Well it's now 3 weeks past HAB and this thread is still going, wow! I'm finally posting... nice not to have to dig for the thread. In these weeks I've only gotten to this site a few times (normally I'm here almost every day), and each time after catching up with reading and watching vids and looking at pics, I was too tired to post!
Anyway, I wanted to say how nice it was to meet and chat with everyone... not even going to attempt to list names. But I'm afraid I somehow missed a lot of you... not sure how, as I was there all day and tried to makes the rounds... oh well, next time.
I thought Old Man Brown was a strong opener. Chopteeth was less my thing, although not bad at all. I thought Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit were really good... wouldn't hesitate to see them again if the chance arises. No comments needed about Joe's performance... I will let "WOW!" suffice, lol. And I'm almost certain this was my first Derek Trucks show... saw the Allmans a handful of times in the 90s, pretty sure all before he joined... anyway, another "wow"... just love his style! And I believe the Joe/Derek jam was the highlight of the day... very cool.
By the way, I am going to TRY to make a Derek Trucks Band show at the Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg PA on Nov 4th. As an added bonus, it's just been confirmed that the opener is MiZ... I just caught these guys for the first time last weekend and I REALLY like them... not blues per se, there's a little of everything in there... I'd love to turn more people on to them, and opening for Derek is a big opportunity for them. Anyway, I'm looking for somebody to go with or meet up with there... my usual partner in crime (my taper friend) is busy that night (at a Miley Cyrus concert, of all things, lol... taking his daughter for her birthday... but there will be a fine recording available for download afterwards, if anyone is in need of such a thing for their kiddies, lol). Well this is a ways off yet and I'll probably start another thread about it as the time gets closer... just thought I'd mention it awhile, plant the seed, hehe...
Here's a show link (and I don't know what's up with the ticket prices, but they're supposed to be $29, $39 & $49: http://www.shermantheater.com/index.cfm … ctId=26403
And if anyone wants to check out MiZ, here's a link to listen and/or download the show I was at last weekend... 1st set is Mike Miz solo, 2nd set is the whole band MiZ, and the final song (a beautiful Hallelujah cover) is solo... enjoy: http://www.archive.org/details/miz2009- … sbd.flac16
--Vik