Don Henley and Stevie Nicks
PNC Arts Center June 4th, 2005
Holmdel, NJ

Don Henley
1  The Genie
2  Witchy Woman
3  I Put a Spell On You
4  Hotel California (with Stevie)
5   New York Minute
6  The Last Worthless Evening
7  Boys of Summer
8  Heart of the Matter
9  Dirty Laundry
10 Life in the Fast Lane
11 All She Wants to Do is Dance

end of show encore (with Don and Stevie)
12 Leather and Lace 
13 So You Wanna Be A Rock And Roll Star

Stevie Nicks
1  Outside the Rain > Dreams
2  Rhiannon
3  Enchanted
4  Gold Dust Woman (with Don)
5  Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (with Don)
6  Circle Dance (bonnie Raitt cover) with Don)
7  Band Introductions
8  Stand Back
9  Beauty and the Beast
10 Edge of Seventeen


A beautiful early June evening in the dreaded venue 
formerly known as the Garden State Arts Center. I had 
heard and read tales of tight security, but had no 
problem with the DAT down the pants.  The audience was 
an eclectic mix of old male forty-something fogies and 
lots of lesbians (not that there's anything wrong with 
that - just left me rather tongue-tied :-p) and waify 
wives with wispy layers of gauze bandanas. Which sort 
of clashed with the endless glow of cell phones (during 
the intermission between sets, one could text message a 
number and see their "I luv Stevie!!" message appear on 
the big screen).

I went with my wife because she like Stevie Nicks and 
because she always affords me the opportunity to go see 
anyone I want. I didn't expect much, having stopped listening 
to the Eagles when Joe Walsh left, and Fleetwood Mac when 
Peter Green left. (I'm one of those old forty-something fogies).
I was surprised at how good the show was. The entire audience was l
ooking to the rear of the venue for someone or something during 
the opening notes of "Hotel California". I think we thought Joe 
Walsh was going to come out of the crowd and join Don. Alas and 
alack, it was only Stevie, and she came from the wings. (Just 
like a one-winged dove, as my sister-in-law would say). "Boys 
of Summer" - one of the perfect driving down the parkway too-fast 
songs, was particularly good.

The opening intro for Rhiannon was very poiognant, and "Edge 
of Seventeen" kicked major ass, but for me, the highlight of 
Stevie's set was the sad and beautiful "Beauty and the Beast" 
played to the accompaniement of a video. My wife, who is better 
schooled in her songs, thought "Gold Dust Woman" was the killer. 
The lesbians favored "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around.

You pays your money and you takes your chances.


Recorded by Zackman from half way back on the floor, slightly 
stage right. I had a nice column behind me which camoulflaged 
the gear, and meant for one less row of noisy lesbians to contend 
with.

Core Sound Binaurals > Sony PCM1 > optical link > Phillips STand alone.
No eq, no nr, so shit, Shirlock.

while transferring to CD, I missed entering the track marker 
between Hotel Cal and NY Minute - call it a bi-coastal moment 
in honor of the lesbians. The trac was subsequently split into 
4 and 4a using Gold Wave.

This show fits on two cd's if you put the encore (Don didn't do one) 
at the end of Disc one - that's how it's laid (in honor of the old 
fogies who got lucky on the not-fast-enough ride home) here.

Enjoy