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Here are the Umphrey's Setlists from our NYE run at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The shows were a lot of fun, quite relaxed, and contained a good amount if inter-band interplay. I was truly impressed by the Aragon Ballroom. It's truly a ballroom with a large oval; dance floor ringed by a detailed spanish castle. There's a lot of nice, slightly hippie painting in the rest rooms, on the ceiling etc. There's just a great atmosphere. It's als9o neat that Kates grandparents used to go Ballroom dancing there back in the days of big bands. Everything turns full circle.

There were a lot of musical high lights from all of the sit ins. (I'm partial to Los Lobos members, and Jeff Coffin but it was just awesome to see the band share the stage with Taj Mahal). The memory that will stick out the most was the NYE Encore. Hearing Bayliss and Farag give their take on the SNL song Dick in a Box was utter hilarity and of course complete with a four piece horn section. Umphrey's is not a band to skimp on the budget for a joke. They also throw a fine party, complete with favors (plastic pimp hats, feathered NYE tiera's, and leis).

12.31.06	The Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois
Set One	JaJunk > Hangover, Out of Order > FF > Miss Tinkle's Overture > Bright Lights^ > JaJunk
Set Two	Wife Soup^^, You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond^^*, Farther on Down the Road^^**, Slacker, Syncopated Strangers, Higgins^^, My Old School^^$
Set Three	Bridgeless^^ > Auld Lang Syne^^, Partyin' Peeps^^, 2x2 > The Triple Wide@, She Caught the Katy**, The Bottom Half^^, Mail Package^^
Encore	Dick In a Box$$, Pay the Snucka^%
Notes	Taj Mahal & the International Rhythm Band opened ^ with Jeff Coffin on saxophone ^^ with Jeff Coffin on saxophone, Michael "Mad Dog" Mavridoglou on trumpet, Chris Neal on saxophone, and Brent Sanders on trombone * first time played, Blind Willie Johnson; with Taj Mahal ** with Taj Mahal $ first time played, Steely Dan @ with Jake on acoustic $$ first time played, Saturday Night Live writers % with Sunshine of Your Love jam last Farther on Down the Road 12.31.01 last She Caught the Katy 04.26.05
12.30.06	The Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois
Set One	The Fuzz > Dear Lord > Ringo*, Morning Song > Hurt Bird Bath, Thin Air^
Set Two	The Crooked One**, Walletsworth, Der Bluten Kat > Cinnamon Girl$ > Der Bluen Kat, Robot World^^, Intentions Clear^^, Instant Karma$$
Encore	In the Kitchen**^^ > Third Stone from the Sun jam^^ > Bloody Well Right%^^
Notes	Los Lobos opened (Jake sat in on guitar for Not Fade Away > Bertha) * with Takin' It to the Church ^ with David Hidalgo on guitar and Steve Berlin on saxaphone ** unfinished $ first time played, Neil Young ^^ with Jeff Coffin on saxaphone $$ first time played, John Lennon; Kris on vocals, Jake on drums, and Brendan on acoustic % first time played, Supertramp
12.29.06	The Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois
Set One	Ocean Billy > Nothing Too Fancy > Much Obliged > Mullet (Over)^, August* > Plunger, Abacab**
Set Two	All In Time$, Push the Pig^^, Mulche's Odyssey > Blue Echo > "Jimmy Stewart"$$ > Blue Echo > 2nd Self > Nothing Too Fancy
Encore	I Want You (She's So Heavy)%, Glory%% > Ocean Billy
Notes	North Mississippi Allstars opened ^ with Cody Dickinson on washboard * with Linus and Lucy tease ** first time played, Genesis $ with We Want the Funk jam ^^ with Chris Chew on bass and Ryan on keys $$ with Funky Monks (Red Hot Chili Peppers) tease % first time played, The Beatles; with Luther Dickinson on guitar %% with Luther Dickinson on guitar

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Here's what I did/saw on my weekend. 12/2/06 was to to bottom one of the strongest UM shows that I've ever seen. It's top 3 for sure.

NYC was fun, more relaxed than our prior trips. Our visit to the Audi Forum was an easy high light. The guy was awesome, and actually said "what, are you scared" as he encouraged us to get into a fully loaded A8. It was awesome.

The Brooklyn Brewery tour was lack luster. It was a one room lecture, and they didn't include any free samples. There was a tasting room with $3.00 cups and a lot of locals. The high point of our visit was meeting the brewery cat, Monster.

Fortunately, we also visited Mugs Ale house, a well rated beer bar, and enjoyed some Belgian brews.

The eating was good as well. We hit a multi unit Thai restaurant on 9th ave, in the 40s for dinner on Friday and an excellent Italian place (Pasta Presto??)e with a nice, inexpensive 3 course prix fixe on second in the fifties.

Umphrey's McGee
12.02.06 Nokia Theatre New York, New York
Set One: Hurt Bird Bath, Ocean Billy > "Jimmy Stewart" > Resolution* > Ocean Billy, Morning Song, Mulche's Odyssey
Set Two: Bridgeless > The Triple Wide** > "Jimmy Stewart"$, The Bottom Half, Sweet Child O' Mine^, Push the Pig^^, Miss Tinkle's Overture > Much Obliged > Bridgeless
Encore: Band On the Run
Notes * with Norwegian Wood tease
** with Carol of the Bells tease
$ with jam resembling Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and 25 or 6 to 4
^ with Jennifer Hartswick on vocals
^^ with Jake on keys
last Sweet Child O' Mine 10.16.00
last Band On the Run 10.22.02

Umphrey's McGee
12.01.06 Nokia Theatre New York, New York
Set One :Great American, Intentions Clear > "Jimmy Stewart" > Blue Echo -> Partyin' Peeps -> White Man's Moccasins > Partyin' Peeps, Ophelia
Set Two: JaJunk > Higgins > Wife Soup > "Jimmy Stewart"* > Wife Soup > Andy's Last Beer > Ringo^, JaJunk
Encore: Pay the Snucka
Notes * with Carol of the Bells tease
^ with Jake on keys
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