BB King at the Durham Performing Arts Center!!

Photo by Martin Fried 2013 http://www.rhythmscene.com

http://www.bbking.com

Let's see where do I start? I have stomped the ground BB King played in Greenwood, Mississippi for a long time. Born in 1925, BB is still on stage playing a list of dates that would make young man weary. I had not seen him in a while and I figured I better go see him before he slows down touring! All said it was a great night sitting close to one of the Rolling Stone rated top ten guitarists of all time. His band is great and it truly is a blues show when BB strolls out as his band builds the tempo.

I need to mention we did see a guy on the front row pop the question with a ring during a song break. BB smiled and proceeded to do a song for the young couple. He even threw them a rose from the stage. I think that was the first time I had ever seen that happen at a concert...

Well there is always another show on the horizon. I am hoping next time I can bring a few pictures of my own back. Rule 2, It is what it is. Camera nazis, gotta' love 'em...


Until Next time I'll see you, Down the Road...


"Riding with the King" John Hiatt

I stepped out of Mississippi when I was ten years old
With a suit cut sharp as a razor and a heart made of gold
I had a guitar hanging just about waist high
And I'm gonna play this thing until the day I die

Don't you know we're ridin' with King
Don't you know we're ridin' with King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5T5qDRxbpM

The Robert Cray Band!!

Picture by Martin Fried 2013

http://robertcray.com

Well I have lost count of the times I have seen this band perform since the 1980's but I never tire of a moment when they have the stage. Robert roared to the stage with his debut hit "Phone Booth" and continued to rip through some of his recent songs from his latest album. He had the sold-out Durham Performing Arts Center ROCKING! There were several awesome songs played but I guess the one I remember hitting me hard was "Side Dish" from the last album "Nothin' But Love." OK I will admit "I'll Always Remember You" kicked ass too but there is always that one song that gets you on a good night. Go get Robert's new cd if you are not listening to it..it is great stuff...

Side Dish....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17dviPTqolE

Don't like the fire and forget what you doing
Make you baby mad and start her to stewing
when she starts to boil and knocks some steam
you become a side dish if you know what I mean

appetize a main course don't you understand yeah
If you don't do your prep you get canned
I love you when something's hard to chew
you become a side dish it could happen to you
(cool rabi, turn up, don't cry french fry, escalo, scalium)

you got to tender your cooking every day and every night, yeah
you got to stir it, season it and check that its allright arggh
it is as simple receipe and it ain't hard to do
you became a side dish you be off the menu
(rock a lady, mashed potato, sellery, onion, carrot, oil after that, you'll be crying )

Jonathon "Boogie" Long at the DPAC!!

Picture by Martin Fried http://www.rhythmscene.com

The opening of the BB King show. I was told to put my camera and my iPhone away. I did even though I was only a few feet from the stage. I did get some low grade phone shots but nothing like Martin did.

http://jonathonboogielong.com
Here is a line from his web page: In 2011 Jonathon”Boogie”Long won the Guitar Center King of the Blues guitar competition for #1 Unsigned Blues Guitarist in America and plans on being a pioneer for Blues music and it’s roots. Boogie’s Debut album is coming soon. Keep an eye out for him...he is a player...

Eric Clapton...The 2013 Tour.

Photo Credit: Andrew Talbert Down South Productions 2013

There is always that moment in a show where something you hear takes you to a place and makes you remember the moment for a long time. That happened last night. I felt the release I needed, it had been a long day and the music took me away... The song of all those great ones? "Badge." It was incredible. The whole band participated. They were like candles around the star. Eric soared through the chords of this song and sang the parts like it was a well worn tire on a new journey. The guitar work was unbelievable. It was DAMN good. When the tears flow out of my eyes I know I have my moneys worth. Last night was a jackpot. 'Nuff said.

"Badge", written in 1969 with help from the likes of George Harrison and even Ringo Starr. It still rocks even today. Last night was incredible. I loved every moment of that show.

Eric was just 68 years old on March 30th. He is the master. Last night a huge building toasted him. "Crossroads" is coming in a week. What a story. He is a legend.

