikers have an unspoken agreement to try to dominate each other. At least, that's what I took away from the middle school kids and grandmothers jogging the loop.

I managed to escape Wednesday without any humbling taxi experiences, but the week is only half over...or half beginning, depending on how you look at it.

-Scotty

Posted on November 18th, 2009

November 17, 2009 - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY

November 17, 2009
Beacon Theatre
New York City, NY

Heartbreak Warfare
Vultures
Crossroads
I Don't Trust Myself With Loving You
Perfectly Lonely
Why Georgia (Man in a Suitcase)
Waiting on the World to Change
Free Fallin'*
No Such Thing*
Belief
Half of My Heart (Let a Man Be Lost)
Bigger Than My Body
Gravity
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Daughters
Who Says
Friends, Lovers, or Nothing

*solo

It's been a long night in New York City...

I'm not sure what I can tell you about the set that you didn't see from the comfort of your own home. Hopefully it was the first live show many of you enjoyed in your underwear (bonus points to those who are well versed in the art of pantsless concerts). As you witnessed, it was a killer show...the new stuff feels so good. John changed guitars for an extended outro in Waiting on The World To Change (the Steve Jordan drum solo beforehand will absolutely make you smile) and Charlie Wilson was ridiculous on the keys. There was an energy on stage and in the room. A very special night.

Speaking of special -

True story (my luck with cabs is becoming a theme): after I was done at the venue, I hailed a cab. I was carrying some gear and needed the trunk opened. The driver got out WITH HIS PANTS DOWN to manually unlock and open the trunk. I kid you not - belt undone, zipper down, not a clasped button in sight. I pretended that I forgot something and ran back inside the theatre. What does that mean? I don't know what's worse - the fact that that's how the guy rolls or the fact that he didn't bother straightening up before getting out of the cab on Broadway. Can't wait to see what happens tomorrow night.

Sorry - not to distract from the great night - some photos (including one from the unique perspective of The Chad):