Myself and Bro-in-law activated a belated birthday present from my wife and his sister Liz.
We went to see with our respective good ladies, Nils Lofgren last night on the Phil in Liverpool, outstanding vocalist, musician and orator.
First saw him 35+ years ago across town on the Empire on a bill with Tom Petty.
On that occasion his show was wilder of course with the inclusion of trampolines on stage while the athletic Mr Lofgren sprung to amazing heights his guitar skills pushed on to headier levels.
Last night was 'a night with Nils Lofgren and friends' which meant the man on stage for over two hours with various accompanying musicians and the occasional hillbilly tap dancer.
He regaled us with narratives of his musical life from playing the accordion at the age of four through college and early groups to playing with Muddy Waters, Lou Reed, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen amongst others.
The Digital era means the 'one man show' description is a mite overstated but our man masters and integrates the technology into his material and the result is jaw dropping.
Amazingly enough I would venture to say we enjoyed the latest show more than that one 35+ years ago.
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