Shane was more often a target by his fellow musicians, in a repartee that never lost momentum to the last word.

From George Grove's apology after a particularly bad Irish bar joke delivered by Shane, "We cannot come to the conclusion that things would have been different had oxygen been present at Bob's birth," through quips such as "Somewhere, there's a village missing their idiot," the pace never lessened.

Opening with "Hard, Ain't It Hard," and rolling immediately into "Three Jolly Coachmen," they slowed down just enough to spin a misty memory with "Early Mornin' Rain."

With historical commentary, Shane next told audiences, "We're going to take you back to 1963." "Yeah, we're gonna do our most recent hit," interjected Grove, a song that was pulled six weeks after a release because of the interjection of "damn" about a "Greenback Dollar." The expletive was replaced with an acoustic strike for several more years.

The post-50 jokes pleased even the X-generation patrons, of which there were surprisingly many. Bud Jones, 25, of Andrews Farm Road, accompanied Lauren Flandry, 26, of Duncan Park. Admitting they were "new fans," they "just recently heard a few songs," they said, perhaps within the week. Their favorite, said Flandry, was "Tom Dooley." "Yes," said Jones, "Tom Dooley" definitely. And "Scotch and Soda." They got their tickets from parents who were there "supporting a good cause."

"Some guy once asked us if we were gonna have any records for sale because he lost all his in the divorce," Shane said, just before break. During the intermission, the Trio did sell CDs, T-shirts and hats complete with autographs and promoted an Alaskan cruise featuring them next fall. Clutching just-purchased memorabilia, Jane D'Uralia thought the concert brought back good memories. Her husband, Paul said he'd heard them in 1965 and 1966. Paul's favorite? '"Scotch And Soda", or course,' he smiled. "I haven't lost my records through divorce. Yet," he said, eyeing Jane.