York, PA, Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, 6 Jun 2009

[Bud]

Not a new announcement, but I may have missed the boat on this one. I've been through York a few times, but I forgot that its only 2 hours away. And it looks like a pretty small venue, the kind where it might be possible to meet Diana! The presale is over, but tickets are still available. Plus its on a Saturday night, which makes it even more attractive.

My hesitation is that its about a week and half before I'll see her on consecutive nights.

http://www.strandcapitol.org

[mapache61]

Hesitation? Come on, this has Bud written all over it. Do not fail us, fearlees leader.

[Bud]

mapache61 - You will be happy to know that my wife and I will be going to this concert! Not exactly prime seats because of the delay, but the venue seems somewhat cozy.

So we'll be seeing Diana about a week and half earlier than originally planned

[Bud]

I was hoping to find a hotel in easy walking distance to the venue, but no luck. Everything is booked for some reason. I'm about 2 miles away.

[Bud]

My tickets have arrived!

[Bud]

Here's Diana's bio, a PDF download, that was attached to the email reminder of the concert: http://bit.ly/1vGAJ

Tonight I'll be listening to Diana!

Heading up to York, PA in just a few hours!!

[Bud]

I'll pass along more shortly, but here's the setlist, as best as I remember it. The order is probably a little off. Diana was fighting off a cold or something she caught during her overseas trip, but you wouldn't know it from her performance.

I Love Being Here With You
Lets Fall in Love
Where or When
Exactly Like You
Quiet Nights
So Nice
Deed I Do
Cheek to Cheek
Girl from Ipanema
You're My Thrill
Pick Yourself Up
I Don't Enough About You (with a Fats Waller intro of "Your Feets Too Big")

Encore:
Walk on By
Everytime We Say Goodbye

[mapache61]

Nice. I can't remember. Was "Cheek to Cheek" played during the Canadian tour?

[Bud]

Don't recall if Cheek to Cheek was on Canada setlists. Diana did misspeak about it, sort of, when she said its something she's never recorded. If she meant an album, she was right. But it is on the Live in Rio DVD.

As I mentioned before, she was fighting a cold. She coughed off mike a few times, but her performance was great as usual! She did her usual banter too - maybe it was evident that she was a little under the weather, but not too much.

York is pretty historic, and a rather small town for a Diana venue. Lots of plaques on buildings, marking significant events. For example, York surrendered to the Confederates during the Civil War, a controversial move that probably saved the city from being destroyed.

I got an up close look at how Diana travels. There were three large luxury buses parked right outside the venue. The front one was Diana's, the second one for the band, and the last for the road crew. The road crew bus showed up first, and was the last one to leave. My hotel was just a half block away, so it was easy to see the comings and goings!

Remember this thread? viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1685&p=10247&hilit=inaugural#p10247
Diana specifically mentioned President Obama's Inaugural speech as a lead in to PIck Yourself Up!

Looking forward to Baltimore and Wolf Trap next week!

[Coda]

Sounded like a great concert, Bud!