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Taft, Bruce's, Etc. Whatever
Hi, everyone,
First, let me start off by saying to the crew at Bruce's that I am sorry for leaving so early and not saying goodbye. I woke up, and the sun (even through the cloudy morning) was just too bright for sleep. So Fran and I just got ready and left. David was awake, but I think the rest of you were still snoring! Anyway, we had to head back to Chicago, so there was no time for last-minute hugs. Too bad. We had a blast the night before, though, reliving old memories (Emery 96...) and making new ones.
The Taft was great, but I will echo what others have said on most points. Erin McKeown was good on her folky songs, but I didn't like her blues-y stuff as much. Just not believable, maybe. She looked 12 years old. Buddy Miller was good on guitar, but that is about the only good thing I can say. Their harmonies were nice, but Julie's voice annoyed me (Bruce likened her to Joey Lauren Adams), and the sound was WAY too loud.
OTR was good. Really good, I thought at the time. Then later at Bruce's Don Smith brought out the Emery 96 video, and I remembered what OTR sounded like when they were *really* on. This is not intended to start a Ric vs. Jack debate at all. I like Jack's guitar work. At the 96 show, they just seemed so much more *into it,* you know? Anyway, I loved Karin's new Ohio song, and I liked hearing some FFR stuff done differently--When I Go with the full band, The World Can Wait without the band. Don Smith said it best. It was a typical OTR show--great, but the Taft was not different from other shows.
The difference, of course, was the listees. I enjoyed meeting everyone at Uno's, at the show, at Bruce's. I am so sorry I couldn't make it to Drew's the next day, but there's always next year...
Miles to go,
Jan
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