ETA at the Legion

The Evansville Transit Authority played at the American Legion in Orleans on 3/7/2015.  Their regular bassist Chris couldn't do it, so I joined them for another substitute gig.  When Kyle's parents arrived, they had a hat for me:

Cowboy Hat!

The gig started right on time, at 7:00.  There wasn't really a set list, Travis just yelled out the tunes and we played them.  There were a few songs that I didn't have in my binder, and had never played before, but it was really ok.  I fell right into place with them, although sometimes I felt like I need to make sure I stayed with Travis a little better.  He's a great drummer, but I haven't played with him quite enough to completely lock in with him.  I think I noticed it when we played Folsom Prison Blues.  But overall I think we sounded really good.  Somebody in the audience (MG) offered us $100 to play "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog" so between the 2nd and 3rd sets we jotted it down and then played it for the first time ever.  I hope they add it to their list, although there was at least one chord that wasn't quite right.....but he still paid us $100!

During the 2nd set there was this really annoying guy who wanted us to play whatever song he could think of, including everything from Metallica to Garth Brooks.  He asked for two songs we'd already played.  Very drunk.  And he kept coming to me.  I was worried about him falling over on stuff.  He tried to request a song before Long Train Running was done.  I hope I didn't sound too annoyed.  Another woman came up and asked for a twostep or a waltz.  I think she'd asked Kyle for a waltz earlier and we'd played To Love Somebody.

Here's a list of what we might have played:

Already Gone

Amie

Bad Case of Loving You

Brown Eyed Girl

Fast As You

Feelin Alright/You Can't Always Get What You Want/Season of the Witch

Folsom/Cocaine Blues

Gimme Three Steps

Good Hearted Woman

Green River

Honky Tonk Women

Hurt So Good

Jenny (867-5309)

Johnny B Goode/Let It Roll

Keep Your Hands to Yourself

Little Sister/Get Back

Long Cool Woman

Long Train Running

Mustang Sally

Oh, Lonesome Me

Roadhouse Blues

Runaround Sue

Spooky

Stuck in the Middle

Sweet Home Alabama

The Break-Up Song

To Love Somebody

Up On Cripple Creek

Wagon Wheel

Wild Night

There were a few others, too, that I need to add to their list:
Shout (Isley Bros, not Tears for Fears!)
Friends in Low Places
Mony Mony
Polk Salad Annie
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