Mr. Lila one last time.....
I got these Bob Dylan tix for $15 and I've already seen the Pogues twice in a row, so I head off to the Forum. Never seen Bob before. But something is pulling at me and I think I know what it is. Two songs in and I have a pretty good idea what we're gonna see here from Bob, so I turn to my friend and yell "If we leave now we can still catch the Pogues". I know he can't believe what he's hearing. If I was alone, I would have been gone right then. But I've never seen Dylan and I don't think he wants to leave. So we stay. Throughout the show I'm thinking about the Pogues and when will Dylan finish. Grampa Bob calls it a night at 10:30 and I'm thinking again. Two opening acts supposedly, friday night, maybe the boys came on late. There is no stopping me now, we dash to the car, haul ass up La Brea towards Hollywood. I'm gonna see the Pogues still, damn it. Get to the Wiltern at 10:50, park car, run to Wiltern front door ready to bust through security (chase me down if you can suckers) and people are starting to stream out. Well........it was worth a try. Despite the disapointment, I knew the odds were slim. And I knew exactly what I missed, so in a way I was there.
I'm so glad Lila helped convince Redkat to go. I'm sure all the traffic hell was worth it once those lights went off and Streams began. Fiesta sounds like it was unreal!
According to the Philip Chevron on the Pogues site, the extra? song played was The Bicycle Michael right before Pair of Brown Eyes.
He said LA 2 and LA 1 were the best shows of the tour. I would switch the two but that would be really nitpicking. Both shows were f**king awesome, as I'm sure last night was.
I'm thinking the same thing about Shane and whether we'll see him again, but I'm gonna stay positive and I do believe they'll be back.
A funny quote by Philip C. after last nights show was thanking LA for a memorable and enjoyable stay, and they are leaving James F. behind as a token of their appreciation
Try to sleep and dream my way
Back to you again