SETLIST FOR THE WEDDING...

Wedding Setlists and CDs got mailed off to the band yesterday (yes, way, way late). With luck, they get to Garibaldi before I do. Right now (I expect this is still subject to change), the setlist looks like:

Far Away (Nickelback)—soft rock (Dance of the Happy Couple)
Distraction (Diane Ewing)—slow rock
So Far (Marge McKinnis)—slow blues
Our Own Little Stimulus Plan (Betty Holt)—Buddy Holly-style rockabilly
The Frog Next Door—deliberate blues
The Dog’s Song—rock ‘n’ roll
Dance a Little Longer (Woody Guthrie)—country rock
Duct Tape—mod. speed country (and our only country song)
About Love (Marge McKinnis)—Buddy Holly-style rockabilly
Lilly’s Song (Screamin’ Gulch)—slow blues
I Want a Man for Christmas—rock ‘n’ roll
This Moment (Maria Picasso)—soft rock
Simple Questions (O.N. Vindstad)—rockabilly
I’ll Be (Edwin McCain)—soft rock
For Their Own Ends (Southern Pigfish)—folk-rock
Love Minus Zero/No Limit (Dylan)—folk-rock
I’m a Believer (Neil Diamond)—pop-rock

All rock (of one variety or another), except for “Duct Tape” (which was specifically requested), and all love songs, except for “Duct Tape” and the Southern Pigfish Song. The three soft-rock covers were requested by the Happy Couple, and I’ve never played them before, myself; they sound like they might be singable, though. Only six songs on the list that the band have ever played before. Next step: practice. Practice a lot.

Since they’re expecting absolutely rotten weather for the Pumpkinfest (the Coast is supposed to get five inches of rain the day before), they’ve arranged for me to be indoors, at the local Mexican restaurant. (And I have expressed hope I won’t drive too many customers away.) I’ll need to bring with me a big extension cord and the little Austin amp for the guitar (my new amp has only one input, which I’ll use for voice).

Took the opportunity to promote the Pumpkinfest (and my performance) at the McMinnville coffeehouse Wednesday night; the crowd got “Twenty Saddles for My Chicken,” Beth Williams’ “The Well in the Glade,” and “Dead Fishes,” all of which are on the Pumpkinfest setlist, and “I Want a Man for Christmas” (on the Wedding Setlist)—and then, because they wanted a “brief song” for a closer, they got “Milepost 43,” about Al David’s missing underwear. (It’s about briefs, after all.)

Latest e-mail from Disk Makers (the CD replicating service I’ve never used because I found one cheaper) was about getting your CD released before Christmas. Yes, I’d like to do that, but time (or the lack thereof) makes that impossible. I’d like to do it right after the first of the year. The thing I’d like to do before Christmas is another benefit concert for the Food Pantry. (We could use just about the same setlist we did last time.) That’s probably enough work outside of work.

Joe