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Wantagh quotes

...the Scorpions have finished
...the lights go out
...video shows a large plane as it lands with Deep Purple written on its side

FIREBALL (Into The Fire)

...thank you very much

WOMAN FROM TOKYO

...superb, thank you very much, thank you
...well it's not about a woman and it's not about Tokyo
...this is not about Ted and it's not about a mechanic

TED THE MECHANIC
...shoot that dog

...things are not what they seem

LAZY

...superb, thank you very much
...mention of working on a new album over winter

WELL-DRESSED GUITAR

...I'd like to tell you about the next song but I can't because in some settings the lyrics are considered inappropriate so we'll just get on with it

KNOCKING AT YOUR BACK DOOR

...well, it is against the law in some places

BLACK NIGHT

...that was black night
...still trying to figure out what that means

...organ intro with New York, New York and Star Wars
PERFECT STRANGERS
...I don't want to taste your poison...oh no

...that was Perfect Strangers
...title track from the Perfect Strangers album
...this is a lullaby
...a fast lullaby
...a Chinese western

SPEED KING

...that was fom the 1969 album Deep Purple In Rock
...we would like to do something right now that is a little more recent

SMOKE ON THE WATER

...we love you
...take it easy
...bye bye

encore
...special occasion
...100 year anniversary of when we recorded...

HUSH

HIGHWAY STAR

Pat Stratton

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