2008 Fruitcakes versions

[looking4OPH]

While watching the video of Jimmy at Google late last year, he mentions in the Q&A section (around 00:57:00) that he rewrote Fruitcakes putting in lyrics for each venue city in the 2008 tour. It would be cool to pull out Fruitcakes from each concert into a compilation like Sunlover's awesome Encores collection. Anyone have all of the concerts and could pull out just that song? There is a good start in gingerbreadman's spreadsheet (over here viewtopic.php?f=29&t=73077&p=3316393&hi ... t#p3316393) as to which concerts it was played in.

Ok, scratch my original request. I realized all of the resources I needed were available right here. Using ginerbreadman's spreadsheet, the YouTube video, and Sunlover's concert postings on MediaFire, here is a list of the major concerts (minus things like Paris, Margaritaville Cafe concerts, etc.) where altered versions of Fruitcakes were played during the 2008 Year Of Still Here tour.

You can right-click\save as the file links below to save them together as an album or playlist for your iPod/MP3 player.

link 04-21-2008 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Houston, TX
link 04-24-2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - St Louis, MO
link 04-26-2008 Pizza Hut Park - Frisco, TX
link 04-29-2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC
link 05-03-2008 New Orleans Jazz Festival - New Orleans, LA
link 06-05-2008 Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA
link 06-07-2008 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion - Raleigh, NC
link 06-10-2008 DTE Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI
xxx 06-12-2008 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
link 06-14-2008 Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
xxx 07-17-2008 Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
link 07-19-2008 Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI
link 07-22-2008 Post Gazette Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
link 07-24-2008 Toyota Park - Bridgeview, IL
link 07-26-2008 Toyota Park - Bridgeview, IL
link 07-29-2008 Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, IN
link 08-24-2008 Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, NJ
link 08-27-2008 Jones Beach Amphitheatre - Wantagh, NY
link 08-30-2008 Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA
link 09-01-2008 Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA
link 09-04-2008 Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
link 09-06-2008 Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
link 10-16-2008 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre - Chula Vista, CA
link 10-18-2008 MGM Grand - Las Vegas, NV
link 10-21-2008 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
link 10-25-2008 MGM Grand - Las Vegas, NV

*Note: "xxx" are concerts Fruitcakes was not played in.

[samiam236]

Cool idea, but if I'd listen to Fruitcakes 20-some times in a row, I'd probably die!

[looking4OPH]

Cool idea, but if I'd listen to Fruitcakes 20-some times in a row, I'd probably die!

You do have a point. It was an interesting exercise, but even after 3 or 4 straight listening for the venue-specific differences, I do have to admit I was beginning to get a bit queasy. Just passin the time until Summerzcool is in session.

[gingerbreadman]

While watching the video of Jimmy at Google late last year, he mentions in the Q&A section (around 00:57:00) that he rewrote Fruitcakes putting in lyrics for each venue city in the 2008 tour. It would be cool to pull out Fruitcakes from each concert into a compilation like Sunlover's awesome Encores collection. Anyone have all of the concerts and could pull out just that song? There is a good start in gingerbreadman's spreadsheet (over here viewtopic.php?f=29&t=73077&p=3316393&hi ... t#p3316393) as to which concerts it was played in.

Ok, scratch my original request. I realized all of the resources I needed were available right here. Using ginerbreadman's spreadsheet, the YouTube video, and Sunlover's concert postings on MediaFire, here is a list of the major concerts (minus things like Paris, Margaritaville Cafe concerts, etc.) where altered versions of Fruitcakes were played during the 2008 Year Of Still Here tour.

Hey, glad you got some good usage from my spreadsheet!

One of my projects I thought I'd do for the long, cold winters we have here in NC was to consolidate all the differrent fruitcakes lyrics Jimmy did in 2008 into one place.

But since it's gonna be 68 here tomorrow and 70 on Sunday, I think winter is over, and that project is scrapped!

[looking4OPH]

One of my projects I thought I'd do for the long, cold winters we have here in NC was to consolidate all the differrent fruitcakes lyrics Jimmy did in 2008 into one place.

But since it's gonna be 68 here tomorrow and 70 on Sunday, I think winter is over, and that project is scrapped!

That would be interesting to see consolidated together.....rather than listening to 22 versions. I hear ya on the weather as Chicago will hit low 50s today!

[cm22lmr]

This is a very cool idea; I confess I had some thoughts along the same vein, but never carried through with it. Thanks to you guys for taking it farther than I did.
I have to add this, though: I think you are right about listening to 22 straight versions. I not only love the song "Fruitcakes", I loved how Jimmy re-wrote it so often during the tour, AND I am undergoing treatment for OCD. All that having been said, there is no way I could manage listening to all those versions in a row either.

Thanks again to all of you who keep the dreams of summer alive, even for those of us in the mid-Atlantic. I can't even imagine a winter somewhere like Chicago, where it actually gets cold and snows! Stoke up those fires, and keep the boat drinks comin' y'all. Spring ain't too far off!