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MY love affair with MUSIC began in the late 50's.I listened to jazz, via my mother's collection. She belonged to the Columbia Record Club. My addiction/admiration of "LIVE" music began in the 60's at the KRNT theater: Buffalo Springfield, Turtles, The Flock, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Johnny Winter And, Music Machine,as well as others, I am trying to remember. May 6, 1967 KRNT Theater, Des Moines, IA, "Buffalo Springfield" PERSONNEL: February 22, 1967 - June 1967 Steven Stills - lead guitar, vocals, Neil Young - lead guitar, vocals, Richie Furay - rhythm guitar, vocals, Jim Fielder - bass, Dewey Martin - drums, vocals... While growing up in Des Moines I was fortunate to also see Cream in 1968 in the first ever arena concert in Iowa. Put on by Des Moines Music House owner,George Wilkinson, who also lived near my home near Merle Hay, Conqueror Worm opened with my first intro to a Hammond B3...prior to or around the same time, I passed on a Monkee's show at Vets to see Eknock Smokey in a downtown warehouse...a mid west power trio. Also at Vets during 68, I attended several CCR and Steppenwolf shows. I often attended solo, via a bus ride from my home in the burbs. Worth mention is the show my mom decided I could not attend. Due to the press of the day around them, my mom did not feel I should attend a concert by drug users...now she cares? Oh the show, The Doors at KRNT Theater... to this day,I should of been there. It now becomes fuzzy, as we moved from Des Moines to Ft. Dodge.My addiction now growing, I gave my shot at playing an instrument. I had a Vox Continental, which I did not know how to play, but with my growing knowledge of music... I faked it, enough so, I jammed with a real musician who played electric guitar,Scott. Scott and I attended The Denver Pop Festival,a three-day music festival June 27-June 29, 1969 at Mile High Stadium. Having ever spoken with me for longer than 5 mins about music...you know the story and are sick of hearing about it... From my original Denver Pop Festival Press Kit by The Goldstein Organization with Feyline Productions of Denver Colorado, The lineup: * Big Mama Thornton * The Flock * Three Dog Night * Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention * Iron Butterfly * Aeorta * Zephyr (with Tommy Bolin) * Poco * Johnny Winter * Tim Buckley * * Sweetwater * Joe Cocker * The Jimi Hendrix Experience (final performance together) Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, set list via Zappateers: Hungry Freaks Daddy, Downtown Talent Scout,Pound For A Brown story,Pound For A Brown,Sleeping In A Jar, Some Ballet Music,FZ conducts the audience....... From Colorado Rocks!: A Half Century of Music in Colorado by George Brown: * Ticket prices were $6 per day, or $15 for all three days (Fri, Sat, Sun). On Sunday, after all possible tickets had been sold, the promoter announced from the stage that he was declaring it a "free festival". * Frank Zappa is credited by some with inventing the audience wave during his set. He actually selected sections of the stadium (audience) to each make different odd sounds and gestures. He then composed a "tune" on his "crowd instrument". * On the second (and third) days the battle between the gatecrashers outside and the police suddenly affected those inside the stadium. With a combination of shifting wind and thrown canisters, tear gas suddenly swept over the crowd. The seats emptied into the concourses and onto the field. This would prove to be a very formative experience that has help mold my life. In the coming years in Ft.Dodge, after June 1969, I hung out with two members of a local beatlesque band, The West Ministers. Kirk Kaufman an orignal member, whose farm served to house many a jam session,would become known nationally for Junior's Motel in Otho, or as I knew it, "The Chicken Shack." From his website:Junior's Motel was founded back in 1972 by Kirk Kaufman, at the time a member of the Hawks, a pop band with a 2 record deal with Columbia Records. Kirk is chief producer and engineer to this day. Artists from all over the midwest come here to make music history...The West Ministers later splintered into Hawks, who recorded two Columbia releases, as well as Locust. For me it was my time as a roadie wannabe with their first splinter, Phoenix, that proved to introduce me to artists such as John McLaughlin,Larry Corell and Marvin Gaye. Their star player was Woody Woodrich (Bass)from White Lightning, a band I also saw on many a Friday night in area venues...From "Whitefacts": "White Lightning" was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968 by ex-"Litter" guitarist "Zippy" Caplan and bassist Woody Woodrich. The two musicians had been jamming together for close to a year before they decided to become a group. Woody Woodrich was the first bass player to use red-line