From the road: It was a special night at the Gorge. DMB played the final of their three show stint; the set consisting of some less commonly played songs. As Butch started the piano prelude to what was to become Steady As We Go , he touched on a lick from Paul McCartney's Blackbird . At that moment, each of the band members looked over at him, smiled and nodded and suddenly they were playing the tune. Completely impromptu, it was great to witness in person. A little comedy ensued when Dave attempted to tease a few bars of #40 to kick off the encore. Quickly realizing that the guitar he was grasping at that moment had a different tuning than that required for #40 , he stopped and chuckled along with the rest on stage. Fonz then busted into the Crush intro, teasing Dreaming Tree along the way. We've got a few days before our next show in Chula Vista on Thursday. We're headed for the beach. See you there. The DMB Crew Monday, August 22 12:50 AM PDT

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