At 1:37 PM -0500 4/2/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Elena Skye> wrote:
>You should have a great show Mike. I went by the Rodeo last night around
>9:30, the place was already packed to the gills. I couldn't even get to the
>front of the room to try and find my friend. I managed to snag a barstool in
>the back and clung to it for dear life.
>
>Unfortunately when the show started all I could do was watch it on the little
>tv moniter that they provide for those of us who aren't in the front room.
>The sound was so bad where I was, really thin and kind of going in and out,
>that I finnally got discouraged and left.
I made the mistake of not showing up till 10:15 pm, about 20 mins
before Watson took the stage. The Rodeo was as packed as I've
ever seen it. I wormed my way as far forward as I could but
I still was about three rows of sweaty bodies away from an unobstructed
view. (I thought I saw some Ghost Rockets work their way to
the seats in the front half of the room at the last minute, the
lucky bastards. Must have insider weasel connections, or something.)
Watson was having serious mic problems at the beginning -- he
even had to stop mid-song to get the problem seen to -- but
eventually the sound seemed to be cleared up. About 2/3's
of the crowd seemed to be really into it (the other third,
who stayed in the back of the bar, thankfully, were the usual
non-stop chatterers.) I stayed about 90 mins (had to work
in the morning), but Watson seemed to be having a good time
and he and his band sounded pretty crack to me. He opened
with three or four of his own songs before announcing the
"living legends" portion of the show and taking requests
for covers -- as long as the covers were from *living*
legends, no dead guys like Lefty or Hank. The crowd was
not shy about shouting out suggestions.
>
>Sounded like those up in the front were having a ball, and I did hear a few
>moments of Dale doing "You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man."
>
He actually sung it as "You Ain't Woman Enough To Take *Her* Man",
joking afterwards that he wasn't secure enough in his masculinity
to sing it as written.
After about seven or eight covers, he returned to his own material,
including a terrific "Good Luck 'n' Good Truckin'", which is about
the time I had to call it a night. I suspect he kept on going for
a while after that.
All good stuff. And at a good price (never a cover at The Rodeo.)
Ross Whitwam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics Program
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NYC