compression for recording before compressors were available to the consumer market. He originally accomplished this while recording with the group in Chicago for then manager Doug Martin. Transferring the information to Sound 80, and with Tom Jung's help, the effect was used recording the "Lightning" album. The process was kept so hush-hush that when a member of another Minneapolis band, who'd made it nationally, inquired about it, he was refused the information..." Although this was relatively only about 19 months...I was introduced to many practicing musicians in the Minneapolis area. While there/and during my days in Ft. Dodge, I went to many shows in St. Paul: Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath (King Crimson opened, regardless of what Mr. Fripp states)Humble Pie, Dr. Hook(I passed on Mahavishnu Orchestra, decision that haunts me to this day)and probably the most memorable was The Allman Brothers Band in an outdoor appearance: LIVE SHOW: July 24, 1971 Superball Festival/Open Air Celebration II, Midway Stadium, St. Paul, MN One Way Out In Memory of Elizabeth Reed You Don't Love Me Whipping Post. This proved to be one of the last Duane Allman performance, as he was killed on October 29, 1971. Another influence was the Lalya lp, it was a collection of songs that seemed to be about us...While living in Ft. Dodge my friends and I drove to Arizona for a festival that did not occur, when we go there, location unknown at this time, it never materialized. Not to go without, we drove to Colorado and stayed at a friends sister's house.While there we heard that Jethro Tull was at the Red Rocks, so we drove there without tickets and were turned away as gate crashers:"6/10/71 Red Rocks Amphitheatre,Morrison (Denver), Co. USA The Red Rocks riot, at which Tull played through tear gas." I continued to stay around the twin cities and taking in as much live music as I could. As I was living with 2 members of Phoenix...I did attend all of their shows and hung out with their lead singer/percussionist, Steve M of Stonehedge fame...it was Steve who turned me on to other music than the rock I was listening to. After returning to Iowa, my concerts became mostly outdoor events, like the Iowa State Fair. I remember going solo to Steely Dan, Sutherland Brother and Quiver. Even saw Elton John, but did leave mid-way thru as he was not doing it for me. I also went solo to Des Moines to see Neil Young at Vets. I remember this concert because everyone was yelling for him to rock or some lame thing...Neil was doing some acoustic stuff that Des Moines was not appreciating. Although this is out of order, another KRNT show came while in Ft. Dodge, West Ministers opening for James Gang. Things again get blurry, but I did go to more shows during 1971-1973:Ted Nugent and Chuck Berry at the Des Moines Hockey Arena...memorable for several reasons...Chuck Berry had no traveling band and used locals, a concept that at that time was foreign to me. Ted Nugent was still cool and they played"You Can't Always Get What You Want" over the house PA prior to Nugent's performance. To this day, that point in time sent shivers up my back... ranks as one of the best moments in my concert experiences... 1973-1978 saw me get married, have children and live in "God's Country", Lake of the Woods. Needless to say it can also be known as concert void. Although I did continue to listen and experience to and experience new music,at least to me. My radio was the CBC Jazz station, my music, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, as well as Queen's debut LP. It was November 1978 when I first returned to Iowa and my quest of live music. Friday 11-10-78, 8:00 PM, CY Stephens Auditorium, Ames Iowa, Dizzzy Gillespie, main floor, row 12, seats 3 and 4. This marked Kim's first concert, ever. I remember Dizzy had a strong African vibe, very percussive in nature. I began a concert diary that was housed in a teacher's lesson plan book I stole while a custodian in Jefferson. My first entry read," Dizzy Gillespe, CYS, Ames. Iowa, 1st concert in Iowa...well enjoyed." Next was the first of many Marshall Tucker Band shows at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.On January 25, 1979 I rekindled my love of Southern rock with a vengeance... I had listened to all of MTB LPs in 70's a was exited to see the Caldwell brothers in action. I wrote, " Marshall Tucker Band, Hilton Coliseum...Ames...won tickets from KKRL...was a good evening...Firefall opened." KKRL was a mom and pop FM station in Caroll. They were very eclectic, played everything from Jim Caroll, who's notable song "People Who Died" became a Drive-By Truckers show staple, to Return To Forever. I listened to KKRL 24-7 and called daily to talk or request songs that played wile I was working as a custodian and attending college in Ames. March 23, 1979, Kim and attended Phoebe Snow at CYS.Jim Healy, staff