Quite a show, as always. A good opportunity for some of we board denizens to congregate and count our blessings. Highlights included:
“Book of Love” and John reporting that he’ll be singning it at his niece’s wedding this weekend. That will be a wedding to remember.
Two little girls making a sign requesting “All the Young Dudes” and the band spontaneously honoring their request. Followed by the same two girls making florid “thank you” signs. Adorable. The perfect exchange between artist and fan on a late summer evening.
“He’ll Have to Go” which John said was a Ry Cooder song. He didn’t plumb the low notes like he did in Duluth, but maybe he’s saving his pipes for October. I thought this was an oldie, older than Ry Cooder, but what do I know?
The show closed with “Hey Yeah.” Can’t go wrong with that, especially when a 3 or 4 year old dancing prodigy is cutting a rug under the lights like you can’t believe. Rupert is going to have a run for his money sooner than we know. I’m not kidding. Jane’s adorable son jumped out front and center and went on a terpsichorean jag, too. Nothing like seeing an uninhibited child do what most of us really wish we were doing when we, instead, quietly tap our toes.
Great music, great friends, a sunset, and a hint of fall in the air. As once was said about cheap, watery beer, “you know, it doesn’t get any better than this.”
-psh
