1.01 Firebird Suite (2.28)
1.02 Siberian Khatru (9.46)
1.03 Rhythm Of Love (7.02)
1.04 America (11.20)
1.05 Open Your Eyes (6.23)
1.06 And You And I (11.05)
1.07 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.58)
1.08 Arada - Mood For A Day (5.11)
1.09 Valley Of Rocks (3.34)
1.10 The Clap (4.00)
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2.01 Children Of Light (4.36)
2.02 Igor Khoroshev Solo (2.15)
2.03 Long Distance Runaround (3.57)
2.04 Whitefish - Alan White Solo - Ritual (9.53)
2.05 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (5.57)
2.06 The Revealing Science Of God (20.43)
2.07 I've Seen All Good People (7.41)
2.08 Roundabout (8.38)
2.09 Starship Trooper (13.16)
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Yes
Aerial Theater
Houston, TX
1997-11-29

10th Anniversary Edition
My son Danny Toole and I attended this show together 10 years ago. Danny passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2007 after a fall from the balcony of his dorm room in Austin, TX. This remastered recording is offered as a tribute to the potential of his life, which will never be fully realized.

In Danny’s memory, please consider contributing to the Danny Toole Memorial Turing Scholarship Fund of the University of Texas. The fund will help other students like Danny realize his dream of making the world a better place to live. Once contributions to the fund reach $25,000, it will become a permanent endowment. I can’t think of a better way to honor him.

More information on contributing can be found at [Link] If your employer matches your gifts to institutions of higher learning, please fill out the appropriate paperwork so that they will match your gift. Any amount will be appreciated. Please note that I have no monetary interest in this fund.

Recording Info:
REMASTERED by TheTooleMan from the original recording by Chris Milazzo
(Both Chris Milazzo’s master and a TooleMan remaster were seeded on Dimeadozen in 2006. This version is an update to the 2006 remaster)

Lineage: audience recording by Chris Milazzo -> FLAC -> Sound Forge -> FLAC
Additional lineage information on the original recording is available in the “Files from Original Seed” folder

Quality: Excellent – one of the best audience recordings of Yes I’ve ever found. The original seed’s info file is included for reference.

It has been almost 10 years since I took my 10-year-old Danny to his first rock concert on this night in 1997. His mom had the flu and couldn’t go, so Danny lucked out. Tickets were sold on the internet to YesWorld members, but because of some kind of screw-up at the venue we wound up on the third row instead of the first. Still, the seats were great. We inserted our ear plugs as the show started.

Just as Jon and Igor started into “Children of Light,” Danny announced he had to go to the bathroom. We got up and headed to the end of the row, and as we hurried I tripped and almost fell into the lap of Jon’s wife, Jane. She looked at me in shock. I apologized, then we made our way to the men’s room. While we waited for an opening, other guys took note of Danny and told me he was lucky to have such a cool dad. I thanked them, but I knew I was also lucky to have such a good kid. Danny acted as grown-up as anyone in the theater – maybe more so, since he wasn’t standing on the chair screaming and slobbering beer all over me.

We had a great time, and after the show, we made our way ‘round back of the theater. Steve Howe came out to sign albums and other stuff. He did a double take on Danny, so I said, “This is his first big rock concert.” “Mine was Chuck Berry,” Mr. Howe replied.

Next, Jon and Jane made their way from the back door of the theater to a waiting bus. Then Jon came back and signed things. I introduced Danny to him, and they shook hands. Jon asked if Danny’s ears were sore. “Mine are,” he added.

On the way home, we talked about which songs we liked. Danny liked Roundabout, and was impressed by Steve Howe. Then, in a quiet, awe-struck voice, he said, “I shook hands with Jon Anderson.” I was awe-struck too - by the fantastic time I’d had with my wonderful son. It is one of many highlights of my life as his father, and I cherish this recording as a memento.

Less than a year later on July 31, 1998, Danny, his mom, his brother Eric, and I saw Yes at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, the big outdoor venue north of Houston. To my knowledge, no recordings of that show have surfaced. If you know of a recording of the show, please contact me or seed it on Dimeadozen.

TheTooleMan
October, 2007

This incarnation of Yes consisted of:
Jon Anderson (Vocals)
Steve Howe (Guitars)
Billy Sherwood (Guitars)
Chris Squire (Bass)
Alan White (Drums)
Igor Khoroshev (Keyboards)

Disk 1:
1.01 Firebird Suite (2.28)
1.02 Siberian Khatru (9.46)
1.03 Rhythm Of Love (7.02)
1.04 America (11.20)
1.05 Open Your Eyes (6.23)
1.06 And You And I (11.05)
1.07 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.58)
1.08 Arada - Mood For A Day (5.11)
1.09 Valley Of Rocks (3.34)
1.10 The Clap (4.00)

Disk 2:
2.01 Children Of Light (4.36)
2.02 Igor Khoroshev Solo (2.15)
2.03 Long Distance Runaround (3.57)
2.04 Whitefish - Alan White Solo - Ritual (9.53)
2.05 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (5.57)
2.06 The Revealing Science Of God (20.43)
2.07 I've Seen All Good People (7.41)
2.08 Roundabout (8.38)
2.09 Starship Trooper (13.16)