Re: Boston show

[garrow (Linda Highland)]

Mitch already gave a detailed account of the show; I just thought I'd
add a few things.  I think the thing that  impressed/surprised me most
about the show was Patti's wonderful sense of humor.  A couple pieces
into the set a couple arrived late: Patti gave an exagerated sigh and
said she was afraid they weren't going to make it, she'd stalled for as
long as she could.  "I spent a half hour in the bathroom" Deadpan.
"Fixin' my hair".  The crowd howled.  OK, it was MUCH funnier when she
said it, and her sense of timing was impeccable.  
The other thing......those who have mentioned a possible "relationship"
between Patti and Oliver.....boy, was this ever apparent.  People who
seemed never to have heard OF Oliver, much less any romantic musings,
were saying things like "Are they boyfriend/girlfriend, or what?"  There
was a big green line conversation about this....(That's the MBTA rpute
the show was on, for you non-Bostonians...)At one point , discussing the
"beautiful women " in Provincetown and Oliver's inability to talk to any
of them, Patti said she'd "put the word out" for them to leave him
alone.  
Lenny did a great Waylon Jennings cover, and Patti's version of Hank
William's I'm So Lonesome I could Cry was one of the highlights for me .  
This was my first time seeing Patti--and I've been a fan since the
seventies!  Knowing it was an acoustic show I was expecting it to be
fairly low key, and was pleasantly surprised with the passion and
intensity of Patti's performance.
Great job, John!  Also enjoyed the newer gallery exhibits, especially
Kathy Chapman's shots of local musicians.  But it's a good thing that
Miss Xanna Don't is in Austin....I bet she'd raise a ruckus at being
captioned Zanna!