Blue Rodeo
The Riviera Theater
Chicago, Illinois, USA
April 6, 1991
WXRT-FM Broadcast Recording
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Source: WXRT-FM Broadcast
01 - Joker's Wild
02 - Heart Like Mine
03 - Til I Am Myself Again
04 - Piranha Pool
05 - What Am I Doing Here
06 - Trust Yourself
07 - After The Rain
08 - 5 A.M.
09 - Diamond Mine
Total Playing Time: 44mn 52sc
Jim Cuddy – vocals, guitar
Greg Keelor – vocals, guitar
Bazil Donovan – bass
Glenn Milchem – drums
Bob Wiseman – piano, organ
Blue Rodeo was a bit of a surprise to me. When it was recommended I should check them out I was skeptical to say the least. I was told they were sort of an Alt-County Southern Rock kinda thing from Canada. I must apologize to all my Canadian friends but Canada was not my first guess I would find a Southern Rock band. When I think of Canadian Music I think Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Triumph, April Wine, Anvil, Exciter, & Cryptopsy, not an Alt-Country Southern Rock kinda thing. I accepted his loan of the bands debut CD. I have to admit I played it so much Rosebud noticed and asked that I chose something else. She said it was okay but not for back to back listening.
Rosebud is not a big fan of Country Music or really Country sounding Southern Rock. She loves Lynyrd Skynyrd after I took her to see the Johnny Van-Zant lead version live. I then said I wanted to go see a Charlie Daniels Volunter Jam tour that was coming to Detroit. She said me she wanted to go so we took her with us. The show had a version of Molly Hatchett with only 1 founding member left, The Marshall Tucker Band who still had Doug Gray but his voice was gone, The Charlie Daniels Band which ever version Charlie had, and the headliner was ole Bocephus himself, Hank Williams Jr. Now we were on the lawn with our friends drinking and smoking having a good time.
When Hank Williams started the intro to "Family Tradition" and the whole crowd singing "Hank why do you roll smoke" I lit up. We were halfway through the doobie when I had a Cop ask me "Aren't you a little too old to be smoking pot at a concert?" I was deeply offended and told the officer "I just turned 30 what do you mean too old?" The Cop says "...too old to want to sleep on concrete tonight if he smarts off again." So I shut up and the cop says "I'm not arresting you but you and your friends have to leave." I said to my buddy sitting in front of me with his brother "Excuse me sir, I know we were sharing our blanket with you but the police want me to leave so could you and your friend slip off it?" He looked at me and the cops and said "Sure man..... I hope all goes well". The cop started escorting Rosebud and I off the hill toward the exits. Rosebud decided to speak her mind about the situation yelling "We're getting thrown out for smoking weed like we are some kinda criminals!" "This is a violation of my rights as a citizen to my pursuit of happiness." I said in a grumble "Damn it shut up, he's not arresting us and this is Hank's encore, fuck it lets go home." I told Rosebud when we were safely away from the cops "I have about an once rolled in joints in my jacket pocket. You almost got me popped woman!" We laugh about it now especially since it's now legal.
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