On 2021-02-06 12:49 p.m., Leo wrote:
> On 2021 Feb 3, , dsi1 wrote
> (in >):
>
>> Mr. Lightfoot is famous for giving lousy performances. You can probably get
>> odds on whether or not it'll be a lousy or okay performance in Vegas. Sounds
>> like you went to a lot of concerts.
>
> I never went to an outdoor venue. It was nearly always in main showrooms and
> cabarets of casinos. There was a plethora of entertainment stars in Reno in
> the sixties and seventies.
> The best goof-up I saw was Roy Clark breaking the D string on his guitar
> during a complicated solo instrumental. Every time he was supposed to pluck
> that string, he shouted "D!"
> The most entertaining single performer I ever saw onstage was Leo Kottke. His
> twelve-string playing was outstanding, and his personality was even better.
> I was a Doc Watson fan. He was superb too.
>

One of the best shows I ever attended was an outdoor show. It was held
at a nearby race track. The opener was the Downchild Blues Band and the
headliner was Jeff Healy. It was a nice, warm, calm summer evening and
the music was amazing.


I had missed an opportunity to hear him sooner. My nephew had been
living in the coach house of a place in Toronto. He later bought the
house and rented out the coach house to a band. He kept telling me I|
should come into town and watch the band practicing. He said the lead
guitarist was blind, but an incredible guitar player. It was shortly
after that the Jeff Healy Band hit the big time.