Many thanks to all who attended
the show at Chapin's in Columbus, Ohio
on Sunday August 30, 1998


The following songs were performed:

First Set

Copper

I Wanna Learn a Love Song

Story of a Life

Salt and Pepper

Hokey Pokey

Cat's in the Cradle

Mismatch

Flowers Are Red

Changes*

Corey's Coming

Second Set

A Better Place to Be

Shooting Star

Taxi

W*O*L*D

Mister Tanner
(featuring my dear friend
Mr. John Carosella on vocals)

Odd Job Man

Bluesman
(again featuring Mr. Carosella)

Mail Order Annie

30,000 Pounds of Bananas

Sequel

Remember When the Music

Circle

John McMenamin performed a solo acoustic first set,
then was joined on stage in the second set by
John Carosella, who reprised his roles as Mister Tanner
and the Bluesman, and Robert DeVitis,
who as usual played a mean electric guitar.
*A great story about this song... my friend John Horanic was in Columbus with me and I asked him to tape the show on an 8mm camcorder on a tripod set up at the back of the room. When the show was over, John said the camera had cut out at one point. When I viewed the tape the next week, I was watching the intro to the song "Changes" where I was explaining that there is a verse of the song whose lyrics appear on the album sleeve but which was cut. I explained that I had just discovered this omission via the Harry Chapin Fan message board and that I would sing the missing verse. When I got to that point of the song I said, "OK, here's the missing verse.", and at that moment, the video camera shut off. John noticed the red light had gone off and then the camera came on again, but not until after the verse was over.I couldn't help but think that Harry, being a film editor before his recording career, had a hand in editing the tape. Whatever the explanation, I shall never sing that verse again.
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