Butch tweeted today that he was rehearsing the set list for the upcoming shows!!!! Bon Scott scream here! Such welcome, highly anticipated news! Completely unsolicited, here are my suggestions:
Bodegas and Blood
Sweethearts--still think a duet with a lucky fan would be a great idea and huge crowd pleaser
Summer of '89
Synthesizers
Closest Thing
Sucker Punched
Maybe It's Just Me
Don't Move
Canyons
Hot Girls in Good Moods
Bethamphetamine
Ships in a Bottle
The Weight of Her
Ponce de Leon Ave.
Passed Your Place, Saw Your Car
She Likes Hair Bands
Say It Isn't So
Even the Losers
Not sure how long the show will be, one constraint limiting the number of songs to make the cut. However, AC/DC's set list was 18 songs, including the two encores and my more astute readers may note, the list above has 18 suggestions. And, no, didn't include some of Butch's standards, like The Best Thing You Never Had, Joan, 3 Kids from Brooklyn, Pretty Melody. Hope some of the new album will be heard and that would also cut down possibilities from my suggestions. We will see, but hope a good number of these make it. Paws crossed!
The winter holidays for a university employee are such that it's tough to remember what day it is. Trying to stay current, though, since I leave for Chicago on Friday. (another Bon Scott scream here!) In some ways, though, there's a regularity to the daily activities. Early in the holidays, breakfast at the House of Pies one day was enriched by T, the assistant manager, coming by to let me know he's really been enjoying the Butch Walker Mixtape II.2 that Bibi gave him a couple of weeks ago. Makes a fan's work all worth it to hear those words.
Once Sarita got here on the 23rd, the holiday craziness faded into the background, where it belonged, and the holidays truly began for Bibi. Bibi evinces a cynical, seen-it-all façade,
but is actually a sentimental mess, especially with the Neartown events so recent. Have even been unexpectedly indulgent toward families with rowdy children in restaurants! Christmas Eve at Raul's and Christmas Day at Nana's were really enjoyable with all the kids around. Nana's was particularly memorable--we played a few rounds of Loteria. Bibi came out the big winner in the last round--so surprizing!
Lots of fun and the kids were a big part of it, all the kids from age 4 to 85! Hope your Christmas was a great one!
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