Saturday, 31 May 2003
friday's feat-ure
Last night one of our all-time favorite bands, Little Feat, was in town. My husband developed a friendship with their road manager a while back, and then with the band—helping them set up their grassroots support mailing list back before email was king.
Because my sister is getting married this weekend, we’ve got a flood of friends and family arriving, as well. My stepdaughter got here Thursday—she’s part of a younger generation of Feat fans, and because it was her 26th birthday Friday, going to a Feat show was a perfect way to celebrate. I brought the camera, so I’ve got some photos to share.
Before the show, Gerald took her on the bus to meet the band. Then we positioned ourselves up near the stage, and took in an excellent show. (There were t-shirts distributed a while ago that called them “the best live band on the planet,” and I’d have to agree. While I don’t listen to their albums much, the live show is a truly extraordinary musical event. And it’s always fun to take photos of the band, since one of the things that makes them such a great act is the way they enjoy their playing, and each other.
The show started with Time Loves a Hero, and included other favorites of mine, like Old Folks Boogie, an extended version of Dixie Chicken (~15 minutes, mixed with pieces of other songs), and Let it Roll.
My stepdaughter and I (and a family friend from Camarillo) positioned ourselves near the bass player’s side of the stage, so most of my photos ended up being of Kenny. (No, really, it’s a coincidence. I swear. It has nothing to do with Kenny’s tendency to flirt with all the women within visual range. Really.)
And since I’m posting photos of the band, I’ll include a few from their wonderful concert last year at the Water Street Music Hall, where John Mooney ended up on stage for the Dixie Chicken rendition. Now that was an amazing show.
Now it’s time to clean the house, since we’ll be hosting various wedding-related functions. Not much time for blogging until Monday, I suspect. And then the blog will go dark again for a few days while Gerald and I celebrate our anniversary in the Bahamas. Don’t take me off your blogrolls, though…I’ll be back, with a lot of stories to tell, in a week or so.
