June 5, 2004 - Wild Iris Folk Festival - Booneville, CA
Setlist
Can't Complain
Betty Was Black (And Willie Was White)
[Statistician's Blues story]
Statistician's Blues
This Land is Our Land
[45 Miles story]
45 Miles
Long Year
[Kingsmen story]
Ballad of the Kingsmen
[Aaron Allen story]
Ballad of the Devil's Backbone Tavern
Easy Money > It's Only Rock 'n' Roll [Jagger/Richards]
Alright Guy
[15 minutes story]
Sideshow Blues
Tension > Three Little Birds [Marley]
Encore:
Beer Run
Better Than Ever Blues, Part 2
Notes
Todd experiences a few technical difficulties at the very beginning of the show.
Language and story content is toned down a bit for the "family friendly" environment.
During the "15 Minutes story" Todd leaves out a few four-letter words: "That's not the first thing I've toned down for you. I'm not even supposed to be up yet."
As Three Little Birds comes to an end: "We can't have a folk festival with a sing-a-long. What would Joan Baez say?"
Variations
On Ballad of the Kingsmen:
"Now he gets all kinds of chicks.
"It's not gonna be because Eminem gets to say dirty words in his songs."
On Ballad of the Devil's Backbone Tavern:
"Come over and sit down, you little idiot. I've got something you need to hear."
On Easy Money:
"She stepped in for some cigs and she never ever saw him again."
On Alright Guy:
"I know I'm dirty and a lot of my songs I probably shouldn't sing in the afternoon in front of a bunch of kids. It ain't like...I don't know what rhymes with 'kids' so I'll just wing it instead of cussing in front of your children."
On Sideshow Blues:
"I'm out in the tent with all these freaks and musicians. Out here at the Wild Iris Folk Festival with all you freaks and musicians."
"It's a circus out here Booneville and your baby got them...."
On Tension:
"People still dig drugs. I've been off of them this afternoon."
Video
SOURCE: AUD | QUALITY: A | COMPLETE: Yes | LENGTH: 60:58 | TAPER: Undetermined