POCO

[tbs fanatic]

I am so excited. I've just found out that POCO are coming to play at a theater in my hometown AND Richie Furay is their 'special guest'. They are coming November 30 so I don't have long to wait. My local hardware store is sponsoring the concert. I told them they can count me as a regular customer now - ha! I also asked if they could sponsor The Eagles next time :D They weren't so sure about that one but I'm working on them.

[glenneaglesfan]

Whoa, tbsf, that is terrific news. Go for it!

[sodascouts]

Poco AND Richie Furay? Really cool! Have a good time!

[Brooke]

Great! We'd love to have a review from you too! :D

[Glennsallnighter]

That sounds like a wonderful gig tbsfan. Hope you enjoy it. :D

[tbs fanatic]

Okay, so last night was the POCO/Richie Furay concert. It was great and I am now a huge fan of Richie Furay LOL.

Richie was the opening act. He was super friendly, chatty and funny. He sang a lot of the oldies and a few new ones. He was joined by his daughter Jessie and a guy named Scott Sellen (not quite sure of last name). He has a new CD out 'The Heartbeat of Love' (which I highly recommend) and talked about Timothy helping him out on this (he is on the second song 'My Heart's Cryin' Tonight'). You'll be happy to hear everyone cheered when Timothy's name was mentioned.

Then there was a break and POCO came on. They also did a lot of oldies 'Rose of Cimmaron', for example. Mixed in with some newer stuff. Rusty and Paul took turns singing lead. Then Rusty started talking about Timothy and how he was in POCO and said '...and this is one of my favorite Timothy songs' (another cheer went up) and they sang 'Keep on Trying'.

Finally, Ritchie and his daughter and Scott, joined POCO for a few songs. The concert lasted about two and a half hours. Overall it was great. I would highly recommend seeing POCO or Ritchie Furay on his own, if they come to a town near you.

I'm sorry I cannot list all the songs - I am hopeless at remembering titles. I was amazed at how many people cheered whenever Timothy's name was mentioned and how many times his name was mentioned. He's obviously fondly thought of by everyone in the band (despite his break from them).

You can hear snippets of Richie Furay's new CD on iTunes.

[sodascouts]

Thanks for the review. Sounds like a great show! And I think it's great that there's not acrimony between the members of Poco and Tim. Very mature!

[Brooke]

Great review, tbs fanatic. Thanks!

I'm glad to hear Tim still gets along with them too.

[EaglesFanatic]

Okay, I can't hold back my excitement anymore... A few weeks ago I bought tickets to see Poco in August! 23 more days till the concert!!! :partytime:

[GlennLover]

Yay! That's great, EF! :thumbsup: Enjoy!

[sodascouts]

Okay, I can't hold back my excitement anymore... A few weeks ago I bought tickets to see Poco in August! 23 more days till the concert!!! :partytime:

Excellent! Have fun and tell us all about it!

[EaglesFanatic]

The Poco concert was out of this world! They played all the hits and favorites, like Crazy Love, Rose Of Cimarron, Keep On Tryin', etc. Heart of the Night was AMAZING! They put an interesting twist on the studio version, and Jack Sundrud sang it just as good as Paul Cotton. Keep On Tryin' wasn't really the same without Timothy, but it sounded pretty darn good. I especially liked Pickin' Up the Pieces, because the end of the song went right into Grand Junction, which came as a very pleasant surprise to me. Grand Junction, for anyone who's not familiar with it, is an instrumental "jam" song. It's really cool with the acoustics and slide.

Rusty Young was even better than I had imagined he'd be. His dobro, lap slide, etc. skills blew me away. I've always admired his musical aptitude, so it was great to see him perform live! He is also a funny guy... He was cracking jokes the whole concert, and lots of jokes were about the Eagles. He talked about Timothy quite a bit actually! Before they started playing one of the songs, Rusty said, "This was recorded when Timothy B. Schmit was with Poco. Now he's in some other band..." :lol:

Firefall played after Poco, and they were very good too. I'm not too familiar with their music, but I know a few of their songs. I'm very happy to say that in their encore, they played Rocky Mountain Way!

Some pictures:

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa377/asusundevils/IMG_2604-1.jpg

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa377/asusundevils/IMG_2596-1.jpg

[sodascouts]

Sounds like a fun show!

[Brooke]

Sounds great EF! Where was this show?

[EaglesFanatic]

The place was called Cherokee Ranch and Castle Colorado.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Sounds like a good time, EF. Rose of Cimarron is my very favorite Poco song. I'm sure I'd enjoy it live, although I can't imagine loving it as much as the Paul Cotton and Timothy version.

[Prettymaid]

My fave is Good Feeling To Know. Glad you enjoyed it EF!

[Koala]

Glad you had a good time!

[EaglesFanatic]

Thanks girls! Good Feeling To Know is one of my favorites too, PM :thumbsup: