Concert Reviews from Fans:
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The Concert and the Kid - Atlantic City 2006

I looked around at the crowd surrounding me. There were two teen-age boys a little behind me that had yet to hit the big growth spurt. “Can you guys see?”, I asked. “If not, come up here.” Both of them told me they were fine, had a great view of the stage.

We were situated directly in front of Billy Burnette’s stand. For those of you who haven’t been to a Fogerty concert, the stage setup is like this. First imagine three rows, front, center and back. If you are facing the stage George Hawkins is set up on the far left center row. Next comes Matt Nolen in left back row. Then it is a combination in the center, John Fogerty front and center, backed by Kenny Aronoff on drums back and center. Then comes Billy Burnette right center, and then Bob Britt, far right center. If I had a diagram, it would look something like this:
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---GH---------------------Billy----Bob---
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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxKxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxBDCKxxxxxxxx with K the kid, BD the Blonde, and me. More about the Kid later.

As in other concerts, the video montage/medley was played with Bill Clinton doing the Fogerty intro. I think that regardless of your politics, having any President of the United States introduce you to an audience is an impressive thing.

I was in a great spot for my tastes. I know nothing about bass, organ, or drums, except that people have to be good to play them professionally. JCF’s guitar was coming out of an amp to my far left, Billy Burnette from a Marshall in front of me and just to my left, and Bob Britt from an amp in front of me and just to my right. On this night, I received the concert in stereo from the backing guitarists.

Let me tell you, Bob Britt is awesome. He played solid-body electrics, semi-hollowed body electrics, a mandolin, a lap steel, and a resonator. I may have skipped something, next time I will take notes. Last time I saw him he was playing a Martin D-28 for acoustic, this time around he had a Gibson Jumbo, I presume a J-200. His lap steel soared during ICOOTS and JB, he rocked like a madman on RT, and his quiet arpeggios were the perfect compliment to JCF’s strumming on WSTR.

Billy Burnette rocked too. He played a lot of solid back-up rhythm, did several fills, and was outstanding in the back-and-forth trade off with Fogerty during HITTG. He played (I think) a Gibson ES-335 a lot, plus a Fender Telecaster, and a Gibson J-200 acoustic. Again, next time I am going to try and take some detailed notes.

Trigger was set up on stage too. I was amused when the Blonde told me that she had heard that Fogerty and Willie were going to sing “Down on the Bayou” together. I knew that it was going to be ‘Jambalaya’. When I asked her if she meant “Down on the Corner” or “Born on the Bayou”, she confessed to not being a JCF/CCR fan, but just someone who liked being front and center at any concert.

Again, the concert was great. John Fogerty was in fine form, interacting with the crowd as best as you can when you can’t hear anything because you have your ears stuffed with little speaker monitors and such. At one point he told someone in the front that he couldn’t hear what they were saying because he had stuff in his ears just like they had stuff in their ears. A few hours later I was wishing I had had stuff in my ears!

The highlights? From the John Fogerty performance point, I don’t know. He is always outstanding. I have always been partial to “Green River” (Britt broke a string and soldiered on impressively with the other five), “Born on the Bayou”, and “The Old Man Down the Road.” So those were my favorites this night. I was surprised that he did not play “Déjà Vu” but guess it was time for another song in the rotation.

This is the end of Part 2. I will try to finish "The Kid" soon, like real soon.
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The Concert and the Kid (Con't)
The Kid – Part Three

About four people over to my right I saw a young boy draped over the rail in the first row. Maybe he was eight, maybe ten, but I doubt it. And he was rocking to the tunes, song after song.

His mother stood guard, trying to ensure that the various Big Galoots muscling their way to the front as “Johnny Come Lately’s” didn’t push her son out of his hard-earned spot. (I didn’t consider myself in that category as I had scored a great position through subterfuge during a less-than prime time. But there were a number of big guys shoving people out of the way in order to get to the front after the DOTC sequence commenced. This Mom stood her ground, for her and for her Kid.)

On every song the little kid’s body was shaking, his head was rocking, and at the conclusion he would look around for his mom or dad and his big eyes were shining, just glowing behind the glasses that he wore. Sometimes he held it, sometimes his mom held it, but they had a little banner that said “Blue Moon Nights” on it. It was not to be an this night, but…

Britt went absolutely crazy during ‘Ramble Tamble’. I knew he had a great solo opportunity from a YouTube bootleg, but his performance tonight was out of this world. I had an 8x11 piece of paper that I had scribbled “Britt Rocks” on with a magic marker, and I reached over through the crowd, touched the mother’s elbow, handed her the paper. With hand and eye signals she figured out that I intended for her son to show it to the guitarist on stage.

At the end of ‘Fortunate Son’, the final song of the first long set, Britt strode out to the end of the stage and flicked a pick towards ‘the Kid’. Unfortunately, it was a knuckle-curve, and just before it got to The Kid it broke sharply to the right and the bottom dropped out. The Kid missed catching it by about two inches, and it dropped to the floor on the inside of the railing. The security guard was oblivious, and all efforts to attract his attention were in vain. Then Fogerty came back on stage and launched into “Bad Moon Rising.” All eyes were diverted back to the star of the show.

After ‘BMR’ came ‘Proud Mary’. No surprise to us on this board. During the solo Fogerty meandered over to stage left, and came to a stop right in front of “The Kid”. After finishing the solo part, he continued strumming with the band’s backng, and looked right at “The Kid” for what seemed like an eternity. Suddenly, his wrist flicked, and a white pick went spinning through the air. All the big galoots jumped for it.

I don’t know how it got through. Just like Peyton Manning throwing to Marvin Harrison, just like Joe Montana throwing to Jerry Rice, just like Johnny U throwing to anyone, the pick sailed, rotated, with a purpose, and avoided all the greedy intercepting galoot hands until it landed securely in the palms of the Kid.

After PM, the lights came on and the Kid still hung over the railing. Then the road crew came over, first with a set of drumsticks from Kenny. The Kid was enthralled. Then another of the crew came over and handed the Kid a setlist. I thought The Kid was going to experience The Rapture right there on the spot.

The crowd was dissipating, but Mom wasn’t done. She motioned to the security guard, who came over. She pointed to the green pick on the floor and said it was for her son. The guard picked it up, glanced and the Kid, and said, “He has enough already. Who else wants it?”

Without even knowing what the guard held in his hand, all the galoots who had pushed their way forward exclaimed, “It’s for the Kid, I saw him throw it to the Kid.”

With that information, the guard relented and gave the pick to the Kid. Two guitar picks, a set of drumsticks, and a setlist, The Kid was walking on air.

An older man approached me as the crowd dissipated. “I was back a couple of rows, that was my son up front. It was his first concert ever, and I don’t think he will ever forget this experience.”

So John and the guys took care of The Kid. What a set of class acts!

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The Concert and the Kid - Part III (This is REALLY LONG)

Even if I weren’t the mom of “The Kid,” I would think “The Concert and the Kid” was one great story. You sure can write. The way that you combined the facts, the music, the humor and just the right amount of sentimentality was perfect (not to mention the great football references). Thank you for helping my husband, me, and Billy (yes, “the Kid’s” name is Billy) re-live one of the best nights of his life (his words, not mine). I’m glad you didn’t know his name because then you might have been tempted to write “Billy the Kid” instead of just “the kid” which would have been a mistake. “The kid” really worked for me.

Anyway, what’s great is that I know exactly who you are now because of course I remember you handing me the “Britt Rocks” sign and motioning me to give it to Billy to hold so Bob Britt would see it.

Even though we didn’t get to hear our banner request (Blue Moon Nights), seeing Billy’s face as he finally got to see JF perform (in person for the first time) Centerfield, Lookin' Out My back Door and Fortunate Son filled my heart with such happiness. He's waited so long for this. I know that sounds really hokey, but as a Fogerty fan, surely you must understand how emotional an experience like this can be. Trying to put it into words almost diminishes it. Everything you wrote about the sparkle in Billy’s eyes and him walking on air wasn't just a cool way to end a great story -- it was 100% true. He is no casual fan who just tagged along with his parents. He loves this music, and he loved that John Fogerty was his very first concert as well as his dad’s favorite artist in the whole world, and that he got to share the night with his dad, the man who introduced this music to him. This was a truly special night in his life, and left him with a memory he will never, ever forget. There's something wonderful about the fact that in his memory box of that night, along with the ticket stubs, program, two picks, set list and drumsticks, there is also a two-page printed story of what happened that night, written by a stranger . Thank you for the gift you gave to Billy and to all of us.

