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First concert in ~20 years for me last evening.

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dennilfloss

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Last time was ~1991. Tina Turner. So long ago I went with the wife.😀

Saw Rosanne Cash tonight. I talk to her on Twitter. Met her at the signing after the show. I was soooooo starstruck. Sounded like a mumbling idiot. What a glorious woman. Her hubby is a lucky man. The show was awesome, in the tank (Lebreton) gallery at the War Museum with a Voodoo jet fighter above. I'm a big tank fanatic. To have one of my favourite singers perform between a M5 Stuart + Panther on one side and a Sherman + Sexton on the other side was transcendental. I was in the 6th row smack in front of her. About 30-35 feet away. Perfect seat. Awesome acoustics. I haven't come down from cloud nine yet.


Here are a couple of pics Rosanne took.


With her band Hot Commando Bunny before the show.


http://www.imagebam.com/image/eeb1c488801112


With Alejandro Escovedo.


http://www.imagebam.com/image/bb580988801115


Here's my favourite Rosanne song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pul_BqeNTDU Wasn't on the set list (which consisted mainly of titles from The List and Black Cadillac, plus Seven Year Ache and a couple of others) tonight. Rosanne departed from the set list a few times to take requests. Her voice was awesome. Glorious hair, fabulous earrings. Her husband John Leventhal and the rest of HCB were excellent. Sea of Heartbreak was awesome and she really shone during this song with John taking the place of Bruce Springsteen. You see, so many female pop singers sound like girls. Rosanne sounds like a woman. Warm velvetty softness and so much soul and what in French we call vécu. So much presence. This lady makes you want to drink scotch (or port in my case) and smoke a cigar while cuddling with your loved one. She can rock too and appeared to really have a good time on stage. Interacted a lot with the crowd.


Before her, I watched Alejandro Escovedo and Old Crow Medicine Show. OCMS were having a blast on the main outdoor stage, opening for Crowded House. I love bluegrass. Only watched 50 minutes of them though because I had to go inside the museum in time for the Alex Escovedo show. Did not know him but he's very nice. Sounds a lot like a hybrid of Bruce Springsteen and The Clash.


Walked back home after the show. ^_^
 
Before her, I watched Alejandro Escovedo and Old Crow Medicine Show. OCMS were having a blast on the main outdoor stage, opening for Crowded House. I love bluegrass. Only watched 50 minutes of them though because I had to go inside the museum in time for the Alex Escovedo show. Did not know him but he's very nice. Sounds a lot like a hybrid of Bruce Springsteen and The Clash.


Walked back home after the show. ^_^

Last year I heard about Alejandro Escovedo, I really enjoyed his "sister lost soul" and his acoustic version of "the shelling rain". I would like to see him someday. Sounds like you had fun.
 
He played Sister Lost Soul tonight. Down In The Bowery (about his 18yo punk son who calls his music "old music for old people") I had a blast. 🙂
 
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I first saw this was a Dennil thread. Then I saw the word Roseanne, and my mind skipped over the "Cash" and decided Dennil went to a Roseanne Barr concert.

I had to read this thread.

Dennil was gushing about nonsense, and the sheer volume of his praise for Roseanne's concert was win. Then I read that OCMS was there, and my mind started to break down. A gear was stuck. Someone was dividing by 0.

Then I went back and read the name again, and was crushed.
 
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