Until next time, I'll see you, down the road.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVvUQqDVWi4


Thinkin bout the times you drove in my car.
Thinkin that I might have drove you too far.
And Im thinkin bout the love that you laid on my table.

I told you not to wander round in the dark.
I told you bout the swans, that they live in the park. (a drunk Ringo threw this line in...cool huh)
Then I told you bout our kid, now he's married to mabel.

Yes, I told you that the light goes up and down.
Don't you notice how the wheel goes round?
And you better pick yourself up from the ground
Before they bring the curtain down,
Yes, before they bring the curtain down.

Talkin bout a girl that looks quite like you.
She didn't have the time to wait in the queue.
She cried away her life since she fell off the cradle.

Paul Carrack!!

http://www.paulcarrack.net

Paul was on the keyboards last night and he has an extensive resume. Roxy Music, Ace, Squeeze, Roger Waters backing band, the list goes on and on. If you have ever listened to commercial radio you have heard his voice. During the Eric Clapton set were several times where the band all went to the cover band extraordinaire status and played several of Paul's hits with him leading the vocals. Many people have said this guy would be as big as Elton John or Phil Collins if the music world was totally built on vocal ability. He is still pretty awesome. Here is one of the favorites they played last night from the band Ace, "How Long." This song is still a favorite of mine. What a night this was!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAVl_IJV5eI

How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?

Well, if friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicions
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem

And you said you was never intending
To break up our scene this way
But there ain't any use in pretending
It could happen to us any day

How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?

Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicions
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem

Oh, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene this way
But there ain't any use in pretending
It could happen to us any day

Doyle Bramhall II !!!

http://www.doylebramhall2nd.com/home.htm
Doyle. Well first I want to meet this guy in person. I have seen him play many times but every time I see him I think of Stevie Ray Vaughn. Last night there was a moment when I watched him play some chords SRV style and smile. His Dad was close friends with Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Last night I saw it and I heard it. It is cool when you know you understand what is being "said" on stage. I really want to meet a guy who plays a right-handed guitar upside down better than most play the standard way. That is some strange processing to get those chords straight. He does it well. Jimi Hendrix was that way...I enjoy watching and hearing Doyle play. He is one of a very few...

The 000-28 Martin...It's Eric Clapton!

http://www.ericclapton.com


Remember all photos unless otherwise stated are ©Andrew Talbert 2013 Down South Productions

Back to the opening. EC walked out and picked up his Martin 000-28 aka "triple 028." I really love this guitar as many of the ones hanging around my house closely resemble this model...in more ways than one...'Nuff said. The safe is locked and the alarm is on, just sayin.' As EC came out I knew it would be a great night. It is sort of strange to watch a legend on stage. I have seen Eric play several times now and every show leaves a lasting memory of something very different. He had some of the familiar guys on stage but as I watch them play it is almost like they move away from him at times and the body language of a great player standing next to a legend says "I am pretty damn awesome to be on this stage but that candle over there is the one that blinds everyone." It is true. I sensed that last night several times. Crazy. Everyone on stage was so talented last night and the crowd roared for everyone of them but I felt as I always do that something special was happening as Eric Clapton straps on a guitar. It is the real deal. 3-D baby, no glasses required.

The Wallflowers...Jacob Dylan!!

http://www.thewallflowers.com
Wow. The Wallflowers open for one of my favorite artists? BONUS!! From the moment as my daughter Alexandra's friend Meghann Hoyle has said "The spawn of Bob Dylan" stepped on stage my eyes started flowing tears of joy. If you search back in the blog you can read the story of when I took them to the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach to see the Wallflowers and that was some show! Back to last night...If you click the link above you see the new album. I bought the vinyl last night. Why? "Glad All Over?" Are you kidding me? I was a very young kid in the 1960's. My aunt Jane lived with us in Greenwood, Mississippi for a while and she had all these cool albums. One of them was the Dave Clark Five "Glad All Over" I remember so well. Here is the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EipdAjhImrc I just thought that was too damn cool when that played as the lights dropped last night. I wondered how many people got that...At any rate as the song progressed and the hits kept coming from the stage I hear the guys behind me go "Hey they are pretty good." I heard that again in another song and finally I turned around and said " You know who that is right?" They had no idea. I said that is Jacob Dylan as in Bob's son...they suddenly lit up and said awesome!! I think they were instant fans then. This band is really cool. I loved every track they played.I hope I get to see them all alone in a small venue soon. They are so good.