- ilene & john (the "kid's" parents)

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(Note: I don't know if anyone has been to more John Fogerty concerts than Darlene Swartz. She is friends of the family, and goes to not just several, but numerous shows whenever he tours.  Here is her report from the September 2006 concert in Mexico City.)  

Mexico Show Comments
Hey yall:

Got to a computer here to share my thoughts and comments on John's concert in Mexico City Wednesday night. This is all from memory and I hope I can remember all the highlights...there were many.

For those of us who have been lucky enough to see John perform during his recent Long Road Home Tour and other tours in years past, ya know there is truly no comparison to be made with the quality of his shows. There is no act that can come close to matching the quality of John's performances and somehow, someway, he continues to get better and better. I have been one very, very lucky person to have traveled to hear and see John perform more times than I can say - in the U.S. and other countries. The point being of saying this is my reference point of comparing my own experiences that I have had this year and years past to the Mexico show Wednesday night.

I walked away from the Mexico show with the very real feeling that this was John's best performance I have ever seen. This is not a statement I make easily or casually or because it was his latest show.

To start with, the auditorium was sold out. From packed floor area to way up in the rafters. Packed. The first clue that the show was going to be unlike any other I've ever experienced was beforehand while the music played included some of John's older hits like Southern Streamline, Rockin' All Over The World and Almost Saturday Night. The people who were streaming in clapped after other artist songs including the Beatles, but when these songs were played there was a noticable difference in the clapping and cheering. They knew these songs from John's solo career which I thought was pretty amazing. Although there was a difference in languages with myself and most of the crowd, we were able to have good conversation, sometimes with others interpreting, about the show. The happiness from the people I spoke to about John playing in Mexico City was beyond any I have shared. This is saying alot. They explained of waiting so very long for him to play in Mexico and for wishing he would play more than one night. I simply tried to say that John would make their wait worth it. That they would never forget his show that night and they were in for an experience they would not believe.

I did not pay attention to what time the show started or ended. Seemed like a solid two hours...after Mercury Blues played the lights dimmed, band members started to make their way on stage while the video playing clips of John's songs flashed on the screens. Crowd started cheering at each one and there truly was an electricity in the air that I could really feel from the people. After President Clinton's introduction, John came on stage and the crowd went crazy. I mean, for these folks the reaction was that the world's most important person had come to town. I am not kiddin'. They went nuts. John ripped into Travelin' Band and the whole place stood and danced and cheered from beginning to end. John had to have felt the energy and joy from the audience because I'm telling you his enthusiasm on stage was that of more than a man possessed. He interacted with the crowd continually, high fived, shook hands, talked to people way up high, threw picks (which nearly caused a whole lot of pushing and shoving - smile), smiled a great big beautiful smile the whole show. His energy level was at an all time high - all over the place, standing at the end of stage in front of audience just a playing away. People grabbing at his legs. John's voice never sounded better - I mean, his voice was really the best I have ever heard it. Unbelievable. In between songs while guitars were being changed, the people were yelling numeral uno, number one and other chants. There were several times, the whole place started chanting in unison. One time they were saying one, one, one, one. Another time they started all cheering John, John, John, John...kept it up until he started to play again. A separate time they chanted Mex..i....coo, over and over again. John looked liked he was very moved and touched by the crowd's reaction to him. You could just see the expression on his face was one of utter appreciation. He rewarded them with great song after song. He did 28 songs - I think. For Mexico, he included Cotten Fields and Jambalaya. Cannot explain how awesome it was to be there with the Mexican audience and hearing them sing the words to these songs and others like Deja Vu. Yeah, they even knew the words to Deja Vu! Must tell you that during Deja Vu was the most incredible sight. While John sang and the video showed, at least HALF the auditorium, probably more, held their lighted cell phone and lighters high in the air waving from side to side. There is no show I have been to where over 5,000 people were together waving lighted objects while John sang this song. Talk about bring tears to your eyes. One of the most moving times at any John Fogerty concert. The audience apparently knew this song as I could hear the singing along with the waving. I don't know what John thought or felt when he saw this, but he had to have been thoroughly touched. I certainly was.

John told the audience that he had a secret to share, that this was the first time he had played in Mexico in 38 years. He told them he would be back and that they were the best. Crowd erupted into a cheer that really rocked the building. I think he said that before he played Have You Ever Seen the Rain.

