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by the way, i was the first one to whistle when she took her jacket off…i wish i could whistle louder.
Response to review by Basil:
Here’s my review:
Lucinda William’s did not play Too Cool to Be Forgotten in Ann Arbor Sunday night at the Michigan Theatre, though she succinctly left that song penned so many years ago like a scar in the ears of those who attended her sold out show in Ann Arbor Sunday night.
Lucinda (i shall call her by her first name Basil) left her cowgirl hat on the bus, but she brought along a sizzling branding iron that burned a slow orange phosphorescence in the auditory canals and hearts of those who came to relish the raw purity of her music.
Early in the night, Maestro Doug Pettibone (guitar) unleashed monstrosities from his truly functionally schizophrenic guitar; those monsters initially talked back like orange-headed stepchildren chock full of sugar, but they were soon quelled with the lushness of Lucinda’s poignant lyrics and authenticity. Throughout the night, Doug’s guitar spewed vulgarities and unbenounced surprises, and Lucinda met him eye-to-eye and note-for-note for many communion-like toasts.
Jim Keltner (drummer) kept it all together from his concentric perch like the true monk-choreographer he is by grounding all of them like a Whac-a-Mole champion at the State Fair; he suggested everyone play well with others; at times, he raised his voice, and during Come On , he actually proved that his words owned gravity with an eloquent and mean drum solo that would make a drummer boy’s mentor blush . He definitely got his point across, and he added several exclamation points in the process.
Tony Garnier (bass) played lookout from stage-right, he helped keep everyone in check (like he has with Dylan, Asleep at the Wheel, Tom Waits, Wainright, Paul Simon) with his steady, subtle, and sturdy strength of conviction.
Carrie Rodriguez joined the crew later unlacing her fiddle for a mean rendition of Lucinda’s Joy.
Once again, Lucinda enraptured her fans with a poignancy, rawness, and strength of conviction that is Too Cool to Be Forgotten.
signed,
half-awake
lansing, michigan[/u]
