Wednesday, May 8, 1996

we arrived @ the ferry 2 Victoria around 6pm on May 7th after riding the bus since midnight...we had made it through a big snowstorm after leaving Edmonton by following a snowplow over the mountains...the ferry ride was lovely as always... islands floating by...our 2 buses arrived @ the hotel in Victoria sometime after 9pm + some of us went 2 a micro-brewery called Swan's 4 some beers...the next evening everybody played very relaxed, happy that Calgary was behind us + knowing we would go home in another 2 days...as we walked off the stage 4 the intermission, we heard something crashing on2 the stage + turned around...it turned out 2 be a plastic vial labeled 'love potion' that had been thrown by somebody in the balcony...soon another missile followed + missed my guitars by a foot, close enough 2 have me worried...security found the thrower, a woman in the balcony, called me on their walkies + asked what i wanted them 2 do...i decided they should simply warn the woman, explain that she could wreck a guitar + that she would get ejected from the theater if she threw another potion on2 the stage...but, at this point the theater management decided, that they would not take any chances + asked security 2 have the woman escorted out of the building...the 2nd half of the show went beautifully...a man close 2 the stage kept making wild sounds + shouting whenever he liked a solo, which had us laughing as hard as one can laugh while continuing 2 play...we had a sell-out crowd + a standing ovation in a very beautiful theater + left 4 Swan's 2 calm down + celebrate, 'cause the ferry wouldn't leave Victoria until 6:30am the next morning... Set List: 1. Bed of Nails (from the album Opium) 2. Serenity on Ultracloud (Opium) 3. Snakecharmer (The Hours between Night + Day) 4. Like Fire 2 Straw (The Hours between Night + Day) 5. Buleria de las Golondrinas (Opium) 6. Ocean Blvd. (Opium) 7. Butterfly + Juniper (Opium) 8. Duende del Amor (Solo Para Ti) 9. Drum Duet 10.Heart Still/Beating (Nouveau Flamenco) Intermission 11.Bombay (The Hours between Night + Day) 12.Yasmeen (Opium) 13.Buleria de Rojo (Opium) 14.Alegria Arabe (Opium) 15.Lush (The Hours between Night + Day) 16.Turkish Night (Opium) 17.Barcelona Nights (Nouveau Flamenco) Encore 18.Surrender 2 Love (Nouveau Flamenco)   12:00:00 AM  comment []

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