Tori singing on MTV Unplugged
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Tori singing on MTV Unplugged |
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Summary Of The Dew Drop Inn TourUpdated December 30, 1996 |
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Quotes From The RoadUpdated February 18, 1997 |
During the Dew Drop Inn tour, Tori did not talk to the audience quite as much as on previous tours. This is a kind of a shame, because her stories can be either riveting or hilarious (or both!) Be sure to read my list of possible reasons for this, which includes a quote from Tori on why she ddid not talk as much. However, there are still plenty of interesting quotes from her shows. While some of these quotes are word for word, most are based on the memories of people at the shows, and so they are usually not verbatim. |
Other Sources Of Tour InformationUpdated February 9, 1997 |
Fonty, webmaster of the Chasing Tornados Web Site, has created a page that shows images and text from the Dew Drop Inn Tour Book.
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Tori's Farewell Card From The WebUpdated December 13, 1996 |
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Tori Overcomes Sickness To Give An Amazing Show In MiamiOctober 23, 1996 |
October 23, 1996 was not an easy day for Tori. It was the second night of her engagement in Miami Florida at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Five songs into the show, in the middle of Space Dog, Tori stopped playing, turned to the audience, and said while in tears, "Guys, I'm so sorry but I just can't play. I am so sick, guys. I'm sorry. I'm am just so sick." She ran off the stage and stayed gone for over 10 minutes. She then returned, saying that she could either go to the hospital, go home, or play. She decided to play. "I'm just gonna play like we're old friends, OK?" She went on to give an incredible and unique performance. The set list included Losing My Religion, Lovesong, Let It Be, Winter, Part of Girl , Bells For Her, and a new song called Cooling that she said should have been in BFP, but will be on the next album instead. (This song is GORGEOUS!) She did Cornflake Girl and Talula, but did them during the encores! She had her best friend come on stage and sit with her during Me and a Gun, and she ended the show with Hey Jupiter. I have no idea what was wrong, or why Tori had a bad day. Reports say that when she left after the show she appeared to be fine. How many other performers would have gone on singing like that? Her strength and endurance are nothing short of amazing. The support and love shown by the fans that night were also great. From the description I have read of the show, it sounds like Tori was feeding off the energy of the crowd, especially when she motioned for them to come forward toward the stage for the encores. Tori did a great show the following night in West Palm Beach Florida, where she sang The Waitress for the first time. She also mentioned the difficult night before to the audience. "As some of you might know, I almost passed out last night. To those of you who were there last night: you were delicious. Thank you."
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KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas ConcertUpdated January 16, 1997 |
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Mikewhy's Dew Drop Inn Concert Reviews |
I was fortunate enough to witness 10 shows during this tour. My reviews and summaries of these shows, along with a few soundcheck photos, are below. |
Reviews Of Louisville & Lexington KentuckyApril 19/20, 1996 Tori Plays In My Home State |
There is always something special about seeing Tori in your own city. The Palace Theatre in Louisville is an incredibly beautiful place, and a perfect spot to see Tori's magic. The following night I traveled 1 hour east of Louisville to see Tori again in Kentucky, this time in Lexington. Read the reviews of these shows below.
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Review Of CincinnatiJune 3, 1996 Mikewhy's Pick For Best Show Of The Tour! |
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Review Of Indianapolis and My Meeting With ToriJuly 28, 1996 "How Ya Doing Baby?" |
Okay folks, here I am with Tori! She is the cute one. I saw Tori in concert in Indianapolis at the Murat Theatre, Sunday July 28th. I also met her before her soundcheck and the first thing she said to me was, "How Ya Doing Baby?" Yes, it was an assembly line meeting with 50 other people, but it was still a meeting. And she now knows about this web site! Meeting her again just affirms even more my dedication to her. She really is a special person, very human and very real. The show itself was wonderful, with a thoughtful mix of vulnerability and strength. She included Thank You, Sugar, Love Song, and Cool On Your Island, as well as China and Pretty Good Year. |
Review Of ColumbusAugust 1, 1996 Tori On Fire; Many B-Sides |
I saw Tori in Columbus Thursday night August 1. It was an excellent show with many yummy b-sides and covers. She included Butterfly, A Case Of You, I'm On Fire, Lovesong, Upside Down, This Old Man, and Etienne at the very end! Tori did not have too much to say, but did express thankfulness for not being a gymnast! A surprising and exciting evening. |
Review Of DaytonAugust 3, 1996 Tori was ON |
Tori was in really great form when I saw her again in Dayton Ohio at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday night, August 3. There were Cool b-sides like Famous Blue Raincoat, London Girls, Honey, Here, In My Head, and the closing Sister Janet. There was also a generous selection from Little Earthquakes, like Winter, Tear In Your Hand, and Mother. Then there was the surprise from Boys For Pele, WAY DOWN! This was one of my favorite concerts of the tour, second only to my Cincinnati experience in June. It was an intimate performance, marred slightly by the frequent requests rudely yelled out by some members of the audience. |
Reviews Of Muncie and Bloomington IndianaSeptember 18/19, 1996 Tori Killed Me Softly; More Sound Check Meetings |
She sang as if she knew me, in all my dark despair...
I saw Tori in concert on Wednesday, September 18 in Muncie Indiana at Ball State, and on Thursday, September 19, in Bloomington Indiana at Indiana University. It was an unforgettable trip, and she played KILLING ME SOFTLY for me! I did not take photos in Muncie, but I did snap a few shots of the soundcheck in Bloomington, which you can now see!
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Review Of ChicagoSeptember 28, 1996 Fury, Tenderness, and Playfulness |
On Saturday, September 28, I headed north to Chicago Illinois, where I saw Tori in concert at the Arie Crowne Theatre with Rebecca Cox, creator of the Laid Down Web Site. Tori was reportedly very tired looking at sound check, but somehow found the energy to give one of her best shows that night. She was very talkative. and the show had an unbelievable combination of anger, tenderness, and humor. The two surprises were a version of Elton John's Daniel and Let It Be. Daniel was a dedication to a girl named Ana Coiner, who was supposed to be at the concert that night, but who died in the recent crash of TWA flight 800. Very touching. She also included Space Dog, Sugar, Little Amsterdam, China, London Girls, and closed the concert with Etienne. This was Rebecca's favorite Tori show and my second-favorite (After Cincinnati). I must also give credit to the Chicago audience, which was very respectful. |
Review Of Davenport IowaNovember 6, 1996 Time For Mikewhy To Wave Goodbye Now |
My 400 mile, 7 hour trip to Davenport Iowa on November 6th was my final show of the Dew Drop Inn Tour. The concert was relatively short, but was powerful, and both thrilled me and saddened me. Despite the heartbreak of seeing Tori for the final time in two years, there were positive vibes from the experience. I also got to briefly hold her hand and tell her thank you one more time at the sound check. Goodbye Tori. You gave me joy in 1996, and hope for 1997. (The photo above shows Tori at the Davenport Soundcheck, wearing her "green snaky" around her neck, and conversing with Toriphile Monica Sanghavi, who is the young woman with black hair on the right.)
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I have a special section of my website devoted to 
Toriphile Michael Viggiano took photographs at the Gainesville concert and placed them on his 
These reviews cover more than one concert, and they are so good, I didn't want to break them up into seperate reviews for each city. So here they are in their entirety. You can only find them here by the way, not with all the other reviews.
