From: John Carpenter Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 11:29:22 -0500 Subject: a great time was had by all
Last night I caught Kim Wilson with the T-Birds at Party on the Plaza. Party on the Plaza is an outdoor concert put on every Thursday night spring thru fall in downtown Houston. One of the great things about it is, its FREE. So I got to see the big man for nothin'! He was on stage for approx 1.5 hours, and the first hour primarily featured the guitar player. Just as I was beginning to dispair that he was leaving his harp in the case, he let loose. One extended solo (at least 10 minutes) with just him and the drummer (who was pounding a steady beat on the bass drum) was fantastic. One deceptively simple lick after another. He makes it look so easy! I ordered the video of the SPAH Thursday Nite Blues Blow-Off, and now I'm really looking forward to it. My review - first hour, mostly good guitar-oriented blues and a few old rock-flavored T-Bird tunes; last half-hour, harp city! Overall - two thumbs up - way up. I got a chance to shake his hand and thank him afterwards, which kind of put the icing on the cake. A truly enjoyable evening.
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