If you want to listen to the latest album with a track featuring Mick Jones go check this out:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/glad-all-over-20121002

They played some hits last night. But I waited for my favorite. It came and I loved it. Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzyfcys1aLM

The best wine don't touch these lyrics played live. 'Nuff said.

So long ago, I don't remember when
That's when they say I lost my only friend
Well, they said she died easy of a broken heart disease
As I listened through the cemetery trees

I seen the sun comin' up at the funeral at dawn
With the long broken arm of human law
Now, it always seemed such a waste
She always had a pretty face
I wondered why she hung around this place
Hey...

Come on try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight

She said it's cold
It feels like Independence Day
And I can't break away from this parade
But there's got to be an opening
Somewhere here in front of me
Through this maze of ugliness and greed
And I seen the sun up ahead
At the county line bridge
Sayin' all is good and nothingness is dead
We'll run until she's out of breath
She ran until there's nothin' left
She hit the end, it's just her window ledge

Come on try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight

Well, this place is old
It feels just like a beat up truck
I turn the engine, but the engine doesn't turn
Well, it smells of cheap wine and cigarettes
This place is always such a mess

Bruce Cockburn, What a Night!

Photographs on this site are property of Andrew Talbert ©Down South Productions 2013. Any profits of the photography of the artists on my blog will go directly to benefit the artist or a charity of their choice. (I am still waiting on the first check)

All that said, I had a blast at the Bruce Cockburn show. It was everything I expected and then some. I love the stuff all over the stage. In this photo you can see the prayer bowls he stuck for various tones and he matched his guitar chords perfectly with the tones. His vocals were right on key and the whole thing came off perfect. If you haven't seen Bruce play live you should go treat yourself.

Here is a link to a video you should check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YriP31f01IE

Before I get out of here I should mention "Pacing the Cage." Of course I should, I am a Jimmy Buffett fan. He played it and it was very nice...Until next time, I'll see you, down the road.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pykDYBFy5xc


Sunset is an angel weeping
Holding out a bloody sword
No matter how I squint I cannot
Make out what it's pointing toward
Sometimes you feel like you live too long
Days drip slowly on the page
You catch yourself
Pacing the cage

I've proven who I am so many times
The magnetic strip's worn thin
And each time I was someone else
And every one was taken in
Powers chatter in high places
Stir up eddies in the dust of rage
Set me to pacing the cage

I never knew what you all wanted
So I gave you everything
All that I could pillage
All the spells that I could sing
It's as if the thing were written
In the constitution of the age
Sooner or later you'll wind up
Pacing the cage

Sometimes the best map will not guide you
You can't see what's round the bend
Sometimes the road leads through dark places
Sometimes the darkness is your friend
Today these eyes scan bleached-out land
For the coming of the outbound stage
Pacing the cage
Pacing the cage

Bruce Cockburn!!

Bruce Cockburn. http://brucecockburn.com
From a few nights ago in Raleigh, North Carolina at Fletcher Hall. Bruce was in the house! The crowd knew who they were there to see.
They knew the songs and they gave their approvals to every tune that came and went. I had a great front row box seat in a fabulous
theatre with a glass of cabernet in my hand. Does life get much better than that?

http://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venue/fletcher-opera-theater

Marty Muse!

Marty Muse. http://www.martymuse.com

This is one talented guy. Everyone in this band is a real talent and they play very well together. Marty is off the chain...

I always hesitate to put my concert photography on the internet but I do enjoy sharing. This is one of my favorites from that
show. If you take it remember it is copyrighted Down South Productions 2013. Any proceeds will be forwarded to Marty for use
in his Steel Guitar documentary. Just sayin.'

The REK Set List...

The set list that never really happened. What an awesome show...

