I had planned to get up this morning and write a blog piece about the wonderful Al Stewart show that I attended in Bellevue last night. However when I woke up I realized that my “dream match” was on TV – Arsenal vs. Manchester United. Two great teams, both on top of their game. (I don’t follow one particular team, but I really like Arsenal, Manchester United, and Liverpool.) So blogging has had to wait until half time (i.e. now). At this point it’s scoreless, but the action has been spellbinding.
As for the Al Stewart show, here’s the setlist, taken from the Al mailing list:
Dave Nachmanoff
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GEORGE’S CORNER
JUDAS KISS
EL NINO
THE LOYALIST
Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff
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HOUSE OF CLOCKS
MR LEAR
PALACE OF VERSAILLES
ON THE BORDER
MARION THE CHATELEINE
NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH
MERLIN’S TIME
PRINCESS OLIVIA
BROADWAY HOTEL
(intermission)
PAINT BY NUMBERS
THE DARK & THE ROLLING SEA
MIDAS SHADOW
FIELDS OF FRANCE — Dave on piano
THE COLDEST WINTER IN MEMORY — Dave on piano
SOHO (NEEDLESS TO SAY)
YEAR OF THE CAT — intro by Dave on piano, then a key change for the rest of it on guitars!
END OF THE DAY
OK, I’ve got to get back to the second half of the match. More later.
UPDATE: What a wonderful game. The final: Arsenal 2, Manchester United 1. Excellent goals from Rooney and Van Persie, then a confident winner from Thierry Henry 2 minutes into stoppage time. (And of course Chelsea will be really glad about this after their drubbing by Liverpool yesterday.)