MAYERCRAFT CARRIER - DAY TWO

John Mayer
Spectacular Spectacular
March 28, 2009

Belief
Crossroads
I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)
Good Love Is On The Way
Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
Vultures
Heart Of Life (In Repair)
Waiting On The World To Change
Wheel
(Comfortable reference in a story)
Why Georgia
Bigger Than My Body
Heartbreak Warfare*
Burning Down The House*>
Love Soon*
3x5 (If I Had A Boat)*
E: Gravity (Dreams to Remember)

*John solo

Spectacular show at Spectacular Spectacular (the "Spec Spec" to those in the know). John was in a talking mood - every break between the songs had a little something special. Mr. Bob Reynolds did his thing in Vultures and Wheel - all the guys really did their thing tonight though. The songs all seemed to have a new edge to them. Heartbreak Warfare made its second appearance and was followed by the first Burning Down the House I've ever seen. John took a request and closed the set with 3x5 that included an apropos Lyle Lovett reference. He closed the night with a 12-minute Gravity.

I just realized I didn't give you details on the DRH show last night. It killed in El Moroccan...a slew of classics and a phenomenal performance. JM sat in for a tune or two. Great show. So much that I think multiple people walked out pregnant. And I say "people" because I saw 2 dudes after that looked like they might have a bun in the oven. The show was that powerful.

And...I also will say that the one thing I am incredibly impressed with is the variety of old tour merch I've seen on the ship. I'm talking like more than 100 different shirts from tours from the last 8 years. It's pretty amazing to see the spectrum of styles, shirts, and hoodies...some of you guys don't realize you're wearing one of like 75 shirts that exist. Special shoutouts go to the dude with the "Home Life" tee and the guy with the Brett Dennen 2007 Tour shirt with the tourdates in my handwriting. STUDS!

We hit Cabo in the morning...more soon. Must eat my 3rd pastrami sandwich in the last 24 hours. What?

-Scotty

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Sponsor me in the Young Storytellers MENTOR-A-THON here.

AND - it's WORKING!! Joy (Union) has moved on again in the NIKEiD iD Royale tourney. She's now in the Elite Eight - vote for her as many times as you can...this round's design slate was the Air Stab:



Most of the contestants played it safe or played it unwearable this time around...help make some magic and vote for Union like it's your job!

PASADENA MARATHON PLAYLIST

Last Sunday morning was Me vs. Pasadena. Pasadena brought out some dirty tricks - rain, wind, and a eff-ton of hills. But I wasn't scurred...final time was something around 3:25 (waiting for the official to be sorted). Pasadena got WORKED.

And here's what I had to help ME...made a playlist of 507 songs and hit shuffle. What you see below is what cycled through. I hit "Repeat" a few times when I felt like I needed another immediate dose ("Tipdrill," "Paper Planes," and "The Bucket", and "Can't Tell Me Nothin' (remix)").



The Nike+ results - I forgot to "End Workout" immediately after, hence the dropoff...



AND - speaking of Nike, Joy (Union) advanced to the second round in the NIKEiD iD Royale tourney. We have today to ensure she makes it another week - go and vote for her fire as many times as you can...here's the Air Max 90 she designed:



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(first posted at scottycrowe.com).

Sponsor me in the Young Storytellers MENTOR-A-THON here.

HELP THE YOUNG STORYTELLERS FOUNDATION.

(Skip the rundown and just go here. If you'd like.)

I know we all need a little bit of help these days, but I wanted to raise my hand for a program I really care about. I've mentioned Young Storytellers before - a team of ten mentors leads an 8-week session in which ten 4th- and 5th-graders complete a 5-7 page completely original screenplay. At the end of the 8 weeks, the mentors bring in actors who act out each little writer's story in front of an assembly ("The Big Show") of students, friends, and family. The writers see the stories they created come to life. It's a pretty incredible journey to watch (and I think sometimes that the mentors get as much, if not more, out of it as the ten and eleven year-olds.

YSF needs support in order to keep the program flourishing in 35 Los Angeles-area schools. All of the mentors are volunteers, but we need supplies for the sessions and have traditionally rewarded the writers with a pizza party before their Big Show. Some of these things are in jeopardy of being lost without a little bit of help.

I'm the head mentor for this semester's group at View Park Prep Elementary. We have a sponsorship page set up here. Any funds we raise help all the YSF programs. Any amount ($1, $5, $10, $13.78, etc) will go a long way to helping keep this vital program alive in area elementary schools.

Thank you. Happy Daylight Savings Time Day (aka Bummed Because It's Later Than I Thought Day).

Scotty

(first posted at scottycrowe.com).