A Packed House!!

http://www.lincolntheatre.com
Wow what a crowd! I did make it backstage after the show. I'll show you the setlist in the next photo. I laughed as I followed
what was happening as the band came out to a HUGE ROAR from the crowd. I could tell the set list was totally abandoned after the first
song. I asked Robert about that later and I made the comment he had tossed the set list into the trash can and started quarterbacking
the show. He smiled and said "I knew from the moment I walked out that we had to change it up." They had planned a low-key first set
and it turned into a cranked-up full-throttle performance. I don't think the smile ever left his face on stage. It was an awesome
feeling to feel the crowd respond to every note from that stage. That doesn't happen every night at a concert. It was a night to remember.
'Nuff said...

Robert Earl Keen at the Lincoln Theatre!

http://www.robertearlkeen.com
Just a shot I took with my iPhone from the stage. I'm at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina and the crowd is ROCKING.
More on that in a moment.

Sheryl Crow on the Xmas Jam Stage!

One of my favorites. http://www.sherylcrow.com Sheryl Crow came out and ROCKED my favorite Sheryl song as soon as she walked out.
My mouth dropped open as I really didn't think she would play it. It made my night. "Steve McQueen."

Here are two video links:

Not sure which one I like better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlywcuw-1TU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He-Otvh28nw

Awesome. I never sat down...


Well I went to bed in Memphis
And I woke up in Hollywood
I got a quarter
in my pocket
And I'd call you if I could
But I don't know why
I gotta fly
I wanna rock and roll this party
I still wanna have some fun
I wanna leave you feeling breathless
Show you how the west was won
But I gotta fly
I gotta fly o

Like Steve McQueen
All I need's a fast machine
I'm gonna make it all right
Like Steve McQueen
Underneath your radar screen
You'll never catch me tonite o I ain't takin' shit off no one
Baby that was yesterday
I'm an all American rebel
Making my big getaway
Yeah you know it's time
I gotta fly

We got rockstars in the Whitehouse
All our popstars look like porn
All my heroes hit the highway
They don't hang out here no more
You can tell me on my cellphone
You can page me all night long
But you won't catch this freebird
I'll already be long gone
Like Steve McQueen
All we need's a fast machine
And we're gonna make it all right

The Avett Brothers...

http://www.theavettbrothers.com From North Carolina...the Avett Brothers kicking it up on the Xmas Jam stage...

The Blind Boys of Alabama!

The Blind Boys of Alabama on stage at the xmas jam! http://www.blindboys.com

Here is an interesting read:

http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/12/16/warren-haynes-the-string-cheese-incident-the-avett-brothers-sheryl-crow-and-more-celebrate-christmas-jam

Xmas Jam 2012!!

http://www.xmasjam.com

The gear is staged for one of the best shows of the year...the xmas jam in Asheville, North Carolina. Warren Haynes has a lot of friends in the music business and
he never disappoints with his Christmas show each year. It is always a sell-out and tickets can be tough to get for this general admission show!
http://www.warrenhaynes.net

Roger on Stage in Greensboro.

Roger Daltrey. At 69 years old he is as fit as ever. These guys can still rock and they are an inspiration to see them on stage. Here is an
interesting article about Roger: http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/03/01/roger-daltrey-turns-69-rocks-msg-with-the-who-for-cancer-funding-like-hes-39

The Who!

The Who is in the house! http://thewho.com Quadrophenia! Beginning to end...Can't wait!!

Here is a link to the video from Greensboro. This one is "Pinball Wizard."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2nOXjC85KQ

Vintage Trouble! They ROCK!

Vintage Trouble! http://www.vintagetrouble.com

We are at the Greensboro Coliseum and this is the band who is opening for The Who! Man these guys ROCK! Energy off the meter!

This video is from "Late Night with David Letterman." Check it out....Take my word for it they blow the roof off the house! I love this band!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZZnS4Jvwc

Here are some more tracks to listen to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj29oFpcfNA&list=ALYL4kY05133rwf9AgT5Z7lgV79nk0tY0J

Ready for Confetti!!