Sharing John's concerts with others is always such a wonderful experience. For me, being a part of John's concert with the crowd in Mexico made me feel like I was one with them, not a non-Spanish speaking American, but welcomed as one of them, a Mexican lady with nothing but admiration and awe for one of the world's greatest wonders, John Fogerty.

Before going to Mexico City I had feelings of nervousness and apprehension about traveling there because of not speaking Spanish and warnings about various safety concerns. I left Mexico City feeling that I would have missed out on one of the best experiences of my life - being a part of the joyful and thankful crowd that I think John has ever played before. And what a feeling that is!! Well worth the travels and worries.

John has always been and now more than ever continues to be an incredible musician who has blessed us with his many talents. In Mexico Wednesday night, together we shared our love and appreciation for John.

As John says, I say back to him, Thank Yooouuuu!!!

Darlene

 

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August 2006 St. Louis - Fogerty Rocks The UMB Pavilion - Jeff Work

.. well the St. Louis show was a mighty fine event .. the weather was mild and it was a beauty day here in St. Louis and moved to a wonderful night .. there was a great mix of young and old .. Willie fans and Fogerty fans .. and like "daj" said earlier .. there were a lot of people at the venue .. and the lawn seats were filled aplenty .. me and galfriend had seats in row "N" .. 14 rows back and to the right .. not too bad .. but there was stage equipment and cooling fans blocking our views of Bob Britt and Kenny and Billy at times .. but the big ol' video screens on both sides of the stage provided a great view on every song ... 8o

1st off .. I was pleased by Willie's performance .. I never saw him before .. and as what happens when I see a major performer for the 1st time live .. their music becomes more real .. more bigger and powerful .. than in video or snippets on TV ... Willie is one helluva guitar player in his own style .. he is really jazz influenced and it shows .. his band was impeccable .. great bass player .. his buddy on guitar .. a female piano player .. a harmonica player that added nice color .. 2 percussionists .. one on brushes and snare and the other on hand percussion .. from a bass players point of view .. Willie (who sings behind the beat) and his band at times sounded like they were out of sync with each other .. what I thought was a train wreck about to happen on stage .. was really my untrained ears hearing this slightly odd time signatures that miraculously always seemed to stay together .. I found that quite interesting as a musician and it made me appreciate Willie and his band even more ... Willie is truly an American Icon in music and I'm glad I saw him ..

.. now for Fogerty .... yes, I really liked the video montage before the concert .. with pix of John in early and later days .. HA! .. they even showed John in that Golliwog pic with those white "wig" looking cossack hats .. then the concert starts and it's off to the show .... the set list didn't vary much from previous forum entries so I'll just provide color commentary on the show .. as I was sitting back .. drinking a cold one with galfriend .. singing along .. and watching and listening to John closer than I've ever done before ... John had a nice trim to his hair and watching him run around the stage .. I could easily picture him from 1969 .. in shape and a lot of energy .. and his voice was in great shape too .. has to be to sing them songs .. for over an hour and half too ... you could tell John was enjoying himself .. he looks real comfortable being in charge on stage .. and of course .. the band is very very tight on everything ... great execution and energy .... what I did notice is that John is "spreading the love" on stage nowadays .. he freely lets Bob Britt, Billy Burnette, and Matt Nolen have the spotlight when needed and that makes for a better show, with George Hawkins and Kenny Aronoff solidifying the rhythm section on bass and drums, jeez, I get tired just watching Kenny play after 3 songs! ;) ... Bob Britt is one GREAT color guitarist .. he really livens up "ICOOTS" and nice fills on "Jambalaya" ... and nice middle work on "Ramble Tamble" ..

John's guitar playing is rock solid .. guess it have to be after 2 years on the road ... well, if you know me, I like guitar playing prowess and jams .. especially the Fogerty famous jams ... John provided plenty ......

wow! .. as usual .. the Fogerty songs get bigger and powerful live .. "Who'll Stop The Rain" was great with the organ fills provided by Matt ... "I Heard It Thru The Grapevine" was great too .. good double lead work ... nice jam, damn nice jam ... "Commotion" really blew me away .. the recorded version was fine but it sounded bigger and better live .. and "Ramble Tamble" .. wow, I finally got to here it live before I die .. I remember 1st hearing it in 1970 when the local radio station took the precedence set by playing "Hey Jude" and played "Ramble Tamble" .. and I wore that sucker out on Cosmo's Factory ... anyways .. excellent jam and performance on that song .. nice break from the standard hits and play a good deep album cut .. it works well live if you ask me ... sadly, no "Hey Tonight" or nothing off the 1st album .. but hey, when ya got as many great songs as John .. you can afford to add a few and drop a few ..

