Concert Notes: Govt Mule - an unexpected show in D.C.

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Location: D.A.R. Constitution Hall

Twas Thanksgiving week and I was heading to Baltimore to spend a couple days with my mother who had been under the weather. Always nice to go home to Baltimore - slower pace than the tri-state area. Plus, cooking on Thanksgiving has been something of a tradition for me. The weekend before I left, Rabbi Yossi Pollack, yes, you read that correctly, Rabbi Yossi announced on the E-Mule listserv that he had an extra ticket for the show. And so it went.

Driven to the show courtesy of Andre M. and Mitch D., Pikesville locals and musical royalty in the Baltimore lineage of the Grateful Dead, it was a welcome experience to leave the driving to them and just be a passenger. Thank you Andre and Mitch. We met Stuart D. (Mitch's brother) and went for some pre-show sushi. Taping was not allowed on the floor so Yossi and I went upstairs to the balcony. A light snow had begun to fall outside in keeping with the season. Ran into the old school tapers - Dr. Mitch W., Tim, Ed the Head, and I may have even seen Wilson there.

Well this Government Mule show did not disappoint. Warren had alot of surprises in store for us and the performance was top notch. The CDs of the show sound great - one of Yossi's best recordings ever!

I enjoyed the song selection in the first set that was all acoustic. What a treat!!
The second set was a bit abbreviated in length, but featured the soulful horns of Ron Holloway, and special guest, E.T. from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Great show to catch unexpectedly while home for Thanksgiving. The performance of everything was great - of particular note, the ScoMule and Devil Likes It Slow in addition to Blind Man in the Dark and the encore: Dreams to Remember.


Set 1 (Acoustic):
Real Thing (Warren Solo Acoustic)
In My Life (Warren and Matt only, Matt on hand drums)
Patchwork Quilt
Fallen Down
Wild Horses
Slow Happy Boys
Going Down Slow
Wine & Blood
One
Into The Mystic
Soulshine

Set 2 (Electric):
Bad Little Doggie
Bad Man Walking
Slackjaw Jezebel
My Separate Reality
Banks Of The Deep End
Sco-Mule w/ Ron Holloway
Devil Likes It Slow w/ Ron Holloway and Efrem Towns
No Need To Suffer
Blind Man In The Dark w/ Ron Holloway

Encore:
Dreams To Remember w/ Ron Holloway and Efrem Towns


1st photo courtesy of Ben Marks via Motorola Camera Phone




2nd and 3rd photos courtesy of Mule.Net From The Road Live Downloads section