We were ready for Confetti!! Robert is wearing some of the streamers launched into the crowd!!
It was an awesome sight to see the streamers fly into the crowd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_mkhcTUlI

Lyrics by Robert Earl Keen:

I see this woman everyday
Dancin' on the corner at the Gas & Pay
Whirlin' and a-twirlin' in the bright sunshine
With her earbuds on and a cardboard sign
They say that she once was a workin' girl
It's a wigged out, weired out, wild and a wacky world

Get ready for confetti, hey hey hey
Get ready for confetti, hey hey hey
Get ready for confetti everyday
(Hey hey hey) everyday

I knew this psychic many years ago
He'd been abducted by a UFO
They took him to another galaxy
He read their fortunes and they set him free
He once was very famous scientist
Said livin' in the future is to hard to resist

I play the ponies and I look for clues
Hit the highway and I pay my dues
I mind my business as I walk the line
With my earbuds on and my cardboard sign
And when they say to go, I'll go
You never know what you don't know

Get ready for confetti, hey hey hey
Get ready for confetti, hey hey hey
Get ready for confetti
Get ready for confetti, hey hey hey
Get ready for confetti, hey hey hey
Get ready for confetti everyday
Get ready for confetti, hey hey
Get ready for confetti, hey hey
Get ready for confetti everyday
Everyday
Everydaaaaaay

Robert Earl Keen!!

http://www.robertearlkeen.com

One of my favorite pictures from Meeting of the Minds 2012. I have this one hanging on my wall at home...

If you enlarge the picture by clicking on it you will see all the smiling faces in the crowd.

Closing in on Show Time in Key West...

Marty Muse, me, and Bill Whitbeck right behind the stage in Key West just a few hours before show time.
These guys are amazing talents and are part of the unique sound of Robert Earl Keen's music.

Rich Brotherton!

Rich posing for a shot with his guitar. He had just given me the tour of his highly modified travel guitar.

It sounded great during the REK sound check!

http://richbrotherton.com
http://www.acerecording.net

What a nice guy and the Robert Earl Keen Band blew the roof of the stage later that night! Rich ROCKS!

Jimmy and the Parrots!

Jimmy and the Parrots at Meeting of the Minds 2012 in Key West. They can ROCK the house!

http://www.jimmyandtheparrots.com/intropage.cfm

Go check out this action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AORxIUQKK3E

Freebo!

http://freebomusic.com
Freebo on the main Casa Marina stage. He is a man of many talents and has played all over stages across
the United States. Go check out his web page for all the information about all the people this guy has
played with over the years.

In this picture he was on stage with Tall Paul and all his band. They put on quite a special show.

Melanie Howe...

A rising talent at Meeting of the Minds, Melanie is a college student and still manages to play with several bands in the Knoxville,
Tennessee area. Here she was on the Casa Marina stage as the guest of Tall Paul who always attracts some great players. Look for
Melanie playing with the Southern Drawl Band. http://www.southerndrawlband.com

Trick or Treat!

This picture was taken Halloween night in Key West. This was just before a performance on the stage with Kristie and Tall Paul. Lynley
was hanging out to model her outfit with Kristie...

http://kbobal.com

http://www.calypsonuts.com

More Doyle!

Coral Reefer Band member Doyle Grisham on stage at the Casa Marina playing with Tall Paul's put-together band on the main stage. It was a
very nice set featuring all kinds of music. http://doylegrisham.com

Peter Mayer in Key West!

Peter Mayer at the Smokin' Tuna in Key West. This was a very cool show with his son Brendan and Scott Kirby.

Howard Livingston is on Stage!

Members of the Key West High School Band. They were warming up for a performance with Howard Livingston and his awesome band.
They started in the crowd with a spotlighted performance and ended up on stage to the roar of the crowd. It was a very cool
moment. http://www.milemarker24.com

Listening to the crowd roar!

Tall Paul and crew on stage at Meeting of the Minds 2012 in Key West. This was one cool set! That is Heather Sneeringer on vocals and guitar.

Go enjoy this video...shot by my pal Ron Horne.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN69AgEGsj8

http://www.tallpaul.com

Iguana!!

This guy lives at the Casa Marina Resort in Key West. I call him Fred.

http://www.casamarinaresort.com

The Mayor of Key West and his Wife...

