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Sleepless Nights
Released on: September 9, 2008
Features: Why Baby Why, Crazy Arms, He Thinks I Still Care
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Mohegan Sun Wolf Den Concert
10/12/03
by: Barbara
What a great way to end our mini-vacation! Bob and I left Stowe, Vermont at 10:30 A.M., stopped briefly for lunch, and arrived at the Mohegan Sun at 3:30 P.M. We found Cindy and Bob at the end of the line; they had arrived just before us. A sign stated that seating would begin at 5:30, although those around us who had been there for other concerts said it would be closer to 5:45. While we waited we were able to listen to the sound check, and get close enough to see Patty. The selections for sound check were as follows:
“On Down the Line”
“If My Heart Had Windows”
“Lonely Too Long”
“The Boys Are Back In Town”
“Cheap Whiskey”
“Daniel Prayed”
The four of us were seated at the upper railing near the stage. At 7:02 the band came out, and then there was Patty! She looked fantastic in a black leather shirt-jacket with ruffled front and cuffs, worn open over a black v-neck top; black and red pants, and black boots. Her strong humming of the opening to “Nothin’ Like the Lonely” got everyone’s attention. They went right into “Last Thing On My Mind’, and Patty spoke a bit before launching into “Timber”. During “Don’t Toss Us Away” she introduced Travis on steel. Garry did a good job on the George Jones parts of “You Don’t Seem To Miss Me”. We were treated to a different-at least to me!- intro to “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am”. Between the next songs, “You Can Feel Bad” and “Halfway Down” Patty introduced Garry and Jedd, and then introduced the rest of the band before doing a great job on the beautiful “On Your Way Home”. She was really upbeat with “Lovin’ All Night”, and then talked about her Mountain Soul album. This was perfect segue to “The Boys Are Back”, followed by one of my favorites, “Cheap Whiskey”. Jedd showed off some nice vocals on “Daniel Prayed”, and Patty sang her version of “Soul of Constant Sorrow” after telling us a bit about the Down From The Mountain Tour. “Pretty Little Miss” always gets the audience clapping along. Things slowed down and the mood changed as Patty let her glorious voice soar on “Here I Am”, a song which always moves me. She gave us a quick tutorial on the refrain to “Blame” and off we went, enthusiastically joining in. The set ended with “I Think About Elvis”, but of course we couldn’t let Patty go! We were standing, clapping, chanting “PATTY! PATTY!” until everyone returned to the stage. It’s been some time since we’ve seen Patty sing this next number, and I’ve missed it, so I was really happy that “My Heart Will Never Break This Way Again” was her first encore song. She finished with “The Trouble With the Truth”.
But this was NOT the end of the evening! We hustled to the other end of the casino, to a store called Spin Street, for an autograph and photo session. While waiting in line, Bob and I began speaking with the young ladies in front of us, and found that one of them was Chrissy (NYPattyFan). We had a great time talking with them. It’s so nice to see that Patty’s fan base contains folks of every age. At last we were there, next in line! Bob had Patty autograph her photo and his “On Your Way Home” hat, which will now be his ‘lucky golf hat’! She wished him luck on his golf game, and I took a picture of them. On stage Patty had performed very well, but up close we could see how very exhausted she was. She’s had a killer schedule, and I hope she’ll be able to get some rest after the CMA show, as she goes home clutching her award, of course! Positive thoughts, people!! Bob and I arrived back home around midnight, and agreed that this was a wonderful way to end our vacation.