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[trailer removed because it was on a freaking loop with no control buttons. go to www.shinealightmovie.com to see it yerself] My problem with this remains that the house (well, the orchestra) is fake, and I think history deserved a real fucking audience with real fucking fans, no matter how old, wrinkled and unattractive the fan [...]
Solomon Burke. The throne, the cape, the flashing sign reading SOLOMON, the shtick. I mean, you know where Prince and James Brown stole their stuff from, you know it intellectually, but to actually see it in practice is kind of humbling. I am counting people on the stage and then my friend leans over and [...]
Despite me saying I didn’t think I wanted to see this tour, I couldn’t afford it, the usual complaints – that all changed when I landed great seats. I knew they were good, but I didn’t know exactly how good until I made my way to the floor during Sugar Ray’s (bleah) opening set. As I walked down the steps towards the floor I could feel it kicking in – that pre-show excitement. As I get older, I tend to not really FEEL it until I’m in the room and see the stage, and then it tumbles down a thousandfold. This time was no different, except when I was escorted to our seat location, which ended up being dead center at the front of the b-stage, second row. Even better, friends and familiar faces are all around us.
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