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What with the rush of attendees and the subsequent crush trying to get parked, we end up in the uppermost parking lot tonight. Good for uber-fans who plan on hanging out with the band at their tour bus after the show, bad for folks like us who will be stuck in the longest possible queue. Anyways, we hustle on down to the entrance, snake our way through the search and scan, then race-walk to our seats in the bleachers immediately behind the soundboard, arriving a moment or two after the start of the opening set from Cris Jacobs. | What with the rush of attendees and the subsequent crush trying to get parked, we end up in the uppermost parking lot tonight. Good for uber-fans who plan on hanging out with the band at their tour bus after the show, bad for folks like us who will be stuck in the longest possible queue. Anyways, we hustle on down to the entrance, snake our way through the search and scan, then race-walk to our seats in the bleachers immediately behind the soundboard, arriving a moment or two after the start of the opening set from Cris Jacobs. | ||
- | The opener, Cris Jacobs, is a very bluesy guitar player and a fine singer. I like his set, but the constant chatter of folks around us bodes ill for the night ahead. Seems to me like we're the only ones in our section trying to listen to the music ... EVERYBODY else is either talking, listening to a friend talk, or messing with a smartphone. Aiyah! What a sad situation! It's evident by the end of Cris' set that this doesn't bode well for the rest of the night, | + | The opener, Cris Jacobs, is a very bluesy guitar player and a fine singer. I like his set, but the constant chatter of folks around us bodes ill for the night ahead. Seems to me like we're the only ones in our section trying to listen to the music ... EVERYBODY else is either talking, listening to a friend talk, or messing with a smartphone. Aiyah! What a sad situation! It's evident by the end of Cris' set that there's nothing much I can do but suffer, so I counsel myself patience and pray that all will be well once the headliner takes the stage... |
- | < | + | So it's setbreak, and the crowd is even more talkative than earlier in the night, drat! Ting thinks it's the location -- that the Mountain Winery draws a more self-absorbed crowd than other venues. I think that's partly correct, but I think it's also an older crowd that isn't so hard core about going to shows, and so doesn' |
- | Very talkative crowd tonight, drat! Ting thinks | + | Anyways, we sit tight until it' |
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+ | No doubt this unhappy start lends a vinegary taste to my impression of tonights show -- seems to me to be a casual toss-off ... just another whistle stop on the road for Stevie | ||
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+ | Overall, I think I'd have better served attending | ||
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