[kj] Toronto show

[death wish]

Gatherers,

There was no better place on earth tonight than Lee's Palace, Toronto. What 
a night.

Dave - sorry I didn't have my shit together enough to at least meet with you 
for a drink - I drove in at the last minute and I'm driving back out of town 
now (3 am) where I have to be a pallbearer in a few short hours. What a 
heavy week it's been.

Setlist, as I recall:
communion
requiem
total invasion
wardance
blood on your hands
change
seeing red
fall of because
follow the leaders
the death and resurrection show
kings and queens
the wait
whiteout
pssyche
encore 1
asteroid
pandemonium (was that a tad of 'jana' Geordie did on the outro?)
encore 2
empire song
frenzy

A few technical glitches here and there - vocals dropping out occasionally, 
but they were all in fine, fine form. Crowd was totally into it. Afterwards, 
Jaz could do little more than point to his throat and whisper "I'm saving my 
voice." Geordie loved the show and the crowd and Raven was a blast.

T.

>From: "Dave Axford" <daxford@rogers.com>
>Reply-To: gathering@misera.net
>To: <gathering@misera.net>
>Subject: [kj] Toronto show
>Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 02:44:31 -0500
>
>A very good evening tonight! Lee's Palace was sold out and there seemed to 
>be a decent age mix as well.
>
>The Joke were in top form and it was difficult for me to believe that they 
>cancelled Philly only a couple of days ago.
>Our boy Cliff did a great job helping Geordie sound good (and Geordie DOES 
>seem to be quite the task master. He seemed quite annoyed when there wasn't 
>a towel handy on top of his amp!). A near perfect performance by our 
>favourite guitar god.
>
>Ted was fucking great. He's definitely a keeper. I really want to hear him 
>on a studio album.
>
>Jaz was in a good mood and really seemed to be in his element. No sign of 
>the flu affecting his performance whatsoever.
>
>Raven was ever aware and looked like he was ready for anything.
>
>To round it all out the keyboards were nicely handled too.
>
>All in all, I'd have to say that maybe it wasn't the most intense KJ show 
>I've been to, but it's a very close second without question. I'd also have 
>to say that the sound was DEFINITELY the best that I've ever heard them.
>
>The band had three encores, even though I'm not sure that we got any more 
>songs than other cities (maybe they were checking to see how Jaz was 
>holding up). It was great to hear the classics The Wait, Change, Frenzy, 
>The Fall of because mixed in with the new material. Blood on your Hands, 
>Total Invasion, Seeing Red and Asteroid really got the crowd going.
>
>At the end of the show, Jaz gave Raven a hug, gave Ted a hands out ehaulted 
>bow and a hug to Geordie. He patted his heart and thanked the crowd and 
>said that this makes his life worthwhile. He then shouted out to the crowd 
>"You'll see us back in 2004! That's a promise that you can bet your life 
>on!"
>
>I can hardly wait!
>
>Dave

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