These MARVELLOUS monomanaical photographicals were taken by Eric Abramson, epa@yellowpine.com, with his trusty Nikonomatic machine. Check out his post-production company's Website at: www.yellowpine.com/ypinfo for more on how he do work his magic!

Mark Vann at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1996. Looks like a Rich Taylor advert to me!

Mark and Drew playing with the legendary Blues Traveller onstage at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL, New Year's Eve 1998 -- the night BEFORE the great blizzard of '99! Wow, them BT boyz must be eatin' REAL good! (Especially that Popper feller in the front playin' the harmonica thing...) What a jam that must have been!

Here's what Christina Ciesiel had to say about the BT-Salmon show on the Leftover List:

Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 18:52:36 -0600
From: GottaBoogie2 <chrisran@mwci.net>
To: "leftover@lists.colorado.edu" <leftover@lists.colorado.edu>
Subject: New Years run

Boy Howdy everyone!

(setlists included)

I'm just getting conscious after the totally bitchin' New Year's
extravaganza.  Fear not fellow LoSers!  Vince and crew came out and
kicked some serious slamgr-ASS!  They danced me solid both nights.  I
was up in front on Drew's side (always!), just between Vince and Drew.

The Aragon Ballroom is a 4000 capacity venue, just off the lake, north
of downtown Chicago.  In it's heyday (or is that hayday??) it was a very
fancy, white glove, homecoming etc., fancy-dance type ballroom.  Trivia:
My husband's mom went to her prom there.  It has a "floating" wooden
dance floor (way cool) which is surrounded by a balconey on all three
sides and the stage at one end.  There is beautiful arabian style gold
and plaster designs on the wall and balconies.  Off the dance floor are
arches to the area off the dance floor and the bars.  The black ceiling
still has several twinkling lights left that work.

It was cold - about 20 out, Weds. 12-30 as we got in line for doors to
open.  The all ages show started at about 7:30 with everyone's favorite
band...

LEFTOVER SALMON!   yaaaaaaay...

OK, Setlists

12-30-98  Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL

Whaddya Gonna Do
Zombie Jamboree
Green Thing
Whiskey For Brkfst->
Goin Over That Waterfall
Midnight Blues
- - Vince announced they would play Tu nas P'as Aller but then Drew's
fiddle was out of commision.  They never did play it :(  - -
Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow
Shame & Scandal
Baby Hold On
Up On the Hill Boogie
Whisperin Waters   :)sweeeeeet
Walkin' Cane  (not sure this is the name but they kept saying that over
and over)
Earl's Breakdown (? I agree this may have been but i'm not sure)
Headbag
Rankin' Full Stop
Sittin On Top of the World
     1:13

Thursday, 12-31, it was 14 out as we stood in line to get in and see the
show, hopping about in anticipation and to stay warm!  The show kicked
off at 8:55.

12-31-98 NEW YEAR'S EVE  Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL

Euphoria
Jokester
Bend in the River
 (?) Y'all Come (& see us when you can)
Breakin' Through
Mama Boulet
Doin' My Time
River's Risin'
Another Way to Turn (is this the name of drew's new tune?)
Boo Boo
The Thing that the Doctor Ordered Me
Jam (?)
FOGDOWN!!
This is the Time w/Drift Away
Better
      1:20

As always, setlist correction/addition requested.

All us LoSers had a great time and danced all around.  It was nice to
see lots of familiar faces there :)  I wore a LoS shirt and tried to say
hi to everyone else i saw with one on too. The first night only 2000 or
so tickets were sold, so the place was pretty roomy.  Of course, New
Year's Eve was a sold out show. They seemed to have stayed away from
alot of weeeeeed references, but the crowd was already risin up!

Night 1, someone tossed a TYE-died, TY, beanie bear onstage and Vince
gave it to Tye.  Later, someone tossed either a bear or a wig (something
brown and fuzzy was all i could see) up by Mark and Tye.  Apparently it
wasn't too interesting cause Mark booted it offstage.

Apt was really jammin and tossed a drum stick in the air, way high, and
smoothly caught it and i was impressed.  He did it again and just then,
the stage lights came down to dark and he lost it and it came down and
conked Tye in the head.  When the lights came back on Tye was holding
his eye, but  was only yanking Apt's chain and didn't really lose an
eye.

For New Year's Mark looked quite dapper in a cool shirt and tophat.
Drew had on a really cool black button up shirt with orange and yellow
fish printed all over it.  hehe - cool.  Vince, surprisingly, wore blue
jeans both nights. (sarcasm here)

Anyone who is interested in the BT list can e me for it.

It does include a "Devil Went Down to Georgia" from the 2nd night with
Drew on the white 420 fiddle and Mark both sitting in with the Blues
Traveler.  It was fun.  I only wish there had been more musical cross
pollination!

Luckily, this 18 inches of snow we're getting now held out until late on
New Year's day and all us freaks were able to get safely out of the
city.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!  It was great to see you LoSers there and great
to dance dance dance and show those BT fans how we BOOGIE slamgrass
style!!

Peace, Pasta and a bigass shovel,

Christina