Elvis plays Reno, May 4 '07

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:38 pm

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic ... 1056/BIZ01
( extract)

'Elvis Costello: The Brit rocker behind such songs as "Alison" and "Pump it Up" plays at 9 p.m. May 4 in the Silver Legacy's Grande Exposition Hall. Tickets are $75, $65 and $50, available through Ticketmaster outlets and the Silver Legacy, http://www.silverlegacy.com at 10 a.m. Feb. 1.

Details: 325-7401 or (800) 687-8733.'

http://silver.silverlegacy.com/slrctix/

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C003 ... orcatid=60

Elvis Costello
Silver Legacy Casino, Reno, NV
Fri, May 4, 2007 09:00 PM

And No Coffee Table · Post by **And No Coffee Table** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:46 pm

Reno? This has got to be part of a larger tour.

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:54 am

Yeah, The Organic Diapers Aint Cheap Tour!

http://www.greenmountaindiapers.com/diapers.htm

MOJO · Post by **MOJO** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:36 am

Bitchin'... I'm there... unless he pulls into SF for a gig. I hope there is snow in the Sierras, too. I can get some x-country skiing in while I'm there.

The Gentleman · Post by **The Gentleman** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:19 pm

Could he be doing a solo tour? If so, it's been awhile and could result in some unpredicatable setlists...

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:50 am

MOJO wrote:Bitchin'... I'm there... unless he pulls into SF for a gig. I hope there is snow in the Sierras, too. I can get some x-country skiing in while I'm there.

Unless the pass is shut and you get stuck and your forced to eat some of the less fortunate members of your traveling party

I hate when that happens.

MOJO · Post by **MOJO** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:20 am

Have you passed the summit?

The pass won't be shut down in May. The Sierras have 1/2 the base they had last year.. It's cold and dry this year. So, I presume, the month of May will not be so "Donner" style... If I make the trek, I'm bring running shoes, a mtn bike, AND skis - and select one for whatever condition..... I'll pull off near Donner/Castle Peak.... It's one of my favorite places to bike/hike.. Hole in the Ground trail - The best ride/trail ever - http://www.mtbsingletrack.com/index.html

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:04 pm

These tickets are now on sale. In a test order I could get a seat in row 8 ; now to see if I've won tonights Euromillions lotto..........

MOJO · Post by **MOJO** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:15 pm

What??? Row 8, man ... I already ordered tickets and my friend and I are in the back row D row 15.. LAME... of course, I'll scamming toward the front row once I'm in the building.. wish me luck!

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Thu May 03, 2007 12:54 am

Anyone going to this ?

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:13 am

From listerv -

Just an hour and 45 minutes, no surprises.

EC chattier than previously and made "the call" early on to make up for
the
rocks in the first 4 rows. Security melted away after 40 minutes or so
allowing everyone up front.

WttWW
Adcicents
The Beat
Lovers Walk
Shabby Doll
Strict Time
Red Shoes
Clubland
Shallow Grave
Alibi
Detectives
American Gangster Time
Lipstick Vogue
Radio Radio
High Fidelity
Uncomplicated
The Imposter

Solo Alison (a change is as good as a rest, quoth Jean)

All I've got to do
Hey Bulldog
PiU
PLU

House lights up, Nellie the Elephant on PA.

The intro music being used is John Cooper Clark's "I Don't Want to be
Nice"

Here he comes now....
The fast fingers, the expert eyes
And the same old 'how'd you do'
Disgust is just his dumb disguise
He wants a word with you

His problems are the end
His mouth needs exercise
The last thing I need is another friend
I don't want to be nice

I don't want to be nice
I think it's clever to swear
Better seek some sound advice
Better look elsewhere

Your face is an obvious case
You shouldn't put it about
This is neither the time nor place
To sort these matters out

What you see is what you get
You only live twice
A friend in need is a friend in debt
I don't want to be nice

No we never met before
I'm very happy to say
Far from perfect strangers
I'd like to keep it that way

I'm not your psychoanalyst
I'd rather talk to mice
You're so easy to resist
I don't want to be nice

I don't want to be nice
I think it's clever to swear
Better seek some sound advice
Better look elsewhere

Your face is an obvious case
You shouldn't put it about
This is neither the time nor place
To sort these matters out

What you see is what you get
You only live twice
A friend in need is a friend in debt
I don't want to be nice

PLU

Chris

I guess that's why they call it the blues...

MOJO · Post by **MOJO** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:27 pm

I went to both the SF and Reno shows. SF show was much better. Maybe it was the crowd... E.C. was excellent and the band was outstanding. The two Beatles covers were a real treat.

Other notes:
My friend and I drank about a boat load of Cape Cods in Reno. Not much else to do while you're trying to navigate through Reno's tacky casinos in search of a bar. (very depressing scene). One casino was called Fitzgeralds... what the hell, I never knew the Irish were gamblers.. I didn't go in but something tells me it had an Irish theme to it - you know, cheesy-ass leprechauns, clovers, maybe some rainbows and unicorns thrown in with green lights all over... hideous, no doubt.

The guitar tech is hot.

I think I saw Carrot Top at the Reno show. I wasn't sure though, I couldn't see very well after several drinks in.

Battle Mountain, NV, is known to be the "armpit of America," but I really think it's Reno. Anyone who ventures through this part of Nevada, I recommend you keep on driving until you hit Lake Tahoe.

EC rules!
- over -

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:57 pm

The intro music being used is John Cooper Clark's "I Don't Want to be
Nice"

Blimey! Elvis /his people playing something by the Bard of Salford, Manchester.
Considering how beastly he has been about the place this is a significant indication of reapproachment.

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:32 am

See

http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB2 ... php?t=6346

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:43 am

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic ... /1321/NEWS

Review: Costello still the real deal

Matt Farley (MFARLEY@RGJ.COM)

RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
May 5, 2007

At 52, musical chameleon Elvis Costello is better known now for his opera compositions and piano ballads than for the â€˜70s punk sound that got him barred from â€œSaturday Night Liveâ€