The Official Concert Report

Awwww Yeahhhhh...

The concert was great. The drive wasn't too bad. 3.5 hours there, 2.5 back. It didn't feel that bad, at least not coming back. I drove there, the other guy (Thomas) drove back. Thomas had never seen a VOL show before, but his friends had told him that Bill and his shows were really good. Thomas said he figured he would be a little disappointed with the show b/c he had such high expectations, but in the end he actually was satisfied beyond expectation. At the end of the show Thomas and I talked to Bill for a few minutes. We talked about Covenant a little, and b/c we were from Covenant and had traveled such a far distance he gave each of us a free t-shirt. Awww yeah...

The bar was actually a nice one. It had more of a coffee shop look to it. It was split into two rooms: the bar itself and a performance room. We got there around 8 expecting Bill to start at 8:30. He actually didn't start until just after 9. It ended around 10:45. He had only one other guy performing with him. I don't know who this guy was; he played another guitar and lap steel. Bill stuck with the acoustic guitar and harmonica. His harmonica performance was amazing last night. Nothing Like a Train was spectacular. He played quite a few songs from his new release, as well as a few new unreleased songs. He talked alot as well. He told stories, jokes, etc. He recorded the concert last night, but I don't know what he plans to do with it. Maybe a new live release some day? That would be cool...to say that I was in attendance for this live recording.

I'm sure I could say more, and I might later, but I need to go. I have a prayer meeting in 10 minutes. And, of course, schoolwork still keeps nagging me.