There was a fantastic concert during the Ithaca Festival. This wasn't it, but they were playing a fine version of a Lucinda Williams song when I walked to the State Theater. Nice to hear a banjo part in a Lucinda song.
A State Theater show this late in the season is rare, no AC. It could be unbearable in there, but when the local boys-made-big want to play during the festival, it's worth taking a chance. It wasn't too hot inside, but I avoided the balcony once the crowd filled it up.
Pre-show usher meeting. Ask me about the drama and why it may or may not be my last.
The band did a meet and greet before the concert and answered all the mundane questions. Nobody asked if Sam remembered the new teaching assistant in the high school during his senior year.
Almost 30 years of ushering in the State, and 20 working at IHS. I wore the name tag of a good friend who also ushered but died recently.
We're going to miss Jack. He spent more time in Lost and Found than many people have lived. We always shared jokes about what we'd lost. Tom's still with us, we haven't lost him yet.
Just some local boys playing for the hometown crowd on a Saturday night.
They opened with the song that propelled them to stardom thanks to a jeep commercial. I like that a video featuring the high school has been viewed over 300 million times on the youtube. It's the only video I've ever commented on.
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