I love Richie's version of IBTFY, and I'd hate to see it go away completely. But he really needs to mix things up more. On the LH tour, he did These Days at my first show, IBTFY at my second, and Stranger at my third. That was great. But after that, it was IBTFY at every show I saw (9) -- even when they were doing 2 shows in the same city (3). I understand that it turns into a bathroom & beer break if Richie does something that casual fans don't know, but frankly, that happens anyway. You can't make people stay in place if they're only there to see JBJ. Richie might as well do his own material . . . or "steal" another band song (like TAALS - I still think Richie could do a killer version of that).
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