Joe Satriani: north american tour dates with leslie west

News:
08-07-2008:
Joe Satriani has announced the North American world tour dates. More dates to be announced shortly. Satriani's tour will feature very special guest Mountain with Leslie West. The dates are as follows:

Oct. 03 - Jack Singer Concert Hall - Calgary, AB
Oct. 04 - Edmonton Event Center - Edmonton, AB
Oct. 06 - Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
Oct. 07 - State Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 08 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, IL
Oct. 09 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI
Oct. 10 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Oct. 11 - Palace Theatre - Greensburg (Pittsburgh), PA
Oct. 12 - University At Buffalo - Buffalo, NY
Oct. 14 - Orpheum Theater - Boston, MA
Oct. 15 - Centre in the Square - Kitchener, ON
Oct. 16 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
Oct. 17 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
Oct. 18 - United Palace - New York, NY
Oct. 19 - Keswick Theatre - Glenside, PA
Oct. 22 - Ram's Head Live - Baltimore, MD
Oct. 23 - Warner Theatre - Washington, D.C.
Oct. 25 - Carolina Theatre - Durham, NC
Oct. 31 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov. 05 - Austin Music Hall - Austin, TX
Nov. 06 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Nov. 07 - Plaza Theatre - El Paso, TX
Nov. 08 - Kiva Auditorium - Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 09 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
Nov. 10 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 12 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Nov. 13 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 14 - Silver Legacy Casino - Reno, NV

Mountain: Leslie West, Corky, Richie-Nantucket Sleighride


The cold hard steel of the harpoon's point
Struck deep into its side.
We played out line and backed the oars
And took the cruel sleighride.

Nantucket Sleighride is Dedicated to Owen Coffin who was cabin boy aboard the whaler Essex, which was destroyed by a sperm whale in 1819. Owen ended up in the lifeboat with Captain Pollard, his uncle. Two other lifeboats also put out. During the next 3 - 4 months, the lifeboats separated. One was never seen again, but some of those on the remaining two boats were eventually rescued.

During those long months at sea (and on desert islands), many of the men died. The remainder eventually had to resort to cannibalism to survive. After the dead of natural causes were consumed, the men determined to draw lots to see who would sacrifice his life for the others. Owen Coffin ``won'' the lottery. The Captain tried to take Owen's place, but the youth insisted on his ``right''. The executioner was also drawn by lot. That ``winner'', another young man named Charles Ramsdell, also tried vainly to swap places with Owen. Again he refused. Owen's body kept the others alive for ten days (Captain Pollard refused to eat his nephew). Another man died, and his body kept Pollard and Ramsdell alive a few more days until they were rescued.

Lyrics:
Goodbye, little Robin-Marie
Don't try following me
Don't cry, little Robin-Marie
'Cause you know I'm coming home soon
My ships' leaving on a three-year tour
The next tide will take us from shore
Windlaced, gather in sail and spray
On a search for the mighty sperm whale
Fly your willow branches
Wrap your body round my soul
Lay down your reeds and drums on my soft sheets
There are years behind us reaching
To the place where hearts are beating
And I know you're the last true love I'll ever meet
Starbuck's sharpening his harpoon
The black man's playing his tune
An old salt's sleeping his watch away
He'll be drunk again before noon
Three years sailing on bended knee
We found no whales in the sea
Don't cry, little Robin-Marie
'Cause we'll be in sight of land soon

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