writer for the De Moines Register referred to the show as, "Phoebe Snow revue: totally satisfying" Of course this is the Poetry Man period and Kim and I had grown to love Phoebe's music, as well as her journey as a single mom of a child with special needs. I remember the shock when I read in Rolling Stone that her stereo was a transistor radio that was placed on her kitchen table... In June we ventured back to CY to see Benny Goodman and his Sextet. This would mark my first concert in which mother Mary attended. Mom had turned me on to jazz, Benny included, in the late 50's, so this concert would prove to be memorable. I wrote, " Benny Goodman Sextet CYS, Ames...Fantastic seating...Did "Send in the Clowns"...most moving...was a good experience...seeing a well respected musician preform...He controlled entire band and audience...saw him leave CYS." Also in June, Kim and I would take mom to yet another concert, George Benson. I had been into Benson's CTI material during my "jazz only" period while living in Warroad MN. Somewhere either while still in Mn or shortly upon return to Iowa, I had sold all my rock albums and listened only to jazz or instrumental compositions...I wrote, "George Benson, Des Moines Civic Center...best seating to date...was a pipe dream of 500 miles come true...was everything expected and more...very powerful...full string section...was beautiful mood...absolute best!!!" Lenny White opened. As the 80's approached, the Bee Gees launched their Spirits having flown Tour in Ft. Worth on June 28th. When I heard they were coming to the Hilton in July, I bought 3 seats for Kim, Mary and I in the center balcony. I was not a fan of the new music of the Bee Gees, but knew mother Mary liked the Night Fever thing...Much to my amazement... I enjoyed their show. I wrote, "Bee Gees, Hilton, Ames...good seats...was a show of wealth and fame..strobe mirror ball...explosive disco flavored...opening song, "Tragedy" was most remembered...did a fine set of oldies." According to Bee Gees World, their possible set list looked like this: Playlist(Los Angeles. Montreal): Tragedy, Edge of the universe, Night fever, Love so right, Stayin' alive, Medley: New York mining disaster, Run to me, Too much heaven, Holiday, I can't see nobody, Lonely days, I started a joke, Massachusetts, How can you mend a broken heart, Nights on Broadway, To love somebody, Words, Wind of change, How deep is your love, Jive talkin', Encore: You should be dancing. Upon looking at the Bee Gees band, I noticed a familiar name from seventies, Joe Lala. Joe was the percussionist with Steven Stills. From Joe's website: "After leaving Blues Image, where he sang lead on “Leaving My Troubles Behind” a prophetic song about his situation in the band, Joe played with Stephen Stills’ Manassas, The Eagles, The Bee Gees, Jackson Browne, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Barbara Streisand, John Couger Mellenkamp, Eric Clapton, Dr John, and Herbie Hancock just to name a few." Joe is no longer playing and is now an actor, does cartoon voices, commercials and television. Also of note was my short-term gig as a DJ at the Tropical Storm, a local disco in Jefferson. I worked with some pretty cool audio gear and lights a couple of nights a week. I can't remember all the songs I played, but whenever I could I would play ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down." I did not embrace disco...but loved the system. Although my next entry is from October 1979... I remember this show quite often. Not because it so good, but because it was probably the worst show I ever paid to see...Lou Rawls, 10-1-79, Des Moines Civic Center. My review, " Lou Rawls and Melba Moore was the worst concert to date...seats were horrible...sound was not working...Rawls was quite well rounded in speech and song...enjoyed talks before songs... Moore was awful...over stated." Ticket price, $12.50. Now I begin to resume where I left off in 1972. This MAY become the best concert I will have attended:WEATHER REPORT February 11, 1980, Des Moines Civic Center, row B, seats 59 and 60.From my diary, " Concert started late, about 8:30 or after, our seats were close, but favored the right side. But even though theses things usually make for a bad performance...never was there a dull moment after they came on stage. Such a powerful band, very eclectic. Percussion belonged to two men, one on drums and a percussionist that played a set of congas and a bass drum/cymbals. Each musician was an example of true professionalism...I was in a state of complete wonder when it ended. It was if I had taken a journey...was a fine concert, an appropriate concert for the 80's" I apologize for the poor grammar/structure, etc... I will blame it on the decade/lack of proper medication(s) or that I had yet to attend college? Here is Jim Healey's review from the Des Moines Register, " WEATHER REPORT divided