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mnkyface wrote:Mistake, and a slick recovery, happens after about 5:00 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyAi6Vu8mhs
Leonard loses track of the fast chorus (missed you since our place got wrecked/gates of love they budged an inch/etc) and seems to think it's pretty darn funny, as does Rafael Gayol. LC calls "where are we?" (I think) to the singers and I LOVE the way he gets back into it. What a pro. I didn't even notice this the first time I watched it.

That's great - that song's such a tongue twister I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often! Didn't notice on the night, too busy clapping along and enjoying myself

Has anyone else found their attitude to rain has changed since Weybridge?

I have always hated getting wet, so arrived at Weybridge with waterproof coverings from head to foot, but found I couldn't wear my gloves because it meant I couldn't clap properly. It didn't bother me much, especially as the evening wore on and the atmosphere got lighter as the rain got heavier. I was vaguely aware of an occasional dampness around the fingers as I happily clapped and stomped along to Closing Time (I didn't notice the glitch, either ).

The beautiful thing is that every time I have felt raindrops on my hands since then it has taken me straight back to that magical evening in Weybridge with Leonard (and a few thousand others). You would have to live in England and know what sort of a 'summer' we are having to appreciate just what a gift this has been .

Here is our belated review of the wet/weybridge concert ...

http://www.dorsetbay.plus.com/events/lcwey/lcwey01.htm

Helen & steve

Helensj wrote:Here is our belated review of the wet/weybridge concert ...

http://www.dorsetbay.plus.com/events/lcwey/lcwey01.htm

Helen & steve

Good review, but I don't think the setlist was short by a song: Democracy was played instead of Waiting For The Miracle, as seemed to be the case with the next run of performances.

Parsifal wrote:
Good review, but I don't think the setlist was short by a song: Democracy was played instead of Waiting For The Miracle, as seemed to be the case with the next run of performances.

No I don't think the setlist was short by one song either. I seem to remember leaving at around 10.10 or 10.15pm but the concert started at 7pm instead of 8.

Very good review though. I enjoyed reading it & watching the short clip of 'Lover, Lover, Lover'. Unfortunately I wasn't early enough to catch the sound check. The review brought back wonderful memories. Was it really 5 weeks ago now.

Thanks for the comments and I think you are both right about the set list. I have gone back to Maarten's lists and think I must have miscounted so will amend that bit. One of the reasons for publishing the link was so that people could point out any mistakes. I think I was looking at the previous set lists and thought Chelsea Hotel #2 had been omitted - but of course he substiitued Heart With No Companion. Blame it on the rain - a month on we are still drying out!
Thanks for pointing this out
Helen

if leonard ever returns to weybridge, the brooklands hotel next to mercedes benz world has just opened :

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/travel/ar ... s-hotel.do

anyone eager to revisit the venue can see summer concerts :

http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content ... rts_050510

Too bad. I just missed this by 1 week...

Thanks for posting the pictures.

Cheers.