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>Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 16:57:01 -0500 >To: door-x >From: murkie <murkie@middlebury.edu> >Subject: B.L.U.E. tour > >hey. > >having been lucky enough to catch a couple shows of the recent tour, i thought i might share some observations. > >whilst trying to prove that you really can drive a buick to death, i hit the 12/1 show at the joyous lake in woodstock and the 12/5 gig at the boston-area house of blues. the differences between these shows were many, woodstock being a hometown (for torn and levin) warm-up and the h.o.b. show being mid-tour. the woodstock gig was dubbed by bruford "david torn's christmas party" and torn & levin observed that they thought they knew every single person in the audience. the woodstock show was loose and short (2 quick sets), the h.o.b. longer & tighter with fewer (noticeable) technical difficulties. the crowd at the woodstock gig was small and attentive, the h.o.b. was rowdier (with a couple of really scarry drunks). > >from these two shows i have also concluded the following: > >- bill bruford wants to be a stand-up comic when he grows up. > >- levin only photographs his side of the audience > >- botti is a magnet for beautiful women (speaking of which, is there a provision in their rider requesting a really cute blonde waitress for every show? i wonder...) > >- paul (guitar & bass tech) should get combat pay > >- torn is a stomp-box Barishnikov > > >at the h.o.b. show, i was lucky enough to be right in front of torn about 8 feet away from his amps (and unbeknownst to me, right next to anil prasad) i have never spent so much time at a gig watching someone's feet (torn's, not anil's). :^) > >there were a couple of nice improv/works in progress and at the h.o.b. they played a burning "3 minutes of pure entertainment". > >supposedly all of these shows (and the previous tour) were archived to adat, with a live album coming out next year! :^) > >later, >m ===================================================================== = = = M a r k C h r i s t e n s e n = = Cramped Quarters Studio / Jasperpottamus Music Publishing = = internet: murkie@middlebury.edu = = http://www.middlebury.edu/~mchriste/murkie.html = = = =====================================================================