its high level jazz set into two portions here: something for the mind and something for the body. For roughly the first hour Monday night, the progressive quintet served to 1,823 persons at the Civic Center music not so much for listening as for providing a trough through which the crowd could channel its own feelings, moods, interpretations. it was modern art, impressionistic. What one took from it depended more on what viewpoint one brought to the hall than the music itself. The second half of the shear energy, visceral. The first half featured mostly untitled pieces not generally known. One of those untitled ditties was quite a showcase for the band's mood creation. It began with Josef Zawinul building slowly ..boards. Wayne Shorter joined on sax, then bristled out front. Percussionist Robert Thomas Jr. and drummer Peter Erskine, along with bassist Jaco Pastoius, cranked in the underlying energy to resemble a runaway vehicle- a large one-barreling down curving mountain road. As the pell-mell playing threatened to overtake itself, the runaway vehicle, rolling crazily and rocking side to side, hit a level spot and slowed a bit. Zawinul's keyboards booted it over the edge of a long, gentle downward slope and it came ever closer to going out of control, until it finally hit bottom, where Shorter's sax mimicked the driver whooping with euphoria and relief. The back half of thw show, the energy part, was summed up by "Rockin In Rhythm" and "Birdland" played back to back almost as a single number. During the former. slides showing the cream of jazz performers over the years appeared behind the band. The group put on itys awing suit and Shorter ledn his mates through some melodic and spirited bop and big band style playimg. Pastorious added some vocal shoop, do wah, doop to keep it all in line and the latter piece cameracing around third and slid into home safe in a great cloud of musical dust. The art was divided from energy by three=part bass solo preformed by Pastorious. It included sounds that resembled Duane Eddy's twang, Hendrix' psychedelic madness and a crazed be-bop sax player. The only complaints are that the show began half an hour late and public address system developed a hideous sound partway through. Weather Report preforms tonight at the Paramount Theater in Cedar Rapids." Jaco would go on to become an icon for me on so many levels, although I was never fortunate to see his art live again... I remember his entrance, not mentioned above, they sprinkled baby powder on the stage in front of Jaco's setup, the Jaco literately flew in sliding across the stage...it was like Pete Townsend on the bass... Jaco then climbed atop his rack of Marshalls and proceeded to jump onto the stage...playing. This show would prove to be a measuring stick for all shows there after... Tuesday March 4, 1980...Ronnie Laws and Twennynine featuring Lenny White... Des Moines Civic Center. ..." Was bad weather...blizzard...Tom (brother) and I went...good seating. Lenny White was very energetic...good guitarist... Ronnie Laws did old and new material...Friends and Strangers was memorable." March 17, 1980, Pat Metheny Group, Filmore Theater, Ames, Iowa. Tickets $8.00 ... 500 seat venue...I wrote, "Kim and I took Tom, no stubs, was fantastic...everything was perfect...seats/sound was outstanding...one draw back...could not stay for 2nd show." I have a review to include later... March 22, 1980, Chick Corea, Tickets: $8.50...My review, " We had 3rd row orchestra seats...were close enough for a personal touch you lose further back...Corea started at 8:00 PM, minus Joe Farrel, as advertised. Corea was no doubt the leader, he controlled most of the music...he contacted the audience in a way I have not experienced at most concerts...did a duet, Corea on grand piano, audience on vocals... was really nice. He commented on the Civic Center's sound ...overall Chick Corea was indeed a dedicated musician whose music held something for both the jazz listener of the 80's and 40's. Mom enjoyed the concert... she said it reminded her of Stan Kenton. I do not know if I even put Corea in such a tight category as jazz...etc." John Karras of the Des Moines Register, "...Each number was incredibly long, incredibly complex. Four numbers occupied the concert's first hour-first hour." March 28, 1980, Todd Rundgren: Live Adventures in Utopia, with Roger Powell, Kasim powell, John Wilcox. Ticket price: $9.00, Des Moines Civic Center..as I did write a review...I really was impressed with the band...in fact Utopia remains Todd's best performance vehicle...I often play Utopia live in Japan. My brothers went...Kim passed. April 24, 1980, The Crusaders, with special guest Randy Crawford, tickets: $9.00. This was a special concert as I was really into them while in my jazz only stage, especially while in Warroad, MN. I had all the LPs, post Jazz Crusaders....from Vervemusicgroup.com, " The