Day One of S.F

The day started at 5:10 EST Friday morning and ended at 4:45 EST Saturday morning.

The flight was fine...we got the car and got the hotel without any incident. We chilled for a little while then got going to Berkeley to see Dave Matthews at the Greek Theatre on UC Berkeley's campus and I am confident saying it is the most amazing concert venue maybe in the world?

Dave was on fire, they played for three hours and he was hammered. Carter lit up the drums. Usually the long drawn out versions of the songs drive me insane, but with Tim Reynolds ond there and Carter having like 4 drum solos, it was as good as I have ever seen Dave. The set-list was kind of dark and somber, maybe influenced by the death of Leroi Moore.


Seriously. All stone. The chairs weren't there, it was all GA, and the stone seating you can see to the right and where the picture was taken from, runs all around like a horseshoe. The seating is all stone, but provided a ton of legroom, and just riculous visuals to see them playing on what looked like the front of the Parthenon or something.

The set-list was (besides 3 songs I didn't know):
- The Stone
- One Sweet World
- Don't Drink the Water
- So Damn Lucky
- Dancing Nancies
- Eh Hee (no idea...not good)
- Water Into Wine
- Gravedigger
- Grey Street
- Dreaming Tree
- Stay or Leave
- Corn Bread (no idea...not so good)
- Burning Down the House (Talking Heads Cover!)
- #41
- Anyone Seen the Bridge (no idea -- but great)
- Tripping Billies

ENCORE
- Sister (new to me but an AMAZING song)
- Two-Step


...Taken from K.O's phone....no cameras allowed, but EVERYONE had their cameras...and weed...lots and lots of weed


Ridiculous set-list. A lot of non-radio songs which is always the best...And anytime The Stone, One Sweet World and Dancing Nancies are on the set-list, it's a phenomenal show. It's hard to describe, probably because the incredible venue has to be so energizing to play in, but Dave was on-fire with the dance moves only Tinny can duplicate.

AMAZING show, ridiculous venue, and Obama love everywhere you looked. Even Dave said "Vote on November 4th, unless you're voting for McCain....then don't vote."

Hanging out in Santa Clara for Day 2.