Entries from October 2005 ↓

Sylvester Stallone has spoken about reprising his role of Rocky Balboa the boxing champion in the sixth film, called Rocky Balboa.

The 59-year-old star will write and direct the new movie which he is due to shoot in Philadelphia and Las Vegas next year.

Stallone told the Daily Variety trade magazine the movie will focus on an ageing, widowed Rocky who is reluctant to get back in the ring but ends up doing so “just to compete, not to win.”

This could either be very, very good, or very, very bad.

Thierry Henry makes a wonder return from injury and becomes Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer in the process.

A late addition to the substitute’s bench for today’s Champions League match in Prague, Thierry Henry came on for the injured Jose Antonio Reyes sixteen minutes into the first half.

Five minutes later, Henry put the Gunners ahead with a sublime bit of skill, shrugging off any doubts that his return from injury was premature. Goal number 185 tied Ian Wright’s club mark, but with sixteen minutes left in the match, Henry surpassed the Arsenal legend and in so doing, secured all three points for the Gunners.

Arsenal stay perfect in Europe, and have all but booked their place in the first knock-out phase. Next up, Man City at Highbury on Saturday. The match is being televised here in the States on same day delay at 3PM on FOX Soccer Channel.

Night One - 10/16/05:
Main Set: City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One

Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of, Fast Cars, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40

Night Two - 10/17/05:

Main Set: City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co., I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One

Encore(s): Walk On (acoustic), Fast Cars, People Get Ready, With or Without You, All Because of You, 40

Comments: During the encore, Bono announces that they want to play ‘People Get Ready’, but says they need an extra guitar player. The crowd erupts when Bruce Springsteen strolls on stage to reprise a collaboration that first happened in September, 1987, at Philly’s now-demolished JFK Stadium. Bono calls Bruce’s wife, Patti Scialfa, on stage to help with vocals. They play an extended version of the song with mostly made-up lyrics, eventually leaving only Bruce (playing Bono’s Irish Falcon guitar) and Larry on stage to close out the first encore. The planned setlist has the show ending with Original of the Species and Bad, but the band plays All Because of You and 40 instead.

Night two in Philadelphia, and the energy level of the band was much higher than that of night one. However, I was still quite disappointed that, for the second night in a row, the only song played from Achtung Baby was “One.” I was also disappointed that after seeing four shows on this tour, I’d not gotten an “Original Of The Species” or “Bad.” You can imagine my reaction when I read the comments section of the setlist this morning! DAMMIT!!!!!

“Miss Sarajevo” was great both nights, but Bono really took it up another notch on Monday. Absolutely incredible. “People Get Ready” with Bruce Springsteen was the obvious highlight of the entire two night run, and the crowd reaction was priceless.

(love that camera phone)

Keller Williams - The Electric Factory, Philadelphia 10/15/05

I: Instrumental> Blazeabago> Up In My Cadillac> Blazeabago, Turn In Difference, Bob Rules> Keller Talks a bit> Restless Wind*> Bob Rules, Lost My Sanity (new song), Fuel For The Road> Instrumental> Fuel For The Road, Same Ol’ River**, Take 5 Medley> The Sloth&, Relaxation Station, Loop> Men Smart, Women Smarter%, Kielbasa Sausage#, More Than A Little

II: Eyes Of The World%, King Of Birds@> Loop> Freeker By The Speaker> Freeker Reprise, Instrumental> Loop> Walk On The Wild Side^, Instrumental, Mullet Cut, Kidney In A Cooler, Life Without You$, Loop> Zilla> Tumbleweed^^, Loop> Lou on Trumpet> One More Saturday Night%
E: Lithium!> Toy Loop> Boob Job***

* The String Cheese Incident
** Yonder Mountain String Band
& Phish
% The Grateful Dead
# Tenacious D (on keyboard)
@ R.E.M
^ Lou Reed (on Upright Bass)
$ Hot Tuna
^^ Afroman
! Nirvana (on djembe)
*** David Wilcox

More later, like tomorrow….

New Pornographers - The Trocadero, Philadelphia 10/14/05

Not in order, below is a list of what I remember them playing:

Twin Cinema
Use It
Bones of an Idol
The Bleeding Heart Show
These are the Fables
Jackie’s Dressed in Cobras
Sing Me Spanish Techno
Streets of Fire

Electric Version
The Laws Have Changed
End of Medicine
All For Swinging You Around
It’s Only Divine Right
Testament to Youth in Verse
Miss Teen Wordower

Mass Romantic
Fake Headlines
Slow Descent to Alcoholism

More later…