Tucson 2/20

Another great show.. and good to see Tony and Roger

I was seated second row center, and it turned out to be perhaps a little too close, but a fun evening,

At one point during the show, a heavily intoxicated woman literally tried to eject me from my seat..demanding it for herself.. At first, unaware of her inebriated-ness, I thought I must have done something or sat somewhere wrong..
It was mid-song and right in front of Lu… and fortunately someone came to help her,, by dancing with her until security ushered them back to their seat to resounding boos. I think security stopping the dancing kept people in their seats for most of the concert.. Great time had by all though..

thanks to everyone for flattering and lauding me, but I don’t have much to add. It’s great that Mike was involved in an indirect way in that “dancing” incident. I don’t quite understand why the Rialto configures the house differently from Lu show to Lu show, but tony’s right that we had supreme vantage. Just a few things:

Some technical issues were headed off around song four, but Lu referenced the larger Santa Fe problems, suggesting that “the planets” might be to blame. But this was quite minor. She dropped the last line or so from “Drunken A” in what might have been coughing spasms, but the band covered and played the instrumental on out.

“Hickory Wind” was solo and sublime. The aborted-dance number was “West.” (song not aborted, but dance).

Good to see all and sundry, and my friend Brad and date (from Tucson) seemed to enjoy also.

Just a little love for the KBB, who played zero songs off their first record. The new material is great.

1 Blackbird (these titles are approximate)
2 Rain Down on Me (Lillie Mae on fiddle)
3 Breakdown
4 Fall on Me (LM on vocal)
5 You’re Gonna Burn (for the late Ikie, formerly of the Jack White Band)
6 Goodbye West Virginia (with two Risches and Kenneth only)
7 [a Freddie King instrumental number}