Greens show last night in Marietta

The Greens put on a fine show at the marietta brewing company last night. The mix of songs was somewhat unique and creative for recent Greens shows, due in part, to Andy not having his effects equipment for his guitar, so it was a stripped down (almost) acoustic-like evening of music. This allowed them to play some mellower/ ballad-y type music early in the evening. Some songs such as El Dinero which hadn't been on too many set lists lately, a couple of Bob Dylan covers early on, Anon, Moving Picture, Mercy, Big Old Betsy were among the highlights.
Well, we HAVE to say, those of us who were there, and are Greens regulars, that we had a new experience last night. The mystery guest who danced, including the worm, and who contributed to knocking a few other dancers down, and knocking a few chairs down, was a memorable occasion, sure to go down in the bizarre archives. Our mystery dancer, puts a new image in mind to Big Old Betsy, rumbling along; about to rip her pants. As always, the good nature of the Greens and the Greens fan base contributed to this being a fun and funny occasion rather than a negative experience. Andy obviously felt bad about forgetting some of his equipment, and must have felt constrained in his guitar work, but the change of pace, and the versatility shown, made up for any disappointment. He had a lot of harmonica work during this show, letting the harmonica make up for some diversity in the guitar work.
I appreciated the opportunity to get up and sing The Night they drove ol dixie down; angel from montgomery, and friend of the devil late in the show, with the fellas.
Once again, the MBC provides a welcoming atmosphere for the Greens and the audience.
There were a couple of brand new songs worked in; and a couple of the recent newer ones working solidly into the regular set lists. Next Friday (the day after Christmas) is a CD release opportunity; I mentioned the song list a few weeks ago (look back to those posts).
Nate has sent around a recording (mp3) of the Greens doing "let's go mountaineers" in honor of good ol WVU. Try to get that around to radio stations for some exposure and team spirit. I'll try to create a link to it, or just seek out Danny, or Nate for access to this mp3.