I am a lawyer in Tallahassee, Florida. As a 12 year old, I turned on
to "Let It Be" and never stopped listening. I have enjoyed this group
for a number of years, but have not posted. I finally saw Paul
McCartney in 2002 and crossed Ringo Starr off my "bucket list" this
year. I thought some of you would enjoy my posting to the Yahoo
Spooky Tooth Group.
Regards
Gerry York
Tallahassee, Florida


July 3, 2008

About 9:30 yesterday morning I got an e-mail from a kind soul that
there were two tickets waiting at the will call at Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, Florida for the Ringo Starr All Stars show, so my wife
and I dropped everything – I was in the middle of a meeting at my
government agency in Tallahassee, Florida! – and drove the five hours
from North Florida to the Tampa Bay area. It was great and there was
even a Spooky Tooth tune*** – sort of!!!!

Here's the setlist:

1. With A Little Help From My Friends Introduction (Ringo vocal)
2. It Don't Come Easy (Ringo vocal)
3. What Goes On (Ringo vocal)
4. Memphis in My Mind (Ringo vocal)
5. Lonely is the Night (Billy Squier vocal)
6. Free Ride (Edgar Winter vocal)
7. Down Under (Colin Hay vocal)
8. Dream Weaver (Gary Wright vocal)
9. Boys (Ringo vocal/drums)
10. Pick Up the Pieces (Hamish Stuart vocal/guitar)
11. Liverpool 8 (Ringo vocal)
12. Act Naturally (Ringo vocal)
13. Yellow Submarine (Ringo vocal)
14. Tobacco Road (Edgar Winter vocal!)***
15. Are You Lookin' At Me? (Colin vocal/solo acoustic)
16. Frankenstein (Edgar keyboards/alto sax/drums)
17. Never Without You (Ringo vocal)
18. Choose Love (Ringo vocal/drums)
19. The Stroke (Billy vocal)
20. Work to Do (Hamish vocal/acoustic guitar)
21. I Wanna Be Your Man (Ringo vocal/drums)
22. Love is Alive (Gary vocal)
23. Who Can it Be Now (Colin vocal)
24. Photograph (Ringo vocal)
25. Oh, My My (Ringo vocal)
26. With A Little Help From My Friends (Ringo vocal)
27. Give Peace a Chance (Everyone vocal)

It is a pity that Gary Wright and Edgar Winter didn't
perform "Tobacco Road" together. I am biased but I have always
preferred the Spooky Tooth version to the White Trash one. My wife
and I were able to meet with briefly with Gary before the show – he
signed my "Extraction, " "It's All About" and "Nomad Poets" jackets.
Gary seemed like the serene and spiritual person I had heard about –
"Dream Weaver" was a spiritual moment in the show, as Gary explained
the title of the song he drew from a Hindu text.

Beatles fans were not disappointed: Ringo performed a number of
Beatles songs: "With A Little Help From My Friends" (Sgt.
Pepper) "What Goes On" (Rubber Soul), "Boys" (The Early
Beatles), 'Act Naturally' (Help), 'Yellow Submarine' (Revolver)
and 'I Wanna Be Your Man'" (Meet The Beatles). Gary reminded the
crowd he met Ringo while working on George Harrison's "All Things
Must Pass." (He subsequently performed on Ringo's "It Don't Come
Easy" and "Back Off Boogaloo" among others.) Ringo performed his
memorial to George – "Never Without You" from 2003's "Ringo Rama"
as well as older solo hits and material from his sadly
overlooked "Choose Love" (2005) and "Liverpool 8" (2008)

A night I will never forget. Thank you!