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Well, he did it again. I saw Phil last night in Tacoma Washington, and boy is he ever still great! I got there about 30 minutes late, but still got to see a TWO HOUR concert! Apparently the show was being taped for a DVD (?!?!!). Anyone know anything about that?

I was without paper or pen, but here are some songs I remember-- Shades of Green, What a Day, Duct Tape Universe, a new Uncle Duke song called "Our Towers"--very nice, one or two other songs that were new to me (but I'm spacing on the names), John the Revelator, Love Broke Thru, Don't Let Go of My Heart, a Paul Overstreet song he dedicated to some friends in the audience (I think its called When You Say Nothing at All), Maker of the Universe which morphed into the instrumental God Bless America and then into Motor of Love, Chalice, True Believers, and Hold Me Jesus. And Lots More! He was delightful. Mostly played the Olsen, but switched to the Langeans for the last 4 or 5 songs. One thing that really hit me was how his Jamman use is changing--he's got Jam Man and other effects happening all the time on all kinds of songs, not just the showcase pieces. I still can't get over the electric-like sound he can get--for example the signature lead of Love Broke Thru sounded just like you would expect. He also did some e-bow work on several songs, including a nice "Amazing Grace" at the end of Hold Me Jesus (which refers to the "Salvation Army playing that hymn").

Very fun and very uplifting. Thank God for Phil and his ministry!

-- Steve Aeschbacher

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