Tuesday, September 30, 2008

ROBERT EARL KEEN at ACL

Talk about extremes, going from Sharon Jones to Robert Earl Keen! We moved from East Coast soul to Texas folk/country. I love Robert. He is up there among the great Texas songwriters, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett and Willie. Robert had everyone up and singing along to The Road Goes On Forever and Feelin' Good Again.
The crowd, by now, was starting to seriously pack this stage. We knew, from here on out, there would be no going to the bathroom, no getting water or food until the end of the night, as there would be no way to get back to the front of the stage. There was also no way we could hold a spot if someone did leave. So, we settled in and tried not to look back at the wall of people that went on behind us as far as we could see. The good thing was the people all around us. Everybody was friendly, into the music and nobody was obnoxious. Between acts we did much chatting with several people, including a fun group from Toronto.

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