Hey Everyone,
\nI was at the show last Friday at the Majestic in midtown Detroit. The
\nnative Detroiters in the band were quite happy to be back home
\nplaying for friends, relatives, and long time fans.
\nI’ve been following the group since around 82, when I played bass in
\na band that featured JonJaz Weiss – Dave’s brother – on sax. He’s the
\none that turned me on to them by giving me an advance copy cassette
\nof “Born to Laugh at Tornadoes”. I’ve been hooked ever since.
\nThey played to a pretty well packed house, and a great reception.
\nIt’s something about playing in the shadows of Wayne State University
\nand Cass Corridor – always down, but never out, always living in
\ndespair of some kind or another, but always hopeful of a better
\nfuture – for some reason, the funky grooves and the strange
\nstorytelling of their songs resonate to a lot of us. It’s Real
\nDetroit music, no doubt.
\nStanding in line, waiting for the doors to open & sharing stories of
\nhow we came to dig the Was bros. Talking about the old haunts, mostly
\ngone now. Lots of graying hair in the crowd (including mine).
\nSound quality was good where I was, right in front of the stage. I
\ncouldn’t hear the main stacks, only the front fills and a lot of
\nstage monitors. Didn’t matter anyway-I was singing louder than the
\nspeakers.
\nSongs were similar to other stops on this tour, with the addition of
\nMitch Ryder coming out to do Devil With the Blue Dress with them.
\nSure was great to see them again. As I told Sir Harry after the gig,
\nit’s been way too long!! Don’t be strangers – come back and visit
\nagain soon.
\nSteve “The Count” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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