Vancouver, night two

Vancouver, night two = carbon copy of night one. Except I was on the
right hand side instead of the left. And Adrienne did five songs instead
of four. And Jane flubbed the perfume part of "When It Comes Right Down
to It" . . . 

. . . still: lovely. "Oui, Allo." "When We Are Queen." "Marry Me."
"First There Was a Shell." A few funny songs. Many earnestly earnest
songs about family and self-worth, beautiful people everywhere, etc. . .
and at least three referring to one's inner "superhero" (a mini-musical
on a theme? Hard to tell). Earnest but cheeky at the same time. 

"Mamma" = the stand-out piece, really, about trying to end the
parent-child contract. Some fantastic melody lines on that one, and the
closing number both nights (which I was into more the second night . . .
five or so narratives about people easily ignored). 

The piano/six-string bass/voice combo worked really well. Musically it
was like a jazzified version of "The Walking" (album) -- but happier,
and with more overt hooks. 

Wish you all were there. 

Glen