Once again I was blessed to be able to experience another moe. show. My 151st. CRAZY.. 7 more to tie the Grateful Dead.
The show took place at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA basically it's in Philly. I have not been there in something like 13 plus years, when I saw the Jerry Garcia Band sometime in the mid to late 80's. The Tower is a very cool older theatre similar to the Beacon in NYC, but a bit smaller. The sound was big, it sounded like an arena show. As usual the band played their hearts out. A great mix of old and very new. They played 2 brand new songs which they debuted the night before, A rare but welcomed occurence, playing 2 of the same songs on consecutive nights. One song Paper Dragon was mainly sung by Rob. The other was an Al tune called Downward Facing Dog (I Believe). Both these songs were played every bit as well as tunes that have been in the rotation for years. They have several new tunes since around Summercamp in May. Every one of them seems well written and thought out. I am particularly a big fan of Billy Goat and Puebla(which was played as well as ever in the 2nd set of this show). The setlist included many of my favorites. 
I had a temendous night from start to finish. I started out the night at our friend Nicole's restaurant Cosmos in Fairless Hills.http://www.cosmosrestaurant.net/. The food was as delicious as the company. Then it was off to the show. Set break found me backstage once again spending some time with the band and our famoe.ly. Even better I was able to spend part of set break outside smoking a cigar. LOVE MY ALL ACCESS LAMINIATE. After the show, the usual peeps were backstage chattin and wolfing down slices of pizza that Nicole brought from her restaurant. Another late night backstage...
My peeps who were at the show..
Deb, Marley & Madison Amico, Jenn Ritchie, Justin Strauss, Jen & Scott Bernstein, Dr Stan Lobitz and his daughter Carley, Mark Wellins, Nate & Alix McCabe, Nicole Fkiaris, Brendan O'Neil, Marcy D, and of course the Band. Special thanks to Skip & Vinnie for the hookups and great times once again.
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