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October 2, 2018: Single Kate Theory and Ultimate Set List

Hi Brad and Brad (and Kate),

I wanted to start off my email to you guys this week to give a shout out to Kate Cotton.  She not only rocked in her recap of the Boston shows on Episode 59, but I thought she did a great job going over Drop in the Park with Blazek.  It had me thinking you should consider giving Kate a weekly soundbite with the tag "Single Kate Theory" just to turn around that douche bag's comment on YouTube.  I would welcome Kate on any future episodes.  Another thing I want to say is I think it's incredible how personable you guys are with the listeners, especially the OGs (e.g. Kate, Patrick "Bagel," Jenon, Danny B, John Ferrar, etc.).  I'm not fully caught up with the podcast, but love the fact you guys continue to connect with everyone who was not only there in the beginning, but all of the new listeners and seem to make it a point to read their email to make them feel welcome.  I certainly felt that way after having heard my email on Episode 53.

The main reason for my weekly email is I have spent the past couple of weeks putting together the "Ultimate Set List" in spirit of Episode 39.  There are no piss breaks (Evenflow) or novelties (Yellow Ledbetter) on this list.  Just to make sure this flowed, I first took my list and created a playlist on Spotify from the studio recordings and while it sounded good, it still wasn't close enough to the real experience.  What I did next was collect my bootlegs and live albums and put together a playlist on my iPod.  After shifting around the sequence here-and-there I have settled on my "Ultimate Set List."  When I emailed my studio albums rankings I mentioned that Severed Hand would serve as my ideal opener.  I went back and researched how many times it has been played as the opener and it has only opened for 10 out of the 137 times it has been played.  The last coming over 10 years ago in Camden, NJ.  I love the buildup at the beginning of this song so much and have always imagined it as an opener.  Essentially I come out pretty strong and then back off, which is a constant theme of ebbs-and-flows throughout the show.  I intentionally made the Encore 1 section deep cuts and really enjoy putting Nothing As It Seems and You Are back-to-back.  I finish out Encore 2 with more of the Ten era and end the show with my favorite closer of theirs, Indifference. 



Listening to this playlist almost makes me feel like I am there.  It's a much needed escape for me,  given what has happened this year.  Frustratingly enough, I have another difficult situation to navigate regarding my mother's health.  Right now this Ultimate Set List is helping me through this new challenge and I hope my mom will have an opportunity to take this head on and persevere just as my wife has done this year.

Forced to endure, what I could not forgive,

Chris

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