The Chicago Sun Times has an article: "Superb Buffett DVD chronicles Wrigley shows"
Disc 1 covers the Monday Labor Day matinee, the second disc features the Sunday night affair. Buffett played to sellouts of 39,500 at each of the historic concerts. I was at both shows and Sunday's was stronger. Buffett was clearly amped up, and I'll never forget the tender acoustic tribute he giftwrapped to late Chicago singer-songwriter Steve Goodman by singing "City of New Orleans" from the right field bleachers, precisely where Goodman used to sit. That's another neat thing about "Live at Wrigley Field" for sentimentalists such as myself.
"Live at Wrigley Field" comes in a thin book-size box with a booklet that features an essay in which Buffett explains his devotion to the Cubs.
The DVD's tip-in is the bonus features. "Time Lapse Load-In" clocks in at nearly eight minutes and it is fascinating to watch the stage set up at Wrigley Field over Buffett's studio versions of "Growin' Older But Not Up" (his homage to Pete Rose) and Buffett's 1986 Brazilian-tinged ballad "First Look."
A "Backstage"mini-documentary shows Buffett wandering around the ballpark and bumping into the ubiquitous Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers. Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukro performed the "Star-Spangled Banner" on Labor Day and his brilliant performance is a bonus track.
Chicago Sun-Times: Superb Buffett Wrigley DVD
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