Crusaders worked both together and individually in the studios, backing everyone from Marvin Gaye to Steely Dan to Joni Mitchell. Meanwhile, The Crusaders’ oeuvre expanded into one of the great jazz/soul collections of the modern era. Their landmark albums—The Second Crusade, Unsung Heroes, Southern Comfort, Chain Reaction, and Those Southern Knights—took on iconic status in more ways than one. The Crusaders catalogue has become perhaps the most sampled in the world. The infectious grooves and licks from those songs are a veritable backbone of today’s neo-soul, rap and hip hop music. Artists that have sampled Crusaders tracks include 2Pac, Queen Latifah, Ice Cube, Tyrese, Destiny’s Child, De la Soul, Lil Bow Wow, Blackstreet, Masta Ace, US3 and Dave Hollister, to name a few." It was the Crusaders who introduced me to Robben Ford, via their 1975 Southern Knights LP...April 29, 1980, The Who, Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa, tickets: $12.00...As I began to return to "rock shows"...The Who show was a return to arenas... Unlike most shows to date, I went to the venue the day they went on sale to stand in line for 8 hours for tickets...my brother Tom ( a drummer living in Florida)went with me. When we went to the show on the 29th, Kim accompanied Tom and I... It was reserved seating...we were in row 35 on the floor...Unfortunately this show does not hold fond memories for Kim. She was puked on via the person in front of her whose bottle of Jack had run almost dry. As if this was not a reason to never go to rock shows again...she lost part of her hearing in one ear...From my diary, " Who...what can I say...really...had center seats main floor. Stood atop a chair the entire night...I was totally amazed. There I was seeing and hearing probably the best rock n roll band on the earth today...it was like seeing the original Who...after years of hearing other versions ...songs from "Who's Next" struck home the hardest...drummer Kenny Jones, ex Small Faces/Rod Stewart, was under headphones on those numbers. Pete Townsend moved like a young man in heat...did all the licks he was famous for...used 3 axes (???) power chorded the place until the walls echoed with his refrains. Roger Dartley, now in short hair was out to break a marathon of a vocalist's sheer power...was totally in shape (totally???) used his mike in Who tradition...at one point while between songs, he jogged around in circles and then broke in on cue...It was a slice of Rock n Roll history...well worth the 9 hour ticket wait" Set list: Setlist Substitute; I Can't Explain; Baba O'Riley; My Wife; Sister Disco; Behind Blue Eyes; Dreaming From The Waist; Drowned; Who Are You; 5.15; Pinball Wizard; My Generation; Sparks; See Me Feel Me; Won't Get Fooled AgainEncore: Summertime Blues; The Real Me >Lineup Roger Daltrey Harmonica, Vocals, John Entwistle Vocals, Bass, Kenney Jones Drums, Pete Townshend Vocals, Guitar, John Bundrick Piano, Keyboards... May 26, 1980, Des Moines ; Iowa State Fair Grounds, "Journey, Molly Hatchet, TOTO, Babys" Tickets: $12.00...I wrote, " Rock n Roll...Hot...Lots of people...TOTO was out of place...Left during Journey...much to much." All I remember is I tore my new Who stage on a nail while I was next to the stage during TOTO's set...they were wearing jump suits?? TOTO was the band I related to going in,as they did sport Jeff Pocaro and I was really interested in his playing....but it was Molly Hatchet that stayed with me and fired my desire for southern rock. It is good to see I hated Journey then as well.................The next one may have been my son Brian's first concert, George Benson, June 19, 1980, Des Moines Civic Center...I wrote, " This was a special concert...Brian attended...was his first ever. He was well entertained throughout most of the performance...seating was excellent...Des Moines Symphony opened the first of two sellout performances...Benson was back with most of his original band...with exceptions of drummer and keyboardest...this time he brought Ronnie Foster. Opened powerfully...did a well balanced set...did most of standards...one new one...again only gripe was not being able to attend 2nd performance." June 26, 1980, Kenny Loggins, Des Moines Civic Center, Tickets: $8.75. It was back to Kim and I...I wrote, "...we had good seats for my 1st encounter with K.L. There was no opening act. KL band were well into the intro of the first number when Loggins took the stage. The first few songs were mature rockers...felt real good...he did a few oldies while playing playing Ovation sitting on the edge of the stage..they then resumed with material from Caddy Shack and Keep the Fire...was very impressive evening." August 29, 1980, B.B. King, Des Moines Civic Center, Tickets: $9.00, I wrote, " ...was a most enjoyable concert...mixed blues standards with his recent funk orientated tunes. Laid to rest the image