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[Paul Mather]

Theo writes:

=> > Off to see the Allman Brothers Band @ Charlotte, NC tomorrow; let's
=> > see how that new boy, Derek, works out...

=> I saw DTB last month, and he's so good it's scary.  His tone is
=> unbelievable.  I know you're a big Haynes/Mule fan, and I am too, but
=> DT is even better on slide than Warren.  Lead's another matter, but
=> he can more than hold his own.  All the more amazing when you
=> consider he's playing an E-tuned guitar for both slide and lead!
=> I've got 18th row for ABB at the NYS Fair in August--and 12th row for
=> Jeff Beck the very next night!

Actually, I spoke too soon, it seems.  I just came back from the local
Kroger where their TicketMaster booth informs me that the LAWN is *SOLD
OUT*.  I can't &#$*%! believe it.  Last time I went to see them @
Charlotte in '95 they were nowhere close to selling out the lawn.
Jeez, I guess everyone is bitten by the 30th Anniversary tour bug. :-(

There are still actual *seats* left in the seated part of the
amphitheatre (even ones under the cover), but in my current weakened
financial state, $40+/ticket on top of a 3+ hour drive to Charlotte to
see the Allmans is just a tad too much right now.  (Makes the Mule all
the more amazing value: I've never paid > $15 for *any* Mule show, and
you get to stand right up close and personal instead of at binocular
range.)

Sorry for the non-content post, but this just blows chunks.  (Hot Tuna
were due to support, too.  Boo hoo...)

Oh, well, I guess I'd best shoot for the Ozrics @ Ziggy's,
Winston-Salem, NC in mid-July.  (Oh, and Phish are @ Charlotte next
Wednesday.  Are they worth seeing??)

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

"Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post..."
        --- ABB