1 Topic by Fretwork (edited by Fretwork 2008-01-05 14:47:16)

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Topic: BB King at the PAC - Appleton, WI

Anyone else goin' to see BB at the PAC in February?  Santa left tickets on my tree!

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Re: BB King at the PAC - Appleton, WI

Fretwork wrote:

Anyone else goin' to see BB at the PAC in February?  Santa left tickets on my tree!

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Re: BB King at the PAC - Appleton, WI

Attention NorCal BB fans. BB has three dates here Jan. 10 at Feather Falls Casino in Oroville

                                                                         Jan. 11 at the Marin Civic Center in San Raphael
                                                                         w/ The Tommy Castro Band

                                                                         Jan. 12 at The Mondavi Center for the Arts In Davis
                                                                         w/ The Volker Strifler Band

The shows on the 11th and 12th are at state of the art music venues, BB will sound superb. Hail the King of the Blues!!!

                                                                                       J Dawg

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Re: BB King at the PAC - Appleton, WI

ohiodawg13 wrote:

Attention NorCal BB fans. BB has three dates here Jan. 10 at Feather Falls Casino in Oroville

                                                                         Jan. 11 at the Marin Civic Center in San Raphael
                                                                         w/ The Tommy Castro Band

                                                                         Jan. 12 at The Mondavi Center for the Arts In Davis
                                                                         w/ The Volker Strifler Band

The shows on the 11th and 12th are at state of the art music venues, BB will sound superb. Hail the King of the Blues!!!

                                                                                       J Dawg

Yeah my buddy saw Bo Diddlley at the "Mondavi"....swears it's the best venue for sound he's ever heard!!.....I've seen BB only at outdoor amphitheaters....doesnt do the man justice.

Dave

5 Reply by Fretwork (edited by Fretwork 2008-02-16 08:46:50)

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Re: BB King at the PAC - Appleton, WI

Ronnie Brooks (son of Lonnie) opened for BB last night.  If I heard of them before, I didn't remember them.  Great guitarist but too predictable in my opinion.  Regardless of what I thought, everyone else there seemed to love the band.  In the second song he did do a neat breakdown.  His bass player had great stage presence.

We were in the nosebleeds but it was still okay.  When BB came out everyone stood and gave him a standing ovation.  I'm only 5'2" so I couldn't see him until he was armed with Lucille and seated and everyone around us sat down.  As soon as I saw him I got a huge grin and my eyes welled up.   I love that man.  I don't care who you are you just gotta love him!  He has this presence about him . . . I can't believe he is 82--amazing!

I knew enough from interviews that he is a storyteller and that is just what he did.  I think I loved the stories more than the songs.  Sometimes, he backed up from the mic and I had to strain my ears to hear what he was saying.  Of course there were people yelling to him too--sorry that just irks me.  The vocals weren't loud enough for either band in my opinion.  It could have been where we were sitting too.  The songs I remember him playing were:

Every Day I have the Blues
When Love Came to Town
You are My Sunshine
Rock Me Baby
Thrill is Gone

I know I'm missing a few.  Seeing BB absolutely made my night.  His storytelling reminded me of Joe's show in Wausau a few months back.  I'm guessing that BB is why Joe does that.

Edited to add:  Sorry no pics.

"There is nothing to it.  You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself."---Johann Sebastian Bach