I had a "guitar holder"...Lucille holds him..." October 5, 1980, Ray Charles,Des Moines Civic Center, Tickets: $9.50, I wrote, " Ray Charles and his orchestra preformed two shows, we attended the second. Ray's orchestra opened set with some jazz and R&B numbers. Ray was escorted to his grand piano, being cheered warmly by the house...later in his set he switched to a raged electric piano...did some funkier tunes. The production of the concert and actual performance lacked excellence and bordered on fair." It is clear I had yet to understand the significance of Ray and the impact he had had on music, as I look back and try and recall, it is him @ the Fender Rhodes....Stevie Ray Vaughan The Civic Center Des Moines Iowa, May 8th 1987...This was my first SRV show. It was memorable because Stevie had voice problems and told us that he would just play his guitar instead.The setlist: 1. Scuttle Buttin' 2. Say What 3. Hidaway 4. Mary Had A Little Lamb 5. Looking Out The Window 6. Tin Pan Alley 7. In The Open 8 Cold Shot 9. Rude Mood 10. Little Wing 11.Third Stone From The Sun....... Eric Clapton April 20, 1990 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa October. The whole family attended this show. We were in the Hilton making our way to out seats when we heard the opening strains of "Pretending". I got the spinal bumps and all... Once in our seats, very top of Hiton, the boys took off their shirts due to the heat. Setlist: 1.Pretending 2.No alibi 3.Running on faith 4.I shot the sheriff 5.White room /Can't Find My Way Home 6.Bad Love 7.Before you accuse me 8.Old Love 9.Tearing us apart 10.You look wonderful 11.Band intros/Cocaine 12.Layla 13.Crossroads 14.Sunshine of your love......October 28, 1990, ZZ TOP/Colin James, Hilton Coliseum, Ticket:$14.75, Justin and I went....I wanted to see Colin James, I liked his guitar work... I can remember how cheesy I thought ZZ TOP was with their stage set-up.......Crash Test Dummies, 11-29-1991, Peoples Bar and Grill, Ames, Iowa. This may have been my first show at Peoples. Dummies were riding high on their album, Ghosts That Haunt Me. 1991 was a powerful year for CTD and Peoples was beginning it rich tradition of brining up and coming national acts to ISU/ Ames. During this time I watched Much Music via my C-band satellite. Unlike MTV, MM was promoting Canadian artists, thus the Much Music letterhead. After the CTD show I was able to meet the band and obtain their autographs..... April 23, 1992, John Prine and Cowboy Junkies, C.Y. Stephens. This was my first Junkies show...it was a time where I was listening a lot to Canadian artists, (Colin James)I have 3 stubs which means it was Kim and one of the boys? At the time the Cowboy Junkies had a song that featured an appearance by John Prine... Goverment Mule,11-20-1997, People Bar and Grill, Ames, Iowa. This was my first Mule show. People held around 350...as close as I ever was able to be for a Mule show. At this point I had seen Warren and Woody with the ABB, but never was fortunate enough to see Mule. They had been to the Cabooze a couple of times in Minn. The whole Burrows family attended. As with other People shows I was able to meet the band, get autographs. I also talked with Matt about Tatoos. I had just received the dragon on the right arm. Setlist: Set 1: Grinnin' In Your Face > Pygmy Twylyte > Rockin' Horse > Temporary Saint > Thorazine Shuffle, Mr. Big > Thelonius Beck > Gameface > Towering Fool > She Said She Said > Tomorrow Never Knows Jam, Trane > St. Stephen Jam > I Shall Be Released, Blue Jean Blues, Blind Man In The Dark > Drums > Blind Man In The Dark > Mule > I've Been Workin' > Mule, E: She's Nineteen Years Old* > Born Under A Bad Sign* > I'm Gonna Send You Back To Georgia*Comment: * with Larry McCray. Friday Sept 11, 1992, U2 and Primus @ Jack Trice Field in Ames, Iowa. Kim, Brian, Justin and I attended, seats were high but had a good view of the stage. As with all concerts in a football stadium you loose a lot of the personal feel and this one was no exception. Probably the best band at the time was Primus who opened for U2, although the environment was wrong for Les and company........BACKYARD TIRE FIRE The Mill Iowa City, Iowa May 11, 2005. A unique show, I slept through all but the encore. It seems prior to the show I had spent the day outside priming myself which ended up to be a tad too much. The Mill is a small venue and Kim and I were @ a table directly in front of the band. Later in RNC, the band told me they remembered me sleeping.....setlist: 1 More Than a Lot 2 A Better Day 3 Lines 4 Ice Cream Truck 5 Spinnin' Around 6 I Wanna Be Tom Petty 7 Up & Down 8 To You 9 The Daze 10 Honey to a Bee 11 instrumental/interlude 12 Gray Sky Blues 13 Black Rose (Waylon Jennings) 14 Tired of Being Tired 15 Undecided 16 800 Miles (Mark Bilyeu) 17 Green-Eyed Soul 18 It's a Good Night 19 New Faces (Bloodkin) 20 Tryin' to Get