thanks gayle. i had great opportunity to speak with both delbert and big
al anderson about those fabled mineshaft days. it was as special for them
as us, and the bits of detail they retain-names (including yourself) etc.
is incredible, if a bit spotty. both are now well behaved and healthy, and
in great form. Big Al played with a quartet, bass, drum, back-up guitar,
and he sang and picked his way through a great set of his own american rock
and roll. wow!
of course delbert ruled the roost with 1848 of his faithful on hand, and
a constant parade of exceptional talent joined in to help his already
fantastic band. anson funderburg sat in on blues guitar and there are few,
if any, better. becka bramlett and betty lavette sang back-up a lot and
varied horn players wandered in and out at random. the legenday cajun, jo
el sonnier joined on accordian for a few, giving a new twist to the old good
stuff. from the very first delbert band we ever saw, my pal, lewis
stephens joined in for the whole thing on the hammond B3, while kevin played
the roland so fast his fingers blurred, and i think i got that on vid, and
have stills for sure.
the first time she played marcia ball looked out at the crowd and said
"I feel like i'm in my living room, i know everyone, and have talked to
all yall already".
gayle i just feel so very blessed to be able to do that. sure the music
is off the board but the love, the togetherness, is indescribable, the best
therapy i could ever get. wendy asked me back for another go-round. we
cruise the waters off mexico next year, as we leave from san diego.
lucky dave

>From: Gayle Millner <gayle_guide2cville@...>
>Reply-To: livefromthehook@yahoogroups.com
>To: livefromthehook@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [livefromthehook] 12/30 show review what did i miss
>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:54:09 -0800 (PST)
>
>oh, honey, thanks ever so much for providing such detailed info on the
>event. I just checked this out, been busy as ever, but send you kisses and
>thanks. Give Delbert a huge hug for me, just not like, gay, you know?
>
>Love and kisses, Gayle
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Charlie Taylor <randyrowe1@...>
>To: livefromthehook@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Tuesday, January 2, 2007 8:36:44 AM
>Subject: RE: [livefromthehook] 12/30 show review what did i miss
>
>
>the All-Stars were the Bruised All-Stars, and the lack of the female lead
>vocalist (take note i did use the term chick-singer) was apparent. Doug
>Jay
>morphed into a lounge act somewhere in Europe at some point during the past
>20 years, but I did REALLY LIKE Steve Bliley's shirt. Was great to see Paul
>Hammond but i never did saw his lovely wife "The Judge". He and Riggs are
>still a fine rhythm section and Dick can still pick, and if you don't look
>closely you wouldn't even know he was ever
>a P.O.W. I saw Sandy Gray on the sidewalk at one point, but my
>subscription
>to soap-opera digest has long expired so i don't know why he wasn't on
>stage
>with them. So, call me again in 2027 when they get back together, but that
>will be soon enough, and it was good to see one and all.
> Capt'n Tunes and His Fabulous Noteguns really rocked, again, and i'm not
>just saying nice things about them until they pay me for the drugs.
> Gibby and Ralph were great. Real serious power came out of the very
>low
>end as Gibby"s foot was strong and steady. They learned all that stuff
>together, so long ago, i don't they are even capable of screwing it up at
>this point. I was again told Bo Randall doesn't play much. You couldn't
>prove it by me.
> Charlie is such a stellar bass player, as well as a fine guitar player,
>and innately knows where to be musically to make it all just right. The
>Captain was in very good form on vocals. I thought he set the bar so high
>in October it would never be reached but he "done good". Not that i would
>know much about either" bars" or "high".
> A fine time was had by all, and again it was such a wonderful turn out
>of
>"our" people you just couldn't have more fun with your clothes on.
>Love ya, and we missed you Gayle.
> Must now return to packing for the Delbert cruise, coffee with Marcia
>Ball, and i am carrying hellos from Charlie to Big Al Anderson, and will
>tell Delbert, et al , we love'm and ummm, sure was good!
> later Dave Sherman
>
>
>
> >From: "gayle_guide2cville" <gayle_guide2cville@...>
> >Reply-To: livefromthehook@yahoogroups.com
> >To: livefromthehook@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [livefromthehook] 12/30 show review what did i miss
> >Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:50:43 -0000
> >
> >dear all,
> >
> >i got back from gulf coast totally wiped, couldn't make it ti show,
> >what did i miss? know it had to be great... tell me please
> >
> >yours, gayle
> >
>
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