2002-09-16 - Royal Theatre - Victoria, BC

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Gordon Stickney
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I didnt see anyone recording, but I wasnt looking too closely - twas a great show!

just wondering who taped the show.

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1000AM
Got to the Royal Theatre box office nice and early
because I had heard they sold some tickets the night
before between 730-800pm, so I wanted to see if there
were any left. I was able to score a front row seat
on the right side for face value. Sweet! Killed off
the next few hours wandering around downtown Victoria.

300PM
Hung out at the side doors again, and the whole band
filed past me when they arrived. Johnny, Robby, Gord
D, Gord S, and last Paul, who seemed to recognize me
from the day before and gave me a big smile. They had
their hands full of bags and stuff, like they went
shopping, so I just wished them a good day and let
them on their way. The sound check included The
Wherewithal, Bobcaygeon, and 700 Foot Ceiling. I
didn’t see Jake all day, so I just rocked on with some
other Hip fans out front until the doors opened. The
Q was on location with their speakers blasting their
live feed. Gord S was being interviewed and they
played about six old Hip songs in row with clips of
him talking in between.

730PM
Sam Roberts came out with another solid opening set
and played a couple of different songs from the night
before. He played a song called “Taj Majal” I think,
and he introduced it as an East Indian love ballad.
The crowd was way more into it and Sam really enjoyed
that. What can I say about the Hip’s second show but
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! So much energy as usual from all
five boys and definitely one of my personal Top 5 Hip
shows out of the fourteen I’ve now seen. The setlist
was awesome, what a mix of songs, and a double encore!
The Darkest One, Nautical Disaster, Inevitability Of
Death, A Beautiful Thing, Wheat Kings, Fifty Mission
Cap, Chagrin Falls, Long Time Running, The
Wherewithal!! And THREE PISTOLS!!! All songs I never
ever expected! I was simply blown away by the whole
night. I was up in row 1 but it seemed like the fans
were rabid that night, a lot more energy than the
night before, and when I looked behind me everyone was
standing up! During Wheat Kings, some guy ran down
the aisle from the back of the orchestra seating and
in one fluid motion jumped from the seating area up on
stage and jumped up and down, dancing like a caveman
would. Gord D immediately stepped back a few steps
and had this look on his face like “what the f**k are
you doing you idiot!” Gord S saw this and immediately
started laughing. Robby kind of smiled too. Billy
Ray came out and restrained him, then pushed him off
the front of the stage to three waiting security
guards who escorted him out of the show.

1030PM
Went out back to see the boys again and they had the
whole side doors area blocked off. The roadies
started dismantling the stage setup almost immediately
after the show and were loading two semi trailers with
gear for the next 60-90 minutes. There were about 25
people waiting but some decided it was too long and
left. Eventually we wandered to the same area as the
night before and waited another 30 minutes or so for
the boys. There was a lady from CBC Radio One doing
interviews with fans, about why they were there and
why they were fans, etc. etc. Now the crowd was about
20 people, and the guy who jumped on stage made his
way back there too and was loud the whole time. He
got a few good laughs from people but really put his
foot in his mouth a bunch of times. He was a
loudmouth, and he knew it. All the boys except for
Johnny came out to sign autographs. A guy named
Morgan asked Gord D about a show they did a long time
ago in Muskoga Ontario (I probably spelled that
wrong). Gord said he remembered the show and Morgan
wondered if they would ever play there again. Gord
said he didn’t think they would and said he thinks
he’s developed “Muskoganosis.” All the fans had a
good laugh at that with Gord. Since I had Bobby and
Gord D’s autographs already, I made a beeline to Paul
and Gord S. Paul remembered me immediately and asked
if I enjoyed the show, and he was happy to sign my
jersey. Next I shook Gord S’s hand and asked him to
sign the jersey, and the complied willingly. Once
again a lot of people swarmed Gord D and he did his
very best to sign everything. Once Gord S finished
signing my jersey, I heard someone call my name and it
was Jake! He asked me if I got into the second show
and when I told him I got front row at the box office
for face value, he couldn’t believe it. He asked if I
was going to Vancouver, I told him I was (and Vernon)
and we said we’d probably meet up there.
Unfortunately there were too many fans and a few
didn’t get any autographs, but the four boys did their
best to get everyone something.

In summary, I am so glad I came over from the Mainland
for these two shows. Much like going to the States
for a show, these two days were a blast and the boys
were incredibly accessible in many ways, which I think
is overall probably the coolest thing about them. I
was able to really get to know the main crew of 4
security guards doing all 5 BC shows, so I’ll be in
their good books for the next 3 shows. For any
Victoria/Vancouver fans reading this, CBC Radio One
Vancouver might air that lady’s Hip story and fan
interviews on Thursday September 19th between
400pm-600pm.

I met many rabid Hipsters including Mike Lambert and
his buddy Matt, Morgan from Ottawa, and Kevin from
somewhere in Ontario. There were also Jay, Jay and
Lucky from Victoria who I met at the first sound
check. Thank you to Stuart from show #1 and Dave and
his girlfriend from show #2 for getting me aisle
seats. Thanks to all of these people who made the two
days very enjoyable and thanks especially to The
Tragically Hip and Jake Gold for making all of it
happen and making me feel pretty special for a long
time to come.

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double encore

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Use It Up
My Music At Work
New Orleans Is Sinking
Grace, Too
The Darkest One
Bobcaygeon
Nautical Disaster
Silver Jet
Inevitability Of Death
It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
Poets
A Beautiful Thing
At The Hundredth Meridian
Wheat Kings
Fifty Mission Cap
All Tore Up
Blow At High Dough

Chagrin Falls
Long Time Running
The Wherewithal

The Dire Wolf
Three Pistols
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