I would call this photo "a night at the Smokin' Tuna in Key West." This is Craig and Cheryl Cates also known as great people...
Craig is the current mayor of Key West and these people do so much for the town!

Me and Will McFarlane at the Bonnie Raitt Show.

Will McFarlane. http://www.willmcfarlane.com
I took this picture as a reminder that I was at the Bonnie Raitt show at the DPAC. http://www.dpacnc.com

Bonnie doesn't like pictures at her concerts so I usually don't take any or maybe one or two just for me..

Will talked to me for quite a while before the show and it was some really interesting stuff. He is quite a guitar player and played
for Bonnie for quite a while (1974 - 1980). Will's wife Janet was with him and they are very nice people. They ended up making it
backstage to visit with Bonnie and she even called him out from the stage during the show. I thought that was pretty cool.
Bonnie is as good as she has ever been. She ROCKS!

The last time I saw Will was in Chapel Hill at a fund-raiser for Little Feat drummer Ritchie Hayward.

Some pictures are here:
http://downsouthradiohour.blogspot.com/search?q=ritchie+hayward

Bonnie was really on and her band is always topnotch. My favorite song played on that night was her recent cover of Gerry Rafferty's "Right Down the Line."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnS-i7tgnWU&list=PLC743284E425A0C74

http://www.gerryrafferty.com/clientsites/20541/hold.html


I just want to say this is my way of tellin' you everything
I could never say before
Yeah this is my way of tellin' you
Everything I could never say before
Yeah this is my way of tellin' you
That every day I'm lovin' you so much more

If I should doubt myself, if I'm losing ground
I won't turn to someone else
They'd only let me down
When I wanted you to share my life
I had no doubt in my mind
And it's been you woman
Right down the line

The Sauce Boss!

My picture of Bill Wharton as he was ripping the strings off his blues guitar. Man, He can play it!!

The Sauce Boss just fired up the gumbo....

Cooking up some gumbo and playing the blues!

Here is a Jimmy Buffett video featuring the song he wrote about the Sauce Boss...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Gq5kPZLPw


Now the Sauce Boss makes his living on the stage
Singing and a-picking for his nightly wage
Sweating and a frettin' from his head to his toe
Playin' and swayin' with the gumbo
Prayin' and buffetin' with the gumbo

A piece of french bread with which to wipe my bowl
Good for the body, good for the soul
It's a little like religion and a lot like sex
You should never know when you're gonna get it next...

The Sauce Boss and Cookie Boy!

Mel Melton aka "Cookie Boy" who is the owner and chef at his Cajun restaurant in Durham, North Carolina and Bill Wharton aka "The Sauce Boss."

http://www.papamojosroadhouse.com

http://www.sauceboss.com/fr_sauceboss.cfm

Mac on Keyboards....

Mac can not only play anything with strings on it, he can also burn up the keys...Here is a very nice cover
of "Heard it Through the Grapevine." Go enjoy this one...and...do yourself a favor. Go see Mac perform solo
as soon as you can. He is awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PlS9UbApuU

"Little Martha"

Mac on stage playing The Allman Brothers' "Little Martha." He isn't the FIVE time CMA Musician of the Year for nothing!

Awesome...check out the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyWQy7ovGxM

Mac McAnally!

Mac McAnally! I was very fortunate to see a local show with Mac on stage in Burlington, North Carolina. As I sat in my own lawn chair and enjoyed the outside Carolina air
the sounds of Mac's music floated through the surrounding trees. It was a very nice afternoon! This show was held the day before Mac headed off to Australia to perform with
Jimmy Buffett on several dates. It was very nice to have a chat with him and invite him to join us in Key West in 2013!

http://www.phip.com/MOTM_Schedule.asp

Grace and Her Guitar...

Grace with her signature Gibson Flying V guitar. Beauty and beauty...'nuff said.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Flying-V/Gibson-USA/Grace-Potter-Signature-Flying-V.aspx

Here is a song and a video for you. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtK2F_v4bY

Grace Potter on Stage in Cary, North Carolina!

