On this day in JULY Bonahistory (Page 1 of 4)

oh yeah that is the show! what a set. so heavy.  strange show. alot of good and a bit of pita. amazing performance in this small place out of my element so to speak.
Joe was selling some Bloodline shirts his Mom had found in the attic. That was a sweet score for a budding Bonamassa collector. Then I asked Joe about the Mountain Time live lyrics that were hard to decipher. he told me its like a bread pudding recipe, never exactly the same twice, or something like that. to this day when  I smell cinnamon i think of Mountain Time Live, yeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh. anyway THEN as I start to walk away he starts singing it to me! but I didn't realize it then when I di he stopped and I am like  OMG I can't believe I just missed that and he LOL'd and then wouldn't sing it again. it was a year or more later when he signed my shirt with what they actually are.
had alot of fun although it was hard to see. i wish i had realized that by making dinner reservations you secured your seat at a table near the stage. otherwise....it was a little hard to see but everyone could hear it just fine

Hope no one minds me reminiscing here about these past shows.
here's a few pics from the 7-7-2005 Blues Alley show.
http://s22.photobucket.com/user/General … amp;page=1
I went a short little get away with my young son and my parents. we did some sight seeing in DC and Alexandria. My Dad went to the show with me while Mom and kid hung out at hotel.
we had tickets to the early and the late shows but it was a bit too intense for my Dad so we passed on our late show tix. He enjoyed it of course but when I gave him the option to pass on set two he took me up on it. he has hearing issues etc.
anyway he wore my HTCT tshirt which was cool. he hardly ever wears t-shirts and of course I packed a few cause I am always up to the last minute with my choice. I liked Joe shirt, which brought back memories of a trip to England my Dad had saved years to take us to (apparently I really enjoyed Victoria station - Joe's shirt I think was from Waterloo station). It was the same day as London bus bombings so it was a somber vibe sort of day and a lot of heavy armed security throughout DC

Are you sure of the year, Jane? I am trying to recall the July 2005 tour itinerary, and something is confusing the easily confusing guy...

Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
Rocket

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

I KNOW I attended 4 Joe Bonamassa shows in a matter of daze in early July 2005...
The sequence was The Mayor's Cup appearance July 4th at the waterfront, Plattsburg, NY; Oneida Indian Nation Turning Stone Casino surrround central New York State; (then came the Rochester, NY gig I skipped and our Presiding Street Team heroes,Ta-Da!) then I attended Joe's appearance at The Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2005 at Canada's Capital City; then on to a little late arrival at the Cleveland, MoJoeHio Beachland Ballroom show. 

I have no recollection of a memory time-stamp for those bus bombings, although I know I learned of at some later (not a lot) date.  I know it was a very busy time for me, which made for a sublime Heckuva break away from work (to do personal work) Joe Bonamassa Road Trip hot fun in the summertime adventure.

Gotta correlate the dates...

Rock ON & Keep Faith,
Rocket

maybe storytelling in chat tonight...

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

Rocket...thanks for the July 4 '05 Plattsburg NY link. Great clip! I added the link to the History.  Glad you confirmed tomorrow's Ottawa date for me...I hadn't search YouTube yet, which I try to do to confirm / find some dates.  I'll add your Ottawa link too. You were right on top of them!!

"Back in the day," getting up front to the barricade or stage front to see Joe Bonamassa was much much easier than most people could say his name...

I see you did not insert the 2005 Turning Stone show.  I am fairly confident it had to be that date.  But I'll call on =o|-[ (John from Caz, Cazenovia, NY, local Bonamassa territiory and loooooooooooooooooooooooong time Joe B fan!) to see if he can verify as he was surely there (we hadn't "met" yet) because I did not/do not have a ticket stub to save.

Oh yeah, may as well point out that this amazing run of the trio at their peak (best & worst) in the US of A had immediately followed the taping of "Live At Rockpalast", 6/28/05 Mechernich Germany.  THINK about it!!!  Logisitically, let alone physically or psychologically or financially. 

And, since all this history stuff has me waxing and soldering nostalgic......:
https://forum.jbonamassa.com/viewtopic.php?id=21018

Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
Rocket

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

That can't be correct......

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

"according to the cyber alien it was the 27th", yes, but if you used his posted list, the list does have one mistake.  He forgot the February 28, 2005, Rome, New York's Officially declared "Joe Bonamassa Day" gig.  I set him straight on that one, while he set me straight on December 9, 2000 Armory High, Syracuse, New York Original Band "A New Day Yesterday Live 1" tour.   I had thought it was around the end of November the Thanksgiving weekend or something but was incorrect (confusion of relocating).

I still think it was the 5th

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”