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    Too much to say and my mind just isn't what is used to be, so I'll do my best and the others can fill in. I arrived shortly after 5:00 to meet Soda, TimothyBFan and Prettymaid. (Three of the sweetest ladies, really, they are!) I really didn't think people would be lining up, as it was bar, but I was very wrong. There were some girls there since 3:00. (Dedication I tell you!) We got in line probably around 5:30 ish. This is when we started chatting it up w/several other die hard fans that were there. We swapped stories about shows we've been too and other stuff fans do. Finally, at 8:30, yes, three hours later, we were let into the music area. During this 3 hour period, I also had the pleasure of meeting ConnieK, what a sweet lady she was too! Actually, everyone we met was just so happy and excited to be there, that really added to the experience.

    Ok, they are letting people in and TimFan was lucky enough to be front and center. (WTG) TimothyBFan was right up to the stage to the left so I'm sure she'll have awesome pics to share! Prettymaid, me and Soda was right behind. We had a great place to view our boy! Approx at 9:00 the side door, right next to us opened and it was Jean and Timothy. Someone escorted Jean somewhere near the back and Timothy went to the stage. Here's the thing, from the door to the stage was probably about six footsteps. It was pretty small quarters.

    Timothy is handed a guitar and walks up to the mic. No hellos, just leads right into The Shadow. Beautiful, really nothing more to say. After that, he welcomed us. He then played Friday Night. I was singing along, as I had the whole song memorized. (thanks myspace!). The rest of the set list went like this, Compassion, One More Mile, ICTYW, White Boy, Keep on Tryin’, What Am I Gonna Do, Parachute, I Don’t Mind, Ella Jean, Downtime, Secular Praise, A Good Day… the encore was IDWTHA and an acoustic LWKUA.

    Here are the things that stuck out to me. White Boy was fun and upbeat, you could tell he had fun with it.. He introduced it as this being an autobiographical song if ever there was one. I loved Keep on Tryin’ because to me, it was a way of him tending to his roots and honoring is past. The highlight of the show for me was when he covered the old Poco tune, What Am I Gonna Do. I knew every word, but sung along low because the place was so quiet except for Timothy, you could have heard a pin drop. The band left the stage and it was just him and his acoustic guitar belting out this lovely song. He also had wonderful things to say about Richie Furay, and I so admire him for that. While it wasn’t a song off of Expando, it was still my highlight. I was actually touched. When he introduced Parachute, he said that they are hoping to get that song on the radio. Then he made some cute comment about they can pick any of his songs to play on the radio, but I don’t recall the exact quote. Ok, Timothy shattered my dreams of him falling madly in love with me and swooping me off to a remote locale when he sang Ella Jean. It is so very clear how in love with her he is after all these years. He basically said she was in Hawaii doing a project and he missed her, so he wrote the song. (How freaking sweet is that?) For Have a Good Day, he shed his guitar and bass… just a little harmonica was all he had, and that was fun little song. That was it for the CD. He walked to the side of the stage for a second and came back. He said (paraphrasing), “I’m not gonna pretend to go off somewhere and come back, because there is no dressing room here. To go to a dressing room, I’d need a coat and muffler”. I think it’s funny that he thought it was so cold and Jean was dressed w/a scarf and all, because I was wearing short sleeves and a lightweight jacket. In any case, he sang his ampted up version of IDWHA, and it was really good! I mean really good! Then, everyone left the stage except for him and Hank. Hank played guitar and Timothy sang Love Will Keep Us Alive. Wow, what a perfect way to hear that song. He did a fantastic job!

    Plenty more stuff to add, but I have to save something for the other girls to say! All in all, it was great fun and I met a lot of cool people. Now, this is what you all really want, pics!
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    Thanks for the review, LTL. It sounds awesome.

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    Wow, LTL, let me again be the first to thank you for those!

    AND.... a NO GUITAR photo!!! Something to cherish.

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    I do believe those are really the best ones I have. My photo's of Hank didn't come out. I'm bummed about that because he was a really cool guy. I can't wait to see pics from everyone else. I'm sure there are going to be many, because we weren't even asked to put the cameras away. Thank you Timothy for allowing us to capture your image so we may cheerish that show forever!!!

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    Well, we are all back at TBF's place and PM and I are going to stay the night. We are all very tired, but we will try to add a few highlights and expand(o) more tomorrow (haha).

    Like LTL, we loved talking to everyone around us and it made those three hours go by more quickly than they would have otherwise (although it still seemed like forever before they opened the doors!)

