Retread: Show d'Thurzday

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>  From: jEdD <jedd>, on 11/1/97 8:06 AM:
>
>  [...]the
>  best guitarist on stage was Robert Hunter when he was there -- and I
>  thought the highest energy level for the whole band, and the time they
>  and Patti seemed the happiest, was when he was there too (kind of the
>  way everybody in the family acts friendly when a guest comes over...).

Great analogy! "Roll Away the Dew" *was* one of the best 
moments, though I coulda done w/o most of the noodling 
afterwards. (I know, that's sacrilege to the GD 
crowd...I guess my attention-span is too low...)

>  From: mg (Mitch Gart), on 11/1/97 9:24 AM:
>
>  Also you've gotta remember how many hours she's been on the stage each 
>  night, and how tiring that's gotta be.  Most rock musicians are in their
>  20's or 30's and do an hour or 2 in a show, and then don't have to go 
>  home and take care of the kids.  Patti doing 3 hours at her age is just
>  amazing, something like running a marathon 4 nights in a row.

I HEAR THAT! I wondered why on earth she was doing such a 
long double-set. When I heard how long Tuesday's show was, I 
assumed that was Patti's choice...is it possible CB's could
dictate such a thing, for someone of Patti's stature? If so, 
that seems very, VERY wrong.

>  From: "Fiona Webster" <fi>, on 11/1/97 9:59 AM:
>  
>  [...]Patti has always had her 
>  moments when the rage turns whining and/or nasty.  I'm not defending 
>  her being that way, but I do accept it, even fancy that I understand 
>  it a bit.
>  
>  I think of Patti as a whole spectrum of performances and moods and 
>  artwork, not any one night or one poem or one album.  Everything she 
>  does, adds to a complex and shimmering whole.

I agree wholeheartedly. Patti needs no defense for me, I 
think of her as pretty close to a saint, avatar, whatever. 
I'm not at all sorry I was there Thursday. What I 
experienced during "Dancing Barefoot" and "Didn't Do 
Nothing" cannot be duplicated or properly described. It was 
nearly overwhelming to be so close to Patti's output/aura/force,
even on a bad nite. She really is one of a kind, and only God 
knows how she got here and how she manages to stay. (May that 
be LONG!) For me, seeing her trying to cope is a wonderful 
learning experience all on its own.

There are other shows of hers I've enjoyed more 
uncomplicatedly from beginning to end, tha'sall. I 
originally chose Thursday because I thought they would've 
stretched out and be rarin' to go. (And I was too chicken 
for Halloween.) Sounds like an earlier night mighta been more 
traditionally "fun." It made me sad to see Patti not seeming 
to enjoy herself, but I'd go again in a NY minute!

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