Beaumont, TX 04-20-13
I'm back in Houston and I only have time to give a brief overview before my parents get back from church and we go get lunch. I'll give more details later.
This was a charity gala so I knew it would be different - not a concert atmosphere, much more subdued. It was actually more energetic than I thought. My table was way in the back, but it gave me the opportunity to stand at the back and dance, and when other people saw me, they started joining me. Before long we had fifty people back there dancing and partying (I'm sure the fact that there was unlimited free wine flowing helped that, lol). Too bad we weren't closer!
Beforehand I walked around and spotted Michael Thompson. We chatted and he took a photo of me in my dress for me on my camera. I told him where I was sitting and later, he and Scott Crago came out and talked with me some more. Made me feel special!
Some info Don mentioned in between songs:
- Eagles dates in the fall will include Texas.
- "It Don't Matter to the Sun" will definitely be on Cass County ("and don't put it on YouTube!")
Setlist (I grabbed a copy):
- Dirty Laundry
- Witchy Woman
- Sunset Grill
- Everything Is Different Now
- New York Minute
- Last Worthless Evening
- One of These Nights
- It Don't Matter to the Sun
- End of the Innocence
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Heart of the Matter
- Boys of Summer
- All She Wants to Do Is Dance
- Life in the Fast Lane
- Hotel California
"Desperado" was on the written setlist but was not played. I think Don must have been leaving directly from the show back to Houston (they flew in and out of IAH) because not only did he leave off "Desperado" but he started early! Imagine that!
He talked about how he was from East Texas ("a little north of here") and to me, it seemed he probably played the relatively small town of Beaumont for precisely this reason, as well as the fact that the Christus charity does good work.
I daresay the Eagles won't be playing my old hometown anytime soon, though!
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