    Once we were inside, we were all astonished by how small the place was and how close we were going to be to Timothy. It was so thrilling to be there and I couldn't help but compare it to an Eagles show and how distant they are on that stage. It was really mind-blowing. The stage itself was so small that all of the backup band was practically on top of him and each other.

    It was so wonderful to see Timothy playing instruments besides the bass (although he joked that you can never have too many bass players because everyone except the drummer played bass at one point). He played acoustic guitar excellently and also rocked that harmonica! lol

    The new album is terrific - we heard every song except for Melancholy. I didn't get any photos, but I got shakily filmed videos of White Boy from Sacramento and Parachute. White Boy from Sacramento was a hoot, and full of lots of funny lines about himself and his musical journey. Lines like "I can sing it no problem" and "I'll sing Love Will Keep Us Alive" had everyone cracking up - yes those are actually in the song! (I don't remember them exactly, but that's the idea).

    Friday Night went over really well with a lot of hardcores knowing the chorus at least. Tim seemed pleased by how well it was received. He really moved while he played not only this but other upbeat songs. He moves around on the stage with the Eagles, but he doesn't get down, flinging his hair around, dancing, and rocking out. LOVED IT.

    Another really good new song that was received well was Downtime. It was really funky and folks were dancing to it. He flubbed a lyric, but he was so smooth about it I almost thought it was a deliberate joke.

    Ella Jean is pretty, and is very Beach Boys-esque in its arrangement and structure.

    The three backup ladies added a lot to the songs they contributed to like Secular Praise, White Boy from Sacramento, and I Don't Want to Hear Any More (when they were offstage, they were very supportive, hollering things like "SING IT TIM!") I Don't Want to Hear Any More, with the ladies backing Tim up and with a more soulful, R&B interpretation, actually IMHO is better than the arrangment with the Eagles. He didn't sing the lines "I don't want to hear anymore / You don't need to tell me it's over" - they did, and he sang some ad libs over it. It was really cool and I loved it. That was probably a highlight for me.

    A couple more notes - when he was intro'ing What Am I Gonna Do, he said that he was going to do an obscure song because now "I can do whatever I want" to great cheers. It must be such a rewarding experience for him. You could see how great a time he was having and how gratified he was by all of the attention from the hardcore fans. At one point, his guitarist Hank said "Good crowd" and Timothy echoed "What he said." No chastisements to be quiet for the Chicago crowd!

    He also said "I might have to do more of this" but I wouldn't bet the bank on it. Still, you never know!

    No meet and greet afterwards, which was disappointing, but it didn't ruin the experience by any means. We just feel so lucky to have been able to witness such a rarity and see Tim shining on the stage alone. It was a terrific show and I don't blame the folks who are going to more than one or flying from a distance. It was totally worth it.

    Tomorrow, when we're more alert, we'll add anything we can think of. Right now, I'm signing off!

    Always in our hearts, Never forgotten

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    Thanks for the reviews, LTL and Soda! It sounds, you had a great evening! !
    Thanks for the fantastic pics!
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    Thanks soooo much for the reviews ladies!!! I've read them over twice already because I'm so excited about all of this. I think Timothy doing his solo thing right now is just what we all needed during this Eagles break. I'm really enjoying soaking up all of the Timmy articles and the excitement over the new album.

    I'm so glad that you all had a wonderful time last night...I knew you all would. Just before I left for work last night, I thought about all of you Borderers that were there and imagined how excited you all must have been. From the looks of the AWESOME pics that LTL took, looks like you all had an excellent view. Love all of the pics. Thanks for those, LTL. Like FP said, it's great that you got a pic of him performing without a guitar. I think it's really cool that he played the harmonica too. I would've loved to have seen that in person.


    Quote Originally Posted by sodascouts View Post
    White Boy from Sacramento was a hoot, and full of lots of funny lines about himself and his musical journey. Lines like "I can sing it no problem" and "I'll sing Love Will Keep Us Alive" had everyone cracking up - yes those are actually in the song!
    That's too funny!!! Reading that makes me more anxious to get the new album. I'm glad that he was able to show a different side and poke fun at himself. It's great to hear their opinions on serious topics in their songs (Eagles and solo) but it's also nice to see a lighter side every once in a while. I'm glad he was able to have some fun like this on this new album.
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    Hey everyone!! We're back!! Did I tell you guys that I was going to see Timothy B Schmit in concert last night? I will get back with more later but I wanted to post a couple pictures. They were taken with my cell camera so not near as good as ltlh's but I will treasure them forever. I think they are going to need some resizing. I was right at the stage so they are close up.

    First--his "ride" when he showed up for sound check.



    Here's a couple that I have so far.


    He sings it high, he plays it low

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