Paid 21 Thick Skin 22 It's Been a Long Time 23 Time to Go 24 Lightning................. WANEE FESTIVAL Live Oak Florida April 13-14, 2007...This was my first WANEE. The bands: Allman Brothers Band Gov't Mule The Derek Trucks Band and Susan Tedeschi – Special Saturday Midnight Set, Oteil & the Peacemakers, Backyard Tire Fire, Bonobos Convergence, Devon Allman's Honeytribe, Keller Williams, Nickel Creek, Phonograph, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Rose Hill Drive, Rusted Root, The Radiators, Scrapomatic, Sister Hazel.... ALLISON KRAUSE 7-13-2007, US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This was a half house show, better suited for a smaller venue, yet her set was quite good regardless.......... WILCO 10-14-2007, University of Iowa, IMU. ................. . BOB DYLAN and ELVIS COSTELLO 10-24-2007 Carver Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa. This is my 3rd or 4th concert here and the venue sucks...Costello was solo and the sound was listenable... Bob was another story...... LITTLE FEAT Simon Estes 7-20-2007,Des Moines, Iowa. Another great evening w/ Feat The Drive-By Truckers, Dirt Underneath Tour, 10-18-2007, Englert, Iowa City. Set list:Heathens, Panties In Your Purse, The Home Front, A Ghost To Most, Nine Bullets, Tales Facing Up, Women Without Whiskey, The Living Bubba, Shut Up and Get On The Plane, My Sweet Annette, Daddy's Cup, The Sands Of Iwo Jima, Bob, The Opening Act, Gravity's Gone, Let There Be Rock, Checkout Time In Vegas, A World of Hurt, Zip City, Dead, Drunk and Naked, Guitar Man Upstairs, Buttholeville, State Trooper, Buttholeville (reprise), People Who Died, Ryan Bingham opened. Kris went with Kim and I. We had 3rd row seats for our 1st time at the Englert... .. .. May 30-June 1, 2008... Mountain Jam, Hunter Mountain, via iClips.net... Seats were familiar, sound was 2 channel... Mule was the stand-out Fri and Sat, as was Warren's various sit-ins...most interactive show: Drive-By-Truckers, 1:30 Central, June 1st... Kim and I had been outside all day, watching Cubs and doing yard work... then it was inside for an abbreviated DBT set....we enjoyed our self's, especially on a Sunday! Loooo-king forward to July 5th...DBT Des Moines down-by the river... watchin Warren w/ Bobbie ....7:28 PM 6-1-08........ Zappa Plays Zappa, Minneapolis, 1st Ave Club, Tickets: $30.00/GA...First night of tour.....11:37 PM... THE PLAYERS: Dweezil Zappa: Guitar, Aaron Arntz: Keyboards, Scheila Gonzalez: Saxphone, Flute, Keyboards & Vocals, Pete Griffin: Bass, Billy Hulting: Marimba, Mallets & Percussion, Jamie Kime: Guitar, Joe Travers: Drums & Vocals, SPECIAL GUEST: Ray White: Guitar & Vocals...Set list:1. Intro> 2.Eye Of The Tiger > Purple Lagoon > Imaginary Diseases 3.Tiny Lights 4.Beautiful Guy > Beauty Knows No Pain 5.Flakes > Broken Hearts 6.Bamboozled > King Kong 7. Yellow Snow > St. Alfonzo > Father O Blivion 8.Sharleena 9.Pygmy Twylyte 10.Cheepnis 11. Joe's Garage 12. Wet T-Shirt Night > Outside Now > He Used To Cut The Grass 13. Packard Goose 14. Cosmik Debris 15. E: G Spot Tornado 16. Willie The Pimp.. Dweezil's playing is phenomenal as is the band..I had a hard time hearing Dweezil's voice, often people would yell, "turn it up!"...Kim and I arrived about 7:30 and waited in line outside then in prior to 8... we sat to the right of the floor...seats not bad, but very busy area... Will be in Raleigh Friday night.... Zappa Plays Zappa, 6-13-08, Lincoln, Raleigh, NC... An amazing show from start to finish...having attended their opening show last Friday, it is obvious they are enjoying themselves. The crowd was very cool. Dweezil made note of all the young people in the audience...very cool. In was located center stage about 12' back...It was a frickin ATTACK! More later... "The torture never stops"...PEACE........ Lucinda Williams with Buick 6, 6-29-2008, Iowa City, The Englert. This was my 4th concert at the Englert. Lucind's band, Buick 6 opened the show with a 45 minute set. I liked the all instrumental selections... Lucinda's set list: Fruits of My Labor, Are You Alright?, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten, Tears of Joy, Those Three Days, Real Love, Out of Touch, Essence, Little Rock Star [live debut], Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings, Come On, Honey Bee, Joy, Encore: Knowing, Heaven Blues [live debut], Unsuffer Me, It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) [ Her show had a rough late faces/stones feel. The intamacy of the Englert was perfect for Lucinda and the band. My first Lucinda concert, hope I can see her again...soon. As I said, this was my 4th Englert show and probably the worst crowd. Way too many "Iowa City" stares from obvious snobbish locals. A woman, in her mid-fifties, spent the night staring at Kim and I. Never smiled, just stared...As other Iowa City shows, they often have wealthy hippie liberal democrat