Widespread Panic!
It's been over 17 months since I last saw Senor's favorite band: Widespread Panic. I have been seeing these guys since 1990, and I've seen them more times that the Grateful Dead and I've seen them all over America: first time in Atlanta, and throughout the Deep South, up and down the East Coast (including one of my favorite shows ever at the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City!), in the middle of Central Park, in Texas, and at the Crocodile in Seattle and at the Gorge. The last time the boys played NYC, it was in late July of 2001... a kick ass 3 show run! WSP was one of the last concerts I saw in NYC pre 9.11. And it was the last time I saw WSP with Senor and with Mikey Houser playing guitar. Mikey died last August of brain cancer.
Wherever WSP goes, they bring a touch of the South with them. It's in the music, it's in the crowd, it's in the vibe... I always say that the best aspect I left Atlanta and the South with, after 4 years living there, was taking my love of Widespread Panic with me wherever I went!
I'm excited to see them at the Beacon Theatre in 8 hours! It's one of my favorite venues in NYC to see a show. Plus I scored tickets on E-bay which was the first time I ever won a bid for concert tickets! And I only paid no more than $10 above face value per ticket. I think the last show I saw with Senor was in Winter 2002 before he left for Asia. We saw 2 Galactic shows at Irving Plaza. But now he's back and this begins our run of concerts beginning tonight. On the agenda in the upcoming months: Dark Star Orchestra, The Dead, Phish, and of course the Kwait Brothers Band next weekend! I got Trey Anastasio Band tickets but Senor respectfully declined!
I'm hoping to hear: Climb to Safety and Conrad the Caterpillar two of my favorite WSP songs!
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