*** Ed solo Baltimore 2 Fanviews Here 6/15/09 ***

TumblingDice66 wrote:

I saw both Baltimore shows, and thought they were great. Overall Eddie was wonderful, and as usual, he is 100 percent honest with his performances, transmitting to the audience exactly what his soul is feeling. As many have commented, he is adamant that people not shout out and make comments. I had the impression that he hates those interruptions because they interfere with his ability to go inward and listen to what his soul is transmitting so he can then provide that to the audience. Which is one of the greatest things about his performances, and I think one of the reasons why he endures and remains as compelling as ever.

On the other hand, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointment that Eddie let it get under his skin to the point that his own negative reactions became an issue and detracted a little bit from the overall vibe of the show. In a way, the hecklers "win" when Ed reacts in that way - especially when you consider that 99% of the people there were respectful and well mannered (and even tried to help by repeatedly saying "shhh"), and the good people shouldn't have to lose out because of a few bad apples. I had the sense, too, that we didn't get as much conversation, story telling, and commentary from Eddie -- which are some of the "gems" that you get at an Eddie solo show -- because the hecklers got to him. Last year at the DC show I saw, Ed seemed more centered and was much more good natured, and creative in the ways he dealt with the hecklers. In many cases, Eddie offered great insights or at least offered great witty retorts when he responded to them in DC. This time he was more blunt and less interesting when he became exasperated and resorted to calling them a#*holes [though that is in fact how those people came across].

Maybe Eddie just needs to hire Samuel L. Jackson to come to the shows and reprise his "Snakes on a Plane" role in order to let people know that "enough is enough" and he has "had it with these muthaf*#king [hecklers] in this muthaf*#king [concert hall]!" :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCS4rxX5q7M&NR=1

awilkins wrote:

Can you use Credit Card/Debit at the Merch table?

TumblingDice66 wrote:

Bulldog88 wrote:

dissident781 wrote:

that guitar on PARTING WAYS is called a rickenbacher (spelling?) guitar. I think tom petty gave it to him, but I could be wrong. It works well for that song for sure.

Awesome! Thanks for posting, I was so curious!!

Pretty sure it was a Rickenbacker 360 in "Jetglo" (which is Rickenbacker's designation for black). Here's a picture of one:
http://www.gbase.com/files/store_images ... 3qp_so.jpg

Looked brand spanking new. I have no idea whether Tom Petty gave it to him, but Petty is known to play a lot of Rickenbacker's to get his jangly sound. Petty himself no doubt was inspired by the Byrds and the Beatles who made the jangly sound of the Ric famous in the 60's. Eddie got a nice sound of it at the show, although he played with a much more aggressive, hard strumming style than a guy like Tom Petty who would typically play it a little differently to coax some jangle out of it.

Eddie also played a very unusual looking white acoustic (when he covered Bruce Springsteen's "Open All Night") that looked brand new as well (and which I did not see him play the night before). Maybe Eddie went guitar shopping on Monday! I wasn't close enough to read the headstock, but it looked like it could have been some kind of fancy Gibson acoustic model. It seemed like it had a glossy white lacquer finish and high end fittings on it. Very different looking from Eddie's usual assortment of understated, well broken in, natural finish acoustics.

Bulldog88 wrote:

I THINK this may be the white Martin...not sure if this is the exact one, but similar at least http://www.guitarcenter.com/Martin-000-ECHF-Belleza-Bianca-Acoustic-Guitar-513301-i1167105.gc