elitism concert syndrome. I prefer younger Iowa City crowds 21-35ish are always a better fit....at least in Iowa Shitty ...July 3, 2008 Floodstock 08, Cabos in Cedar Rapids Area businesses and organizations cametogether to host a flood relief benefit concert on July 3, 4 and 5 at Cabo Grill, 2730 Edgewood Rd. SW in Cedar Rapids. Floodstock 2008 was a three-day music festival featuring local bands. We attended on Thursday and saw The Swing Crew,Superfly Samurai,Wicked Liz & The Bellyswirl,5 of Hearts. It was 5 of Hearts that seemed to get the crowd moving. Was a wonderful July evening.....80/35 Festival, Des Moines, Iowa, 7-05-2008. Kim and I attended the innagraul festival in Des Moines on day 2 of the event. We went with the soul intent of partying our asses off with The Drive-By Truckers. We arrived at noon and relaxed in the sun during the first band of the day, Dirty Little Rabbits. Hard to explain the band, although in Des Moines they had a following. About 2:00 PM, I loaded up on microbrews and took my spot in the middle, about 10' from the stage.The weather was spectacular. Soon Kim joined me and we marked out our party zone. DBT took the stage at 2:30 and we were off... ...a couple of my former students were also there. Patterson told the crowd that this was their final show before they got to go home and sleep in a bed that was not moving 80 miles an hour...DBT closed with "Let There Be Rock," I probably do not know when I have heard that song rock as hard, nor myself for that matter. Set list:Where The Devil Don't Stay,Lookout Mountain,Self Destructive Zones,That Man I Shot,Marry me,Tornadoes,Brighter Than Creation's Dark,Three Dimes Down,Dead, Drunk And Naked,Guitar Man Upstairs,Zip City,Let There Be Rock When DBT's show ended Kim and left the pit and got cold beers and found a seat, we were exhausted. Jacob Dylan preformed next. Kim remained seated, as I went up front to get some pictures. As I was listening to Jacob, I found out that his lead guitarists was Audley Freed... from Black Crowes fame. This was the first time I had seen Audley. I could not help but compare Jacob to his dad, not because of his music, but because of his band. Bob has always employed some very well known guitar slingers, as does young Dylan... ...I enjoyed his set. I had just purchased his new solo record, so most of the tunes were familiar. Overall, very mellow... ...Next was Black Francis. Never got into the Pixies, so the show was provided back ground music as I enjoyed the atmosphere...Then came Yonder Mountain String Band... ...This was my first time at a Yonder show. I was impressed. They were ripping shit up and the crowd was electric. The bass player stated that the last time they played the Iowa State Fair and the cops/officials said, "Oh good a bluegrass band.." Until they began to play and all the Hippies showed up! After their set Kim and I way made our way back to the Hotel Ft. Des Moines, deciding to pass on the Roots. Too much diversity in one day makes an old couple "weird." King Crimson, Park West, Chicago, 8-8-08. Truly an amazing evening. Great venue. Robert, Adrian, Tony, Pat and Gavin are King Crimson 2008. I respect all individually, and as a touring unit they get no better. I sat left center(yes sat)roughly 5' from the stage. I could see Robert on and off, as he would periodically stand to adjust his monitor or lean forward and smile/gesture. The opening "drums" was memorizing.I had chills~ After each song they received a standing encore.Even though there was no new material, when was the last time you went to KC show and heard songs from all decades? I feel the US tour is a warm-up for their European tour and if all goes well... maybe a new record, then back in 2009~Oh and I also want their back catalog redone in 5.1. The song list:1) Drum duet2) ConstruKtion of Light, Pt13) ConstruKtion of Light, Pt24) Frame by Frame5) Red6) Neurotica7) Three of a Perfect Pair8) Vroom/Coda:Marine 4759) One Time10) B'boom11) Dinosaur12) Level Five13) Talking Drum14) Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 2Encore:15) Drum duet16) Thela Hun Ginjeet17) Indiscipline18) Elephant Talk SIRSY, 9-14-08,Napper Tandy's This was a pleasent surprise. I have been to Naper Tandy's a couple of times, this band caught my attention as soon as I arrived. Unfortunately I did not pay close attention and they were background music while my sons and visited. But I could not take it anymore and I took a closer look...they are quite good. I hope our paths cross again. 9-27-2009, The Mill, Iowa City, Iowa. Greg Ginn and The Taylor Texus Corrugators/Jambang... Arrived early at The Mill hung out in the bar before heading into the main bar/room.Greg and his band were setting up. I met Greg and informed him that this was my first time hearing his music, even though I was familiar w/ Black Flag (Via Henry Rollins)I was not aware of Greg, I am now.