Charlemagne "How Could He?" from Charlemagne Live at High Noon Saloon Madison, WI August 23, 2006 PODCAST EXCLUSIVE!

Madison's final Charlemagne show -- at least until Carl Johns returns as a touring act in March -- ended with an apologetic whimper. The set closed with "(We Are) Making Light," and the crowd followed that with extended applause and calls for more; after a few moments Carl told us, sadly, that was all they had. I'd not recorded that song, expecting to record the encore that never came, so this track is all I have from Charlemagne's set. It's a good one, though -- as he dove into the beginning of this song, he stopped suddenly when the rest of the band didn't follow him. Instead they began to sing "Happy Birthday" and somebody brought him a shot. It was a nice, sweet way for him to go out, I think, and a good song to do it with.