Nah, would actually agree with you that VH in Vegas was not as great as the night before. Ed seemed off all night, IMO. Good to see WVH with his pop out there. They didn't do that in Phx, and that was good to see that I got at least ONE opportunity to see that as well. The guy just loves his kid, what can you say?
I sat a tad to the right of FOH on Friday, and the sound actually wasn't so bad there. Of course, I was probably farther back than you, but the mix was actually better there than in Phoenix. It was piercing there, but I didn't care at that point, as I was mostly enthralled from being there, and later being 40-60 away from them!
MA needs to break out those Live Without a Net type solos, and get a little more melodic (hint:
http://www.fulwilder.com/LWAN will get you the audio of that, if you'd like to peek it!), and I'm not a major fan of drum solos. These cats are still pumping it out at 50 though, and though they're not in the Stones range, I still tip the cap.
Speaking of being pissed off, I hope
you're not at ME for not meetin' up with ya in Vegas. I was dying that night, with being up since 6AM, a 5 hour drive (including speeding ticket -- 80 in 65...), all the walking that my fat butt did, as well as having to become makeshift scalper after a reneg on a deal for the tickets for Sat.'s show, which was money added into the vacation budget.
Had your cell on hand, and was looking forward to meeting with ya, but circumstances at the time put me in a bind, and I had to care of business so that I could survive up there, and ultimately get home. Just wanted you to know that I didn't blow you off...would have loved to sit around the blackjack table with ya and lose money.
Glad to know you're back in one piece, otherwise brotha!