Grace Potter! http://www.gracepotter.com

Wow what a night. A Fall chill in the air and Grace Potter is on stage at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre.
There was so much heat coming off that stage I never felt any chill...

More Los Lonely Boys...

If you have never seen these brothers in action you are missing a real treat. They totally rock! From the Grammy Awards:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9U7pi5XAVA

Los Lonely Boys!

http://www.loslonelyboys.com/

Los Lonely Boys...what a great band and what a great night at the Arts Center in Carrboro, North Carolina. Not only did the show rock but I had a great night right down front and a conversation after the show with a couple of the three Garza Brothers. Yeah I love great music. Go get your feel of it. These guys smoked that stage. What a memorable night!

"How Far is Heaven"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvkzoqQ5Oak&playnext=1&list=PLE8F8C47B2A9ED0FE&feature=results_main

Peter Frampton! The Guitar!

Reunited with his favorite guitar after thirty-one years! This guitar was in a plane crash in 1980. There are stories all over the internet so you can go read those as they are quite interesting if you are a guitar lover like me. The cool thing was I had several looks at about fifty photos of the actual restoration process on an iPad held by a representative of Gibson guitar before the show. I love the fact they left some of the effects of the history in the restoration. I also think it is cool that I saw Peter perform with this guitar in the 1970's and again last night.

If you want to read about the guitar her are a couple of links:

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/peter-frampton-reunited-with-best-guitar-after-31-years/

Here is an audio track you can listen to from NPR:

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/07/144799712/framptons-dream-guitar-recovered-decades-later

Here is a link to a 1977 video featuring the guitar in my picture above from last night prior to the plane crash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tDGcbxpsAI

Last night, yes another Peter Frampton show in the string of many stretching back to the 1970's. I never tire of them and in fact I think I may move to making this an annual ritual to find one to go see. It was very cool he came to our backyard! Thank you Peter Frampton (and band) for an awesome rock show! I still feel good!

I'm off on another adventure this morning. Until next time, I'll see you, Down the Road!


Woke up this morning
With a wine glass in my hand
Whose wine, what wine?

Must have been a dream
I don't believe where I've been
Come on let's do it again

Do you, you feel like I do?
Do you, you feel like I do?

My friend got busted just the other day
They said don't walk
Don't walk, don't walk away

He drove into a taxi bent the boot hit the back
Had to play some music
Otherwise he'd crack

Do you, you feel like I do?
Do you, you feel like I do?

Do you, you feel like I do?
How do you feel?
Do you, you feel like I do?

Champagne for breakfast
And a sherman in my hand
Bright top, blue tails it never fails

Must have been a dream
I don't believe where I've been
Come on let's do it again?

Do you, you feel like I do?
Do you, you feel like I?

Yeah, do you feel like we do?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

The Best Solo of the Night!

Adam Lester and Peter last night.

All photos on this site are ©Down South Productions 2012, unless otherwise noted.

I was waiting for this song to be played last night as Peter always plays a great solo on this one. "I'll Give You Money." I really can't explain how this feels when you stand there and watch this live. You should do yourself a favor and go feel it. This song plays quite a while and just gets better moment by moment. Yeah baby! We ROCKED last night!

Here is a link to the video of this song from a recent show. The guitar work gets better as the song progresses. I love the solo work in this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtEG_ssvIxw


'll give you money
I'll give you lovin'
I'll give you everything
But heaven above

I'll give you all I have right now

I'll give you money
I'll give you lovin'
Everything

I'll give you kisses
Sweet as honey
I'll do you everything
'Cept make the sun shine

If I could change the world right now

Make you happy
Stop your cryin'
Everything
Everything

All of my life I've been dreaming
'Till you came my way
All of your life aren't you searchin'
For love forever

All I need is someone to believe in me
Even if you're losing
Watching from behind everything

I'll give you sun and...
Lost all my money
I threw it all away
But now I'm happy

I'll give you all my love right now

I'll give you money
I'll give you lovin'
Everything
Everything...

Sign, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours....

http://www.frampton.com

Peter Frampton last night at the War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro, North Carolina.

