February 25, 2005: Boxer Rocks! at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA. The Flying Other Brothers host an event for Sen. Barbara Boxer that includes Country Joe McDonald, Bob Weir, David Nelson, Boz Scaggs, and T Bone Burnett.

It started out as a little ol’ CD release party, and turned into An Event!

We were so impressed with the courage of our junior Senator that we decided to dedicate the evening to her, and we persuaded a few of our friends to come out and play. It didn’t take much persuading, in actual fact. So lines formed outside Slim’s early on that Friday night, and never really abated. We heard from David Jacobs-Strain, a singer-songwriter and blues acolyte, and from the Court and Spark, a young San Francisco band with a genre-busting sound. Then it was FOB time, and as we were getting the cumzoutas and gazintas all sorted and satisfied, Boz Scaggs came up on stage and called the Senator to the stage to receive a framed poster for the event signed by all the participating musicians — a horde including, in addition to ourselves and friend and occasional SuperFOB G.E. Smith, Country Joe McDonald, David Nelson, T Bone Burnett, Bob Weir, and the aforementioned Mr. Scaggs. Senator Boxer’s remarks were casual but to the point: “Dick Cheney is so scary!” she confided in describing the difficult choices she had made over the past few months. And then the music started — and didn’t stop — for well over four hours!

Set list:

(All below with G.E. Smith, guitar)
Nick of Time
Wise Man in the Desert
Spillin’ the Blues
Spitfire
Devil’s Kitchen

with Country Joe McDonald
Support the Troops
Save the Whales
Rockin’ All Around the World

with T Bone Burnett
Every Time I Feel the Shift

with David Nelson
Wicked Messenger
Impressionist Two-Step
Panama Red

with Bob Weir
Ripple
Jack Straw
Cassidy
Playin’ in the Band > Uncle John’s Band > Playin’ in the Band
Friend of the Devil

with G.E. Smith
Blip in the Life

with Boz Scaggs
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
As the World goes Passing By

with everyone
Highway 61 Revisited
The Weight
Like a Rolling Stone