.. sooooo for the encore .. me and galfriend decided to mosey to the aisle and get up to the front row .. we got a 4 rows back as a security Nazi motioned for us to get out of the aisle and move into a row .. which luckily for us .. had some vacancies ... Fogerty in closer view ... cooooool .. it was fun .. and after the last notes of "Proud Mary" and the house lights came on ... galfriend and me went to the very front of the stage and tried to get the attention of the road crew for picks, sticks, or a song list .. one roadie got a list and floated it towards galfriend, but it curved away and someone else got it ... we got nothing .. but we tried .... :rolleyes

.. overall, a great show ... Fogerty hasn't lost one bit of showmanship and is rock solid in his performance .. kudos to Kenny Aronoff, Billy Burnette, Bob Britt, Matt Nolen, and George Hawkins .... great show guys! ... thanks for coming and playing for us Midwesterners .. much appreciated!!! .. :smokin

p.s. "Keep On Chooglin" smoked too! .. along with a very good extended jam on "Old Man Down The Road" ... John has developed a little intro for "It Came Out Of The Sky" .. he plays some riffs and notes .. no hint to what's coming up ... then blasts into the opening notes and it's 4 on the floor stomp boogie laced with Bob Britts lap steel work all the way to the glorious end .. UFO rock at it's finest .. :smokin
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August 2006 What a Fogerty Weekend - Cliff Shevy