He ROCKED the house. He always does. I am one who believes Peter does not get the accolades he deserves. Even if you discount his great vocals and songwriting his guitar work is awesome! He never stops smiling and he will play until his younger band almost drops dead on stage from fatigue. Per Frampton is a Rock Star in the first degree. "Nuff said.

In the photo above he is covering the classic Stevie Wonder song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52oXza8Yi1s


Like a fool I went and stayed too long
Now I'm wondering if your love's still strong
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!

Then that time I went and said goodbye
Now I'm back and not ashamed to cry
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!

Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours
(You got my future in your hands)
Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours
(You got my future in your hands)

I've done a lot of foolish things
That I really didn't mean, didn't I?

Seen a lot of things in this old world
When I touch them, they mean nothing, girl
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!

Oowee baby, you set my soul on fire
That's why I know you're my heart's only desire

Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours
(You got my future in your hands)
Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours
(You got my future in your hands)

Lindsey Buckingham. HE ROCKS!

All photos unless otherwise noted 2012 ©Down South Productions Andrew Talbert

http://lindseybuckingham.com


So here is my short story. I was able to pick out my chair for this show during the sound check. I picked right in front of the microphone like I prefer. It was a great place to watch. I laughed about someone's comment about seeing up his nose. I told them I once took pictures of Robert Palmer in 1978 that his dentist would love for his dental file. I was that close. I still remember that show. It was awesome.

I want to thank my pal Tess Mangum Ocana at the Arts Center. http://www.artscenterlive.org Tess knows her music and I really respect what she has done with this venue. I enjoy just talking to her for a few minutes as I visit shows here. She is very special. This place continues to prosper and be a showcase for awesome artists. Great job Tess.

So. The show.I have seen the Big Machine as Lindsey calls it. Fleetwood Mac. I was a fan even when Bob Welch played guitar. I have promoted this band since I was very young on the radio. They still rank as one of the greats in the rock music world.

This was my first experience with the solo "small machine" as Lindsey called it. I got the impression he enjoyed this night as well as any he had ever played. Most songs ended in a standing and very loud ovation. He deserved everyone of them. It was that damn good. He stood there and told a story, then he would hit a note kicking into a series of solos that really at times just took my breath. He would lean to the front of the stage literally two feet from me picking with only his fingers and fretting four fingers wide without even opening his eyes. He would sing the vocals with such intensity that he seemed to be beyond even standing there. It felt like an out of body experience. At times I would just look and think "Is this really happening?"

Honestly I had a buzz after this show. That doesn't happen to me very often. The last time I really remember it was a Van Halen show that rocked me really good. It is one of those that you feel when you wake up and start thinking about what you saw, heard, and felt.

I told Lindsey that last night. I didn't bog him down too long. His daughter was texting him from afar and it came to me as I watched him on his iPhone that he is just like the rest of us. He has a life. He just has a very special talent. I wished him safe travels until the next time.

I can't explain what happened last night. I have said that before. I was there. I felt it. I smiled and thought how lucky I am to enjoy great music like this from so close. Yeah I work at it. I relish every moment. I feel it. It is damn good. Yeah baby!

Until next week, I'll see you, down the road.



A song from last night. I sung every word of it softly to myself. Lindsey explains it in this video just like last night. He is such a poet when he speaks. I really like that.


Big Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2sXHfn81qA

Looking out for love
In the night so still
Oh I'll build you a kingdom
In that house on the hill
Looking out for love
Big, big love

You said that you love me
And that you always will
Oh you begged me to keep you
In that house on the hill
Looking out for love
Big, big love

I wake up alone
With it all
I wake up
But only to fall

Looking out for love
Big, big love
Just looking out for love
Big, big love


Here is another one Lindsey played:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P54zsg_LqZ0

I really should be saying goodnight
I really shouldn't stay anymore
It's been so long since I held ya
I've forgotten what love is for

I should run
On the double
I think I'm in trouble
I think I'm in trouble
I think I'm in trouble

So come to me darlin' and hold me
Let your honey keep you warm
Been so long since I held ya
I've forgotten what love is for

I should run
On the double
I think I'm in trouble
I think I'm in trouble
I think I'm in trouble
I think I'm in trouble