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I sat in the fourth row, dead center of the stage and all I could
do was scream my head off. Sammy, being the true entertainer he is,
played to the crowd. I think he signed everything that was given to
him, and he must have changed clothes five times on stage from all the
shirts that people were asking him to put on. I was so busy singing
along (I had no voice after the show) and keeping up with Sammy’s stage
antics that I forgot to write down the setlist for the show. My
favorite song of the night was the VH era hit, ‘POUNDCAKE’ which got the
house rocking.

On stage, Sammy seemed to love dumping water on himself, Mona, and
Victor. I wish he would have dumped water on the ‘Perfect 10’
waitresseses that came out on stage during the show to serve Waboritas
to Sammy. Now that would have been something to see!

There were several hightlights to my evening. The first was
getting my picture taken with Victor, Jesse, Mona, and David. I was
fortunate enough to get to spend time talking with them before the show
about the band, their favorite songs to play, and all kinds of tidbits.
What stuck out the most was how laid-back and down to earth every one
was. People reading this review should understand that I did not have
to go backstage to talk with the band. They were out in front of the
stage, signing autographs, and hanging with the crowd. In fact, Mona
walked across the street to the beach to check out the water before the
show. The Waborita’s are an extension of the way Sammy interacts and
stays involved with his fans. The Waborita’s seem to have the
chemistry that will keep them together for a long time to come.

Before the show, I asked David to throw me his drum sticks. Well,
at the end of the show he did just that. I caught one of them but the
other one bounced off the table and some other guy snatched it.
I can’t wait for Sammy to come back to New Hampshire. For those of
you waiting to see Sammy at an upcoming show, you’re wait will be well
worth the cost of admission.

Thanks to Daren Keller for the review

The Red Voodoo Tour

Well here’s the deal on the Providence show last night. The show was at The
Courtyard at Big Daddy’s in the old jewelry district of downtown Providence.
Big Daddy’s is two old jewelry company buildings that have been converted
into clubs. What they have done is knock out one of the rear walls of one
building, and that is where the front of the stage is. The fenced-in area
behind the buildings serves as The Courtyard, all open-air. They sold out all
1,600 tickets for the show, and it was a tight fit, the place was jammed!

On with the show. After two opening acts, Sammy and the WaboRitas hit the
stage at 9:16. Sammy was wearing a Providence Police Department t-shirt, and
the band quickly started cranking the intro to Cabo Wabo… the party had
officially begun! They reeled off five songs before Sammy took a moment to
talk to the crowd, announcing that they were “fuckin’ back!” The show was
just fantastic, as usual. There was one unbelievable highlight during the
show.

They closed the set with Heavy Metal by Sammy calling Gary Pihl out onto the
stage!!! Sammy and Vic had just started the first chords of Heavy Metal, when
Sammy says, “Where’s Gary Pihl? Get your ass out here!” Sammy takes off his
guitar and holds it up as Gary walks onto the stage. He straps it on, and
starts jamming with Vic! Sammy asked him if he still remembered the song. LOL
It was awesome seeing he and Vic wailing together, and sharing the mic
singing! UNF*CKINBELIEVABLE! Vic even stepped back and let Gary take the solo
parts of the song too. It was a real treat, and I can’t believe that I didn’t
have a camera!

Thanks to Dave P. for the review and set list!

The Red Voodoo Tour

The Red Voodoo Tour

Setlist courtesy of
Andrew & Amy Boothe

The Red Voodoo Tour

Upon arriving at the Peoria Civic Center, I was delighted to find that the
Civic Center had been closed off, by the stage on one end and barricades on
the other. This configuration was ideal for the 3000 REDheads in attendance.
It was like Sammy was going to play at my Senior Prom!!! The stage curtain
was a terrific depiction of the outside of the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San
Lucas, Trust me. At 7:15, Sammy came on stage with the band to get the crowd
in the mood for a party and not a concert, drinking Waborita’s and talking
the talk!! He sang Cabo Wabo with only Victor on the guitar and as the
curtain drew back Sammy busted into Revival!

This tune set the mood for the whole night! The house was rockin’!!

Sammy and the band played some old solo faves first, then continued with a
couple VH tunes and then right into Bad Motor Scooter!!! During this song, a
number of interesting events occured. First and foremost, Sammy JAMMED on
the solos!!! I appreciate Victor’s abilities, but SAMMY IS THE MAN, and
tonight Victor was no match for Sammy’s prowess on the Washburn!!!! Also,
during this tune, Sammy had a waitress come on stage to serve him some
Waboritas. She was tall, blonde and was wearing a “Meet me at Big Al’s” ,
very tight, T-shirt!! I couldn’t believe it. Of course, you know what
happened next, Sammy got her to hoist her top and give the WHOLE PLACE an
eyefull!!!! Sammy had no idea and was blown away!! This young lady was
welcomed back on stage often, the next time in a G-String, and we were all
rewarded again when she returned!!! Band intros were next and then back in
to Bad Motor Scooter!

Sammy’s next tune was one he said he hadn’t played outside of the Cantina yet
and that they were going to give it a try….Lay your Hand on Me!!! This
started a series of Waborita era tunes from MTM and Red Voodoo. There was
only one exception and that was Right Now! Sammy made a point to say how
awesome his collaboration with Eddie VH was, especially with this tune. It
was nice to hear the respect in his voice for those quality days of yore.

Sammy rocked and rolled, shimmied and shaked!! He played his axe like mad!!
He sang with wild abandon!! I don’t think he could’ve given us any more……

There is no other…….

Thanks to Sander Coovert for the review and set list!