David Nelson & Friends at China Camp Bowl, November 9, 2024

Robby's BD Bash featuring David Nelson & Friends
China Camp Bowl
San Rafael, CA USA
7:00 PM, Saturday, November 9, 2024

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[8:11 PM] {some performers out}
[8:14 PM] {full quorum now, noodling; DN: thank you for waiting}

1. [8:18 PM] Where I Come From (DN)
   [8:25 PM] {joking between MF and DN}
2. [8:25 PM] I Don't Know You (MF)
3. [8:30 PM] Rainbow (MF/DN/BL)
   [8:34 PM] {pause to set up a monitor for Ezra; the next tune is by Marmaduke}
4. [8:35 PM] Lochinvar (BL)
   [8:40 PM] {BL yack about the origin of the previous tune being the knights of the round table}
5. [8:41 PM] Contract (DN)
   {DN says Dave torbert wrote that one after seeing the Butch Cassidy movie}
6. [8:45 PM] Louisiana Lady (MF)
   [8:50 PM] {MF/DN negotiations; BL introduces the next tune}
7. [8:51 PM] Gypsy Cowboy (BL)
8. [8:57 PM] Deep Elem Blues (DN)
9. [9:02 PM] Bank Robber (MF)
10. [9:07 PM] Dirty Business (DN)
    [9:13 PM] {set ends after DN gives his usual rap about being back in 5}

[10:00 PM] {performers out; MF teasing Hesitation Blues; PG teases something else … Munsters theme? Two different Happy Birthday songs for Robby}

1. [10:03 PM] Dead Flowers (DN)
2. [10:06 PM] Henry (MF)
   [10:10 PM] {DN says that dope smuggling was an outrageous thing to sing about in 1969; banter about the next tune “this one's for all the hippies, beatniks and freaks here tonight”}
3. [10:11 PM] Jack Kerouac (BL)
   {DN stumbles through a story about riding from Santa Cruz to SF in a Cadillac driven by Neal Cassady}
4. [10:19 PM] ? “That's how I came to be in Boston looking like I am” (DN)
   [10:24 PM] {DN story about getting the next one from Robert Hunter in 1970}
5. [10:26 PM] Friend of the Devil (DN)
   {Bill says Lacy Dalton covered that one; DN is having trouble reading? or just being confused}
6. [10:33 PM] Pretty Little Miss (DN)
   {DN says “I get verklempt every time I sing that one”}
7. [10:37 PM] That's Alright Mama (MF)
   {David says here's another song that was dangerous to sing back in the day}
8. [10:42 PM] Panama Red (DN)
   {BL lauds Betty Cantor for the great sound tonight}
9. [10:46 PM] Truck Drivin' Man (MF)
   {Pause for more set list negotiations}
10. [10:52 PM] Rocky Road Blues (DN)
    {false start on Ripple when DN starts singing the lyrics of Last Lonely Eagle instead}
11. [10:57 PM] Ripple
    [11:02 PM] {set ends: David apologizes, but he's done for tonight}
    [11:05 PM] {MF says don't go away: we're gonna play some more!}

[11:17 PM] {everyone ready to go, except David, who's sitting this set out}

1. [11:19 PM] Tangled Up in Blue (MF) »
2. [11:27 PM] Franklin's Tower (MF)
3. [11:33 PM] Forever Young (BL)
4. [11:39 PM] Glendale Train (MF)
5. [11:45 PM] Cowboys Don't Cry (PG)
   [11:51 PM] {MF tells about meeting Bob Hunter in 1977 (and eventually getting this last song out of it)}
6. [11:51 PM] Cupful of Rain
   [11:55 PM] {show ends}

• Michael Falzarano: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Peter Grant: pedal steel guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Scott Guberman: keyboards, lead & harmony vox;
• Bill Laymon: bass, lead & harmony vox;
• Ezra Lipp: drums;
• David Nelson: guitar, lead and harmony vox.

House concerts are always fun, and tonight's was a real blast! It was especially cool that all of the performers were mingling with us fans instead of hiding themselves away in a green room. David seemed to be doing really well during the first set, but he ran out of juice towards the end of the second, and sat out entirely for the third. Ting checked in on him during the break, and he reported that he was OK, just feeling bad…it's entirely understandable that at 81, he might not have the stamina that he used to.

I'm not sure whether or not the third set was part of the party plan, but Michael Falzarano was definitely psyched to play longer after David quit, and everyone else stepped up, so yay! bonus time!! Both Franklin's Tower and Forever Young were performed in somewhat nonstandard arrangements. Weird but good! I was especially surprised to hear them close with a “new” Hunter tune: Cupful of Rain – I think that was a first time hearing that one for me!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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