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Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Sep 30 2007, 12:57 AM

Guys,

I won't be on the boards for a day or so so no bad behavior!

Where will I be? Atlantic City to see








































Steve Vai !!!

Posted by: mattacuk Sep 30 2007, 01:09 AM

slacker!!

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Sep 30 2007, 02:18 AM

Thank god I can finally be my unbearable self for one day!!

No seriously I would like to see him as well!

Posted by: FretDancer69 Sep 30 2007, 02:35 AM

Posted by: JVM Sep 30 2007, 03:06 AM

Get him to come to GMC like Rusty

Posted by: rokchik Sep 30 2007, 04:01 AM

Have a great time Andrew....and don't gamble too much

You'll have to do a concert review when your back so we can get the low down on how much Vai rocked!

Posted by: mattacuk Sep 30 2007, 04:02 AM

yeah that would really B.A !!

Posted by: GroovinMastiff Sep 30 2007, 04:14 AM

Have a great time Andrew! I saw him just last week in Toronto, it was an amazing treat for the senses. I got to meet him too, he's a really cool, laid back guy.
I'm sure you'll enjoy the show

Posted by: muris Sep 30 2007, 04:37 AM

Have a great time at the show Andrew and take few pictures if you can!!!

Posted by: botoxfox Sep 30 2007, 05:03 AM

Enjoy Steve.

Posted by: Kosei Kubota Sep 30 2007, 05:31 AM

Oh, I just noticed you are my neighbour. (in terms of this global GMC community)

I live in New York, and spend weekends in Baltimore, Maryland.

Enjoy the show!

Posted by: tonymiro Sep 30 2007, 07:29 AM

Enjoy the gig Andrew - hope you have a great time.

Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: MickeM Sep 30 2007, 07:58 AM

Have fun! Surely that will be a great show.

Posted by: FretDancer69 Sep 30 2007, 08:59 AM

dont forget to bring pics and a concert review!

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Oct 1 2007, 07:24 AM

It was awesome

No pics I'm afraid, there was a big sign prohibiting photography, but I later found out that most people ignored it so I could have got some pics

Anyway, it was my first time seeing Steve life, and the Borgata Music Box is a pretty small venue so it felt very immediate and Steve is great with the audience, feels very intimate. We were 5 rows back, about 20 feet from him, and he and his band were having a great time.

The newer stuff was interesting, at times with 2 violins verging on a Celtic feel, and some 4 part lead harmonies were pretty amazing. All the old SV magic was there, but I particularly noticed he was a lot more playful on the guitar than most of the (10 year old) videos you see on You Tube - I guess he has to keep it fresh for himself. He played my 3 favourites, Tender Surrender, Whispering a Prayer, and For the Love of God - that was the encore. And this part I really liked - after he finished playing, instead of just running off stage, he thanked everyone for coming and by the end of it you felt like he was your personal friend - a really nice guy. Then he shook hands with people at the stage and so did the rest of the band. The show was around 3 hours, amazing value as the tickets were only $35 - my wife isn't particularly a SV fan, but she also loved it not least because he was so entertaining.

If you ever get a chance, go see him!

@Kosei - glad to hear we are neigbours

Regards,

Andrew

Posted by: rokchik Oct 1 2007, 09:31 AM

Sounds like you had a blast and that the show was great. It's always good when they play the songs you want to hear

Posted by: Zephyr Oct 1 2007, 09:40 AM

I wanted to see him on this tour so bad...
But I'm glad someone got to enjoy it, even if it wasn't me! Can't wait until the day that I can see him and/or Satch live...