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Bowery Ballroom Helpless
New York, NY
  1. Norah Jones also appeared.
  2. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings brought out surprise guests Norah
    Jones and then Ryan Adams at their Bowery Ballroom NYC show on July
    14, 2004.  Gillian announced that this was Ryan's first appearance on
    a stage since his "little accident".  They played a beautiful
    rendition of To Be Young (is to be sad is to be high) with beautiful
    harmonies.  Then for an encore, they sang Neil Young's Helpless.

    Ryan was in great spirits.  It was hard to tell if his wrist fracture
    was giving him problems or not.  I was watching him adjust the mike
    stand while holding his guitar and struggling with it a little bit. 
    He seemed to strum pretty well.

    He was very well received by the crowd.

    Warren Churgin

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