Main Event Show 3/4/00

A great evening to spend with our favorite group. Perfect weather, and a packed house. And I mean packed. Lots of fab pictures are on it's way. Similar song set to St Louis with one major exception, they played As Far As You Can See, As Much As You Can Feel at the end, something A #1 fan (Dave)has been asking Owl to play. There was also one new song from Jim Johnson, Living the Hard Way.

Some highlights:
* Ida Rosenbaum was guest of honor. Next album is dedicated to Rico.
* Meeting Randy Cates and his wife from Texas.
* Dave Mueller and Ida Rosenbaum singing (at their table) together on Blind Man.
* From Diane: After the set, Rico's mom came up to Al Mevissen and said "You did good job, replacing my son. I close my eyes and I can hear him through you". Wow, the highest form of praise.
* As Far As You Can See... played as 2nd encore and last song of the night.
* Band signed a lot of vinyl that evening!
* Owl thanked (on stage) Dave Mueller as "Biggest Gypsy Fan".
* Owl thanked yours truly for the Gypsy Tribute Page.

Dave Mueller offered the opinion that this was the best show yet.
A truly nice evening with two exceptions. I wish there was new music for sale. And I wish it could have been worked out to have Mr Cates play.

Main Event Song List:
Warning...Warning (intro)
Around You
Third Eye
Decisions
Blind Man
Dead and Gone
The Innocence
Twenty Years Ago Today
Here In The Garden Part 1
Drum Solo
Here In the Garden Part 2
Rogues Moon
Living the Hard Way
I Was So Young (introduction)
Drum solo (Chico)
I Was So Young
Here In My Loneliness
Tomorrow Is the Last to be Heard
Encore I: Gypsy Queen
Encore II: As Far as You Can See, As Much as You Can Feel (partial)

As usual, click on picture for full size.

Photo left to right: Bob Jones, Dave Mueller (A #1 fan). Chico is in background
Photo courtesy of Kathy & Grant Garriott.

L-R Stan Kipper, Tom Braga (another big fan from St Louis, came up with Dave M.), Jim Johnson.
Photo courtesy of Kathy & Grant Garriott.


L-R Yours truly, Randall Cates.
Photo courtesy of Kathy & Grant Garriott.


L-R Randy Cates, Don Forte, Jim Johnson.

Fan waving the Gypsy holy grail, the first (excellent) LP.

Gypsy at Main Event.


For the guitar players out there. Boss: compression, blues driver, metal zone, a tuner, MXR flanger, Danelectro. Jim Johnson's pedalboard.

Ida Rosembaum with Rico shirt.
Photo courtesy of Diane Ingram.

Diane Ingram & Al Mevissen.
Photo courtesy of Diane Ingram.

Author & Diane Ingram. Honestly officer, I only had 1 beer!
Photo courtesy of Diane Ingram.

From left: Tom Braga, Kathy Garriott & Grant Garriott.