Bill Llewellyn
From:
San Jose, CA
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Posted 17 Jun 2003 7:01 am |
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This past Sunday, my wife and I went to a Vince Gill concert at a local venue http://www.mountainwinery.com. What a great show! I love Vince's music, and to add frosting to the cake JD Maness was Vince's steeler. Bob Snelgrove and I got a chance to chat with JD down at the stage front after the concert. He took time out from the bustle of packing to schmooze with us for a spell. A real gentleman. His playing was excellent (of course). JD says that Vince allows him lot of freedom in his playing, not having to copy the tracks verbatim. Vince is certainly a wise man to give a master of the instrument creative space. 
The concert was a lot of fun. Vince has a good sense of humor and a great rapport with his audience. He would tell stories about his experiences (with his dad, his kids, Amy, what it's like to be famous, etc) between songs. He got a cellphone call from his wife (Amy Grant) at one point so their 2-year-old could wish him goodnight. He had the whole place sing happy birthday to somebody's daughter (a random request) at another point. Later he even invited an audience member down on stage (who had yelled that she had always wanted to sing with him), lent her his guitar, and let her do a song (and she was *good*!).
It was a really fun show (our first since we saw the Doobie Brothers reunion concert in Concord CA about 10 years ago) and a nice Fathers Day event. My wife says it may have been the best concert she's been to, ever. And I must admit the real capper for me was seeing/hearing JD play and getting a chance to chat. |
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