This was the weekend. I went with three friends to the show at Jones Beach on Friday. We got there at about 6:45 for an 8 PM show. We had a cooler full of beers & some food. We were blasting CCR/JF from my car stereo. The weather was perfect. We decided not to go in for Willie Nelson, but later in his show we turned the stereo off & we could hear him in the parking lot. We went in after Willie was done. Our seats were on the right side of the stage about 12 rows from the stage. We never sat down the entire night. Almost all of the people up front were standing & dancing & cheering For John & the band. Later in the show, some of the older people began to sit down, only to have to stand again when one of their favorite songs was being played. As lots of New Yorkers do, some left the show early to beat the traffic. I will never understand this way of thinking. The people who did that last week at the PNC show missed out on Springsteen coming out. Why go to the show if you are afraid of traffic? Springsteen did not come out this night, but the show was fantastic as always. "Ramble Tamble" is just plain awesome. I was never a huge fan of "Commotion", but it is a great live song. I actually love it during the show. My friends all loved the show. It was the first JF show for 2 of them. One of the guys is a drummer & thought that Kenny Aronoff was totally great. I agree with him. "Rock & Roll Girls" was great, as are all of the songs. They do not sell any alcohol at Jones Beach. After the show we had a couple of beers & let the parking lot clear out & then we left. We went out for a couple of more beers & I left my friends to go home because I had to get up at 5:30 for work. Needless to say, I was quite tired. I left work at 12:15 to drive down to Atlantic city. The traffic was insane going down on the Garden State parkway. It took 4 hours & 15 minutes to get there. It will usually take 2:45. I was almost falling asleep at the wheel. I got to the Borgota & went to the blackjack table. I got 3 hundred dollars of chips. 25 dollars is the minimum bet. I was down to my final 25 dollars & I rallied back & won all of it back plus 100 more, not bad. I had tried to get the VIP package for the show but it was sold out. I had 3 extra tickets for the show which I was able to seel, face value. I went in for Willie's show this time. I thought he was ok, kind of boring. In between shows I went out to the bar for a beer. There were 2 girls who came up next to me & I overheard one of them say that she needed to borrow a cell phone to make a call. I lent her mine. She said thanks & told me that hers was not getting service. after 3 minutes went by, I said that I was going back into the show. She finished her call & thanked me & said that she had to call her husband & get in touch with him. I asked her if he was in the hotel, she said that he was with the band. I asked which band & she said that he was John Fogerty's drummer. I said to her, your husband is Kenny Aronoff? She said yeah, I'm Liz Aronoff. She was with her sister. I introduced myself & we started to chat a bit. I told her about going to Europe to see some shows & that I went to the PNC & Jones Beach shows too. She thought that it was so cool. She was very nice, & pretty, & her sister Laura. She told me that Kenny would be psyched to hear about this. She said that they were going to a bar after the show & I should come. Since I had Kenny's phone # in my phone, just call. I went into the show & found my seat again. I didn't think about bothering Kenny with a call. Anyway, the venue was really nice but the seats which I thought were up close, were behind the standing room area. If I had known this, I would have gotten standing room. My seat was very good though, but I had to sit for a 2/3 of the show. I finally convinced some people around me to get up & dance, so we did. It is hard not to groove at a Fogerty concert. Lots of people were dancing in the standing area. The show was great as they always are. John never seems to get tired & the band is really great. I like watching people reactions to the songs. Lots of people saying, Oh my god, I love this song. On the way out, I stopped at the sound board to say Hello to Tim the soundman who we had met in Europe. Then I went back to the blackjack tables & quickly lost the $100 that I had won earlier. I decided to go to a bar near the venue in the casino. As I got near it, I spotted Liz & Kenny Aronoff. I said hello to her & she said, hey Cliff, how are you? She said hold on a second & she tapped Kenny on the shoulder said something to him & he came right over to me to say hello. He was a really nice guy. We chatted for 10 minutes & he asked me to come to the bar with them. I said I'd love to go. We had to wait for the rest of the band. Finally we left to this exclusive bar underneath the casino. I asked Kenny if they will let me in & he said to me, don't worry about that, your with us. Sure enough I had no trouble getting in. Kenny then introduced me to all the guys in the band individually. John was not there. But I got to talk with Kenny a bit more & I had some nice chats with Bob Britt, George Hawkins & Matt Nolen. It was so cool to be hanging with these guys. I told George that I loved the little slapping bass part in Born on the Bayou. He smiled & said thanks & added that he didn't know how it was going to go over, but it was so nice to hear that I liked it. I got to meet Billy Burnette, but did not get to talk with him at all. I talked with Bob Britt for a while & asked him about Ramble Tamble. He said that he loved playing that. I told him that it is my favorite song during the show & that his playing in that song is amazing. I asked him how John decided on playing that song. He told me that one day last year when they were rehearsing for last years tour, John came in & said that they were going to play it on the tour, but it never came off. I thought that was kind of interesting. I was also asking Bob about who he likes & who else he has played with. He said that he played on a couple of Bob Dylan cd's, one of them being "Time Out of Mind", which is a great cd. The bartender gave me a beer at one point & said one of the guys bought it. I reciprocated by buying Bob a glass of red wine. I told them all about going to a few of the European shows & that I was with Robert, Petra, Merry & Angus Young(Micio). He told that I looked familiar & thats where he must have seen me. Robert, Petra, Merry & Micio, you will all be glad to know that they all thought you guys were great for going to all of the shows & they really appreciated it, including John. The bar was not crowded at all, but a couple of people did come up to the guys & told them that they loved the show. Kenny had told the guys that I was a New York city Police Officer & I got a few questions about that. I talked with Matt Nolen for a while too. He is a really nice guy. These guys are all down to earth genuine people. They could not have been more friendly to me. Their bus was leaving at 1:30 am for the Darien lake show. I was talking with George at the end & he asked me if I was going to any more shows. I said that I was going to try to get to a couple more. He said that he hoped to see me again & to get in touch with him if I go to another show. These guys all remembered my name & were just great people. They all spoke very very highly of John. Kenny told me how psyched he was when he tried out to be in John's band & he got the job over 50 other drummers. He was not being conceded, just showing his excitement to play with the great John Fogerty.We all left together & all the guys said goodbye to me & said that I should try to make some more shows. What a night! Wow! Kenny's wife Liz took a few pictures of me; with Kenny, with Matt & one with the whole band. I have to contact her & she will send them to me. The only way this night could have been better was if John was there. But it was a really great time anyway. A John Fogerty show & then hanging with the band, shooting the shite as they say. I will try to remember some of the other things we spoke about. WOW!

PS John has a cool tye dye shirt for sale, which I bought
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