Guest Book

I hereby nominate tonight's show for one of the Hittin' the Note/ABB/Instant Live "West Best" picks...OMG what a performance! Absolutely, hands down, the best "Dimples" I have ever heard this band play. Three guitars stretching it out much further than they normally would (Jackie P just grinned when I thanked him and them for that). Those three guitars were like Angles singing and Nature crying and they gave me chill bumps all night long! After "Dimples," they went into an inspired version of "Key to the Highway" then slinked into a very, very wicked "School Girl." Warren later commented that it was unusual for the ABB to play three blues tunes in a row. These songs (along with Dreams and Mtn Jam from Detroit) were the hightlight of the tour for me so far. It was sooo good to see Warren. He looked rested and calm, yet focused as always. His playing and his vibe was awe inspiring! He was very missed and his absence made us all appreciate him even more. God Bless you Warren Haynes! Jack Pearson really did himself and the ABB proud this week. With no rehersals he came in and helped take songs to places that they never would have gone. Jack thought that the Detroit and London shows were the best ones for him. It was bittersweet saying thank you and good bye to such a fine gentleman. You should have heard the kind, heartfelt praise that Jaimoe had to say about this past week with JP. Derek was...Derek! Simply otherworldly. When he wants to take us to another planet he can and tonight the combination of all three guitars took me to another universe. Did I say I liked the show?! It was a new beginning and a new ending all wrapped into one tonight. A very spirited and sentimental occassion - lots of love and laughter flowing along with the music. Boston and New York are on the horizon - this band is peaking... Congratulations to Wharfrat on winning the Hittin' the Note front row ticket raffle!!! Very cool to have a guestbook member win!. Thank you for subscribing to Hittin' the Note! Thanks also to Cujo and Jim B. for handing out HTN flyers! See ya'll in Mansfield - come by the HTN tent and say hi... JNB